diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 685605f..59306d4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251023183803-a4bb9ffd2546 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.40.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.32.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 	modernc.org/libc v1.67.6 // indirect
 	modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1 // indirect
 	modernc.org/memory v1.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1a5074d..4918414 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.32.0/go.mod h1:o/rUWzghvpD5TXrTIBuJU77MTaN0ljMWE47kxGJQ7jY=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.39.0 h1:ik4ho21kwuQln40uelmciQPp9SipgNDdrafrYA4TmQQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.39.0/go.mod h1:JnefbkDPyD8UU2kI5fuf8ZX4/yUeh9W877ZeBONxUqQ=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 h1:bBRl1b0OH9s/DuPhuXpNl+VtCaJXFZ5/uEFST95x9zc=
+gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:YD8tP3GAjkrDg1eZH7EGmyESg/lsYskCTPBJVb9jqSc=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.27.1 h1:9W30zRlYrefrDV2JE2O8VDtJ1yPGownxciz5rrbQZis=
diff --git a/internal/logger/logger.go b/internal/logger/logger.go
index 447b70f..d231f2e 100644
--- a/internal/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger.go
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package logger
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 )
 
 type Logger struct {
@@ -10,13 +14,28 @@ type Logger struct {
 }
 
 func New(debug bool) *Logger {
+	logDir := "/var/log/banforge"
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(logDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fileWriter := &lumberjack.Logger{
+		Filename:   filepath.Join(logDir, "banforge.log"),
+		MaxSize:    500,
+		MaxBackups: 3,
+		MaxAge:     28,
+		Compress:   true,
+	}
+
 	var level slog.Level
 	if debug {
 		level = slog.LevelDebug
 	} else {
 		level = slog.LevelInfo
 	}
-	handler := slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+	multiWriter := io.MultiWriter(fileWriter, os.Stdout)
+
+	handler := slog.NewTextHandler(multiWriter, &slog.HandlerOptions{
 		Level: level,
 	})
 
diff --git a/internal/storage/db.go b/internal/storage/db.go
index a76a33b..f825bc6 100644
--- a/internal/storage/db.go
+++ b/internal/storage/db.go
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ type DB struct {
 func NewDB() (*DB, error) {
 	db, err := sql.Open(
 		"sqlite",
-		"/var/lib/banforge/storage.db?mode=rwc&_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=10000&cache=shared",
+		"/var/lib/banforge/storage.db?_pragma=journal_mode(WAL)&_pragma=busy_timeout(30000)&_pragma=synchronous(NORMAL)",
 	)
+	db.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
+	db.SetMaxIdleConns(1)
+	db.SetConnMaxLifetime(0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/storage/db_test.go b/internal/storage/db_test.go
index af52448..bc3d613 100644
--- a/internal/storage/db_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/db_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func createTestDBStruct(t *testing.T) *DB {
 	}
 
 	filePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test.db")
-	sqlDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", filePath)
+	sqlDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite", filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/storage/writer.go b/internal/storage/writer.go
index 479843b..dc03e08 100644
--- a/internal/storage/writer.go
+++ b/internal/storage/writer.go
@@ -5,18 +5,76 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Write(db *DB, resultCh <-chan *LogEntry) {
-	for result := range resultCh {
-		_, err := db.db.Exec(
-			"INSERT INTO requests (service, ip, path, method, status, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
-			result.Service,
-			result.IP,
-			result.Path,
-			result.Method,
-			result.Status,
-			time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
-		)
+	const batchSize = 100
+	const flushInterval = 1 * time.Second
+
+	batch := make([]*LogEntry, 0, batchSize)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(flushInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	flush := func() {
+		if len(batch) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+
+		tx, err := db.db.Begin()
 		if err != nil {
-			db.logger.Error("Failed to write to database", "error", err)
+			db.logger.Error("Failed to begin transaction", "error", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		stmt, err := tx.Prepare(
+			"INSERT INTO requests (service, ip, path, method, status, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
+		if err != nil {
+			tx.Rollback()
+			db.logger.Error("Failed to prepare statement", "error", err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			err := stmt.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				db.logger.Error("Failed to close statement", "error", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		for _, entry := range batch {
+			_, err := stmt.Exec(
+				entry.Service,
+				entry.IP,
+				entry.Path,
+				entry.Method,
+				entry.Status,
+				time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				db.logger.Error("Failed to insert entry", "error", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+			db.logger.Error("Failed to commit transaction", "error", err)
+		} else {
+			db.logger.Debug("Flushed batch", "count", len(batch))
+		}
+
+		batch = batch[:0]
+	}
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case result, ok := <-resultCh:
+			if !ok {
+				flush()
+				return
+			}
+
+			batch = append(batch, result)
+			if len(batch) >= batchSize {
+				flush()
+			}
+
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			flush()
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/storage/writer_test.go b/internal/storage/writer_test.go
index d216d54..cb2aca7 100644
--- a/internal/storage/writer_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/writer_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestWrite(t *testing.T) {
 
 	close(resultCh)
 
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	err = d.db.QueryRow("SELECT ip FROM requests LIMIT 1").Scan(&ip)
 	if err != nil {