diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 660d985..a087583 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ wheels/
 env/
 venv/
 .DS_Store
+logs/
+*.log
diff --git a/logger.py b/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7fd9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""
+Logging functionality for tracker
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class TrackerLogger:
+    def __init__(self, log_dir='logs'):
+        self.log_dir = log_dir
+        self.setup_logger()
+
+    def setup_logger(self):
+        """Setup logging configuration"""
+        if not os.path.exists(self.log_dir):
+            os.makedirs(self.log_dir)
+
+        log_file = os.path.join(
+            self.log_dir,
+            f"tracker_{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d')}.log"
+        )
+
+        logging.basicConfig(
+            level=logging.INFO,
+            format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+            handlers=[
+                logging.FileHandler(log_file),
+                logging.StreamHandler()
+            ]
+        )
+
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger('SystemTracker')
+
+    def log_stats(self, stats_type, stats_data):
+        """Log system statistics"""
+        self.logger.info(f"{stats_type}: {stats_data}")
+
+    def log_alert(self, message):
+        """Log alert messages"""
+        self.logger.warning(f"ALERT: {message}")
+
+    def log_error(self, error_message):
+        """Log error messages"""
+        self.logger.error(f"ERROR: {error_message}")