diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 88edef5cf..3710af4ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ run:  install
 	sleep 2 ; \
 	xdg-open http://127.0.0.1:8888/ ; \
 	) &
-	SEARX_DEBUG=1 ./manage pyenv.cmd python ./searx/webapp.py
+	SEARX_DEBUG=1 ./manage pyenv.cmd python -m searx.webapp
 
 PHONY += install uninstall
 install uninstall:
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index ae60b6c8f..4be587f34 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ linuxdoc==20210324
 aiounittest==1.4.0
 yamllint==1.26.3
 wlc==1.12
+coloredlogs==15.0.1
diff --git a/searx/__init__.py b/searx/__init__.py
index 265f926bc..12376b0fd 100644
--- a/searx/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/__init__.py
@@ -2,13 +2,23 @@
 # lint: pylint
 # pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 
+import sys
+import os
 from os.path import dirname, abspath
+
 import logging
 
 import searx.unixthreadname
 import searx.settings_loader
 from searx.settings_defaults import settings_set_defaults
 
+
+# Debug
+LOG_FORMAT_DEBUG = '%(levelname)-7s %(name)-30.30s: %(message)s'
+
+# Production
+LOG_FORMAT_PROD = '%(asctime)-15s %(levelname)s:%(name)s: %(message)s'
+
 searx_dir = abspath(dirname(__file__))
 searx_parent_dir = abspath(dirname(dirname(__file__)))
 settings, settings_load_message = searx.settings_loader.load_settings()
@@ -16,22 +26,6 @@ settings, settings_load_message = searx.settings_loader.load_settings()
 if settings is not None:
     settings = settings_set_defaults(settings)
 
-searx_debug = settings['general']['debug']
-if searx_debug:
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-else:
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
-
-logger = logging.getLogger('searx')
-logger.info(settings_load_message)
-
-# log max_request_timeout
-max_request_timeout = settings['outgoing']['max_request_timeout']
-if max_request_timeout is None:
-    logger.info('max_request_timeout=%s', repr(max_request_timeout))
-else:
-    logger.info('max_request_timeout=%i second(s)', max_request_timeout)
-
 _unset = object()
 
 def get_setting(name, default=_unset):
@@ -53,3 +47,61 @@ def get_setting(name, default=_unset):
             break
 
     return value
+
+
+def is_color_terminal():
+    if os.getenv('TERM') in ('dumb', 'unknown'):
+        return False
+    return sys.stdout.isatty()
+
+
+def logging_config_debug():
+    try:
+        import coloredlogs  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    except ImportError:
+        coloredlogs = None
+
+    log_level = os.environ.get('SEARX_DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL', 'DEBUG')
+    if coloredlogs and is_color_terminal():
+        level_styles = {
+            'spam': {'color': 'green', 'faint': True},
+            'debug': {},
+            'notice': {'color': 'magenta'},
+            'success': {'bold': True, 'color': 'green'},
+            'info': {'bold': True, 'color': 'cyan'},
+            'warning': {'color': 'yellow'},
+            'error': {'color': 'red'},
+            'critical': {'bold': True, 'color': 'red'},
+        }
+        field_styles = {
+            'asctime': {'color': 'green'},
+            'hostname': {'color': 'magenta'},
+            'levelname': {'color': 8},
+            'name': {'color': 8},
+            'programname': {'color': 'cyan'},
+            'username': {'color': 'yellow'}
+        }
+        coloredlogs.install(
+            level=log_level,
+            level_styles=level_styles,
+            field_styles=field_styles,
+            fmt=LOG_FORMAT_DEBUG
+        )
+    else:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.getLevelName(log_level), format=LOG_FORMAT_DEBUG)
+
+
+searx_debug = settings['general']['debug']
+if searx_debug:
+    logging_config_debug()
+else:
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING, format=LOG_FORMAT_PROD)
+logger = logging.getLogger('searx')
+logger.info(settings_load_message)
+
+# log max_request_timeout
+max_request_timeout = settings['outgoing']['max_request_timeout']
+if max_request_timeout is None:
+    logger.info('max_request_timeout=%s', repr(max_request_timeout))
+else:
+    logger.info('max_request_timeout=%i second(s)', max_request_timeout)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index d4b101cc4..23e62f040 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import aiounittest
 
 os.environ['SEARX_DEBUG'] = '1'
+os.environ['SEARX_DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL'] = 'WARNING'
 os.environ['SEARX_DISABLE_ETC_SETTINGS'] = '1'
 os.environ.pop('SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH', None)