diff --git a/cmd/HellPot/util.go b/cmd/HellPot/util.go
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+++ b/cmd/HellPot/util.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+
+	"github.com/yunginnanet/HellPot/internal/config"
+	"github.com/yunginnanet/HellPot/internal/version"
+)
+
+func printInfo(log zerolog.Logger, resolvedConf string, realConfig *config.Parameters) {
+	log.Info().Msg("🔥 Starting HellPot 🔥")
+	if realConfig.UsingDefaults {
+		log.Warn().Msg("Using default configuration! Please edit the configuration file to suit your needs.")
+	}
+	log.Info().Msg("Version: " + version.Version)
+	log.Info().Msg("PID: " + strconv.Itoa(os.Getpid()))
+	log.Info().Msg("Using config file: " + resolvedConf)
+	if realConfig.Logger.RSyslog != "" {
+		log.Info().Msg("Logging to syslog: " + realConfig.Logger.RSyslog)
+	}
+	if realConfig.Logger.ActiveLogFileName != "" {
+		log.Info().Msg("Logging to file: " + realConfig.Logger.ActiveLogFileName)
+	}
+	if realConfig.Logger.DockerLogging &&
+		realConfig.Logger.File == "" &&
+		realConfig.Logger.Directory == "" &&
+		realConfig.Logger.RSyslog == "" {
+		log.Info().Msg("Only logging to standard output")
+	}
+	log.Debug().Msg("Debug logging enabled")
+	log.Trace().Msg("Trace logging enabled")
+}