diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fad2b7d..c68e504 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ MODE=dev|prod
 
 
 ### Discord env var
-
 # You can follow https://realpython.com/how-to-make-a-discord-bot-python/#creating-an-application to get a discord token
 DISCORD_TOKEN=XXX
 
@@ -11,16 +10,27 @@ DISCORD_TOKEN=XXX
 # You can follow https://turbofuture.com/internet/Discord-Channel-ID to get your channel ID
 CHANNEL_ID=XXX
 
+
 ### Logging
 # accept integer or valid strings as described in the doc: https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logging.Logger.setLevel
 LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+LOG_FOLDER=path/to/log/folder
+
+# [OPTIONAL] in Bytes, the maximum size a log file can grow (default is 10e6)
+LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX=
+# [OPTIONAL] the maximum number of log file generated, if exceeded the older are removed (default is 5)
+LOG_FILES_NUMBER=
+# Note that if either of the previous variables are set to 0 the log file will grow indefinitely
+
 
 ### Root-me API
 # get an API Key by logging in on Root-me then go to 'my settings'
 API_KEY_ROOTME=<Root-Me API key>
 API_URL=https://api.www.root-me.org/
 
+# [OPTIONAL] the maximum number of time a single request is retried (if relevant)
 MAX_API_ATTEMPT=5
 
 ### Bot Configuration
-REFRESH_DELAY=    # in seconds ! (default value if not set here is 10 seconds)
+# [OPTIONAL] in seconds, the delay between new solve checking (default is 10)
+REFRESH_DELAY=
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd94870..900eec0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 **/.env
 **/.env.prod
 **/.env.dev
+
+# Logs
+logs/**
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 6143ca0..7fea5bd 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ NAME="root-pythia"
 run__prod () {
 	# prod mode
 	docker build --file Dockerfile -t ${NAME}:latest .
-	docker run --rm --interactive --tty --detach --env-file .env.prod --name ${NAME} ${NAME}:latest
+
+	source ./.env.prod
+	docker run --rm --interactive --tty \
+	--detach \
+	--volume $(realpath -P ${LOG_FOLDER}):/opt/${NAME}/logs \
+	--env-file .env.prod \
+	--name ${NAME} \
+	${NAME}:latest
 }
 
 run__dev () {
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index a9e1b8f..13d7a89 100755
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import logging.handlers
 from os import getenv
 import sys
 
@@ -6,15 +7,60 @@
 
 from bot import BOT as root_pythia
 
+### Default global variables
+# in bytes
+DEFAULT_LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX = 10e6
+# the number of files the rotating file handler will generate at max
+# if exceeded it removes the older one
+# see https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.handlers.html#rotatingfilehandler
+DEFAULT_LOG_FILES_NUMBER = 5
+
+
+### Global variables
 MODE = getenv("MODE")
 DISCORD_TOKEN = getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")
 LOG_LEVEL = getenv("LOG_LEVEL")
+if LOG_LEVEL.isnumeric():
+    LOG_LEVEL = int(LOG_LEVEL)
+
+LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX = getenv("LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX") or DEFAULT_LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX
+try:
+    LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX = int(LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX)
+except ValueError as exc:
+    logging.exception("LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX is not an integer")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+LOG_FILES_NUMBER = getenv("LOG_FILES_NUMBER") or DEFAULT_LOG_FILES_NUMBER
+try:
+    LOG_FILES_NUMBER = int(LOG_FILES_NUMBER)
+except ValueError as exc:
+    logging.exception("LOG_FILES_NUMBER is not an integer")
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 
 def main():
     # Setup a beautiful root logger
     discord.utils.setup_logging(root=True, level=LOG_LEVEL)
 
+    root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+    discord_log_formatter = root_logger.handlers[0]
+
+    # Add a file handler to the root logger
+    file_handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
+        "./logs/RootPythia.log", mode="a", maxBytes=LOG_FILE_SIZE_MAX, backupCount=LOG_FILES_NUMBER
+    )
+    file_handler.setFormatter(discord_log_formatter)
+    root_logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+    logging.info("FileHandler added to root logger it will write to '%s'", file_handler.stream.name)
+
+    # Add a specific file handler to save warnings and errors
+    warning_file_handler = logging.FileHandler(
+        "./logs/RootPythiaErrors.log", mode="a"
+    )
+    warning_file_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    warning_file_handler.setFormatter(discord_log_formatter)
+    root_logger.addHandler(warning_file_handler)
+
     # are these call secure??
     logging.debug("discord token: %s", DISCORD_TOKEN)