diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d060faf..2f0a298 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 go.mod
 go.sum
-tui-ssh-app
\ No newline at end of file
+tui-ssh-app
+app.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/logger.go b/config/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcefb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// InitializeLogger sets up logging to a file.
+func InitializeLogger(logFileName string) {
+	// Open the log file for writing (create if it doesn't exist, append if it does)
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(logFileName, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to open log file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Set the output of the default logger to the file
+	log.SetOutput(file)
+	log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime | log.Lshortfile)
+	log.Println("Logging initialized")
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b1bfde1..2fd2668 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"tui-ssh-app/config"
 	"tui-ssh-app/db"
 	"tui-ssh-app/tui"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	// Initialize logging
+	config.InitializeLogger("app.log")
+
+	// Load environment variables
+	log.Println("Loading environment variables...")
 	config.LoadEnv()
+
+	// Connect to the database
+	log.Println("Connecting to the database...")
 	db.ConnectDB()
+
+	// Start the TUI
+	log.Println("Starting TUI...")
 	tui.StartTUI()
 }
diff --git a/ssh/connect.go b/ssh/connect.go
index 119c374..8c0ffb5 100644
--- a/ssh/connect.go
+++ b/ssh/connect.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ssh
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
@@ -15,35 +16,60 @@ type SSHConfig struct {
 	PrivateKey string
 }
 
+// ConnectSSH handles both key-based and password authentication dynamically.
 func ConnectSSH(config SSHConfig) error {
-	var auth ssh.AuthMethod
+	log.Printf("Attempting SSH connection to %s@%s:%s", config.User, config.Host, config.Port)
 
+	// Build SSH authentication methods
+	var authMethods []ssh.AuthMethod
+
+	// Add key-based authentication if a private key is provided
 	if config.PrivateKey != "" {
+		log.Println("Attempting key-based authentication...")
 		key, err := ioutil.ReadFile(config.PrivateKey)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read private key: %v", err)
+			log.Printf("Error reading private key: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read private key: %w", err)
 		}
+
 		signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey(key)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse private key: %v", err)
+			log.Printf("Error parsing private key: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse private key: %w", err)
 		}
-		auth = ssh.PublicKeys(signer)
-	} else {
-		auth = ssh.Password(config.Password)
+
+		authMethods = append(authMethods, ssh.PublicKeys(signer))
 	}
 
+	// Add password-based authentication if a password is provided
+	if config.Password != "" {
+		log.Println("Attempting password-based authentication...")
+		authMethods = append(authMethods, ssh.Password(config.Password))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure at least one authentication method is configured
+	if len(authMethods) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no authentication method provided (password or private key)")
+	}
+
+	// Configure SSH client
 	clientConfig := &ssh.ClientConfig{
 		User:            config.User,
-		Auth:            []ssh.AuthMethod{auth},
-		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(), // Use a proper callback for production!
+		Auth:            authMethods,
+		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(), // Use a proper host key callback for production!
 	}
 
-	client, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", config.Host, config.Port), clientConfig)
+	// Dial the SSH server
+	address := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", config.Host, config.Port)
+	log.Printf("Connecting to SSH server at %s...", address)
+
+	client, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", address, clientConfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to SSH: %v", err)
+		log.Printf("Failed to connect to SSH server: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to SSH server: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer client.Close()
 
-	fmt.Println("Connected to SSH successfully!")
+	log.Printf("Successfully connected to %s@%s:%s", config.User, config.Host, config.Port)
 	return nil
 }