diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index aa8d170b8..e71f11f3f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ansi_term"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d52a9bb7ec0cf484c551830a7ce27bd20d67eac647e1befb56b0be4ee39a55d2"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.45"
@@ -365,17 +374,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "quick-xml",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "atty"
-version = "0.2.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d9b39be18770d11421cdb1b9947a45dd3f37e93092cbf377614828a319d5fee8"
-dependencies = [
- "hermit-abi",
- "libc",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -1104,19 +1102,6 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b5320ae4c3782150d900b79807611a59a99fc9a1d61d686faafc24b93fc8d7ca"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "env_logger"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b2cf0344971ee6c64c31be0d530793fba457d322dfec2810c453d0ef228f9c3"
-dependencies = [
- "atty",
- "humantime",
- "log",
- "regex",
- "termcolor",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "event-listener"
 version = "2.5.1"
@@ -1557,12 +1542,6 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c4a1e36c821dbe04574f602848a19f742f4fb3c98d40449f11bcad18d6b17421"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "humantime"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9a3a5bfb195931eeb336b2a7b4d761daec841b97f947d34394601737a7bba5e4"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "0.14.15"
@@ -1769,7 +1748,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views_moderator",
  "lemmy_utils",
  "lemmy_websocket",
- "log",
  "openssl",
  "rand 0.8.4",
  "reqwest",
@@ -1796,7 +1774,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views_actor",
  "lemmy_db_views_moderator",
  "lemmy_utils",
- "log",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "url",
@@ -1830,7 +1807,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views_moderator",
  "lemmy_utils",
  "lemmy_websocket",
- "log",
  "openssl",
  "rand 0.8.4",
  "reqwest",
@@ -1841,6 +1817,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "strum_macros",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
  "url",
  "uuid",
  "webmention",
@@ -1874,7 +1851,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views_actor",
  "lemmy_utils",
  "lemmy_websocket",
- "log",
  "once_cell",
  "percent-encoding",
  "rand 0.8.4",
@@ -1888,6 +1864,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "strum_macros",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
  "url",
  "uuid",
 ]
@@ -1908,13 +1885,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-signature-normalization-reqwest",
  "lemmy_apub_lib_derive",
  "lemmy_utils",
- "log",
  "once_cell",
  "openssl",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2",
+ "tracing",
  "url",
 ]
 
@@ -1939,7 +1916,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "diesel_migrations",
  "lemmy_apub_lib",
  "lemmy_utils",
- "log",
  "once_cell",
  "regex",
  "serde",
@@ -1957,9 +1933,9 @@ version = "0.14.1"
 dependencies = [
  "diesel",
  "lemmy_db_schema",
- "log",
  "serde",
  "serial_test",
+ "tracing",
  "url",
 ]
 
@@ -2000,7 +1976,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views_actor",
  "lemmy_utils",
  "lemmy_websocket",
- "log",
  "once_cell",
  "rss",
  "serde",
@@ -2024,7 +1999,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "diesel",
  "diesel_migrations",
  "doku",
- "env_logger",
  "http-signature-normalization-actix",
  "lemmy_api",
  "lemmy_api_common",
@@ -2038,13 +2012,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_routes",
  "lemmy_utils",
  "lemmy_websocket",
- "log",
  "openssl",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "strum",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-actix-web",
+ "tracing-error",
+ "tracing-log",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
  "url",
 ]
 
@@ -2065,7 +2043,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "itertools",
  "jsonwebtoken",
  "lettre",
- "log",
  "once_cell",
  "openssl",
  "percent-encoding",
@@ -2079,6 +2056,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "strum_macros",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-error",
  "url",
  "uuid",
  "webpage",
@@ -2100,7 +2079,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_db_views",
  "lemmy_db_views_actor",
  "lemmy_utils",
- "log",
  "rand 0.8.4",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -2108,6 +2086,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "strum",
  "strum_macros",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2257,6 +2236,15 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ffbee8634e0d45d258acb448e7eaab3fce7a0a467395d4d9f228e3c1f01fb2e4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matchers"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8263075bb86c5a1b1427b5ae862e8889656f126e9f77c484496e8b47cf5c5558"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex-automata",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "matches"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -3102,6 +3090,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex-syntax",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-automata"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6c230d73fb8d8c1b9c0b3135c5142a8acee3a0558fb8db5cf1cb65f8d7862132"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex-syntax",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-syntax"
 version = "0.6.25"
@@ -3998,6 +3995,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-actix-web"
+version = "0.5.0-beta.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2cac34827e06f78b69523b2fbe5b2dd4dfc75940b2ea5ba37e4fa2a25d4a0edf"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-web",
+ "pin-project",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-futures",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-attributes"
 version = "0.1.18"
@@ -4038,15 +4048,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-log"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a6923477a48e41c1951f1999ef8bb5a3023eb723ceadafe78ffb65dc366761e3"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "tracing-core",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-subscriber"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "80a4ddde70311d8da398062ecf6fc2c309337de6b0f77d6c27aff8d53f6fca52"
+checksum = "7507ec620f809cdf07cccb5bc57b13069a88031b795efd4079b1c71b66c1613d"
 dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "matchers",
+ "regex",
  "sharded-slab",
+ "smallvec",
  "thread_local",
+ "tracing",
  "tracing-core",
+ "tracing-log",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c210b5a7e..bd247b7d3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
 actix = "0.12.0"
 actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false, features = ["rustls"] }
-log = "0.4.14"
-env_logger = "0.9.0"
+tracing = "0.1.29"
+tracing-actix-web = "0.5.0-beta.2"
+tracing-error = "0.2.0"
+tracing-log = "0.1.2"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.2", features = ["env-filter"] }
 strum = "0.21.0"
 url = { version = "2.2.2", features = ["serde"] }
 openssl = "0.10.36"
diff --git a/crates/api/Cargo.toml b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
index 7d53cb330..b2db6e690 100644
--- a/crates/api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ actix = "0.12.0"
 actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false }
 actix-rt = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 awc = { version = "3.0.0-beta.8", default-features = false }
-log = "0.4.14"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 strum = "0.21.0"
 strum_macros = "0.21.1"
diff --git a/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
index 608574d2e..9b7c56403 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.14.1", path = "../db_views_actor" }
 lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.14.1", path = "../db_schema" }
 lemmy_utils = { version = "=0.14.1", path = "../utils" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
-log = "0.4.14"
 diesel = "1.4.8"
 actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false, features = ["cookies"] }
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
index 6372ebf4f..f18871073 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ actix = "0.12.0"
 actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false }
 actix-rt = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 awc = { version = "3.0.0-beta.8", default-features = false }
-log = "0.4.14"
+tracing = "0.1.29"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 strum = "0.21.0"
 strum_macros = "0.21.1"
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
index 248adee6c..a4a92f255 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   LemmyError,
 };
 use lemmy_websocket::{send::send_post_ws_message, LemmyContext, UserOperationCrud};
-use log::warn;
+use tracing::warn;
 use url::Url;
 use webmention::{Webmention, WebmentionError};
 
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/site/read.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/site/read.rs
index cfe492048..837acc83c 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/site/read.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/site/read.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{version, ApiError, ConnectionId, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::{messages::GetUsersOnline, LemmyContext};
-use log::info;
+use tracing::info;
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
 impl PerformCrud for GetSite {
diff --git a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
index 8e5c312df..b2140270f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ actix = "0.12.0"
 actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false }
 actix-rt = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 awc = { version = "3.0.0-beta.8", default-features = false }
-log = "0.4.14"
+tracing = "0.1.29"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 strum = "0.21.0"
 strum_macros = "0.21.1"
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
index 07fc39d2f..1a3d01bbe 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ use lemmy_db_views_actor::{
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
-use log::info;
 use serde::Serialize;
+use tracing::info;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs
index d1878d287..93986a50f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   LemmyError,
 };
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
-use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tracing::debug;
 use url::Url;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
index 6b95626d5..b040a4a80 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use lemmy_apub_lib::{object_id::ObjectId, traits::ApubObject};
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::community::Community;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
-use log::info;
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use tracing::info;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub(crate) struct CommunityQuery {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
index 03eb9e5bf..0d484e8f8 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ use lemmy_apub_lib::{
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::activity::Activity;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
-use log::info;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{fmt::Debug, io::Read};
+use tracing::info;
 use url::Url;
 
 mod comment;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/http/person.rs b/crates/apub/src/http/person.rs
index 3a3a34038..b98f189c9 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/person.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use lemmy_apub_lib::traits::ApubObject;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::person::Person;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
-use log::info;
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use tracing::info;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct PersonQuery {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
index 300ad2f2c..72d9c0c27 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   LemmyError,
 };
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
-use log::debug;
 use std::ops::Deref;
+use tracing::debug;
 use url::Url;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
index 1e30cd8d6..31f41dfc2 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ url = { version = "2.2.2", features = ["serde"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.68", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 anyhow = "1.0.44"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.4", features = ["json"] }
-log = "0.4.14"
+tracing = "0.1.29"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 openssl = "0.10.36"
 once_cell = "1.8.0"
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs b/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs
index 31b18f7c0..582997e29 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ use background_jobs::{
   WorkerConfig,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
-use log::{info, warn};
 use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{env, fmt::Debug, future::Future, pin::Pin};
+use tracing::{info, warn};
 use url::Url;
 
 pub async fn send_activity(
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs b/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
index 7d3be9e5e..59898e669 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   settings::structs::Settings,
   LemmyError,
 };
-use log::info;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use reqwest::{Client, StatusCode};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ use std::{
   marker::PhantomData,
   time::Duration,
 };
+use tracing::info;
 use url::Url;
 
 /// Maximum number of HTTP requests allowed to handle a single incoming activity (or a single object
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs b/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs
index 2ba7edd47..36c6b9644 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use http::{header::HeaderName, HeaderMap, HeaderValue};
 use http_signature_normalization_actix::Config as ConfigActix;
 use http_signature_normalization_reqwest::prelude::{Config, SignExt};
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
-use log::debug;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use openssl::{
   hash::MessageDigest,
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ use reqwest::{Client, Response};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use tracing::debug;
 use url::Url;
 
 static CONFIG2: Lazy<ConfigActix> = Lazy::new(ConfigActix::new);
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
index b7e486911..f57228b6f 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ diesel_migrations = "1.4.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.68", features = ["preserve_order"] }
-log = "0.4.14"
 url = { version = "2.2.2", features = ["serde"] }
 diesel-derive-newtype = "0.1.2"
 regex = "1.5.4"
diff --git a/crates/db_views/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_views/Cargo.toml
index 34e59030d..338b83021 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_views/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ doctest = false
 lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.14.1", path = "../db_schema" }
 diesel = { version = "1.4.8", features = ["postgres","chrono","r2d2","serde_json"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
-log = "0.4.14"
+tracing = "0.1.29"
 url = "2.2.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
index 897a78e00..db7c76cda 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
   ListingType,
   SortType,
 };
-use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tracing::debug;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct PostView {
diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/private_message_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/private_message_view.rs
index 940dbd366..8996f2292 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/private_message_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/private_message_view.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
   },
   traits::{MaybeOptional, ToSafe, ViewToVec},
 };
-use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tracing::debug;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct PrivateMessageView {
diff --git a/crates/routes/Cargo.toml b/crates/routes/Cargo.toml
index 00b17133e..357ae8a18 100644
--- a/crates/routes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/routes/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false, features = ["r
 actix-web-actors = { version = "4.0.0-beta.7", default-features = false }
 actix-http = "3.0.0-beta.10"
 sha2 = "0.9.8"
-log = "0.4.14"
 anyhow = "1.0.44"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 rss = "1.10.0"
diff --git a/crates/utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
index fa75be691..02c6caddd 100644
--- a/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ doctest = false
 regex = "1.5.4"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
 lettre = "0.10.0-rc.3"
-log = "0.4.14"
+tracing = "0.1.29"
+tracing-error = "0.2.0"
 itertools = "0.10.1"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 percent-encoding = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/utils/src/lib.rs
index e30150e30..5eaff30e8 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ pub mod utils;
 pub mod version;
 
 use http::StatusCode;
-use log::warn;
 use std::{fmt, fmt::Display};
 use thiserror::Error;
+use tracing::warn;
+use tracing_error::SpanTrace;
 
 pub type ConnectionId = usize;
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ impl ApiError {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct LemmyError {
   pub inner: anyhow::Error,
+  pub context: SpanTrace,
 }
 
 impl<T> From<T> for LemmyError
@@ -73,13 +75,17 @@ where
   T: Into<anyhow::Error>,
 {
   fn from(t: T) -> Self {
-    LemmyError { inner: t.into() }
+    LemmyError {
+      inner: t.into(),
+      context: SpanTrace::capture(),
+    }
   }
 }
 
 impl Display for LemmyError {
   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-    self.inner.fmt(f)
+    self.inner.fmt(f)?;
+    self.context.fmt(f)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/rate_limiter.rs b/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/rate_limiter.rs
index 352d5e66b..468199153 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/rate_limiter.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/rate_limit/rate_limiter.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{ApiError, IpAddr, LemmyError};
-use log::debug;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, time::SystemTime};
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct RateLimitBucket {
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/request.rs b/crates/utils/src/request.rs
index d8bd11a3a..c2434f86b 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/request.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{settings::structs::Settings, version::VERSION, LemmyError};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
-use log::error;
 use percent_encoding::{utf8_percent_encode, NON_ALPHANUMERIC};
 use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::future::Future;
 use thiserror::Error;
+use tracing::error;
 use url::Url;
 use webpage::HTML;
 
diff --git a/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml b/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml
index 8d4f192de..2f91826a7 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.14.1", path = "../db_schema" }
 lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.14.1", path = "../db_views" }
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.14.1", path = "../db_views_actor" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.4", features = ["json"] }
-log = "0.4.14"
+tracing = "0.1.29"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.68", features = ["preserve_order"] }
diff --git a/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs b/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs
index 5c3a1735c..1e67cdb31 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/crates/websocket/src/handlers.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use crate::{
 use actix::{Actor, Context, Handler, ResponseFuture};
 use lemmy_db_schema::naive_now;
 use lemmy_utils::ConnectionId;
-use log::{error, info};
 use rand::Rng;
 use serde::Serialize;
+use tracing::{error, info};
 
 /// Make actor from `ChatServer`
 impl Actor for ChatServer {
diff --git a/crates/websocket/src/routes.rs b/crates/websocket/src/routes.rs
index 8a487813e..e5551b418 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/src/routes.rs
+++ b/crates/websocket/src/routes.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use actix::prelude::*;
 use actix_web::*;
 use actix_web_actors::ws;
 use lemmy_utils::{utils::get_ip, ConnectionId, IpAddr};
-use log::{debug, error, info};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 /// How often heartbeat pings are sent
 const HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
diff --git a/crates/websocket/src/send.rs b/crates/websocket/src/send.rs
index 85f24f12e..ccb29879e 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/src/send.rs
+++ b/crates/websocket/src/send.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   ConnectionId,
   LemmyError,
 };
-use log::error;
+use tracing::error;
 
 pub async fn send_post_ws_message<OP: ToString + Send + OperationType + 'static>(
   post_id: PostId,
diff --git a/src/code_migrations.rs b/src/code_migrations.rs
index b7c43508b..4737066bb 100644
--- a/src/code_migrations.rs
+++ b/src/code_migrations.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
   traits::Crud,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{apub::generate_actor_keypair, LemmyError};
-use log::info;
+use tracing::info;
 
 pub fn run_advanced_migrations(
   conn: &PgConnection,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ea79cbb08..98c2320d1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,27 @@
 pub mod api_routes;
 pub mod code_migrations;
 pub mod scheduled_tasks;
+
+use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
+use tracing::subscriber::set_global_default;
+use tracing_error::ErrorLayer;
+use tracing_log::LogTracer;
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt::format::FmtSpan, layer::SubscriberExt, EnvFilter, Registry};
+
+pub fn init_tracing() -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  LogTracer::init()?;
+
+  let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"));
+  let format_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+    .with_span_events(FmtSpan::NEW | FmtSpan::CLOSE)
+    .pretty();
+
+  let subscriber = Registry::default()
+    .with(env_filter)
+    .with(format_layer)
+    .with(ErrorLayer::default());
+
+  set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+
+  Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 059262a03..c5e777b1d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ use lemmy_api_crud::match_websocket_operation_crud;
 use lemmy_apub_lib::activity_queue::create_activity_queue;
 use lemmy_db_schema::{get_database_url_from_env, source::secret::Secret};
 use lemmy_routes::{feeds, images, nodeinfo, webfinger};
-use lemmy_server::{api_routes, code_migrations::run_advanced_migrations, scheduled_tasks};
+use lemmy_server::{
+  api_routes,
+  code_migrations::run_advanced_migrations,
+  init_tracing,
+  scheduled_tasks,
+};
 use lemmy_utils::{
   rate_limit::{rate_limiter::RateLimiter, RateLimit},
   request::build_user_agent,
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ use lemmy_websocket::{chat_server::ChatServer, LemmyContext};
 use reqwest::Client;
 use std::{env, sync::Arc, thread};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tracing_actix_web::TracingLogger;
 
 embed_migrations!();
 
@@ -40,7 +46,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     return Ok(());
   }
 
-  env_logger::init();
+  init_tracing()?;
+
   let settings = Settings::init().expect("Couldn't initialize settings.");
 
   // Set up the r2d2 connection pool
@@ -114,7 +121,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     );
     let rate_limiter = rate_limiter.clone();
     App::new()
-      .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
+      .wrap(TracingLogger::default())
       .app_data(Data::new(context))
       // The routes
       .configure(|cfg| api_routes::config(cfg, &rate_limiter))
diff --git a/src/scheduled_tasks.rs b/src/scheduled_tasks.rs
index c3514d63e..f416fb7b4 100644
--- a/src/scheduled_tasks.rs
+++ b/src/scheduled_tasks.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use clokwerk::{Scheduler, TimeUnits};
 use diesel::{sql_query, PgConnection, RunQueryDsl};
 use lemmy_db_schema::{source::activity::Activity, DbPool};
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
-use log::info;
 use std::{thread, time::Duration};
+use tracing::info;
 
 /// Schedules various cleanup tasks for lemmy in a background thread
 pub fn setup(pool: DbPool) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {