diff --git a/breadcrumbs/include/Logger.h b/breadcrumbs/include/Logger.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d513e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/breadcrumbs/include/Logger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#ifndef LOGGER_HPP
+#define LOGGER_HPP
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+
+
+class Logger {
+public:
+	int logging_Level = 1;
+	string filename = "log.txt";
+	
+	
+};
+
+void write_log(string msg, int msg_level, string filename, Logger* logObject) {
+	string line;
+	ofstream log_file;
+	log_file.open(filename, std::ios_base::app);
+	if (logObject->logging_Level <= msg_level) {
+		//for (int i = 0; i < &msg.size; i++)
+		log_file << msg;
+
+	}
+	log_file.close();
+}
+
+Logger* logger = NULL;
+Logger* getLogger() {
+	if (logger == NULL) {
+		logger = new Logger();
+		
+	}
+	return logger;
+}
+
+//Logger* logger = getLogger();
+#endif
diff --git a/breadcrumbs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp b/breadcrumbs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp
index 84df34e..5d08e32 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
 #include "AlgorithmServer.hpp"
+#include "Logger.h"
+
+//Logger* logger = getLogger();
 
 AlgorithmServer::AlgorithmServer(size_t numClients)
 {
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ AlgorithmServer::~AlgorithmServer()
 
 void AlgorithmServer::serverThreadRuntime()
 {
+	Logger* logger = getLogger();
 	int iResult;
 	clientThreadsMutex = CreateMutex(NULL, false, NULL);
 
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ void AlgorithmServer::serverThreadRuntime()
 
 	iResult = listen(ListenSocket, SOMAXCONN);
 	if (iResult == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+		//write_log("listen failed with error\n", 1, logger->filename, logger);
 		printf("listen failed with error: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
 		closesocket(ListenSocket);
 		WSACleanup();
@@ -75,10 +80,17 @@ void AlgorithmServer::serverThreadRuntime()
 	// Accept a client socket
 	while (continueThread)
 	{
+		Logger* logger = getLogger();
+		//logger.filename = "log2.txt";
+		write_log("Listening for clients...\n", 1, logger->filename, logger);
 		printf("Listening for clients...\n");
 		ClientSocket = accept(ListenSocket, NULL, NULL);
+		write_log("Hello new client!\n", 1, logger->filename, logger);
 		printf("Hello new client!\n");
 		if (ClientSocket == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+			write_log("accept failed with error: ", 1, logger->filename, logger);
+			write_log(std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()), 1, logger->filename, logger);
+			write_log("\n", 1, logger->filename, logger);
 			printf("accept failed with error: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
 			AcceptFailures++;
 			if (AcceptFailures >= MAX_ACCEPT_FAILURES)
@@ -115,6 +127,7 @@ void AlgorithmServer::serverThreadRuntime()
 			unlockClientThreadsMutex();
 		}
 		else {
+			write_log("Could not acquire mutex to add new client thread\n", 1, logger->filename, logger);
 			printf("Could not acquire mutex to add new client thread\n");
 		}
 	}
@@ -134,6 +147,7 @@ vector<Attribute>* AlgorithmServer::getAllIncomingAttributes()
 	Polls DataSyncThreads for new updates
 	Updates master storage accordingly
 	*/
+	Logger* logger = getLogger();
 	vector<Attribute>* newAttribs = new vector<Attribute>;
 	if (lockClientThreadsMutex() == STATUS_WAIT_0)
 	{
@@ -145,6 +159,7 @@ vector<Attribute>* AlgorithmServer::getAllIncomingAttributes()
 		unlockClientThreadsMutex();
 	}
 	else {
+		write_log("Could not acquire mutex to add new client thread\n", 1, logger->filename, logger);
 		printf("Could not acquire mutex to get incoming attributes.\n");
 	}
 	return newAttribs;
diff --git a/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp b/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
index 5974754..fb86574 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 #include "DataSyncThread.hpp"
-
+#include <Logger.h>
 
 void DataSyncThread::threadRuntime()
 {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void DataSyncThread::threadRuntime()
 
 	while (continueThread && iResult > 0)
 	{
-
+		//write_log("Waiting to receive bytes\n", 1, logger->filename, logger);
 		printf("Waiting to receive bytes\n");
 		if (!readyToReceive())
 			continue;
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ void DataSyncThread::startComms()
 	/*
 	Initializes the communication thread
 	*/
+	//write_log("Start comms: ", 1, logger->filename, logger);
+	//write_log(std::to_string(incomingAttributes), 1, logger->filename, logger);
+
 	printf("Start comms: %d\n", incomingAttributes);
 	if (!threadRunning)
 	{
diff --git a/breadcrumbs/src/main/Breadcrumbs.cpp b/breadcrumbs/src/main/Breadcrumbs.cpp
index 83ca39f..458cf60 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/src/main/Breadcrumbs.cpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/src/main/Breadcrumbs.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-
 #include "Config.hpp"
+
 #include "AlgoBreadcrumbs.hpp"