diff --git a/Config.cpp b/Config.cpp
index 5e775e74..8671f38c 100644
--- a/Config.cpp
+++ b/Config.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace config {
       ("conf",      value<std::string>()->default_value(""),     "Path to main i2pd config file (default: try ~/.i2pd/i2p.conf or /var/lib/i2pd/i2p.conf)")
       ("tunconf",   value<std::string>()->default_value(""),     "Path to config with tunnels list and options (default: try ~/.i2pd/tunnels.cfg or /var/lib/i2pd/tunnels.cfg)")
       ("pidfile",   value<std::string>()->default_value(""),     "Path to pidfile (default: ~/i2pd/i2pd.pid or /var/lib/i2pd/i2pd.pid)")
-      ("log",       value<std::string>()->default_value(""),     "Logs destination: stdout, file (stdout if not set, file - otherwise, for compatibility)")
+      ("log",       value<std::string>()->default_value(""),     "Logs destination: stdout, file, syslog (stdout if not set)")
       ("logfile",   value<std::string>()->default_value(""),     "Path to logfile (stdout if not set, autodetect if daemon)")
       ("loglevel",  value<std::string>()->default_value("info"), "Set the minimal level of log messages (debug, info, warn, error)")
 	  ("family",    value<std::string>()->default_value(""),     "Specify a family, router belongs to")
diff --git a/Daemon.cpp b/Daemon.cpp
index 8b8dfac1..29d52ecc 100644
--- a/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/Daemon.cpp
@@ -79,17 +79,38 @@ namespace i2p
 			i2p::config::ParseConfig(config);
 			i2p::config::Finalize();
 
-			i2p::crypto::InitCrypto ();
-			i2p::context.Init ();
-
 			i2p::config::GetOption("daemon", isDaemon);
 
-			// TODO: move log init here
+			std::string logs     = ""; i2p::config::GetOption("log",      logs);
+			std::string logfile  = ""; i2p::config::GetOption("logfile",  logfile);
+			std::string loglevel = ""; i2p::config::GetOption("loglevel", loglevel);
+
+			/* setup logging */
+			if (isDaemon && (logs == "" || logs == "stdout"))
+				logs = "file";
+
+			i2p::log::Logger().SetLogLevel(loglevel);
+			if (logs == "file") {
+				if (logfile == "")
+					logfile = i2p::fs::DataDirPath("i2pd.log");
+				LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Log: will send messages to ", logfile);
+				i2p::log::Logger().SendTo (logfile);
+#ifndef _WIN32
+			} else if (logs == "syslog") {
+				LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Log: will send messages to syslog");
+				i2p::log::Logger().SendTo("i2pd", LOG_DAEMON);
+#endif
+			} else {
+				// use stdout -- default
+			}
 
 			LogPrint(eLogInfo,  "i2pd v", VERSION, " starting");
 			LogPrint(eLogDebug, "FS: main config file: ", config);
 			LogPrint(eLogDebug, "FS: data directory: ", datadir);
 
+			i2p::crypto::InitCrypto ();
+			i2p::context.Init ();
+
 			uint16_t port; i2p::config::GetOption("port", port);
 			if (!i2p::config::IsDefault("port"))
 			{	
@@ -152,26 +173,6 @@ namespace i2p
 			
 		bool Daemon_Singleton::start()
 		{
-			std::string logs     = ""; i2p::config::GetOption("log",      logs);
-			std::string logfile  = ""; i2p::config::GetOption("logfile",  logfile);
-			std::string loglevel = ""; i2p::config::GetOption("loglevel", loglevel);
-
-			if (isDaemon && (logs == "" || logs == "stdout"))
-				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);
-			} else {
-				// use stdout
-				StartLog ("");
-			}
-			SetLogLevel(loglevel);
-			
 			bool http; i2p::config::GetOption("http.enabled", http);
 			if (http) {
 				std::string httpAddr; i2p::config::GetOption("http.address", httpAddr);
@@ -236,7 +237,6 @@ namespace i2p
 				d.m_I2PControlService = nullptr;
 			}	
 			i2p::crypto::TerminateCrypto ();
-			StopLog ();
 
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/DaemonLinux.cpp b/DaemonLinux.cpp
index 59c286be..e760b4f5 100644
--- a/DaemonLinux.cpp
+++ b/DaemonLinux.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void handle_signal(int sig)
 	{
 	case SIGHUP:
 		LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Daemon: Got SIGHUP, reopening log...");
-		ReopenLogFile ();
+		i2p::log::Logger().Reopen ();
 	break;
 	case SIGABRT:
 	case SIGTERM:
diff --git a/DaemonWin32.cpp b/DaemonWin32.cpp
index b28cf2cd..a6d91da4 100644
--- a/DaemonWin32.cpp
+++ b/DaemonWin32.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace i2p
             i2p::config::SetOption("log", std::string ("file"));
 #endif
 			bool ret = Daemon_Singleton::start();
-			if (ret && IsLogToFile ())
+			if (ret && i2p::log::Logger().GetLogType() == eLogFile)
 			{
 				// TODO: find out where this garbage to console comes from
 				SetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE);
diff --git a/api.cpp b/api.cpp
index 3e037c02..3bef3f8e 100644
--- a/api.cpp
+++ b/api.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ namespace api
 	void StartI2P (std::shared_ptr<std::ostream> logStream)
 	{
 		if (logStream)
-			StartLog (logStream);
+			i2p::log::Logger().SendTo (logStream);
 		else
-			StartLog (i2p::fs::DataDirPath (i2p::fs::GetAppName () + ".log"));
+			i2p::log::Logger().SendTo (i2p::fs::DataDirPath (i2p::fs::GetAppName () + ".log"));
 		LogPrint(eLogInfo, "API: starting NetDB");
 		i2p::data::netdb.Start();
 		LogPrint(eLogInfo, "API: starting Transports");
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace api
 		i2p::transport::transports.Stop();
 		LogPrint(eLogInfo, "API: stopping NetDB");
 		i2p::data::netdb.Stop();
-		StopLog ();
 	}
 
 	void RunPeerTest ()