diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75d99f3..d26c379 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,13 +13,34 @@ If you wish to invite this bot to your server, use [this link.](https://discord.
 - Plant names are given in latin with a list of possible common names
 - Provides links to [GBIF], [PFAF], and [POWO] for the identified plant
 
-## Prerequisites
+## Dependencies
 
+```elixir
+# mix.exs
+
+defp deps do
+    [
+      {:dialyxir, "~> 1.4", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
       {:nostrum, "~> 0.10"},
       {:httpoison, "~> 2.2"},
       {:image, "~> 0.55"},
       {:jason, "~> 1.4"},
-      {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.7"}
+      {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.7"},
+      {:quantum, "~> 3.5"},
+      {:tesla, "~> 1.13"}
+    ]
+  end
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+Below are the environment variables that you need to set for the program to function:
+
+```
+DISCORD_TOKEN=               client secret from the bot's application
+LOGS_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=    webhook url for the log channel
+PLANTNET_API_KEY=            API key for the PlantNet service
+```
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 9a333b5..4258f8e 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@ config :plantid_discord_bot, PlantIdDiscordBot.Scheduler,
     {"@daily", {PlantIdDiscordBot.RateLimiter, :reset_counters, []}}
   ]
 
-config :logger, :console,
-  format: "$time $metadata[$level] $message\n",
-  level: :info
-
 import_config "#{config_env()}.exs"
diff --git a/config/dev.exs b/config/dev.exs
index 11859a1..a2d534d 100644
--- a/config/dev.exs
+++ b/config/dev.exs
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ config :plantid_discord_bot,
     "https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=948227126094598204&permissions=19520&scope=bot",
   api: Nostrum.Api
 
-config :logger, level: :debug
+config :logger, :console,
+  format: "$time $metadata[$level] $message\n",
+  level: :debug
diff --git a/config/prod.exs b/config/prod.exs
index dcd7c6d..144e8d4 100644
--- a/config/prod.exs
+++ b/config/prod.exs
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ config :plantid_discord_bot,
 
 config :logger, :console,
   format: "$time $metadata[$level] $message\n",
-  level: :info
+  level: :error
diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 7c0e02b..1a3b288 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ config :nostrum,
   token: System.get_env("DISCORD_TOKEN"),
   ffmpeg: nil
 
+config :logger,
+  backends: [{PlantIdDiscordBot.DiscordLogger, :discord_logger}, :console]
+
 config :logger, :console,
   format: "$time $metadata[$level] $message\n",
   level: :info
+
+config :logger, :discord_logger,
+  webhook_url: System.get_env("LOGS_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL"),
+  level: :error,
+  bot_token: System.get_env("DISCORD_TOKEN")
diff --git a/lib/logger/discord_logger.ex b/lib/logger/discord_logger.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d153895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/logger/discord_logger.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+defmodule PlantIdDiscordBot.DiscordLogger do
+  require Logger
+  use Tesla
+
+  plug(Tesla.Middleware.JSON)
+
+  @behaviour :gen_event
+
+  def init({__MODULE__, name}) do
+    {:ok, configure(name, [])}
+  end
+
+  def handle_call({:configure, opts}, %{name: name} = state) do
+    {:ok, :ok, configure(name, opts, state)}
+  end
+
+  def handle_event({_level, gl, {Logger, _, _, _}}, state) when node(gl) != node() do
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
+  def handle_event({level, _gl, {Logger, msg, ts, md}}, %{} = state) do
+    if is_level_okay(level, state.level) do
+      log_to_discord(state.webhook_url, level, msg, ts, md)
+    end
+
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
+  def handle_event(:flush, state) do
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info(_, state) do
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
+  defp is_level_okay(lvl, min_level) do
+    is_nil(min_level) or Logger.compare_levels(lvl, min_level) != :lt
+  end
+
+  def log_to_discord(webhook_url, level, msg, ts, md) do
+    formatted_msg = format_message(level, msg, ts, md)
+    body = %{content: formatted_msg}
+
+    post(webhook_url, body)
+    |> case do
+      {:ok, %{status: status}} when status in 200..299 -> :ok
+      {:error, reason} -> Logger.error("Error sending log to Discord: #{inspect(reason)}")
+      _any -> Logger.error("Error sending log to Discord")
+    end
+  end
+
+  def format_message(level, msg, _ts, md) do
+    timestamp = DateTime.utc_now()
+    source = md[:application]
+    msg = IO.iodata_to_binary(msg) |> String.slice(0..1900)
+
+    "[#{timestamp}] [#{source}] [#{level}] `#{msg}`"
+  end
+
+  defp configure(name, opts) do
+    state = %{name: name, format: nil, level: nil, metadata: nil, metadata_filter: nil}
+    configure(name, opts, state)
+  end
+
+  defp configure(name, opts, state) do
+    env = Application.get_env(:logger, name, [])
+    opts = Keyword.merge(env, opts)
+    Application.put_env(:logger, name, opts)
+
+    new_state = %{
+      webhook_url: Keyword.get(opts, :webhook_url, nil),
+      level: Keyword.get(opts, :level)
+    }
+
+    Map.merge(state, new_state)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/plantid_discord_bot.ex b/lib/plantid_discord_bot.ex
index 89ed880..2806cd8 100644
--- a/lib/plantid_discord_bot.ex
+++ b/lib/plantid_discord_bot.ex
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ defmodule PlantIdDiscordBot.Consumer do
   @moduledoc """
   A Discord bot that identifies plants from photos of their organs.
   """
-
   use Nostrum.Consumer
   alias Nostrum.Api
   alias PlantIdDiscordBot.Cog
diff --git a/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/info.ex b/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/info.ex
index 3aaca2e..1353b85 100644
--- a/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/info.ex
+++ b/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/info.ex
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ defmodule PlantIdDiscordBot.Cog.Info do
   import Nostrum.Struct.Embed
   alias PlantIdDiscordBot.Utils
 
+  require Logger
+
   # reference to Nostrum.Api in non-test environments, reference to mock in test
   @api Application.compile_env(:plantid_discord_bot, :api)
 
diff --git a/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/plantnet.ex b/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/plantnet.ex
index 2b01f4d..0d84ab4 100644
--- a/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/plantnet.ex
+++ b/lib/plantid_discord_bot/cogs/plantnet.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 defmodule PlantIdDiscordBot.Cog.PlantNet do
+  require Logger
   use Nostrum.Consumer
   alias PlantIdDiscordBot.RateLimiter
   alias PlantIdDiscordBot.PlantNet.Parser
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ defmodule PlantIdDiscordBot.Cog.PlantNet do
           })
       end
 
-    IO.inspect(saved_images)
+    Logger.debug(saved_images)
 
     # TODO use actual image data
     image1 =
@@ -73,13 +74,13 @@ defmodule PlantIdDiscordBot.Cog.PlantNet do
         })
 
       {:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 400}} ->
-        # TODO add logger
+        Logger.error("Malformed request sent to the PlantNet API")
+
         Api.create_followup_message(interaction.application_id, interaction.token, %{
           content: "Bad Request"
         })
 
       {:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 404}} ->
-        # TODO add logger
         RateLimiter.increase_counter(interaction.guild_id)
 
         Api.create_followup_message(interaction.application_id, interaction.token, %{
@@ -87,19 +88,20 @@ defmodule PlantIdDiscordBot.Cog.PlantNet do
         })
 
       {:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 429}} ->
-        # TODO add logger
+        Logger.warning("Request limit exceeded for the PlantNet API")
+
         Api.create_followup_message(interaction.application_id, interaction.token, %{
           content: "Too Many Requests"
         })
 
       {_, _} ->
-        # TODO add logger
+        Logger.error("Internal server error when contacting the PlantNet API")
+
         Api.create_followup_message(interaction.application_id, interaction.token, %{
           content: "Internal Server Error"
         })
     end
 
-    # TODO make into a task for async deletion, deal with errors
     Enum.map(saved_images, fn {:ok, filename} -> filename end)
     |> File.delete_files!()
   end
diff --git a/lib/plantid_discord_bot/plantnet/parser.ex b/lib/plantnet/parser.ex
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/plantid_discord_bot/plantnet/parser.ex
rename to lib/plantnet/parser.ex
diff --git a/lib/plantid_discord_bot/utils/duration.ex b/lib/utils/duration.ex
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/plantid_discord_bot/utils/duration.ex
rename to lib/utils/duration.ex
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 03e090c..24d0bc8 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ defmodule PlantidDiscordBot.MixProject do
       {:image, "~> 0.55"},
       {:jason, "~> 1.4"},
       {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.7"},
-      {:quantum, "~> 3.5"}
+      {:quantum, "~> 3.5"},
+      {:tesla, "~> 1.13"}
     ]
   end
 end
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 509dff5..4617be3 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   "sweet_xml": {:hex, :sweet_xml, "0.7.4", "a8b7e1ce7ecd775c7e8a65d501bc2cd933bff3a9c41ab763f5105688ef485d08", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "e7c4b0bdbf460c928234951def54fe87edf1a170f6896675443279e2dbeba167"},
   "telemetry": {:hex, :telemetry, "1.3.0", "fedebbae410d715cf8e7062c96a1ef32ec22e764197f70cda73d82778d61e7a2", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "7015fc8919dbe63764f4b4b87a95b7c0996bd539e0d499be6ec9d7f3875b79e6"},
   "telemetry_registry": {:hex, :telemetry_registry, "0.3.2", "701576890320be6428189bff963e865e8f23e0ff3615eade8f78662be0fc003c", [:mix, :rebar3], [{:telemetry, "~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "e7ed191eb1d115a3034af8e1e35e4e63d5348851d556646d46ca3d1b4e16bab9"},
+  "tesla": {:hex, :tesla, "1.13.2", "85afa342eb2ac0fee830cf649dbd19179b6b359bec4710d02a3d5d587f016910", [:mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:exjsx, ">= 3.0.0", [hex: :exjsx, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:finch, "~> 0.13", [hex: :finch, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:fuse, "~> 2.4", [hex: :fuse, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:gun, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :gun, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "~> 1.6", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:ibrowse, "4.4.2", [hex: :ibrowse, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mint, "~> 1.0", [hex: :mint, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mox, "~> 1.0", [hex: :mox, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:msgpax, "~> 2.3", [hex: :msgpax, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poison, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "960609848f1ef654c3cdfad68453cd84a5febecb6ed9fed9416e36cd9cd724f9"},
   "unicode_util_compat": {:hex, :unicode_util_compat, "0.7.0", "bc84380c9ab48177092f43ac89e4dfa2c6d62b40b8bd132b1059ecc7232f9a78", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "25eee6d67df61960cf6a794239566599b09e17e668d3700247bc498638152521"},
   "vix": {:hex, :vix, "0.31.1", "2b1d379393060ee8e4e1f1c9a621811c4091d8f063221c1ff24a41a4f0c97edc", [:make, :mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:cc_precompiler, "~> 0.1.4 or ~> 0.2", [hex: :cc_precompiler, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:elixir_make, "~> 0.7.3 or ~> 0.8", [hex: :elixir_make, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:kino, "~> 0.7", [hex: :kino, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "766856b52bec222cb5fd301f645a7a9869b61e0ec6e87dc0789ae9657356a8ea"},
 }