diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 35821680..b151426a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ New release of Oragono!
 * Added `USERHOST` command (thanks @vegax87).
  
 ### Changed
+* Logging is now much better and useful.
  
 ### Removed
  
diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index 5b26a467..002f6f54 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ func (channel *Channel) Join(client *Client, key string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	client.server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "join", fmt.Sprintf("%s joined channel %s", client.nick, channel.name))
+
 	for member := range channel.members {
 		if member.capabilities[ExtendedJoin] {
 			member.Send(nil, client.nickMaskString, "JOIN", channel.name, client.account.Name, client.realname)
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@ func (channel *Channel) Part(client *Client, message string) {
 		member.Send(nil, client.nickMaskString, "PART", channel.name, message)
 	}
 	channel.Quit(client)
+
+	client.server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "part", fmt.Sprintf("%s left channel %s", client.nick, channel.name))
 }
 
 func (channel *Channel) GetTopic(client *Client) {
diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index 644b6200..829ab425 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ func (client *Client) run() {
 
 		maxlenTags, maxlenRest := client.maxlens()
 
+		client.server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "userinput ", client.nick, " ->", line)
+
 		msg, err = ircmsg.ParseLineMaxLen(line, maxlenTags, maxlenRest)
 		if err == ircmsg.ErrorLineIsEmpty {
 			continue
@@ -402,7 +404,7 @@ func (client *Client) AllNickmasks() []string {
 // SetNickname sets the very first nickname for the client.
 func (client *Client) SetNickname(nickname string) error {
 	if client.HasNick() {
-		client.server.logger.Log(LogError, "nick", client.nick, fmt.Sprintf("%s nickname already set, something is wrong with server consistency", client.nickMaskString))
+		client.server.logger.Log(LogError, "nick", fmt.Sprintf("%s nickname already set, something is wrong with server consistency", client.nickMaskString))
 		return ErrNickAlreadySet
 	}
 
@@ -419,6 +421,7 @@ func (client *Client) ChangeNickname(nickname string) error {
 	origNickMask := client.nickMaskString
 	err := client.server.clients.Replace(client.nick, nickname, client)
 	if err == nil {
+		client.server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "nick", fmt.Sprintf("%s changed nickname to %s", client.nick, nickname))
 		client.server.whoWas.Append(client)
 		client.nick = nickname
 		client.updateNickMask()
@@ -443,6 +446,8 @@ func (client *Client) destroy() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	client.server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "quit", fmt.Sprintf("%s is no longer on the server", client.nick))
+
 	// send quit/error message to client if they haven't been sent already
 	client.Quit("Connection closed")
 
@@ -590,6 +595,8 @@ func (client *Client) Send(tags *map[string]ircmsg.TagValue, prefix string, comm
 		line = line[:len(line)-3] + "\r\n"
 	}
 
+	client.server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "useroutput", client.nick, "<- ", strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n"))
+
 	client.socket.Write(line)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/irc/logger.go b/irc/logger.go
index 9fc8bf7d..84d8e393 100644
--- a/irc/logger.go
+++ b/irc/logger.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/mgutz/ansi"
 )
 
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ func (logger *SingleLogger) Log(level LogLevel, logType string, messageParts ...
 	}
 
 	// ensure we're capturing this logType
-	capturing := (logger.Types["*"] || logger.Types[logType]) && !logger.ExcludedTypes["*"] && !logger.ExcludedTypes[logType]
+	logTypeCleaned := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(logType))
+	capturing := (logger.Types["*"] || logger.Types[logTypeCleaned]) && !logger.ExcludedTypes["*"] && !logger.ExcludedTypes[logTypeCleaned]
 	if !capturing {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/irc/server.go b/irc/server.go
index d7ac1e8f..9d2b70fd 100644
--- a/irc/server.go
+++ b/irc/server.go
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ func (server *Server) tryRegister(c *Client) {
 	}
 
 	// continue registration
+	server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "localconnect", fmt.Sprintf("Client registered [%s]", c.nick))
 	c.Register()
 
 	// send welcome text
@@ -657,8 +658,6 @@ func (server *Server) tryRegister(c *Client) {
 	c.RplISupport()
 	server.MOTD(c)
 	c.Send(nil, c.nickMaskString, RPL_UMODEIS, c.nick, c.ModeString())
-
-	server.logger.Log(LogDebug, "localconnect", fmt.Sprintf("Client registered [%s]", c.nick))
 }
 
 // MOTD serves the Message of the Day.
diff --git a/oragono.yaml b/oragono.yaml
index 502cd47f..6f4bd6e6 100644
--- a/oragono.yaml
+++ b/oragono.yaml
@@ -196,10 +196,15 @@ logging:
         #   password        password hashing and comparing
         #   userinput       raw lines sent by users
         #   useroutput      raw lines sent to users
-        type: "* -userinput -useroutput"
+        type: "* -userinput -useroutput -localconnect -localconnect-ip"
 
         # one of: debug info warn error
-        level: warn
+        level: info
+    -
+        # avoid logging IP addresses to file
+        method: stderr
+        type: localconnect localconnect-ip
+        level: debug
 
 # datastore configuration
 datastore: