diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e5ea754..76a7a5a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ project(molecular_dynamics)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
+find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS log log_setup)
+include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
 add_subdirectory(src/md)
 
-add_executable(molecular_dynamics src/main.cpp)
+add_executable(molecular_dynamics
+  src/main.cpp
+  src/log/Log.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(molecular_dynamics PRIVATE md)
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+target_link_libraries(molecular_dynamics PRIVATE md ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
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diff --git a/src/log/Log.cpp b/src/log/Log.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a4f558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log/Log.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/**
+ * @file Log.cpp
+ * @author Jun <jun@firmwarejun.net>
+ * @brief Logging utilities
+ * @version 0.1
+ * @date 2023-10-06
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 jun <https://git.firmwarejun.net/jun/MolecularDynamics2>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "Log.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/core/null_deleter.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time_types.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/sinks/sync_frontend.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/sinks/text_ostream_backend.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/support/date_time.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/utility/setup/common_attributes.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/utility/setup/formatter_parser.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/log/core.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
+
+namespace logging = boost::log;
+namespace expr = boost::log::expressions;
+
+void my_formatter(logging::record_view const &rec,
+                  logging::formatting_ostream &strm) {
+  auto severity = rec[logging::trivial::severity];
+
+  auto white = "\033[37m";
+  auto red = "\033[31m";
+  auto green = "\033[32m";
+  auto yellow = "\033[33m";
+  auto blue = "\033[34m";
+  auto orange = "\033[35m";
+  auto cyan = "\033[36m";
+  auto clear = "\033[0m";
+
+  auto severityColor = white;
+
+  if (severity) {
+    // Set the color
+    switch (severity.get()) {
+    case logging::trivial::severity_level::info:
+      severityColor = cyan;
+      break;
+    case logging::trivial::severity_level::warning:
+      severityColor = yellow;
+      break;
+    case logging::trivial::severity_level::error:
+    case logging::trivial::severity_level::fatal:
+      severityColor = red;
+      break;
+    default:
+      // White
+      severityColor = white;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  strm << "[" << logging::extract<boost::posix_time::ptime>("TimeStamp", rec)
+       << "]";
+
+  strm << severityColor << "[" << severity.get() << "] " << rec[expr::smessage]
+       << clear;
+}
+
+void setupLogging() {
+  namespace sinks = boost::log::sinks;
+  namespace attrs = boost::log::attributes;
+  namespace keywords = boost::log::keywords;
+
+  boost::shared_ptr<sinks::text_ostream_backend> backend =
+      boost::make_shared<sinks::text_ostream_backend>();
+
+  backend->add_stream(
+      boost::shared_ptr<std::ostream>(&std::clog, boost::null_deleter()));
+
+  // typedef sinks::synchronous_sink<ColorSink> sink_t;
+  typedef sinks::synchronous_sink<sinks::text_ostream_backend> sink_t;
+
+  boost::shared_ptr<sink_t> sink(new sink_t(backend));
+
+  sink->set_formatter(&my_formatter);
+  sink->locked_backend()->auto_flush(true);
+
+  logging::add_common_attributes();
+  logging::core::get()->add_sink(sink);
+}
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diff --git a/src/log/Log.hpp b/src/log/Log.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd8d133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log/Log.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * @file Log.hpp
+ * @author Jun <jun@firmwarejun.net>
+ * @brief Logging utilities
+ * @version 0.1
+ * @date 2023-10-06
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 jun <https://git.firmwarejun.net/jun/MolecularDynamics2>
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <boost/log/sinks/basic_sink_backend.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/sinks/sync_frontend.hpp>
+
+void setupLogging();
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2f621f1..7ccd2d9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -16,17 +16,36 @@
 #include "md/Space.hpp"
 #include "md/System.hpp"
 
+#include "log/Log.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/log/core.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpi/communicator.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpi/environment.hpp>
+
 namespace mpi = boost::mpi;
 
-int main() {
-  std::cout << "kk eae men" << std::endl;
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  mpi::environment env;
+  mpi::communicator world;
+
+  setupLogging();
+
+  // Initialize logging
+  boost::log::core::get()->set_filter(boost::log::trivial::severity >=
+                                      boost::log::trivial::trace);
+
+  if (world.rank() == 0)
+    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(warning)
+        << "Initializing with " << world.size() << " processes";
+
+  return 0;
 
   // TODO: get these from command line arguments
-  double lattice       = 5.26;
-  int    numberOfCells = 5;
-  double temperature   = 300;
+  double lattice = 5.26;
+  int numberOfCells = 5;
+  double temperature = 300;
 
   Space space(3);
 
@@ -37,7 +56,8 @@ int main() {
   space.addAtom(atoms);
 
   std::cout << "Setting box..." << std::endl;
-  space.setBox(lattice * numberOfCells, lattice * numberOfCells, lattice * numberOfCells);
+  space.setBox(lattice * numberOfCells, lattice * numberOfCells,
+               lattice * numberOfCells);
 
   std::cout << "Preparing space..." << std::endl;
   space.prepareSpace();
@@ -48,11 +68,5 @@ int main() {
   std::cout << "Getting neighboring cells of index 0" << std::endl;
   Cell neighboringCells = space.getNeighboringCells(0);
 
-  mpi::environment  env;
-  mpi::communicator world;
-
-  std::cout << "Hello, world! I am process " << world.rank() << " of " << world.size() << "."
-            << std::endl;
-
   return 0;
 }
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diff --git a/src/md/CMakeLists.txt b/src/md/CMakeLists.txt
index e30e878..882b97c 100644
--- a/src/md/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/md/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2023 jun <https://git.firmwarejun.net/jun/MolecularDynamics2>
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25.1)
 
 project(md)