diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ecf2d9..dc58055 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ plugins/__pycache__/
 *.pyd
 *$py.class
 custom_plugins/
+logs/*
 plugins/custom/*
 plugins/community/*
 
 # Allow the directories themselves to be tracked
+!logs/.gitkeep
 !plugins/custom/.gitkeep
 !plugins/community/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/log_utils.py b/log_utils.py
index 38c3c51..c8f3ac5 100644
--- a/log_utils.py
+++ b/log_utils.py
@@ -1,21 +1,46 @@
 import logging
-
+import os
+from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
 from config import relay_config
 
-
 def get_logger(name):
     logger = logging.getLogger(name=name)
     log_level = getattr(logging, relay_config["logging"]["level"].upper())
-
     logger.setLevel(log_level)
-    logger.propagate = False  # Add this line to prevent double logging
+    logger.propagate = False
 
-    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-    handler.setFormatter(
+    # Add stream handler (console logging)
+    stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    stream_handler.setFormatter(
         logging.Formatter(
             fmt="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s",
             datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z",
         )
     )
-    logger.addHandler(handler)
+    logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
+
+    # Check if file logging is enabled
+    if relay_config["logging"].get("log_to_file", False):
+        # Default to `logs/mmrelay.log` if no filename is provided
+        log_file = relay_config["logging"].get("filename", "logs/mmrelay.log")
+
+        # Only create directories if the path is not the default
+        if log_file != "logs/mmrelay.log":
+            log_dir = os.path.dirname(log_file)
+            if log_dir:  # Ensure non-empty directory paths exist
+                os.makedirs(log_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # Set up size-based log rotation
+        max_bytes = relay_config["logging"].get("max_log_size", 10 * 1024 * 1024)  # Default 10 MB
+        backup_count = relay_config["logging"].get("backup_count", 5)  # Default to 5 backups
+        file_handler = RotatingFileHandler(log_file, maxBytes=max_bytes, backupCount=backup_count)
+
+        file_handler.setFormatter(
+            logging.Formatter(
+                fmt="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s",
+                datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z",
+            )
+        )
+        logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+
     return logger
diff --git a/logs/.gitkeep b/logs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/plugins/map_plugin.py b/plugins/map_plugin.py
index 47895de..4c2756c 100644
--- a/plugins/map_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/map_plugin.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 import s2sphere
 import staticmaps
+from log_utils import get_logger
 from nio import AsyncClient, UploadResponse
 from PIL import Image, ImageFont
 
 from plugins.base_plugin import BasePlugin
 
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 class TextLabel(staticmaps.Object):
     def __init__(self, latlng: s2sphere.LatLng, text: str, fontSize: int = 12) -> None:
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ def render_pillow(self, renderer: staticmaps.PillowRenderer) -> None:
                 try:
                     font = ImageFont.truetype(path, self._font_size)
                     break
-                except Exception:
+                except OSError:
+                    logger.warning(f"Failed to load font from {path}")
                     pass
 
         if not font:
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ async def handle_room_message(self, room, event, full_message):
 
         try:
             zoom = int(zoom)
-        except:
+        except ValueError:
             zoom = self.config.get("zoom", 13)
 
         if zoom < 0 or zoom > 30:
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@ async def handle_room_message(self, room, event, full_message):
 
         try:
             image_size = (int(image_size[0]), int(image_size[1]))
-        except:
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
             image_size = (
                 self.config.get("image_width", 1000),
                 self.config.get("image_height", 1000),
diff --git a/sample_config.yaml b/sample_config.yaml
index 7167781..bf8ec84 100644
--- a/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/sample_config.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ meshtastic:
 
 logging:
   level: info
+  log_to_file: true
+  filename: logs/mmrelay.log   # Default location
+  max_log_size: 10485760       # 10 MB (default if omitted)
+  backup_count: 5              # Keep 5 backups (default if omitted)
 
 #Note: Some plugins are experimental and some need maintenance.
 plugins:
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ plugins:
   nodes:
     active: true
   # Other core plugins..
+
 #community-plugins: # Note: Community plugins are a new feature. Please report any issues.
 #  sample_plugin:
 #    active: true