diff --git a/src/logger.cpp b/src/logger.cpp
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+#include <log4cxx/logger.h>
+#include <log4cxx/basicconfigurator.h>
+#include <log4cxx/patternlayout.h>
+#include <log4cxx/level.h>
+#include <log4cxx/helpers/exception.h>
+#include <log4cxx/rollingfileappender.h>
+
+#include "logger.hpp"
+
+void
+INIT_LOGGERS(const std::string& logDir)
+{
+  static bool configured = false;
+  if (configured) return;
+
+  log4cxx::PatternLayoutPtr
+           layout(new log4cxx::PatternLayout("%date{yyyyMMddHHmmssSSS} %c %L: %m%n"));
+  log4cxx::RollingFileAppender* rollingFileAppender =
+           new log4cxx::RollingFileAppender(layout, logDir+"/nlsr.log", true);
+  rollingFileAppender->setMaxFileSize("10MB");
+  rollingFileAppender->setMaxBackupIndex(10);
+  log4cxx::helpers::Pool p;
+  rollingFileAppender->activateOptions(p);
+  log4cxx::BasicConfigurator::configure(log4cxx::AppenderPtr(rollingFileAppender));
+  log4cxx::Logger::getRootLogger()->setLevel(log4cxx::Level::getDebug());
+
+  configured = true;
+}