diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfcf91b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+SECRET_KEY='django-insecure-w!h85bp^$$e8gm%c23r!0%9i7yzd=6w$$s&ic+6!%306&kj8@k*5'
+DEBUG=True
+DB_HOST=db
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_NAME=term_db
+DB_USER=sadilar
+DB_PASSWORD=sadilar
+LOGGING_FILE=logs/debug.log
+LOGGING_HANDLERS_LEVEL=INFO
+LOGGING_LOGGERS_LEVEL=INFO
+LOGGING_LOGGERS_DJANGO_LEVEL=INFO
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec66bba8..5be98dc2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ venv.bak/
 app/static_files/
 /app/documents/
 app/media/
+/app/logging/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2f4ae1f..a5cf0372 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,8 +24,16 @@ About the project:
 3. Run `make run` to run the docker container
 4. Run `make stop` to stop the docker container
 
+## Production  
+
 
 ### Plugins installed
 #### Django Simple History
 
 https://django-simple-history.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+
+#### Basic setup for production
+
+### environment variables
+
+please use .env.example as example
diff --git a/app/app/settings.py b/app/app/settings.py
index f8680adf..898d5387 100644
--- a/app/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/app/settings.py
@@ -154,3 +154,52 @@
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+
+
+if DEBUG:
+    LOGGING = {
+        "version": 1,
+        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+        "handlers": {
+            "console": {
+                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            },
+        },
+        "root": {
+            "handlers": ["console"],
+            "level": "DEBUG",
+        },
+    }
+else:
+    LOGGING = {
+        "version": 1,
+        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+        "handlers": {
+            "console": {
+                "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            },
+            "file": {
+                "level": os.environ.get("LOGGING_HANDLERS_LEVEL", "WARNING"),
+                "class": "logging.FileHandler",
+                "filename": os.environ.get("LOGGING_FILE", "logging/debug.log"),
+                "formatter": "verbose",
+            },
+        },
+        "root": {
+            "handlers": ["console", "file"],
+            "level": os.environ.get("LOGGING_LOGGERS_LEVEL", "WARNING"),
+        },
+        "loggers": {
+            "django": {
+                "handlers": ["file"],
+                "level": os.environ.get("LOGGING_LOGGERS_DJANGO_LEVEL", "WARNING"),
+                "propagate": True,
+            },
+        },
+        "formatters": {
+            "verbose": {
+                "format": "{asctime} {levelname}  - {name} {module}.py (line: {lineno:d}). - {message}",
+                "style": "{",
+            },
+        },
+    }