diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index a22a895..5b332a9 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Set the log level to one of the following: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic. Default: warn
 log-level: warn
 
+# Set the log output to one or more of the following: `stdout`, `file`. Default: stdout,file
+log-output: stdout,file
+
 # Public URL for the Git HTTP/SSH connection.
 # If not set, uses the URL from the request
 external-url:
diff --git a/docs/configuration/cheat-sheet.md b/docs/configuration/cheat-sheet.md
index 9b9510d..7a9731d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/cheat-sheet.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/cheat-sheet.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 | YAML Config Key       | Environment Variable     | Default value         | Description                                                                                                                       |
 |-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | log-level             | OG_LOG_LEVEL             | `warn`                | Set the log level to one of the following: `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, `fatal`, `panic`.                           |
+| log-output            | OG_LOG_OUTPUT            | `stdout,file`         | Set the log output to one or more of the following: `stdout`, `file`.                                                             |
 | external-url          | OG_EXTERNAL_URL          | none                  | Public URL for the Git HTTP/SSH connection. If not set, uses the URL from the request.                                            |
 | opengist-home         | OG_OPENGIST_HOME         | home directory        | Path to the directory where Opengist stores its data.                                                                             |
 | db-filename           | OG_DB_FILENAME           | `opengist.db`         | Name of the SQLite database file.                                                                                                 |
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index c42e447..20908bd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ var C *config
 // doesn't support dot notation in this case sadly
 type config struct {
 	LogLevel     string `yaml:"log-level" env:"OG_LOG_LEVEL"`
+	LogOutput    string `yaml:"log-output" env:"OG_LOG_OUTPUT"`
 	ExternalUrl  string `yaml:"external-url" env:"OG_EXTERNAL_URL"`
 	OpengistHome string `yaml:"opengist-home" env:"OG_OPENGIST_HOME"`
 	DBFilename   string `yaml:"db-filename" env:"OG_DB_FILENAME"`
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ func configWithDefaults() (*config, error) {
 	c := &config{}
 
 	c.LogLevel = "warn"
+	c.LogOutput = "stdout,file"
 	c.OpengistHome = ""
 	c.DBFilename = "opengist.db"
 
@@ -115,18 +118,43 @@ func InitLog() {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(GetHomeDir(), "log"), 0755); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	file, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(GetHomeDir(), "log", "opengist.log"), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
 
 	var level zerolog.Level
-	level, err = zerolog.ParseLevel(C.LogLevel)
+	level, err := zerolog.ParseLevel(C.LogLevel)
 	if err != nil {
 		level = zerolog.InfoLevel
 	}
 
-	multi := zerolog.MultiLevelWriter(zerolog.NewConsoleWriter(), file)
+	var logWriters []io.Writer
+	logOutputTypes := utils.RemoveDuplicates[string](
+		strings.Split(strings.ToLower(C.LogOutput), ","),
+	)
+	for _, logOutputType := range logOutputTypes {
+		logOutputType = strings.TrimSpace(logOutputType)
+		if !utils.SliceContains([]string{"stdout", "file"}, logOutputType) {
+			defer func() { log.Warn().Msg("Invalid log output type: " + logOutputType) }()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch logOutputType {
+		case "stdout":
+			logWriters = append(logWriters, zerolog.NewConsoleWriter())
+			defer func() { log.Debug().Msg("Logging to stdout") }()
+		case "file":
+			file, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(GetHomeDir(), "log", "opengist.log"), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			logWriters = append(logWriters, file)
+			defer func() { log.Debug().Msg("Logging to file: " + file.Name()) }()
+		}
+	}
+	if len(logWriters) == 0 {
+		logWriters = append(logWriters, zerolog.NewConsoleWriter())
+		defer func() { log.Warn().Msg("No valid log outputs, defaulting to stdout") }()
+	}
+
+	multi := zerolog.MultiLevelWriter(logWriters...)
 	log.Logger = zerolog.New(multi).Level(level).With().Timestamp().Logger()
 
 	if !utils.SliceContains([]string{"trace", "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "fatal", "panic"}, strings.ToLower(C.LogLevel)) {
diff --git a/internal/utils/slice.go b/internal/utils/slice.go
index d7d9d40..45b6888 100644
--- a/internal/utils/slice.go
+++ b/internal/utils/slice.go
@@ -8,3 +8,15 @@ func SliceContains(slice []string, item string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func RemoveDuplicates[T string | int](sliceList []T) []T {
+	allKeys := make(map[T]bool)
+	list := []T{}
+	for _, item := range sliceList {
+		if _, value := allKeys[item]; !value {
+			allKeys[item] = true
+			list = append(list, item)
+		}
+	}
+	return list
+}