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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+###############################################################################
+# #
+# Westferry - The IPFire web user interface #
+# Copyright (C) 2021 IPFire development team #
+# #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or #
+# (at your option) any later version. #
+# #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the #
+# GNU General Public License for more details. #
+# #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License #
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. #
+# #
+###############################################################################
+
+import logging
+import systemd.journal
+
+# Initialize root logger
+log = logging.getLogger("westferry")
+log.propagate = False
+
+# Set logger into DEBUG mode by default
+log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+# Enable logging to journald
+journal = systemd.journal.JournalHandler(
+ SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=__name__,
+)
+log.addHandler(journal)