diff --git a/graphql/documents/data/config.graphql b/graphql/documents/data/config.graphql
index eb555667c..49cbd7bbc 100644
--- a/graphql/documents/data/config.graphql
+++ b/graphql/documents/data/config.graphql
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ fragment ConfigGeneralData on ConfigGeneralResult {
   generatedPath
   username
   password
+  logFile
+  logOut
+  logLevel
+  logAccess
 }
 
 fragment ConfigInterfaceData on ConfigInterfaceResult {
diff --git a/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql b/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql
index 2ff1999d0..d126354bf 100644
--- a/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql
+++ b/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ input ConfigGeneralInput {
   username: String
   """Password"""
   password: String
+  """Name of the log file"""
+  logFile: String
+  """Whether to also output to stderr"""
+  logOut: Boolean!
+  """Minimum log level"""
+  logLevel: String!
+  """Whether to log http access"""
+  logAccess: Boolean!
 }
 
 type ConfigGeneralResult {
@@ -22,6 +30,14 @@ type ConfigGeneralResult {
   username: String!
   """Password"""
   password: String!
+  """Name of the log file"""
+  logFile: String
+  """Whether to also output to stderr"""
+  logOut: Boolean!
+  """Minimum log level"""
+  logLevel: String!
+  """Whether to log http access"""
+  logAccess: Boolean!
 }
 
 input ConfigInterfaceInput {
diff --git a/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_configure.go b/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_configure.go
index 53a205cbd..4ca980ca6 100644
--- a/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_configure.go
+++ b/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_configure.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/manager/config"
+	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -50,6 +51,18 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) ConfigureGeneral(ctx context.Context, input models.Co
 		}
 	}
 
+	if input.LogFile != nil {
+		config.Set(config.LogFile, input.LogFile)
+	}
+
+	config.Set(config.LogOut, input.LogOut)
+	config.Set(config.LogAccess, input.LogAccess)
+
+	if input.LogLevel != config.GetLogLevel() {
+		config.Set(config.LogLevel, input.LogLevel)
+		logger.SetLogLevel(input.LogLevel)
+	}
+
 	if err := config.Write(); err != nil {
 		return makeConfigGeneralResult(), err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/resolver_query_configuration.go b/pkg/api/resolver_query_configuration.go
index 2eb9e86d7..ae8e07d4c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/resolver_query_configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/api/resolver_query_configuration.go
@@ -28,12 +28,17 @@ func makeConfigResult() *models.ConfigResult {
 }
 
 func makeConfigGeneralResult() *models.ConfigGeneralResult {
+	logFile := config.GetLogFile()
 	return &models.ConfigGeneralResult{
 		Stashes:       config.GetStashPaths(),
 		DatabasePath:  config.GetDatabasePath(),
 		GeneratedPath: config.GetGeneratedPath(),
 		Username:      config.GetUsername(),
 		Password:      config.GetPasswordHash(),
+		LogFile:       &logFile,
+		LogOut:        config.GetLogOut(),
+		LogLevel:      config.GetLogLevel(),
+		LogAccess:     config.GetLogAccess(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/server.go b/pkg/api/server.go
index baa3c1dfe..83554b969 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server.go
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ func Start() {
 
 	r.Use(authenticateHandler())
 	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
-	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
+
+	if config.GetLogAccess() {
+		r.Use(middleware.Logger)
+	}
 	r.Use(middleware.DefaultCompress)
 	r.Use(middleware.StripSlashes)
 	r.Use(cors.AllowAll().Handler)
diff --git a/pkg/logger/logger.go b/pkg/logger/logger.go
index 1789c56a5..72fae7616 100644
--- a/pkg/logger/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package logger
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -24,6 +26,50 @@ var waiting = false
 var lastBroadcast = time.Now()
 var logBuffer []LogItem
 
+// Init initialises the logger based on a logging configuration
+func Init(logFile string, logOut bool, logLevel string) {
+	var file *os.File
+
+	if logFile != "" {
+		var err error
+		file, err = os.OpenFile(logFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0644)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Could not open '%s' for log output due to error: %s\n", logFile, err.Error())
+			logFile = ""
+		}
+	}
+
+	if file != nil && logOut {
+		mw := io.MultiWriter(os.Stderr, file)
+		logger.Out = mw
+	} else if file != nil {
+		logger.Out = file
+	}
+
+	// otherwise, output to StdErr
+
+	SetLogLevel(logLevel)
+}
+
+func SetLogLevel(level string) {
+	logger.Level = logLevelFromString(level)
+}
+
+func logLevelFromString(level string) logrus.Level {
+	ret := logrus.InfoLevel
+
+	if level == "Debug" {
+		ret = logrus.DebugLevel
+	} else if level == "Warning" {
+		ret = logrus.WarnLevel
+	} else if level == "Error" {
+		ret = logrus.ErrorLevel
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
 func addLogItem(l *LogItem) {
 	mutex.Lock()
 	l.Time = time.Now()
diff --git a/pkg/manager/config/config.go b/pkg/manager/config/config.go
index f66c34f2a..26e376cad 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/config/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 
 	"io/ioutil"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	"github.com/stashapp/stash/pkg/utils"
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ const Port = "port"
 
 const CSSEnabled = "cssEnabled"
 
+// Logging options
+const LogFile = "logFile"
+const LogOut = "logOut"
+const LogLevel = "logLevel"
+const LogAccess = "logAccess"
+
 func Set(key string, value interface{}) {
 	viper.Set(key, value)
 }
@@ -155,6 +162,48 @@ func GetCSSEnabled() bool {
 	return viper.GetBool(CSSEnabled)
 }
 
+// GetLogFile returns the filename of the file to output logs to.
+// An empty string means that file logging will be disabled.
+func GetLogFile() string {
+	return viper.GetString(LogFile)
+}
+
+// GetLogOut returns true if logging should be output to the terminal
+// in addition to writing to a log file. Logging will be output to the
+// terminal if file logging is disabled. Defaults to true.
+func GetLogOut() bool {
+	ret := true
+	if viper.IsSet(LogOut) {
+		ret = viper.GetBool(LogOut)
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
+// GetLogLevel returns the lowest log level to write to the log.
+// Should be one of "Debug", "Info", "Warning", "Error"
+func GetLogLevel() string {
+	const defaultValue = "Info"
+
+	value := viper.GetString(LogLevel)
+	if value != "Debug" && value != "Info" && value != "Warning" && value != "Error" {
+		value = defaultValue
+	}
+
+	return value
+}
+
+// GetLogAccess returns true if http requests should be logged to the terminal.
+// HTTP requests are not logged to the log file. Defaults to true.
+func GetLogAccess() bool {
+	ret := true
+	if viper.IsSet(LogAccess) {
+		ret = viper.GetBool(LogAccess)
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
 func IsValid() bool {
 	setPaths := viper.IsSet(Stash) && viper.IsSet(Cache) && viper.IsSet(Generated) && viper.IsSet(Metadata)
 
diff --git a/pkg/manager/manager.go b/pkg/manager/manager.go
index c2b7a316d..bb21d76ca 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func Initialize() *singleton {
 	once.Do(func() {
 		_ = utils.EnsureDir(paths.GetConfigDirectory())
 		initConfig()
+		initLog()
 		initFlags()
 		initEnvs()
 		instance = &singleton{
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ The error was: %s
 	instance.FFProbePath = ffprobePath
 }
 
+func initLog() {
+	logger.Init(config.GetLogFile(), config.GetLogOut(), config.GetLogLevel())
+}
+
 func (s *singleton) refreshConfig() {
 	s.Paths = paths.NewPaths()
 	if config.IsValid() {
diff --git a/ui/v2/src/components/Settings/SettingsConfigurationPanel.tsx b/ui/v2/src/components/Settings/SettingsConfigurationPanel.tsx
index 101459245..06c7e86be 100644
--- a/ui/v2/src/components/Settings/SettingsConfigurationPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2/src/components/Settings/SettingsConfigurationPanel.tsx
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import {
   InputGroup,
   Spinner,
   Tag,
+  Checkbox,
+  HTMLSelect,
 } from "@blueprintjs/core";
 import React, { FunctionComponent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import * as GQL from "../../core/generated-graphql";
 import { StashService } from "../../core/StashService";
 import { ErrorUtils } from "../../utils/errors";
-import { TextUtils } from "../../utils/text";
 import { ToastUtils } from "../../utils/toasts";
 import { FolderSelect } from "../Shared/FolderSelect/FolderSelect";
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ export const SettingsConfigurationPanel: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props: IPr
   const [generatedPath, setGeneratedPath] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
   const [username, setUsername] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
   const [password, setPassword] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [logFile, setLogFile] = useState<string | undefined>();
+  const [logOut, setLogOut] = useState<boolean>(true);
+  const [logLevel, setLogLevel] = useState<string>("Info");
+  const [logAccess, setLogAccess] = useState<boolean>(true);
 
   const { data, error, loading } = StashService.useConfiguration();
 
@@ -35,6 +40,10 @@ export const SettingsConfigurationPanel: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props: IPr
     generatedPath,
     username,
     password,
+    logFile,
+    logOut,
+    logLevel,
+    logAccess,
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -46,6 +55,10 @@ export const SettingsConfigurationPanel: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props: IPr
       setGeneratedPath(conf.general.generatedPath);
       setUsername(conf.general.username);
       setPassword(conf.general.password);
+      setLogFile(conf.general.logFile);
+      setLogOut(conf.general.logOut);
+      setLogLevel(conf.general.logLevel);
+      setLogAccess(conf.general.logAccess);
     }
   }, [data]);
 
@@ -89,6 +102,9 @@ export const SettingsConfigurationPanel: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props: IPr
       >
         <InputGroup value={generatedPath} onChange={(e: any) => setGeneratedPath(e.target.value)} />
       </FormGroup>
+
+      <Divider />
+      <H4>Authentication</H4>
       <FormGroup
         label="Username"
         helperText="Username to access Stash. Leave blank to disable user authentication"
@@ -101,6 +117,44 @@ export const SettingsConfigurationPanel: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props: IPr
       >
         <InputGroup type="password" value={password} onChange={(e: any) => setPassword(e.target.value)} />
       </FormGroup>
+
+      <Divider />
+      <H4>Logging</H4>
+      <FormGroup
+        label="Log file"
+        helperText="Path to the file to output logging to. Blank to disable file logging. Requires restart."
+      >
+        <InputGroup value={logFile} onChange={(e: any) => setLogFile(e.target.value)} />
+      </FormGroup>
+
+      <FormGroup
+        helperText="Logs to the terminal in addition to a file. Always true if file logging is disabled. Requires restart."
+      >
+        <Checkbox
+          checked={logOut}
+          label="Log to terminal"
+          onChange={() => setLogOut(!logOut)}
+        />
+      </FormGroup>
+
+      <FormGroup inline={true} label="Log Level">
+        <HTMLSelect
+          options={["Debug", "Info", "Warning", "Error"]}
+          onChange={(event) => setLogLevel(event.target.value)}
+          value={logLevel}
+        />
+      </FormGroup>
+
+      <FormGroup
+        helperText="Logs http access to the terminal. Requires restart."
+      >
+        <Checkbox
+          checked={logAccess}
+          label="Log http access"
+          onChange={() => setLogAccess(!logAccess)}
+        />
+      </FormGroup>
+
       <Divider />
       <Button intent="primary" onClick={() => onSave()}>Save</Button>
     </>