diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5d01b96..80275cd 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ EXPOSE 5005
 
 ENV FLASK_APP=server.py
 
+WORKDIR /app
+
 # Define the command to run when the container starts
 # CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0", "--port=5001"]
 # gunicorn is a production ready web server for flask, with ability to handle multiple requests
-CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "4", "-b", "0.0.0.0:5001", "app:server"]
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+CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "4", "-b", "0.0.0.0:5001", "server:app"]
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diff --git a/app/requirements.txt b/app/requirements.txt
index c89807d..3669c45 100755
Binary files a/app/requirements.txt and b/app/requirements.txt differ
diff --git a/app/server.py b/app/server.py
index 8617a21..ae98617 100644
--- a/app/server.py
+++ b/app/server.py
@@ -1,15 +1,79 @@
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 import os
 # Import your script
-from .langchain_orcid2 import run as run_langchain
-from .auth import validate_api_key
+from langchain_orcid2 import run as run_langchain
+from auth import validate_api_key
+import logging
+import json
+from logging.config import dictConfig
 
 # Read environment variables
 cr_mailto = os.getenv('CR_MAILTO')
 pyalex_email = os.getenv('PYALEX_EMAIL')
 
+# Configure logging
+class JsonFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    def format(self, record):
+        log_record = {
+            'level': record.levelname,
+            'time': self.formatTime(record, self.datefmt),
+            'message': record.getMessage(),
+            'name': record.name,
+            'pathname': record.pathname,
+            'lineno': record.lineno,
+        }
+        if record.exc_info:
+            log_record['exc_info'] = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
+        return json.dumps(log_record)
+
+dictConfig({
+    'version': 1,
+    'formatters': {
+        'json': {
+            '()': JsonFormatter,
+        }
+    },
+    'handlers': {
+        'stdout': {
+            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+            'formatter': 'json',
+            'stream': 'ext://sys.stdout',
+        }
+    },
+    'root': {
+        'level': 'INFO',
+        'handlers': ['stdout']
+    }
+})
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
+# @app.before_request
+# def log_request_info():
+#     app.logger.info('Request received', extra={
+#         'method': request.method,
+#         'url': request.url,
+#         'headers': dict(request.headers),
+#         'body': request.get_data(as_text=True)
+#     })
+
+@app.before_request
+def log_request_info():
+    try:
+        body = request.get_data(as_text=True)
+        if len(body) > 1000:  # Limit body size for logging
+            body = body[:1000] + '... [truncated]'
+
+        app.logger.info('Request received', extra={
+            'method': request.method,
+            'url': request.url,
+            'headers': dict(request.headers),
+            'body': body
+        })
+    except Exception as e:
+        app.logger.error('Error logging request info', exc_info=e)
+
+
 @app.route('/invoke-script', methods=['POST'])
 @validate_api_key