diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e51a0fd..807854f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -149,4 +149,5 @@ secrets.*
 .idea/
 
 # Logs
+logs/
 *.log
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index aa923a4..69dc459 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@
 from app.models import Base
 import os
 import json
+import logging
+
+# Handle the logging
+log_directory = "logs"
+if not os.path.exists(log_directory):
+    os.makedirs(log_directory)
+log_file_path = os.path.join(log_directory, "app.log")
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+    handlers=[logging.StreamHandler(), logging.FileHandler('logs/app.log')]
+)
+logging.info("FastAPI application started.")
 
 # Create database tables only if not in test environment
 if not os.getenv("TESTING"):
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index 46c3942..491f47e 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ AWS_S3_BUCKET=aixiv-papers
 # ========================================
 SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
 DEBUG=True
-ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3000 
\ No newline at end of file
+ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3000
+AUTH_TOKEN=your-auth-token-here
\ No newline at end of file