diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e8ee9b..414146a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ Use "pye [command] --help" for more information about a command.
 ## Technologies used
 
 * **Storage** - [SQLite](https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3) and a PEM file
+* **HTTP routing** - [Chi](https://go-chi.io), just for logging...
 * **CLI management** - [Cobra](https://cobra.dev/)
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diff --git a/cmd/find_user.go b/cmd/find_user.go
index 945705d..1dfba10 100644
--- a/cmd/find_user.go
+++ b/cmd/find_user.go
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var (
-	findMethod string
-	findQuery  string
-)
-
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(findUserCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 62b3242..8f76cdf 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func initConfig() {
 
 	auth.MustLoadKey()
 	storage.Data = sqlite.MustLoadSQLite(config.Cfg.SQLiteFile)
-
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index 7706c0d..5e572d4 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import (
 
 	"git.a71.su/Andrew71/pye/auth"
 	"git.a71.su/Andrew71/pye/config"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/middleware"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 var port int
 
 func init() {
-	serveCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&port, "port", "p", config.Cfg.Port, "port to use")
+	serveCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&port, "port", "p", 0, "port to use")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(serveCmd)
 }
 
@@ -25,18 +27,22 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func serveAuth(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	router := http.NewServeMux()
+	if port == 0 {
+		port = config.Cfg.Port
+	}
 
-	router.HandleFunc("GET /pem", auth.PublicKey)
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Use(middleware.RealIP)
+	r.Use(middleware.Logger, middleware.CleanPath, middleware.StripSlashes)
 
-	router.HandleFunc("POST /register", auth.Register)
-	router.HandleFunc("POST /login", auth.Login)
+	r.Get("/pem", auth.PublicKey)
+	r.Post("/register", auth.Register)
+	r.Post("/login", auth.Login)
 
 	// Note: likely temporary, possibly to be replaced by a fake "frontend"
-	router.HandleFunc("GET /register", auth.Register)
-	router.HandleFunc("GET /login", auth.Login)
+	r.Get("/register", auth.Register)
+	r.Get("/login", auth.Login)
 
 	slog.Info("🪐 pye started", "port", port)
-	slog.Debug("debug mode active")
-	http.ListenAndServe(":"+strconv.Itoa(port), router)
+	http.ListenAndServe(":"+strconv.Itoa(port), r)
 }
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 6a7dae7..77b1806 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	Cfg = temp_config
-	slog.Debug("Loaded config", "file", filename)
+	slog.Debug("Loaded config", "file", filename, "config", Cfg)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 002bb97..b858fde 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.5
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f8cf678..ada24e3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
+github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.5 h1:vOB/HbEMt9QqBqErz07QehcOKHaWFtuj87tTDVz2qXE=
+github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.5/go.mod h1:C9JqLr3tIYjDOZpzn+BCuxY8z8vmca43EeMgyZt7irw=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1 h1:OuVbFODueb089Lh128TAcimifWaLhJwVflnrgM17wHk=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
diff --git a/logging/log.go b/logging/log.go
index 47bf473..b7255b7 100644
--- a/logging/log.go
+++ b/logging/log.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"git.a71.su/Andrew71/pye/config"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/middleware"
 )
 
 // LogInit makes slog output to both os.Stdout and a file if needed, and sets slog.LevelDebug if enabled.
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@ func LogInit(debugMode bool) {
 		opts = &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug}
 	}
 	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(w, opts)))
-	log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags | log.Lshortfile)
+	middleware.DefaultLogger = middleware.RequestLogger(&middleware.DefaultLogFormatter{Logger: log.Default(), NoColor: true})
+	slog.Debug("debug mode active")
 }