diff --git a/.env b/.env
index fcdc44d6..c9da62cb 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ SMTP_PORT="1025"
 # SMTP_LOGIN=""
 # SMTP_PASSWORD=""
 SMTP_TLSTYPE="none"
+RUST_LOG="info,actix_server=error"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 70a9a2f0..b88763b4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -818,6 +818,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx",
  "static-files",
  "thiserror",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-actix-web",
+ "tracing-panic",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
  "zxcvbn",
 ]
 
@@ -1432,8 +1436,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "531e46835a22af56d1e3b66f04844bed63158bc094a628bec1d321d9b4c44bf2"
 dependencies = [
  "bit-set",
- "regex-automata",
- "regex-syntax",
+ "regex-automata 0.4.9",
+ "regex-syntax 0.8.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2248,6 +2252,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "value-bag",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matchers"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8263075bb86c5a1b1427b5ae862e8889656f126e9f77c484496e8b47cf5c5558"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex-automata 0.1.10",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "maud"
 version = "0.27.0"
@@ -2323,6 +2336,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mutually_exclusive_features"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e94e1e6445d314f972ff7395df2de295fe51b71821694f0b0e1e79c4f12c8577"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
 version = "8.0.0"
@@ -2332,6 +2351,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nu-ansi-term"
+version = "0.46.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77a8165726e8236064dbb45459242600304b42a5ea24ee2948e18e023bf7ba84"
+dependencies = [
+ "overload",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-bigint-dig"
 version = "0.8.4"
@@ -2406,6 +2435,12 @@ version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c08d65885ee38876c4f86fa503fb49d7b507c2b62552df7c70b2fce627e06381"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "overload"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b15813163c1d831bf4a13c3610c05c0d03b39feb07f7e09fa234dac9b15aaf39"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking"
 version = "2.2.1"
@@ -2747,8 +2782,17 @@ checksum = "b544ef1b4eac5dc2db33ea63606ae9ffcfac26c1416a2806ae0bf5f56b201191"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
- "regex-automata",
- "regex-syntax",
+ "regex-automata 0.4.9",
+ "regex-syntax 0.8.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-automata"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6c230d73fb8d8c1b9c0b3135c5142a8acee3a0558fb8db5cf1cb65f8d7862132"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex-syntax 0.6.29",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2759,7 +2803,7 @@ checksum = "809e8dc61f6de73b46c85f4c96486310fe304c434cfa43669d7b40f711150908"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
- "regex-syntax",
+ "regex-syntax 0.8.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2768,6 +2812,12 @@ version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "53a49587ad06b26609c52e423de037e7f57f20d53535d66e08c695f347df952a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-syntax"
+version = "0.6.29"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f162c6dd7b008981e4d40210aca20b4bd0f9b60ca9271061b07f78537722f2e1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-syntax"
 version = "0.8.5"
@@ -2991,6 +3041,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sharded-slab"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f40ca3c46823713e0d4209592e8d6e826aa57e928f09752619fc696c499637f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -3399,6 +3458,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.100",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thread_local"
+version = "1.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b9ef9bad013ada3808854ceac7b46812a6465ba368859a37e2100283d2d719c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.3.41"
@@ -3497,6 +3566,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-actix-web"
+version = "0.7.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2340b7722695166c7fc9b3e3cd1166e7c74fedb9075b8f0c74d3822d2e41caf5"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-web",
+ "mutually_exclusive_features",
+ "pin-project",
+ "tracing",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-attributes"
 version = "0.1.28"
@@ -3515,6 +3597,46 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e672c95779cf947c5311f83787af4fa8fffd12fb27e4993211a84bdfd9610f9c"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
+ "valuable",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-log"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee855f1f400bd0e5c02d150ae5de3840039a3f54b025156404e34c23c03f47c3"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "tracing-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-panic"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7bf1298a179837099f9309243af3b554e840f7f67f65e9f55294913299bd4cc5"
+dependencies = [
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-subscriber"
+version = "0.3.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e8189decb5ac0fa7bc8b96b7cb9b2701d60d48805aca84a238004d665fcc4008"
+dependencies = [
+ "matchers",
+ "nu-ansi-term",
+ "once_cell",
+ "regex",
+ "sharded-slab",
+ "smallvec",
+ "thread_local",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-core",
+ "tracing-log",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3607,12 +3729,27 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uuid"
+version = "1.16.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "458f7a779bf54acc9f347480ac654f68407d3aab21269a6e3c9f922acd9e2da9"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.3.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "v_htmlescape"
 version = "0.15.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4e8257fbc510f0a46eb602c10215901938b5c2a7d5e70fc11483b1d3c9b5b18c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "valuable"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba73ea9cf16a25df0c8caa16c51acb937d5712a8429db78a3ee29d5dcacd3a65"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "value-bag"
 version = "1.11.1"
diff --git a/web/Cargo.toml b/web/Cargo.toml
index 88a2f436..6568e964 100644
--- a/web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/web/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ actix-http = "3.9.0"
 askama = "0.13.0"
 garde = { version = "0.22.0", features = ["derive", "email"] }
 maud = "0.27.0"
+tracing-actix-web = "0.7.18"
+tracing = "0.1.41"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.19", features = ["env-filter"] }
+tracing-panic = "0.1.2"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 built = "0.7.4"
diff --git a/web/src/main.rs b/web/src/main.rs
index 7c6a78b4..53134309 100644
--- a/web/src/main.rs
+++ b/web/src/main.rs
@@ -13,15 +13,21 @@ use chrono::NaiveTime;
 use mail::Mailer;
 use sqlx::postgres::PgPool;
 use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+use tracing::info;
+use tracing_actix_web::TracingLogger;
+use tracing_panic::panic_hook;
+use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, EnvFilter};
 
 use crate::postgres_session_store::SqlxPostgresqlSessionStore;
 use crate::utils::manage_commands::{handle_command, parse_args};
 
 mod endpoints;
+mod mail;
 mod middleware;
 mod models;
 mod utils;
-mod mail;
 
 mod filters;
 mod postgres_session_store;
@@ -37,6 +43,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let env = get_env()?;
     let config: Config = load_config(&env)?;
 
+    init_tracing();
+
     let args = parse_args()?;
 
     let pool = PgPool::connect(&config.database_url).await?;
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let address = config.server_address;
     let port = config.server_port;
-    println!("Starting server on http://{address}:{port}.",);
+    info!("Starting server on http://{address}:{port}.");
 
     HttpServer::new(move || create_app(config.clone(), pool.clone(), mailer.clone()))
         .bind((address, port))?
@@ -77,6 +85,8 @@ pub fn create_app(
         .app_data(web::Data::new(pool))
         .app_data(web::Data::new(mailer))
         .configure(endpoints::init)
+        .wrap(middleware::ErrorAppender)
+        .wrap(TracingLogger::default())
         .wrap(middleware::RedirectToLogin)
         .wrap(middleware::LoadCurrentUser)
         .wrap(
@@ -87,3 +97,16 @@ pub fn create_app(
         .wrap(SessionMiddleware::new(store.clone(), secret_key.clone()))
         .service(ResourceFiles::new("/static", generated))
 }
+
+fn init_tracing() {
+    let filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
+        .or_else(|_| EnvFilter::try_new("info"))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(fmt::layer())
+        .with(filter)
+        .init();
+
+    std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(panic_hook));
+}
diff --git a/web/src/middleware/append_request_id_to_error.rs b/web/src/middleware/append_request_id_to_error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..677c12be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/middleware/append_request_id_to_error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use std::{
+    future::{ready, Ready},
+    str::from_utf8,
+};
+
+use actix_web::{
+    body::BoxBody,
+    dev::{forward_ready, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform},
+    Error, HttpMessage,
+};
+use futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture;
+use tracing_actix_web::RequestId;
+
+pub struct ErrorAppender;
+
+impl<S> Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for ErrorAppender
+where
+    S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse, Error = Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type InitError = ();
+    type Transform = ErrorAppenderMiddleware<S>;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Transform, Self::InitError>>;
+
+    fn new_transform(&self, service: S) -> Self::Future {
+        ready(Ok(ErrorAppenderMiddleware { service }))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ErrorAppenderMiddleware<S> {
+    service: S,
+}
+
+impl<S> Service<ServiceRequest> for ErrorAppenderMiddleware<S>
+where
+    S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse, Error = Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+    forward_ready!(service);
+
+    fn call(&self, req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
+        let id = req.extensions().get::<RequestId>().copied();
+
+        let fut = self.service.call(req);
+
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            let res = fut.await?;
+            if res.status().is_server_error() {
+                let (req, res) = res.into_parts();
+                let (res, body) = res.into_parts();
+
+                let body_bytes = actix_web::body::to_bytes(body).await.ok().unwrap();
+                let mut s = from_utf8(&body_bytes).unwrap().to_string();
+
+                let id_str = if let Some(id) = id {
+                    id.to_string()
+                } else {
+                    String::new()
+                };
+
+                s.push_str(" // request-id: ");
+                s.push_str(&id_str);
+
+                let res = res.set_body(BoxBody::new(s));
+                return Ok(ServiceResponse::new(req, res));
+            }
+
+            Ok(res)
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web/src/middleware/mod.rs b/web/src/middleware/mod.rs
index 1a8c931d..3c01fc29 100644
--- a/web/src/middleware/mod.rs
+++ b/web/src/middleware/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod redirect_to_login;
 mod load_current_user_from_db;
+mod append_request_id_to_error;
 
 pub use redirect_to_login::RedirectToLogin;
 pub use load_current_user_from_db::LoadCurrentUser;
+pub use append_request_id_to_error::ErrorAppender;
diff --git a/web/src/utils/application_error.rs b/web/src/utils/application_error.rs
index 5211b60d..641714cd 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/application_error.rs
+++ b/web/src/utils/application_error.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use super::password_change::PasswordChangeError;
 
-
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum ApplicationError {
     #[error("unsupported value '{value}' for enum '{enum_name}'")]
diff --git a/web/src/utils/mod.rs b/web/src/utils/mod.rs
index 084ef5b4..9d28b76f 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/web/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ mod application_error;
 pub mod auth;
 pub mod event_planning_template;
 pub mod manage_commands;
-pub mod token_generation;
-mod template_response_trait;
 pub mod password_change;
+mod template_response_trait;
+pub mod token_generation;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod test_helper;