diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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index 0000000..49ad190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
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+module github.com/sorintlab/agola
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.3.2 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
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index 0000000..46c3eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 h1:WdK/asTD0HN+q6hsWO3/vpuAkAr+tw6aNJNDFFf0+qw=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.3.2 h1:2Oa65PReHzfn29GpvgsYwloV9AVFHPDk8tYxt2c2tr4=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.3.2/go.mod h1:gD2HeocX3+yG+ygLZcrzQJaqmWj9AIm7n08wl/qW/PE=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 h1:HoEmRHQPVSqub6w2z2d2EOVs2fjyFRGyofhKuyDq0QI=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:wR5kodmAFQ0UK8QlbwjlSNy0Z68gJhDJUG5sjR94q/0=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1 h1:XCJQEf3W6eZaVwhRBof6ImoYGJSITeKWsyeh3HFu/5o=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.9.1/go.mod h1:vwi/ZaCAaUcBkycHslxD9B2zi4UTXhF60s6SWpuDF0Q=
diff --git a/internal/log/log.go b/internal/log/log.go
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index 0000000..13692bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/log/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Sorint.lab
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package log
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+)
+
+func New(level zap.AtomicLevel) *zap.Logger {
+	config := zap.Config{
+		Level:             level,
+		Development:       true,
+		DisableStacktrace: true,
+		Encoding:          "console",
+		EncoderConfig:     zap.NewDevelopmentEncoderConfig(),
+		OutputPaths:       []string{"stderr"},
+		ErrorOutputPaths:  []string{"stderr"},
+	}
+
+	config.EncoderConfig.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
+
+	logger, err := config.Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize logger: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	return logger
+}