diff --git a/cog_notificator.py b/cog_notificator.py
index 6a68ed0..cbe1054 100644
--- a/cog_notificator.py
+++ b/cog_notificator.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import datetime
 import platform
 import re
 import sys
-import time
 
 import cpuinfo
 import discord
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 import botinfo
 import db_access
 import errlogging
+import loggers
 from alert_maker import AlertEmbed
 from db_access import *
 from markdown import md
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class Notificator(commands.Cog):
 
         self.log = logging.Logger('Notificator')
         self.log.addHandler(handler)
+        self.log.addHandler(loggers.DefaultFileHandler("LOG_NOTIFICATOR.log"))
 
         self.db = DBAccess()
 
@@ -224,7 +225,6 @@ class Notificator(commands.Cog):
         # Check if the loop is running multiple too fast or too slow
         current_time = time.time()
         delta = round(current_time - self.last_loop_run_time, 3)
-        print(delta)
 
         if delta < EXPECTED_LOOP_DELTA_MIN:
             self.log.warning(f'Loop is running too quickly! Expected delta > {EXPECTED_LOOP_DELTA_MIN}s, but got {delta}s. Restarting...')
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ class Notificator(commands.Cog):
             # handle connection issues
             self.log.warning("Lost connection!")
             current_alert = await self.handle_connection_failure()
-            print(current_alert)
 
         self.log.debug(f'Alert response: {current_alert}')
 
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@ class Notificator(commands.Cog):
         # Attempt to force stupid "Unread Result" down its own throat
         # and just reset the connection.
         # I'm not dealing with Unread Results
-        print("DINGUS!!!")
         self.db.connection.close()
         self.db = DBAccess()
         self.start_loop()
diff --git a/errlogging.py b/errlogging.py
index 6b179bb..4e4bcae 100644
--- a/errlogging.py
+++ b/errlogging.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
 import traceback
 
 import __main__
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ errlog_dir = botdata_dir.joinpath('errlogs')
 
 
 class ErrLogger:
-    def __init__(self, handler: logging.Handler=None):
+    def __init__(self, handler: logging.Handler = None):
         if handler is None:
             handler = logging.StreamHandler()
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ class ErrLogger:
         time = datetime.datetime.now()
         path = os.path.join(errlog_dir,
                             f'ERRLOG_{time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")}.txt')
-        tb_str = ''
 
         context_ls = list()
         context_ls.append(e)
@@ -105,6 +103,3 @@ def errlog(func):
 
 def async_errlog(func):
     return ErrLogger().async_errlog(func)
-
-
-
diff --git a/loggers.py b/loggers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..259b980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loggers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import __main__
+import logging
+import logging.handlers
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import discord
+
+MAIN_DIR = Path(__main__.__file__).parent
+BOTDATA_DIR = MAIN_DIR.joinpath('botdata')
+LOGGING_DIR = BOTDATA_DIR.joinpath('logs')
+
+
+class ColorFormatter(discord.utils._ColourFormatter):
+    """
+    Custom formatter based on Discord.py's color formatter, while changing the color for the datetime
+    """
+
+    LEVEL_COLOURS = [
+        (logging.DEBUG, '\x1b[40;1m', '\x1b[97m'),
+        (logging.INFO, '\x1b[34;1m', '\x1b[97;1m'),
+        (logging.WARNING, '\x1b[33;1m', '\x1b[93m'),
+        (logging.ERROR, '\x1b[31m', '\x1b[91m'),
+        (logging.CRITICAL, '\x1b[41m', '\x1b[41;97;1m'),
+    ]
+    FORMATS = {
+        level: logging.Formatter(
+            f'\x1b[37;1m%(asctime)s\x1b[0m {type_color}%(levelname)-8s\x1b[0m \x1b[35m%(name)s\x1b[0m {msg_color}%(message)s\x1b[0m',
+            '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
+        )
+        for level, type_color, msg_color in LEVEL_COLOURS
+    }
+
+
+class DefaultFileHandler(logging.FileHandler):
+    def __init__(self, filename: str):
+        super().__init__(Path(LOGGING_DIR, filename))
+        self.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(
+            "[%(asctime)s] [%(levelname)s] %(name)s: %(message)s",
+            '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
+        ))
+        self.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+
+def generate_logging_folder():
+    if not BOTDATA_DIR.is_dir():
+        BOTDATA_DIR.mkdir()
+
+    if not LOGGING_DIR.is_dir():
+        LOGGING_DIR.mkdir()
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index eb38b0d..2021840 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 import sys
 
 import discord
-from discord.ext import commands, tasks
+from discord.ext import commands
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-import gettext
 import logging
 import os
 
 import errlogging
+import loggers
 from cog_notificator import Notificator
 
 # Set up constants and logger
-logger = logging.Logger('General Log')
 load_dotenv()
 TOKEN = os.getenv('TOKEN')
 AUTHOR_ID = int(os.getenv('AUTHOR_ID'))
 
+logger = logging.Logger('General Log')
 handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+handler.setFormatter(loggers.ColorFormatter())
 logger.addHandler(handler)
+logger.addHandler(loggers.DefaultFileHandler("LOG_GENERAL.log"))
 
 bot = commands.Bot('!', intents=discord.Intents.all())
 tree = bot.tree
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ async def on_ready():
     await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Activity(name='for HFC alerts.', type=discord.ActivityType.watching))
 
     errlogging.generate_errlog_folder()
+    loggers.generate_logging_folder()
 
     await Notificator.setup(bot, handler)
 
@@ -55,4 +58,5 @@ async def on_error(event, *args, **kwargs):
     logger.error('An error has occurred! Check the latest ERRLOG for more info')
     errlogging.new_errlog(sys.exc_info()[1])
 
-bot.run(token=TOKEN, log_handler=handler)
+
+bot.run(token=TOKEN, log_handler=handler, log_formatter=handler.formatter)