diff --git a/scribe/blockchain/__main__.py b/scribe/blockchain/__main__.py
index a47cc88..274c520 100644
--- a/scribe/blockchain/__main__.py
+++ b/scribe/blockchain/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import logging
 import traceback
 import argparse
@@ -7,14 +8,16 @@ from scribe.blockchain.service import BlockchainProcessorService
 
 
 def main():
-    setup_logging()
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog='scribe'
     )
     Env.contribute_to_arg_parser(parser)
     args = parser.parse_args()
+
     try:
-        block_processor = BlockchainProcessorService(Env.from_arg_parser(args))
+        env = Env.from_arg_parser(args)
+        setup_logging(os.path.join(env.db_dir, 'scribe.log'))
+        block_processor = BlockchainProcessorService(env)
         block_processor.run()
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/scribe/common.py b/scribe/common.py
index d42fed7..be4cb4c 100644
--- a/scribe/common.py
+++ b/scribe/common.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import hashlib
 import hmac
 import ipaddress
 import logging
+import logging.handlers
 import typing
 import collections
 from asyncio import get_event_loop, Event
@@ -23,8 +24,17 @@ HISTOGRAM_BUCKETS = (
 )
 
 
-def setup_logging():
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)-4s %(name)s:%(lineno)d: %(message)s")
+def setup_logging(log_path: str):
+    log = logging.getLogger('scribe')
+    fmt = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(levelname)-4s %(name)s:%(lineno)d: %(message)s")
+    handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(log_path, maxBytes=1024*1024*5, backupCount=2)
+    handler.setFormatter(fmt)
+    log.addHandler(handler)
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    handler.setFormatter(fmt)
+    log.addHandler(handler)
+
+    log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     logging.getLogger('aiohttp').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     logging.getLogger('elasticsearch').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
diff --git a/scribe/elasticsearch/__main__.py b/scribe/elasticsearch/__main__.py
index 976db56..c604e15 100644
--- a/scribe/elasticsearch/__main__.py
+++ b/scribe/elasticsearch/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import logging
 import traceback
 import argparse
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ from scribe.elasticsearch.service import ElasticSyncService
 
 
 def main():
-    setup_logging()
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog='scribe-elastic-sync'
     )
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     try:
-        server = ElasticSyncService(Env.from_arg_parser(args))
+        env = Env.from_arg_parser(args)
+        setup_logging(os.path.join(env.db_dir, 'scribe-elastic-sync.log'))
+        server = ElasticSyncService(env)
         server.run(args.reindex)
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/scribe/hub/__main__.py b/scribe/hub/__main__.py
index 5d6ca0c..519026e 100644
--- a/scribe/hub/__main__.py
+++ b/scribe/hub/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import logging
 import traceback
 import argparse
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ from scribe.hub.service import HubServerService
 
 
 def main():
-    setup_logging()
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog='scribe-hub'
     )
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     try:
-
-        server = HubServerService(Env.from_arg_parser(args))
+        env = Env.from_arg_parser(args)
+        setup_logging(os.path.join(env.db_dir, 'scribe-hub.log'))
+        server = HubServerService(env)
         server.run()
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/scribe/hub/session.py b/scribe/hub/session.py
index 1cca881..f539eb2 100644
--- a/scribe/hub/session.py
+++ b/scribe/hub/session.py
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ class SessionManager:
             protocol_class = LBRYElectrumX
         else:
             raise ValueError(kind)
-        protocol_factory = partial(protocol_class, self, self.db,
-                                   self.mempool, kind)
+        protocol_factory = partial(protocol_class, self, kind)
 
         host, port = args[:2]
         try:
@@ -666,7 +665,7 @@ class LBRYElectrumX(asyncio.Protocol):
     )
     max_errors = 10
 
-    def __init__(self, session_manager: SessionManager, db: 'HubDB', mempool: 'MemPool', kind: str):
+    def __init__(self, session_manager: SessionManager, kind: str):
         connection = JSONRPCConnection(JSONRPCAutoDetect)
         self.env = session_manager.env
         self.framer = self.default_framer()
@@ -700,8 +699,7 @@ class LBRYElectrumX(asyncio.Protocol):
 
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         self.session_manager = session_manager
-        self.db = db
-        self.mempool = mempool
+
         self.kind = kind  # 'RPC', 'TCP' etc.
         self.coin = self.env.coin
         self.anon_logs = self.env.anon_logs
@@ -719,8 +717,10 @@ class LBRYElectrumX(asyncio.Protocol):
         self.sv_seen = False
         self.protocol_tuple = self.PROTOCOL_MIN
         self.protocol_string = None
+
         self.daemon = self.session_manager.daemon
-        self.db: 'HubDB' = self.session_manager.db
+        self.db = self.session_manager.db
+        self.mempool = self.session_manager.mempool
 
     def data_received(self, framed_message):
         """Called by asyncio when a message comes in."""
@@ -757,13 +757,11 @@ class LBRYElectrumX(asyncio.Protocol):
         self._pm_task = self.loop.create_task(self._receive_messages())
 
         self.session_id = next(self.session_counter)
-        context = {'conn_id': f'{self.session_id}'}
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)  # util.ConnectionLogger(self.logger, context)
+        # context = {'conn_id': f'{self.session_id}'}
+        # self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)  # util.ConnectionLogger(self.logger, context)
         self.group = self.session_manager.add_session(self)
         self.session_manager.session_count_metric.labels(version=self.client_version).inc()
-        peer_addr_str = self.peer_address_str()
-        self.logger.info(f'{self.kind} {peer_addr_str}, '
-                         f'{self.session_manager.session_count():,d} total')
+        # self.logger.info(f'{self.kind} {self.peer_address_str()}, {self.session_manager.session_count():,d} total')
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc):
         """Handle client disconnection."""