diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 726f3b5d60d4eab84aaf76f36cbdc6be836acb1a..1302707e960071f5e1697c86dc7f871fe2420a87 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 
 import uvicorn
+from TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils.DefaultLogger import DefaultLogger
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from starlette.responses import RedirectResponse, JSONResponse
 
@@ -10,14 +11,16 @@ from logic.databaseNew import Models
 from logic.databaseNew.Database import engine
 from routers import DeviceRouter
 
+LOGGER = DefaultLogger().create_logger_if_not_exists(Constants.APP_NAME)
+
 # create database tables
 Models.Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
 
 with open('version.json', 'r', encoding='UTF-8') as f:
-    versionInfo = json.load(f)['version']
+    VERSION = json.load(f)['version']
 
 app = FastAPI(title=Constants.APP_NAME,
-              version=versionInfo['name'],
+              version=VERSION['name'],
               description='The StorageLeaf API')
 app.include_router(DeviceRouter.router)
 
@@ -29,7 +32,26 @@ async def root():
 
 @app.get('/version')
 async def version():
-    return JSONResponse(content=versionInfo)
+    return JSONResponse(content=VERSION)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    uvicorn.run(app, host=SETTINGS['server']['listen'], port=SETTINGS['server']['port'])
+    serverSettings = SETTINGS['server']
+    protocol = 'https' if serverSettings['useSSL'] else 'http'
+
+    LOGGER.info(('{name} {versionName}({versionCode}) - '
+                 'Listening on {protocol}://{listen}:{port}...'.format(name=Constants.APP_NAME,
+                                                                       versionName=VERSION['name'],
+                                                                       versionCode=VERSION['code'],
+                                                                       protocol=protocol,
+                                                                       listen=serverSettings['listen'],
+                                                                       port=serverSettings['port'])))
+
+    if serverSettings['useSSL']:
+        uvicorn.run(app, host=serverSettings['listen'], port=serverSettings['port'],
+                    ssl_keyfile=serverSettings['keyfile'],
+                    ssl_certfile=serverSettings['certfile'])
+    else:
+        uvicorn.run(app, host=serverSettings['listen'], port=serverSettings['port'])
+
+