diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3ac7316..a4f72d6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nexy"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ repository = "https://github.com/YGGverse/nexy"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0"
+chrono = "^0.4.20"
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
 urlencoding = "2.1"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a92a030..dedc37c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 [![Dependencies](https://deps.rs/repo/github/yggverse/nexy/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/repo/github/yggverse/nexy)
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/nexy)](https://crates.io/crates/nexy)
 
-Run server accessible to Internet IPv4/IPv6, [Yggdrasil](https://yggdrasil-network.github.io/), [Mycelium](https://github.com/threefoldtech/mycelium), and other networks simultaneously, as many as desired. Optimized for streaming large files (in chunks) without memory overload on reading.
+## Features
+
+* Run server accessible to Internet IPv4/IPv6, [Yggdrasil](https://yggdrasil-network.github.io/), [Mycelium](https://github.com/threefoldtech/mycelium), and other networks simultaneously, as many as desired
+* Optimized for streaming large files (in chunks) without memory overload on buffering the data
+* Supports the [CLF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Log_Format) access log, which is compatible with analytics tools such as [GoAccess](https://goaccess.io/), [GoatCounter](https://www.goatcounter.com/) or just [htcount](https://github.com/yggverse/htcount)
+* See the [Options](#options) section for a complete list of other features.
 
 ## Install
 
@@ -22,6 +27,9 @@ nexy -p /path/to/public_dir
 ### Options
 
 ``` bash
+-a, --access-log <ACCESS_LOG>
+        Absolute path to the access log file
+
 -b, --bind <BIND>
         Bind server(s) `host:port` to listen incoming connections
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index f485563..ebf68c3 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ const PORT: u16 = 1900;
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
 pub struct Config {
+    /// Absolute path to the access log file
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub access_log: Option<String>,
+
     /// Bind server(s) `host:port` to listen incoming connections
     ///
     /// * use `[host]:port` notation for IPv6
diff --git a/src/server/connection.rs b/src/server/connection.rs
index 15474ea..91f4d62 100644
--- a/src/server/connection.rs
+++ b/src/server/connection.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ impl Connection {
     }
 
     pub fn handle(mut self) {
+        let mut t = 0; // total bytes
         match self.request() {
             Ok(q) => {
                 self.session.debug.info(&format!(
@@ -41,12 +42,16 @@ impl Connection {
                 self.session
                     .clone()
                     .storage
-                    .request(&q, |r| self.response(r))
+                    .request(&q, |r| t += self.response(r)); // chunk loop
+                self.session.log.clf(&self.address.client, Some(&q), 0, t);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                t += self.response(Response::InternalServerError(format!(
+                    "[{}] < [{}] failed to handle incoming request: `{e}`",
+                    self.address.server, self.address.client
+                )));
+                self.session.log.clf(&self.address.client, None, 1, t);
             }
-            Err(e) => self.response(Response::InternalServerError(format!(
-                "[{}] < [{}] failed to handle incoming request: `{e}`",
-                self.address.server, self.address.client
-            ))),
         }
         self.shutdown()
     }
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ impl Connection {
         Ok(urlencoding::decode(std::str::from_utf8(&b[..n])?.trim())?.to_string())
     }
 
-    fn response(&mut self, response: Response) {
+    fn response(&mut self, response: Response) -> usize {
         let bytes = match response {
             Response::File(b) => b,
             Response::Directory(ref s, is_root) => {
@@ -97,7 +102,8 @@ impl Connection {
                 "[{}] ! [{}] failed to response: `{e}`",
                 self.address.server, self.address.client,
             )),
-        }
+        };
+        bytes.len()
     }
 
     fn shutdown(self) {
diff --git a/src/session.rs b/src/session.rs
index 3cba573..edd0d89 100644
--- a/src/session.rs
+++ b/src/session.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 mod debug;
+mod log;
 mod storage;
 mod template;
 
-use {debug::Debug, storage::Storage, template::Template};
+use {debug::Debug, log::Log, storage::Storage, template::Template};
 
-/// Single container for the current session
+/// Shared, multi-thread features for the current server session
 pub struct Session {
     pub debug: Debug,
+    pub log: Log,
     pub storage: Storage,
     pub template: Template,
 }
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ impl Session {
     pub fn init(config: &crate::config::Config) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             debug: Debug::init(config)?,
+            log: Log::init(config)?,
             storage: Storage::init(config)?,
             template: Template::init(config)?,
         })
diff --git a/src/session/debug.rs b/src/session/debug.rs
index 347173d..85f69e0 100644
--- a/src/session/debug.rs
+++ b/src/session/debug.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ impl Debug {
     }
 }
 
-fn now() -> u128 {
-    std::time::SystemTime::now()
-        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
-        .unwrap()
-        .as_millis()
+fn now() -> String {
+    chrono::Local::now().to_rfc3339()
 }
diff --git a/src/session/log.rs b/src/session/log.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8162ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/session/log.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//! Standard access logs feature
+//! that is compatible with analytics tools such as [GoAccess](https://goaccess.io/),
+//! [GoatCounter](https://www.goatcounter.com/) or [htcount](https://github.com/yggverse/htcount)
+
+use std::{fs::File, io::Write, net::SocketAddr, sync::RwLock};
+
+/// Writes log as
+pub struct Log(Option<RwLock<File>>);
+
+impl Log {
+    pub fn init(config: &crate::config::Config) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self(match config.access_log {
+            Some(ref p) => Some(RwLock::new(File::create(p)?)),
+            None => None,
+        }))
+    }
+    /// [CLF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Log_Format)
+    ///
+    /// * the code value (`u8`) is relative, use 1|0 for failure / success
+    pub fn clf(&self, client: &SocketAddr, query: Option<&str>, code: u8, size: usize) {
+        if let Some(ref f) = self.0 {
+            f.write()
+                .unwrap()
+                .write_all(
+                    format!(
+                        "{} {} - [{}] \"GET {}\" {code} {size}\n",
+                        client.ip(),
+                        client.port(),
+                        chrono::Local::now().format("%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S %z"),
+                        query.unwrap_or_default(),
+                    )
+                    .as_bytes(),
+                )
+                .unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+}