diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 17530dc..a82a339 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,18 +5,31 @@ const fakedata = require("./prisma/fake-data");
 const { PrismaClient } = require("@prisma/client");
 const prisma = new PrismaClient();
 
+// For logging
+require("console-stamp")(console);
+const elapsed = require("elapsed-time-logger");
+
+elapsed.start("init");
+
 require("dotenv").config();
 
+console.log("Configuring Express and CORS...");
+elapsed.start("cors");
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors());
+elapsed.end("cors", "Express and CORS configured in");
 
 // For testing, add intentional delay
 // app.use(function(req, res, next) { setTimeout(next, 500) });
 
 // Frontend Static
+console.log("Adding routes to Express...");
+elapsed.start("static");
 const path = __dirname + "/src-frontend-react/build/";
 app.use(express.static(path));
+elapsed.end("static", "Static files added in");
 
+elapsed.start("routes");
 const auth = require("./routes/auth.routes.js");
 app.use("/backend/auth", auth);
 
@@ -64,7 +77,10 @@ app.post("/backend/fakestaffuser", async (req, res) => {
     res.status(500).json({ error: "An error occurred!" });
   }
 });
+elapsed.end("routes", "Routed added in");
 
+console.log("Adding error handling middleware...");
+elapsed.start("errmiddleware");
 // Define error handling middleware
 app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
   // Handle the error here, for example, send an error response to the client
@@ -74,11 +90,17 @@ app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
   }
   res.json({ error: "Something went wrong" });
 });
+elapsed.end("errmiddleware", "Error middleware added in");
 
+console.log("Adding catch-all route...");
+elapsed.start("catchall");
 // Define a catch-all route at the end of your routes
 app.all("*", (req, res) => {
   res.redirect("/");
 });
+elapsed.end("catchall", "Catch-all middleware added in");
+
+elapsed.end("init", "Server started in");
 
 // function print(path, layer) {
 //   if (layer.route) {