diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a7f2154..136a379 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Linspector
-etc.local/
+etc.test.*
 log/*.log
-log/*.log.*
-tmp.py
 
 # ---> Python
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e047933..43de542 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ run:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(shell pwd):$(shell pwd)/venv/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/ bin/linspector -s ./etc
 
 rundev:
-	PYTHONPATH=$(shell pwd):$(shell pwd)/venv/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/ bin/linspector -s ./etc.local
+	PYTHONPATH=$(shell pwd):$(shell pwd)/venv/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages/ bin/linspector -s ./etc.test.local
 
 daemon:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(shell pwd):$(shell pwd)/venv/lib/python$(PYTHON_VRESION)/site-packages/ bin/linspector -d ./etc
diff --git a/bin/linspector b/bin/linspector
index 02d5fa3..bca1e2a 100755
--- a/bin/linspector
+++ b/bin/linspector
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from linspector.linspector import Linspector
 from linspector.monitors import Monitors
 from loguru import logger
 
-__version__ = '0.21'
+__version__ = '0.21.1'
 __author__ = 'Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>'
 
 
@@ -61,23 +61,48 @@ def main():
     services = {}
     tasks = {}
 
+    logger.remove()
+    default_log_format = '[{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS ZZ}] [{elapsed}] [{level}] [linspector] ' \
+                         '[{name}:{function}:{line}]: {message}'
+    log_level = "INFO"
+    logger.add(sys.stderr, backtrace=True, colorize=True, diagnose=True, format=default_log_format, level=log_level)
+
     try:
         configuration = Configuration(args.configuration_path, logger)
     except Exception as err:
         logger.error('configuration error: {0}'.format(err))
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    logger.remove()
-    log_level = "ERROR"
     if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'log_level'):
-        log_level = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'log_level')
+        logger.remove()
+        log_format = default_log_format
+        if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'log_format'):
+            log_format = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'log_format')
+
+        if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'log_level'):
+            log_level = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'log_level')
+
+        logger.add(sys.stderr, backtrace=True, colorize=True, diagnose=True, format=log_format, level=log_level)
 
-    logger.add(sys.stderr, backtrace=True, colorize=True, diagnose=True, level=log_level)
-    # log.add(sys.stderr, backtrace=True, colorize=True, diagnose=True, format="{time} [{level}]: {message}", level="INFO")
-    # log.add(sys.stderr, format="{time} {level} {message}", filter="my_module", level="INFO")
     if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile'):
+        logfile_count = '10'
+        if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_count'):
+            logfile_count = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_count')
+
+        logfile_format = default_log_format
+        if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_format'):
+            logfile_format = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_format')
+
+        logfile_level = log_level
+        if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_level'):
+            logfile_level = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_level')
+
+        logfile_size = '1MB'
+        if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_size'):
+            logfile_size = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_size')
+
         logger.add(configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile'), backtrace=True, diagnose=True, enqueue=True,
-                   level=configuration.get_option('linspector', 'logfile_level'))
+                   format=logfile_format, level=logfile_level, retention=int(logfile_count), rotation=logfile_size)
 
     environment = Environment(logger)
 
diff --git a/etc/linspector.conf b/etc/linspector.conf
index a82fa1e..c81af7d 100644
--- a/etc/linspector.conf
+++ b/etc/linspector.conf
@@ -1,35 +1,33 @@
 [linspector]
 default_interval = 300
+minimum_interval = 10
 delta_range = 10
-error_receivers = admin@example.com
-log_file_count = 20
-log_file_size = 1
-log_file_size_bytes = 100000
-log_level = info
+
+start_scheduler = true
+scheduler_mode = thread
 max_processes = 1
 max_threads = 2048
-minimum_interval = 10
-notifications = email
 pid_file = /var/run/user/1000/linspector.pid
+
+; log format. this overrides the default configured in the code
+log_format = <green>[{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS ZZ}]</green> <yellow>[{elapsed}]</yellow> <magenta>[{level}]</magenta> <blue>[linspector]</blue> <cyan>[{name}:{function}:{line}]</cyan><red>:</red> {message}
+; log level for stderr logging (default: INFO)
+log_level = INFO
+; logfile to use
+logfile = /home/hanez/code/linspector/linspector/log/linspector.log
+; number of logfiles to keep (default: 10)
+logfile_count = 5
+; logfile format. this overrides the default configured in the code
+;logfile_format = [{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS ZZ}] [{elapsed}] [{level}] [linspector] [{name}:{function}:{line}]: {message}
+; log level for file based logging
+logfile_level = DEBUG
+; size of logfiles (default: 1MB)
+logfile_size = 10MB
+
+notifications =
 plugins =
-run_mode = cron
-scheduler_mode = thread
-start_scheduler = true
-tasks = mariadb
-timezone = CET
+tasks =
 
-[hostgroupparents]
-
-[hostgroups]
-
-[membergroups]
-
-[monitorgroups]
-
-[notifications]
-
-[plugins]
-
-[services]
-
-[tasks]
+; timezone can be set to a remote timezone to make monitors run at the remote time. this is optional. the local
+; timezone is set by default. this can be overridden in each monitor.
+;timezone = UTC
diff --git a/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf b/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf
index 8d3a1c4..2e1ac69 100644
--- a/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf
+++ b/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ title = Uplink Status
 description = Cable Provider Uplink Status
 service = vendor.avm.is_connected
 host = 192.168.1.1
-interval = 60
+interval = 5
+; the timezone can be set to the zone of the monitor target host to run at the remote time. this is optional. the
+; default is the local system timezone.
+;timezone = UTC
 
 [args]
-host = 192.168.1.1
 password = PASSWORD
diff --git a/etc/monitors/network2/gateway.conf b/etc/monitors/network2/gateway.conf
index 8a72f92..bbc7283 100644
--- a/etc/monitors/network2/gateway.conf
+++ b/etc/monitors/network2/gateway.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [monitor]
 title = Uplink Status
-description = DSL Provider Uplink Status
+description = Cable Provider Uplink Status
 service = vendor.avm.is_connected
 host = 192.168.2.1
-interval = 5
+interval = 13
 
 [args]
 password = PASSWORD
diff --git a/files/receipes.py b/files/receipts.py
similarity index 83%
rename from files/receipes.py
rename to files/receipts.py
index a0a5a97..185deb1 100644
--- a/files/receipes.py
+++ b/files/receipts.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# some python receipts for different stuff
+
 # get system timezone name
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1111056/get-time-zone-information-of-the-system-in-python
 import datetime
diff --git a/linspector/configuration.py b/linspector/configuration.py
index 5c41f0b..9238405 100644
--- a/linspector/configuration.py
+++ b/linspector/configuration.py
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ import os
 
 
 # TODO: check for all required configuration options and set defaults if needed. do this only for
-#  options in the "linspector" section of linspector.ini.
+#  options in the "linspector" section of linspector.conf.
 class Configuration:
     def __init__(self, configuration_path, log):
         self.__configuration = configparser.ConfigParser()
         self.__configuration_path = configuration_path
         self.__log = log
 
-        # print('[linspector] reading configuration file: ' + configuration_path +
-        # '/linspector.conf')
+        log.info('message=reading configuration configfile=' + configuration_path +
+                 '/linspector.conf')
         if os.path.isfile(configuration_path + '/linspector.conf'):
             try:
                 self.__configuration.read(configuration_path + '/linspector.conf', 'utf-8')
diff --git a/linspector/linspector.py b/linspector/linspector.py
index 61c5a7a..46e8470 100644
--- a/linspector/linspector.py
+++ b/linspector/linspector.py
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@ class Linspector:
 
             if configuration.get_option('linspector', 'timezone'):
                 timezone = configuration.get_option('linspector', 'timezone')
-                if monitors.get(monitor).get_monitor_configuration_option('args', 'timezone'):
-                    timezone = monitors.get(monitor).get_monitor_configuration_option('args',
+                if monitors.get(monitor).get_monitor_configuration_option('monitor', 'timezone'):
+                    timezone = monitors.get(monitor).get_monitor_configuration_option('monitor',
                                                                                       'timezone')
             else:
-                timezone = 'UTC'
+                # set to local system timezone by as default
+                timezone = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).astimezone().tzname()
 
             # add cron and one time run jobs to Linspector. not only "interval" jobs should be
             # supported.