diff --git a/amanuensis/log/__init__.py b/amanuensis/log/__init__.py
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+++ b/amanuensis/log/__init__.py
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+from amanuensis.log.setup import init_logging
+
+__all__ = [member.__name__ for member in [
+	init_logging
+]]
diff --git a/amanuensis/log/setup.py b/amanuensis/log/setup.py
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+++ b/amanuensis/log/setup.py
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+import logging
+import logging.handlers
+
+
+basic_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+	fmt='[{levelname}] {message}',
+	style='{')
+detailed_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+	fmt='[{asctime}] [{levelname}:{filename}:{lineno}] {message}',
+	style='{')
+basic_console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+basic_console_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+basic_console_handler.setFormatter(basic_formatter)
+detailed_console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+detailed_console_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+detailed_console_handler.setFormatter(detailed_formatter)
+
+
+def get_file_handler(filename: str) -> logging.Handler:
+	handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
+		filename=filename,
+		maxBytes=1000000,
+		backupCount=10,
+		delay=True,
+		encoding='utf8',
+	)
+	handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+	handler.setFormatter(detailed_formatter)
+	return handler
+
+
+def init_logging(verbose: bool, log_filename: str):
+	"""
+	Initializes the Amanuensis logger settings
+	"""
+	logger = logging.getLogger("amanuensis")
+	if log_filename:
+		logger.addHandler(get_file_handler(log_filename))
+	elif verbose:
+		logger.addHandler(detailed_console_handler)
+	else:
+		logger.addHandler(basic_console_handler)