diff --git a/include/log.hpp b/include/log.hpp
index 381ea59..812acc9 100644
--- a/include/log.hpp
+++ b/include/log.hpp
@@ -1,39 +1,56 @@
 #ifndef LOG_HPP
 #define LOG_HPP
 
-// #define PATTERN "[{}{}{}] "
+#include <zlib.h>
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <print>
 #include <string_view>
 
-enum class LOG { INF, WRN, ERR, DBG };
 inline std::mutex mtx;
+enum class LOG { INF, WRN, ERR, DBG, START };
 
 template <typename... Args>
 inline void log(LOG level, std::string_view tag, std::format_string<Args...> str, Args&&... args) {
+    constexpr bool logToFile = true;
     constexpr std::string_view reset = "\033[0m";
-    constexpr std::string_view green = "\033[32m";
-    constexpr std::string_view yellow = "\033[33m";
-    constexpr std::string_view red = "\033[31m";
-	constexpr std::string_view pattern = "[{}{}{}] ";
+    constexpr std::string_view pattern = "[{}{}{}] ";
+    std::string_view color = "";
 
-	std::scoped_lock lock(mtx);
     switch (level) {
         case LOG::INF:
-            std::print(pattern, green, tag, reset);
-            break;
+            color = "\033[1;32m";
+            break;  // bold; green
         case LOG::WRN:
-            std::print(pattern, yellow, tag, reset);
+            color = "\033[1;33m";  // bold; yellow
             break;
         case LOG::ERR:
-            std::print(pattern, red, tag, reset);
+            color = "\033[1;31m";  // bold; red
+            break;
+        case LOG::START:
+            color = "\033[1;3;5;36m";  // bold; italics; blinking; cyan
             break;
-		default:
-			std::print(pattern, "", tag, "");
     }
 
+    std::scoped_lock lock(mtx);
+    /* log to console */
+    std::print(pattern, color, tag, reset);
     std::println(str, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+
+    /* log to file */
+    if (logToFile) {
+        auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+        std::string msg = std::format("{:%x %H:%M:%S  }", floor<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now)); // timestamp
+        std::format_to(std::back_inserter(msg), pattern, color, tag, reset);                      // tag
+        std::format_to(std::back_inserter(msg), str, std::forward<Args>(args)...);                // actual log message
+
+        gzFile file = gzopen("linuxSmartie.log.gz", "ab");
+        if (file) {
+            gzprintf(file, "%s\n", msg.c_str());
+            gzclose(file);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #endif
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