diff --git a/Daemon.cpp b/Daemon.cpp
index bd89250e..8b8dfac1 100644
--- a/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/Daemon.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ namespace i2p
 			if (isDaemon && (logs == "" || logs == "stdout"))
 				logs = "file";
 
-			if (logs == "file") {
+			if (logs == "syslog") {
+				// use syslog only no stdout
+				StartSyslog();
+			} else if (logs == "file") {
 				if (logfile == "")
 					logfile = i2p::fs::DataDirPath("i2pd.log");
 				StartLog (logfile);
diff --git a/Log.cpp b/Log.cpp
index 6bba1b62..bb4f8231 100644
--- a/Log.cpp
+++ b/Log.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,35 @@ static const char * g_LogLevelStr[eNumLogLevels] =
 	"info",  // eLogInfo
 	"debug"	 // eLogDebug 
 };
+#ifndef _WIN32
+/** convert LogLevel enum to syslog priority level */
+static int ToSyslogLevel(LogLevel lvl)
+{
+  switch (lvl) {
+  case eLogError:
+    return LOG_ERR;
+  case eLogWarning:
+    return LOG_WARNING;
+  case eLogInfo:
+    return LOG_INFO;
+  case eLogDebug:
+    return LOG_DEBUG;
+  default:
+    // WTF? invalid log level?
+    return LOG_CRIT;
+  }
+}
+#endif
 
 void LogMsg::Process()
 {
+#ifndef _WIN32
+  if (log && log->SyslogEnabled()) {
+    // only log to syslog
+    syslog(ToSyslogLevel(level), "%s", s.str().c_str());
+    return;
+  }
+#endif
 	auto stream = log ? log->GetLogStream () : nullptr;
 	auto& output = stream ? *stream : std::cout;	
 	if (log)	
@@ -84,3 +110,24 @@ void Log::SetLogStream (std::shared_ptr<std::ostream> logStream)
 {
 	m_LogStream = logStream;
 }
+
+void Log::StartSyslog(const std::string & ident, const int facility)
+{
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	m_Ident = ident;
+	openlog(m_Ident.c_str(), LOG_PID, facility);
+#endif
+}
+
+void Log::StopSyslog()
+{
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	closelog();
+	m_Ident.clear();
+#endif
+}
+
+bool Log::SyslogEnabled()
+{
+	return m_Ident.size() > 0;
+}
diff --git a/Log.h b/Log.h
index 363a23b5..76866590 100644
--- a/Log.h
+++ b/Log.h
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include "Queue.h"
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <syslog.h>
+#endif
+
 enum LogLevel
 {
 	eLogError = 0,
@@ -45,14 +49,19 @@ class Log: public i2p::util::MsgQueue<LogMsg>
 		std::shared_ptr<std::ostream> GetLogStream () const { return m_LogStream; };	
 		const std::string& GetTimestamp ();
 		LogLevel GetLogLevel () { return m_MinLevel; };
-		const std::string& GetFullFilePath () const { return m_FullFilePath; };
-
+	 	const std::string& GetFullFilePath () const { return m_FullFilePath; };
+		/** start logging to syslog */
+		void StartSyslog(const std::string & ident, const int facility);
+		/** stop logging to syslog */
+		void StopSyslog();
+		/** are we logging to syslog right now? */
+		bool SyslogEnabled();
 	private:
 
 		void Flush ();
 
 	private:
-		
+
 		std::string m_FullFilePath; // empty if stream
 		std::shared_ptr<std::ostream> m_LogStream;
 		enum LogLevel m_MinLevel;
@@ -61,7 +70,8 @@ class Log: public i2p::util::MsgQueue<LogMsg>
 		std::chrono::monotonic_clock::time_point m_LastTimestampUpdate;
 #else		
 		std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point m_LastTimestampUpdate;	
-#endif		
+#endif
+		std::string m_Ident;
 };
 
 extern Log * g_Log;
@@ -116,6 +126,20 @@ inline bool IsLogToFile ()
 	return g_Log ? !g_Log->GetFullFilePath ().empty () : false;
 }	
 
+inline void StartSyslog()
+{
+	StartLog("");
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	g_Log->StartSyslog("i2pd", LOG_USER);
+#endif
+}
+
+inline void StopSyslog()
+{
+	if(g_Log)
+		g_Log->StopSyslog();
+}
+
 template<typename TValue>
 void LogPrint (std::stringstream& s, TValue arg) 
 {
diff --git a/docs/i2pd.conf b/docs/i2pd.conf
index 32c524ca..92595311 100644
--- a/docs/i2pd.conf
+++ b/docs/i2pd.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 ## Logging configuration section
 ## By default logs go to stdout with level info
 ##
-## Logs destination (stdout, file) 
+## Logs destination (stdout, file, syslog)
+## stdout - print log entries to stdout
+## file - log entries to a file
+## syslog - use syslog, see man 3 syslog
 #log = file
 ## Path to logfile (default - autodetect)
 #logfile = /var/log/i2pd.log
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@
 ## don't just uncomment this
 #port = 4321
 ##Enable communication through ipv6
-ipv6 
+ipv6 = true
 ## Bandwidth configuration
 ## L limit bandwidth to 32Kbs/sec, O - to 256Kbs/sec, P - unlimited
 ## Default is P for floodfill, L for regular node