diff --git a/bot-database/build.gradle.kts b/bot-database/build.gradle.kts
index ee3ea09..8eccf32 100644
--- a/bot-database/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bot-database/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ dependencies {
     api(libs.annotations)
     implementation(libs.sqlite)
     implementation(libs.hikari)
-    implementation(libs.log4j2.api)
+    implementation(libs.slf4j)
 }
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diff --git a/bot-database/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/bot/database/impl/Helper.java b/bot-database/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/bot/database/impl/Helper.java
index 0c8c287..f71e23c 100644
--- a/bot-database/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/bot/database/impl/Helper.java
+++ b/bot-database/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/bot/database/impl/Helper.java
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.database.annotations.Table;
 import lombok.Lombok;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Helper {
     };
 
 
-    private static final @NotNull Logger log = LogManager.getLogger("eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.database.SQL");
+    private static final @NotNull Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.database.SQL");
     public static void logSqlStatement(@NotNull String sql) {
         log.debug(sql);
     }
diff --git a/bot-database/src/main/java/module-info.java b/bot-database/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 5bd2607..b39af01 100644
--- a/bot-database/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/bot-database/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.database {
     requires transitive java.sql;
     requires org.xerial.sqlitejdbc;
     requires com.zaxxer.hikari;
-    requires org.apache.logging.log4j;
+    requires org.slf4j;
 
     requires static lombok;
     requires static transitive org.jetbrains.annotations;
diff --git a/bots/ping-bot/src/main/java/module-info.java b/bots/ping-bot/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 59fc4dc..9f7c303 100644
--- a/bots/ping-bot/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/bots/ping-bot/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.ping.PingBot;
 
 module eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.ping {
     requires eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.api;
-    requires org.apache.logging.log4j;
+    requires org.slf4j;
     requires static lombok;
 
     provides ChatBot with PingBot;
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/chat-bot.bot-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/chat-bot.bot-conventions.gradle.kts
index 55cfc6a..a250a7d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/chat-bot.bot-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/chat-bot.bot-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ val libs = versionCatalogs.named("libs")
 
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":bot-api"))
-    implementation(libs.findLibrary("log4j2-api").get())
+    implementation(libs.findLibrary("slf4j").get())
 }
 
 tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 57b09b3..d7c731d 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ annotations = "24.1.0"
 hikari = "5.1.0"
 jackson = "2.16.1"
 junit = "5.10.2"
-log4j2 = "2.22.1"
+logback = "1.5.3"
 lombok = "1.18.30"
+slf4j = "2.0.12"
 sqlite = "3.44.1.0"
 
 [libraries]
@@ -13,14 +14,12 @@ hikari = { module = "com.zaxxer:HikariCP", version.ref = "hikari" }
 jackson-annotations = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations", version.ref = "jackson"}
 jackson-databind = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind", version.ref = "jackson"}
 jackson-datatype-jsr310 = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310", version.ref = "jackson"}
+logback = { module = "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic", version.ref = "logback" }
 junit-bom = { module = "org.junit:junit-bom", version.ref = "junit" }
 junit-jupiter = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter" }
-log4j2-api = { module = "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api", version.ref = "log4j2"}
-log4j2-core = { module = "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core", version.ref = "log4j2"}
-log4j2-slf4j = { module = "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl", version.ref = "log4j2"}
 lombok = { module = "org.projectlombok:lombok", version.ref = "lombok" }
+slf4j = { module = "org.slf4j:slf4j-api", version.ref = "slf4j" }
 sqlite = { module = "org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc", version.ref = "sqlite"}
 
 [bundles]
-jackson = ["jackson-databind", "jackson-annotations", "jackson-datatype-jsr310"]
-log4j2 = ["log4j2-api", "log4j2-core", "log4j2-slf4j"]
+jackson = ["jackson-databind", "jackson-annotations", "jackson-datatype-jsr310"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/build.gradle.kts b/server/build.gradle.kts
index 2e878ca..9f81133 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ val bots = project(":bots").subprojects
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":bot-api"))
     implementation(project(":management"))
-    implementation(libs.bundles.log4j2)
     implementation(libs.bundles.jackson)
+    implementation(libs.slf4j)
+
+    runtimeOnly(libs.logback)
 
     bots.forEach {
         implementation(project(it.path))
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/Config.java b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/Config.java
index 8ebfa4c..bbaaa04 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/Config.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.bot.config.BotConfig;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.bot.BotConfigDeserializer;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+@Slf4j
 public record Config(
         @NotNull Account account,
         @NotNull Set<@NotNull String> channels,
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ public record Config(
     public static @NotNull Config read(@NotNull URL url) throws IOException {
         var mapper = new ObjectMapper();
         return mapper.readValue(url, Config.class);
+        log.info("Loading configuration from " + url);
+
     }
 
     public Config {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/bot/ChatBotSupervisor.java b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/bot/ChatBotSupervisor.java
index b9b3f74..115220d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/bot/ChatBotSupervisor.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/bot/ChatBotSupervisor.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.impl.ChatBotManager;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.impl.ChatBotSupport;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.socket.SocketSupervisor;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.util.Lazy;
-import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Blocking;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonBlocking;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 
-@Log4j2
+@Slf4j
 public final class ChatBotSupervisor implements AutoCloseable {
     private static final Duration POST_EXPIRATION = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
     private static final int MESSAGE_QUEUE_SIZE = 10;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/AdvancedMBean.java b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/AdvancedMBean.java
index 7165948..6557b97 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/AdvancedMBean.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/AdvancedMBean.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.annotations.ManagedAttribute;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.annotations.ManagedBean;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.annotations.ManagedOperation;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.annotations.ManagedParameter;
-import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
-@Log4j2
+@Slf4j
 class AdvancedMBean extends StandardMBean {
     public AdvancedMBean(@NotNull Object implementation) {
         super(implementation, null, true);
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/ChatBotSupport.java b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/ChatBotSupport.java
index 1d7442b..4d552e7 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/ChatBotSupport.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/ChatBotSupport.java
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.bot.ChatBotSupervisor;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.BotConfigSupport;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.ChatBotSupportMXBean;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 @Getter
-@Log4j2
+@Slf4j
 public final class ChatBotSupport implements ChatBotSupportMXBean {
     private final @NotNull ChatBotSupervisor supervisor;
     private final @NotNull String name;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/SocketSupport.java b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/SocketSupport.java
index bc71f8c..84d2947 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/SocketSupport.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/management/impl/SocketSupport.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.SocketState;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.SocketSupportMXBean;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.socket.SocketSupervisor;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-@Log4j2
+@Slf4j
 @Getter
 public final class SocketSupport implements SocketSupportMXBean {
     private final @NotNull SocketSupervisor supervisor;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/socket/SocketSupervisor.java b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/socket/SocketSupervisor.java
index 4e3dd1d..6545eb6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/socket/SocketSupervisor.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/eu/jonahbauer/chat/server/socket/SocketSupervisor.java
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.impl.SocketManager;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management.impl.SocketSupport;
 import eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.util.Lazy;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
-import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 
 import static eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.util.UrlTemplateProcessor.URL;
 
-@Log4j2
+@Slf4j
 public final class SocketSupervisor implements Chat, AutoCloseable {
     private static final URI AUTH_SERVER = URI.create("https://chat.qed-verein.de/rubychat/account");
     private static final String ORIGIN = "https://chat.qed-verein.de";
@@ -449,8 +448,11 @@ public final class SocketSupervisor implements Chat, AutoCloseable {
                 try {
                     var message = MAPPER.readValue(text, Message.class);
 
-                    var level = message instanceof Message.Post || message instanceof Message.Ack ? Level.INFO : Level.DEBUG;
-                    log.log(level, "Received message: {}", message);
+                if (message instanceof Message.Post) {
+                    log.info("Received message: {}", message);
+                } else {
+                    log.debug("Received message: {}", message);
+                }
 
                     if (message instanceof Message.Post post) {
                         delay = post.id() + 1;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/module-info.java b/server/src/main/java/module-info.java
index b2f120d..c992f54 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ module eu.jonahbauer.chat.server {
     requires eu.jonahbauer.chat.server.management;
     requires java.management;
     requires java.net.http;
-    requires org.apache.logging.log4j;
     requires org.jetbrains.annotations;
+    requires org.slf4j;
 
     requires static lombok;
 }
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diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/server/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bb1efe..0000000
--- a/server/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<Configuration>
-    <Appenders>
-        <Console name="console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
-            <PatternLayout pattern="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} %highlight{%-5level} [%15.15t] %style{%c{1}}{cyan} : %msg%n" />
-        </Console>
-    </Appenders>
-    <Loggers>
-        <Root level="info" additivity="false">
-            <AppenderRef ref="console" />
-        </Root>
-    </Loggers>
-</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54bc8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} %highlight(%-5level) [%15.15t] %cyan(%c{1}) : %msg%n</pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <root level="info">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
+    </root>
+</configuration>
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