refactor: add logging configuration with adjustable log levels and update related documentation

.env

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PORT=5172
 BASE_PATH=/
 NODE_ENV=development
 ENABLE_HTTPS_SECURITY=false
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
 # Database Path - Local MaxMind databases location
 MAXMIND_DB_PATH=D:\\tools\\maxmind-dbs

.env.example

@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ PORT=5172
 BASE_PATH=/
 NODE_ENV=production
 
+# Logging Configuration
+# Minimum log level: debug, info, warning, error
+# - debug: All logs (very verbose)
+# - info: Info, warnings, and errors (default for development)
+# - warning: Only warnings and errors (recommended for production)
+# - error: Only errors
+LOG_LEVEL=warning
+
 # Database Path (usually doesn't need to change)
 MAXMIND_DB_PATH=/usr/share/maxmind
 

Overview.json

@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@
         "**HTTPS Security Headers** - Toggle security headers (CSP, HSTS, COOP, CORP) based on deployment type (HTTP vs HTTPS)",
         "**Port Configuration** - Customize backend and frontend ports",
         "**Base Path Support** - Deploy under custom URL paths for reverse proxy scenarios",
-        "**Logging Levels** - Adjust verbosity from debug to production",
+        "**Configurable Logging Levels** - Hierarchical log filtering (debug, info, warning, error) similar to Serilog in .NET",
-        "**Seq Integration** - Optional structured logging to Seq server",
+        "**Seq Integration** - Optional structured logging to Seq server with configurable minimum level",
         "**Database Path** - Configurable GeoLite2 database location"
       ]
     },
@@ -217,12 +217,14 @@
       "title": "Monitoring & Observability",
       "items": [
         "**Structured Logging** - JSON-formatted logs with context and correlation IDs",
+        "**Hierarchical Log Levels** - Configurable minimum log level (debug, info, warning, error) for filtering",
         "**Version Endpoint** - Check deployed version, build date, and git revision",
         "**Health Checks** - Monitor service availability and database status",
         "**Error Tracking** - Detailed error messages with stack traces in development",
         "**Request Logging** - Log all API requests with IP, method, path, and response time",
         "**Rate Limit Metrics** - Track rate limit hits and blocked requests",
-        "**Seq Integration** - Optional centralized logging with query and dashboard capabilities"
+        "**Seq Integration** - Optional centralized logging with query and dashboard capabilities",
+        "**Production-Ready Logging** - Minimal overhead with filtered log levels for production environments"
       ]
     },
     {

README.md

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ PORT=5172
 BASE_PATH=/
 NODE_ENV=development
 ENABLE_HTTPS_SECURITY=false
+LOG_LEVEL=debug  # debug | info | warning | error
 
 # Database Path - Point to your MaxMind databases location
 MAXMIND_DB_PATH=D:\tools\maxmind-dbs  # Windows
@@ -98,13 +99,14 @@ This will start:
 
 #### 1. Configure Environment
 
-Edit `.env` file with your MaxMind credentials:
+Edit `.env` file with your MaxMind credentials and logging level:
 
 ```env
 GEOIPUPDATE_ACCOUNT_ID=your_account_id_here
 GEOIPUPDATE_LICENSE_KEY=your_license_key_here
 FRONTEND_API_KEY=your-secure-frontend-api-key-here
 EXTERNAL_API_KEYS=your-secure-external-api-key-1,your-secure-external-api-key-2
+LOG_LEVEL=warning  # Recommended for production (debug | info | warning | error)
 ```
 
 #### 2. Start Services
@@ -113,6 +115,28 @@ EXTERNAL_API_KEYS=your-secure-external-api-key-1,your-secure-external-api-key-2
 docker-compose up -d
 ```
 
+**Or with Docker run:**
+
+```bash
+# Build image
+docker build -t bitip-geoip:latest .
+
+# Run with custom log level
+docker run -d \
+  -p 5172:5172 \
+  -e LOG_LEVEL=warning \
+  -e FRONTEND_API_KEY=your-api-key \
+  -v /path/to/maxmind-dbs:/usr/share/maxmind \
+  bitip-geoip:latest
+```
+
+**Available log levels:**
+
+- `debug` - All logs (verbose, for development/troubleshooting)
+- `info` - Info + warnings + errors (default)
+- `warning` - Warnings + errors only (recommended for production)
+- `error` - Errors only (minimal logging)
+
 #### 3. Access the Service
 
 - **Web Interface**: http://localhost:5172
@@ -323,24 +347,24 @@ npm run install:all      # Install all dependencies (root + backend + frontend)
 
 ### Environment Variables
 
-| Variable                   | Default                | Description                                                     |
+| Variable                   | Default                | Description                                           |
-| -------------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| -------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
-| `PORT`                     | `5172`                 | Server port                                                     |
+| `PORT`                     | `5172`                 | Server port                                           |
-| `BASE_PATH`                | `/`                    | Application base path                                           |
+| `BASE_PATH`                | `/`                    | Application base path                                 |
-| `NODE_ENV`                 | `development`          | Environment mode (development/production)                       |
+| `NODE_ENV`                 | `development`          | Environment mode (development/production)             |
-| `ENABLE_HTTPS_SECURITY`    | `false`                | Enable HTTPS security headers (CSP, HSTS, COOP, CORP)          |
+| `ENABLE_HTTPS_SECURITY`    | `false`                | Enable HTTPS security headers (CSP, HSTS, COOP, CORP) |
-| `MAXMIND_DB_PATH`          | `/usr/share/maxmind`   | MaxMind database directory                                      |
+| `MAXMIND_DB_PATH`          | `/usr/share/maxmind`   | MaxMind database directory                            |
-| `FRONTEND_API_KEY`         | `frontend-default-key` | Frontend API key                                                |
+| `FRONTEND_API_KEY`         | `frontend-default-key` | Frontend API key                                      |
-| `EXTERNAL_API_KEYS`        | `external-default-key` | External API keys (comma-separated)                             |
+| `EXTERNAL_API_KEYS`        | `external-default-key` | External API keys (comma-separated)                   |
-| `FRONTEND_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | `http://localhost:*`   | Allowed CORS origins for frontend (comma-separated)             |
+| `FRONTEND_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | `http://localhost:*`   | Allowed CORS origins for frontend (comma-separated)   |
-| `FRONTEND_RATE_WINDOW_MS`  | `60000`                | Frontend rate limit window (milliseconds)                       |
+| `FRONTEND_RATE_WINDOW_MS`  | `60000`                | Frontend rate limit window (milliseconds)             |
-| `FRONTEND_RATE_MAX`        | `30`                   | Frontend rate limit max requests                                |
+| `FRONTEND_RATE_MAX`        | `30`                   | Frontend rate limit max requests                      |
-| `EXTERNAL_RATE_WINDOW_MS`  | `60000`                | External rate limit window (milliseconds)                       |
+| `EXTERNAL_RATE_WINDOW_MS`  | `60000`                | External rate limit window (milliseconds)             |
-| `EXTERNAL_RATE_MAX`        | `1000`                 | External rate limit max requests                                |
+| `EXTERNAL_RATE_MAX`        | `1000`                 | External rate limit max requests                      |
-| `BATCH_LIMIT`              | `100`                  | Maximum IPs per batch request                                   |
+| `BATCH_LIMIT`              | `100`                  | Maximum IPs per batch request                         |
-| `DEBOUNCE_MS`              | `2000`                 | Frontend input debounce delay (milliseconds)                    |
+| `DEBOUNCE_MS`              | `2000`                 | Frontend input debounce delay (milliseconds)          |
-| `SEQ_URL`                  | -                      | Seq logging server URL (optional)                               |
+| `SEQ_URL`                  | -                      | Seq logging server URL (optional)                     |
-| `SEQ_API_KEY`              | -                      | Seq API key (optional)                                          |
+| `SEQ_API_KEY`              | -                      | Seq API key (optional)                                |
 
 ### MaxMind Database Setup
 

docs/CONFIGURATION.md

@@ -120,6 +120,25 @@ ENABLE_HTTPS_SECURITY=false
   - `production` - Optimized for performance, minimal logging
 - **Example**: `production`
 
+**`LOG_LEVEL`**
+
+- **Purpose**: Minimum logging level for both console and Seq output
+- **Format**: String
+- **Required**: No
+- **Default**: `info`
+- **Valid Values**:
+  - `debug` - All logs including debug messages (very verbose, use only for troubleshooting)
+  - `info` - Informational messages, warnings, and errors (recommended for development)
+  - `warning` - Only warnings and errors (recommended for production)
+  - `error` - Only error messages (minimal logging)
+- **Use Cases**:
+  - Development: `debug` or `info` - Full visibility into application behavior
+  - Production: `warning` or `error` - Reduce log volume and focus on issues
+  - Troubleshooting: Temporarily set to `debug` to diagnose problems
+- **Example**: `warning`
+- **Note**: Similar to Serilog's minimum level filtering in .NET
+- **Impact**: Affects both console output and Seq structured logging
+
 **`ENABLE_HTTPS_SECURITY`**
 
 - **Purpose**: Enable/disable HTTPS security headers (Helmet middleware)

src/backend/services/config.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Config } from '../types/index.js';
+import { Config, LogLevel, LOG_LEVELS } from '../types/index.js';
 import path from 'path';
 import { config as dotenvConfig } from 'dotenv';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@ const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 // Load .env file from root directory
 dotenvConfig({ path: path.join(__dirname, '../../../.env') });
 
+// Parse log level from environment variable
+const parseLogLevel = (level?: string): LogLevel => {
+  const normalized = (level || LOG_LEVELS.INFO).toLowerCase();
+  const validLevels = Object.values(LOG_LEVELS);
+  return validLevels.includes(normalized as LogLevel)
+    ? (normalized as LogLevel)
+    : LOG_LEVELS.INFO;
+};
+
 export const config: Config = {
   port: parseInt(process.env.PORT || '5172', 10),
   basePath: process.env.BASE_PATH || '/',
   maxmindDbPath: process.env.MAXMIND_DB_PATH || '/usr/share/maxmind',
   seqUrl: process.env.SEQ_URL,
   seqApiKey: process.env.SEQ_API_KEY,
+  logLevel: parseLogLevel(process.env.LOG_LEVEL),
   enableHttpsSecurity: process.env.ENABLE_HTTPS_SECURITY === 'true',
   apiKeys: {
     frontend: process.env.FRONTEND_API_KEY || 'frontend-default-key',

src/backend/services/geoip.ts

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class GeoIPService {
       const response: City = this.cityReader!.city(ip);
       const result: DetailedGeoIPResponse = {
         ip,
-        location: response as any as GeoIPLocation,
+        location: response as GeoIPLocation,
       };
 
       this.cache.set(cacheKey, result);

src/backend/services/logger.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { Logger as SeqLogger, SeqLoggerConfig } from 'seq-logging';
+import { LogLevel, LOG_LEVELS, LOG_LEVEL_PRIORITY } from '../types/index.js';
 import config from './config.js';
 
 class Logger {
   private seqLogger?: SeqLogger;
+  private minLevel: LogLevel;
 
   constructor() {
+    this.minLevel = config.logLevel;
+
     if (config.seqUrl) {
       const seqConfig: SeqLoggerConfig = {
         serverUrl: config.seqUrl,
@@ -15,9 +19,20 @@ class Logger {
       };
       this.seqLogger = new SeqLogger(seqConfig);
     }
+
+    // Log initial configuration
+    console.log(
+      `[INFO] Logger initialized with minimum level: ${this.minLevel.toUpperCase()}`
+    );
   }
 
-  info(message: string, properties?: any): void {
+  private shouldLog(level: LogLevel): boolean {
+    return LOG_LEVEL_PRIORITY[level] >= LOG_LEVEL_PRIORITY[this.minLevel];
+  }
+
+  info(message: string, properties?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+    if (!this.shouldLog(LOG_LEVELS.INFO)) return;
+
     console.log(`[INFO] ${message}`, properties || '');
     if (this.seqLogger) {
       this.seqLogger.emit({
@@ -29,7 +44,9 @@ class Logger {
     }
   }
 
-  warn(message: string, properties?: any): void {
+  warn(message: string, properties?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+    if (!this.shouldLog(LOG_LEVELS.WARNING)) return;
+
     console.warn(`[WARN] ${message}`, properties || '');
     if (this.seqLogger) {
       this.seqLogger.emit({
@@ -41,7 +58,13 @@ class Logger {
     }
   }
 
-  error(message: string, error?: Error, properties?: any): void {
+  error(
+    message: string,
+    error?: Error,
+    properties?: Record<string, unknown>
+  ): void {
+    if (!this.shouldLog(LOG_LEVELS.ERROR)) return;
+
     console.error(`[ERROR] ${message}`, error || '', properties || '');
     if (this.seqLogger) {
       this.seqLogger.emit({
@@ -57,7 +80,9 @@ class Logger {
     }
   }
 
-  debug(message: string, properties?: any): void {
+  debug(message: string, properties?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+    if (!this.shouldLog(LOG_LEVELS.DEBUG)) return;
+
     console.debug(`[DEBUG] ${message}`, properties || '');
     if (this.seqLogger) {
       this.seqLogger.emit({

src/backend/types/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import { LogLevel } from './log';
+
+export * from './log';
+
 export interface GeoIPLocation {
   country?: {
     iso_code?: string;
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ export interface Config {
   maxmindDbPath: string;
   seqUrl?: string;
   seqApiKey?: string;
+  logLevel: LogLevel;
   enableHttpsSecurity: boolean;
   apiKeys: {
     frontend: string;

src/backend/types/log.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export const LOG_LEVELS = {
+  DEBUG: 'debug',
+  INFO: 'info',
+  WARNING: 'warning',
+  ERROR: 'error',
+} as const;
+
+export type LogLevel = (typeof LOG_LEVELS)[keyof typeof LOG_LEVELS];
+
+export const LOG_LEVEL_PRIORITY: Record<LogLevel, number> = {
+  [LOG_LEVELS.DEBUG]: 0,
+  [LOG_LEVELS.INFO]: 1,
+  [LOG_LEVELS.WARNING]: 2,
+  [LOG_LEVELS.ERROR]: 3,
+} as const;