diff --git a/src/middleware/logging.ts b/src/middleware/logging.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c30a728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/logging.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import winston from 'winston';
+import expressWinston from 'express-winston';
+
+export default expressWinston.logger({
+    transports: [
+        new winston.transports.Console({
+            colorize: true
+        })
+    ],
+    meta: false,
+    msg: '{{ req.url }} '
+        .concat('status:{{ res.statusCode }} ')
+        .concat('useragent:{{ req.headers["user-agent"] }} ')
+        .concat('time:{{ res.responseTime }}ms'),
+    colorize: true,
+    statusLevels: true
+});
diff --git a/src/types/fakes.d.ts b/src/types/fakes.d.ts
index 5089d78..c2a77d8 100644
--- a/src/types/fakes.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/fakes.d.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 declare module 'express-ip-access-control';
 declare module 'connect-static-file';
-declare module 'express-basic-auth'
+declare module 'express-basic-auth';
+declare module 'winston';  // doesnt like console transport
+declare module 'express-winston';