diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 092d243..9569121 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Expose to all ips
 Change the default UTC timezone. Use TZ database name from [Timezone list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones)
 
     docker run -e "TZ=Europe/London" -p 127.0.0.1:4567:4567 ghcr.io/suwayomi/tachidesk
+
+Change the logging location from a file to standard output
+
+    docker run -e "LOGGING=out" -p 127.0.0.1:4567:4567 ghcr.io/suwayomi/tachidesk
 	
 For Tachidesk Preview version
 
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index b057b8c..2c9aa96 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ services:
       - PUID=1000
       - PGID=1000
       - TZ=< change it to your timezone > # Use TZ database name from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
+      - LOGGING=file
     volumes:
       - /<path to folder>/docker-config/tachidesk:/home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk # edit <path to folder> to your mapped folder
     ports:
diff --git a/scripts/startup_script.sh b/scripts/startup_script.sh
index 82ca84c..235ffc1 100644
--- a/scripts/startup_script.sh
+++ b/scripts/startup_script.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ echo ""
 echo "Tachidesk data location inside the container -> /home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk"
 echo ""
 echo "The server is running by default configuration on  http://localhost:4567"
-echo "log file location inside the container -> /home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk/logfile.log"
-exec java -jar "/home/suwayomi/startup/tachidesk_latest.jar" > /home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk/logfile.log 2>&1;
+if [ "${LOGGING:-file}" != "file" ]; then
+  exec java -jar "/home/suwayomi/startup/tachidesk_latest.jar";
+else
+  echo "log file location inside the container -> /home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk/logfile.log"
+  exec java -jar "/home/suwayomi/startup/tachidesk_latest.jar" > /home/suwayomi/.local/share/Tachidesk/logfile.log 2>&1;
+fi