diff --git a/main/index.js b/main/index.js
index 393594e61..8ccf54fdb 100644
--- a/main/index.js
+++ b/main/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { app, dialog } = require('electron')
-const log = require('electron-log')
+const electronLog = require('electron-log')
 const path = require('node:path')
 
+console.log('Log file:', electronLog.transports.file.findLogPath())
+const log = electronLog.scope('main')
+
 // Override the place where we look for config files when running the end-to-end test suite.
 // We must call this early on, before any of our modules accesses the config store.
 // https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-store
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ const { ActivityLog } = require('./activity-log')
 const { BUILD_VERSION } = require('./consts')
 const { JobStats } = require('./job-stats')
 const { ipcMain } = require('electron/main')
+const os = require('os')
 const saturnNode = require('./saturn-node')
 const serve = require('electron-serve')
 const { setupAppMenu } = require('./app-menu')
@@ -38,7 +42,12 @@ const { setup: setupDialogs } = require('./dialog')
 const inTest = (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test')
 const isDev = !app.isPackaged && !inTest
 
-console.log('Filecoin Station build version:', BUILD_VERSION)
+log.info('Filecoin Station build version: %s %s-%s%s%s', BUILD_VERSION, os.platform(), os.arch(), isDev ? ' [DEV]' : '', inTest ? ' [TEST]' : '')
+log.info('Machine spec: %s version %s', os.type(), os.release())
+// TODO(bajtos) print machine architecture after we upgrade to Electron with Node.js 18
+// log.info('Machine spec: %s %s version %s', os.type(),
+//   os.machine(),
+//   os.release())
 
 // Expose additional metadata for Electron preload script
 process.env.STATION_BUILD_VERSION = BUILD_VERSION
diff --git a/main/station-config.js b/main/station-config.js
index 97499cef1..fa48ae39f 100644
--- a/main/station-config.js
+++ b/main/station-config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 const Store = require('electron-store')
 const { randomUUID } = require('crypto')
 
+const log = require('electron-log').scope('config')
+
 const ConfigKeys = {
   OnboardingCompleted: 'station.OnboardingCompleted',
   TrayOperationExplained: 'station.TrayOperationExplained',
@@ -26,11 +28,11 @@ const configStore = new Store({
     }
   },
   beforeEachMigration: (_, context) => {
-    console.log(`Migrating station-config from ${context.fromVersion} → ${context.toVersion}`)
+    log.info(`Migrating station-config from ${context.fromVersion} → ${context.toVersion}`)
   }
 })
 
-console.log('Loading Station configuration from', configStore.path)
+log.info('Loading Station configuration from', configStore.path)
 
 let OnboardingCompleted = /** @type {boolean} */ (configStore.get(ConfigKeys.OnboardingCompleted, false))
 let TrayOperationExplained = /** @type {boolean} */ (configStore.get(ConfigKeys.TrayOperationExplained, false))
diff --git a/main/updater.js b/main/updater.js
index 4e35469ab..e7d3432f7 100644
--- a/main/updater.js
+++ b/main/updater.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function beforeQuitCleanup () {
 }
 
 function setup (/** @type {import('./typings').Context} */ _ctx) {
+  autoUpdater.logger = log
   autoUpdater.autoDownload = false // we download manually in 'update-available'
 
   autoUpdater.on('error', onUpdaterError)