diff --git a/servatrice/servatrice.pro b/servatrice/servatrice.pro
index 9f7fcc704..86f1d960a 100755
--- a/servatrice/servatrice.pro
+++ b/servatrice/servatrice.pro
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ CONFIG += qt debug
 QT += network sql
 QT -= gui
 
-HEADERS += src/servatrice.h \
+HEADERS += src/main.h \
+	src/servatrice.h \
 	src/serversocketinterface.h \
+	src/server_logger.h \
 	../common/color.h \
 	../common/serializable_item.h \
 	../common/decklist.h \
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ HEADERS += src/servatrice.h \
 SOURCES += src/main.cpp \
 	src/servatrice.cpp \
 	src/serversocketinterface.cpp \
+	src/server_logger.cpp \
 	../common/serializable_item.cpp \
 	../common/decklist.cpp \
 	../common/protocol.cpp \
diff --git a/servatrice/src/main.cpp b/servatrice/src/main.cpp
index 93a4ae1f1..8dcd95fb4 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/main.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/main.cpp
@@ -22,18 +22,14 @@
 #include <QTextCodec>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "servatrice.h"
+#include "server_logger.h"
 #include "rng_sfmt.h"
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+#include <signal.h>
+#endif
 
 RNG_Abstract *rng;
-
-//void myMessageOutput(QtMsgType /*type*/, const char *msg)
-//{
-//	static FILE *f = NULL;
-//	if (!f)
-//		f = fopen("qdebug.txt", "w");
-//	fprintf(f, "%s\n", msg);
-//	fflush(f);
-//}
+ServerLogger *logger;
 
 void testRNG()
 {
@@ -71,14 +67,20 @@ void testRNG()
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-//	qInstallMsgHandler(myMessageOutput);
-
 	QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
 	app.setOrganizationName("Cockatrice");
 	app.setApplicationName("Servatrice");
 	
 	QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
-
+	logger = new ServerLogger;
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX	
+	struct sigaction hup;
+	hup.sa_handler = ServerLogger::hupSignalHandler;
+	sigemptyset(&hup.sa_mask);
+	hup.sa_flags = 0;
+	hup.sa_flags |= SA_RESTART;
+	sigaction(SIGHUP, &hup, 0);
+#endif
 	rng = new RNG_SFMT;
 	
 	std::cerr << "Servatrice " << Servatrice::versionString.toStdString() << " starting." << std::endl;
diff --git a/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp b/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60a056af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "server_logger.h"
+#include <QSocketNotifier>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+ServerLogger::ServerLogger(QObject *parent)
+	: QObject(parent)
+{
+	logFile = new QFile("server.log", this);
+	logFile->open(QIODevice::Append);
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+	::socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, sigHupFD);
+#endif
+	snHup = new QSocketNotifier(sigHupFD[1], QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
+	connect(snHup, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(handleSigHup()));
+}
+
+ServerLogger::~ServerLogger()
+{
+}
+
+void ServerLogger::logMessage(QString message)
+{
+	QTextStream stream(logFile);
+	stream << message << "\n";
+}
+
+void ServerLogger::hupSignalHandler(int /*unused*/)
+{
+	char a = 1;
+	::write(sigHupFD[0], &a, sizeof(a));
+}
+
+void ServerLogger::handleSigHup()
+{
+	snHup->setEnabled(false);
+	char tmp;
+	::read(sigHupFD[1], &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+	
+	logFile->close();
+	logFile->open(QIODevice::Append);
+	
+	snHup->setEnabled(true);
+}
+
+QFile *ServerLogger::logFile;
+int ServerLogger::sigHupFD[2];
diff --git a/servatrice/src/server_logger.h b/servatrice/src/server_logger.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9bd3eec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/src/server_logger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef SERVER_LOGGER_H
+#define SERVER_LOGGER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class QSocketNotifier;
+class QFile;
+
+class ServerLogger : public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	ServerLogger(QObject *parent = 0);
+	~ServerLogger();
+	static void hupSignalHandler(int unused);
+public slots:
+	void logMessage(QString message);
+private slots:
+	void handleSigHup();
+private:
+	static int sigHupFD[2];
+	QSocketNotifier *snHup;
+	static QFile *logFile;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
index 6b56289e9..06c2e4122 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "protocol_items.h"
 #include "decklist.h"
 #include "server_player.h"
+#include "main.h"
+#include "server_logger.h"
 
 ServerSocketInterface::ServerSocketInterface(Servatrice *_server, QTcpSocket *_socket, QObject *parent)
 	: Server_ProtocolHandler(_server, parent), servatrice(_server), socket(_socket), topLevelItem(0)
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ void ServerSocketInterface::processProtocolItem(ProtocolItem *item)
 void ServerSocketInterface::readClient()
 {
 	QByteArray data = socket->readAll();
-	qDebug() << data;
+	logger->logMessage(QString(data));
 	xmlReader->addData(data);
 	
 	while (!xmlReader->atEnd()) {