diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10b5b15..c2244da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 venv/*
 mine_data/*
 mariadb_data/*
+*.pem
+*__pycache__*
diff --git a/client-requirements.txt b/client-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6edb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cryptography
+dotenv
+wikipedia
diff --git a/wikideck/Mine/Database.py b/wikideck/Mine/Database.py
index 3064f6b..11c5c19 100644
--- a/wikideck/Mine/Database.py
+++ b/wikideck/Mine/Database.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import base64
 import datetime
+import logging
 import mariadb
 import os
 import time
@@ -181,6 +182,8 @@ class Database():
         """
 
     def __init__(self):
+        logging.basicConfig(filename=os.getenv('MINE_LOG_FILE', '/var/log/mine.log'), level=logging.INFO)
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         delay = 2
         while True:
             try:
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ class Database():
                 for each in self.SQL_CREATE_TABLES:
                     self.conn.cursor().execute(each)
             except mariadb.Error as e:
+                self.logger.error(e)
                 time.sleep(delay := delay**2)
                 continue
             break