diff --git a/sgl-router/Cargo.lock b/sgl-router/Cargo.lock
index d0c59aebf..9820fced5 100644
--- a/sgl-router/Cargo.lock
+++ b/sgl-router/Cargo.lock
@@ -525,6 +525,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-channel"
+version = "0.5.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "82b8f8f868b36967f9606790d1903570de9ceaf870a7bf9fbbd3016d636a2cb2"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-utils"
 version = "0.8.20"
@@ -1204,6 +1213,12 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d4345964bb142484797b161f473a503a434de77149dd8c7427788c6e13379388"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lazy_static"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.161"
@@ -1255,6 +1270,15 @@ version = "0.4.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7a70ba024b9dc04c27ea2f0c0548feb474ec5c54bba33a7f72f873a39d07b24"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matchers"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8263075bb86c5a1b1427b5ae862e8889656f126e9f77c484496e8b47cf5c5558"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex-automata 0.1.10",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
 version = "2.7.4"
@@ -1315,6 +1339,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "tempfile",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nu-ansi-term"
+version = "0.46.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77a8165726e8236064dbb45459242600304b42a5ea24ee2948e18e023bf7ba84"
+dependencies = [
+ "overload",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-conv"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1389,6 +1423,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "overload"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b15813163c1d831bf4a13c3610c05c0d03b39feb07f7e09fa234dac9b15aaf39"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -1591,8 +1631,17 @@ checksum = "b544ef1b4eac5dc2db33ea63606ae9ffcfac26c1416a2806ae0bf5f56b201191"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
- "regex-automata",
- "regex-syntax",
+ "regex-automata 0.4.8",
+ "regex-syntax 0.8.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-automata"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6c230d73fb8d8c1b9c0b3135c5142a8acee3a0558fb8db5cf1cb65f8d7862132"
+dependencies = [
+ "regex-syntax 0.6.29",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1603,7 +1652,7 @@ checksum = "368758f23274712b504848e9d5a6f010445cc8b87a7cdb4d7cbee666c1288da3"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
- "regex-syntax",
+ "regex-syntax 0.8.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1612,6 +1661,12 @@ version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "53a49587ad06b26609c52e423de037e7f57f20d53535d66e08c695f347df952a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "regex-syntax"
+version = "0.6.29"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f162c6dd7b008981e4d40210aca20b4bd0f9b60ca9271061b07f78537722f2e1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-syntax"
 version = "0.8.5"
@@ -1859,6 +1914,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-appender",
+ "tracing-log",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1872,6 +1931,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sharded-slab"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f40ca3c46823713e0d4209592e8d6e826aa57e928f09752619fc696c499637f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -2007,6 +2075,36 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.69"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6aaf5339b578ea85b50e080feb250a3e8ae8cfcdff9a461c9ec2904bc923f52"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.69"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thread_local"
+version = "1.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b9ef9bad013ada3808854ceac7b46812a6465ba368859a37e2100283d2d719c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.3.36"
@@ -2107,22 +2205,90 @@ checksum = "8df9b6e13f2d32c91b9bd719c00d1958837bc7dec474d94952798cc8e69eeec3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
-version = "0.1.40"
+version = "0.1.41"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c3523ab5a71916ccf420eebdf5521fcef02141234bbc0b8a49f2fdc4544364ef"
+checksum = "784e0ac535deb450455cbfa28a6f0df145ea1bb7ae51b821cf5e7927fdcfbdd0"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "tracing-attributes",
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "tracing-core"
-version = "0.1.32"
+name = "tracing-appender"
+version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c06d3da6113f116aaee68e4d601191614c9053067f9ab7f6edbcb161237daa54"
+checksum = "3566e8ce28cc0a3fe42519fc80e6b4c943cc4c8cef275620eb8dac2d3d4e06cf"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "thiserror",
+ "time",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-attributes"
+version = "0.1.28"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "395ae124c09f9e6918a2310af6038fba074bcf474ac352496d5910dd59a2226d"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-core"
+version = "0.1.33"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e672c95779cf947c5311f83787af4fa8fffd12fb27e4993211a84bdfd9610f9c"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
+ "valuable",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-log"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee855f1f400bd0e5c02d150ae5de3840039a3f54b025156404e34c23c03f47c3"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "tracing-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-serde"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "704b1aeb7be0d0a84fc9828cae51dab5970fee5088f83d1dd7ee6f6246fc6ff1"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "tracing-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-subscriber"
+version = "0.3.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e8189decb5ac0fa7bc8b96b7cb9b2701d60d48805aca84a238004d665fcc4008"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "matchers",
+ "nu-ansi-term",
+ "once_cell",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "sharded-slab",
+ "smallvec",
+ "thread_local",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-core",
+ "tracing-log",
+ "tracing-serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2184,6 +2350,12 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "valuable"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba73ea9cf16a25df0c8caa16c51acb937d5712a8429db78a3ee29d5dcacd3a65"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -2301,6 +2473,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.52.0"
diff --git a/sgl-router/Cargo.toml b/sgl-router/Cargo.toml
index be7373f89..6ad8cb08d 100644
--- a/sgl-router/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sgl-router/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ env_logger = "0.11.5"
 log = "0.4.22"
 chrono = "0.4.38"
 tokio = "1.42.0"
+# Added for enhanced logging system
+tracing = "0.1"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter", "json", "chrono"] }
+tracing-log = "0.2"
+tracing-appender = "0.2.3"
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = "thin"
diff --git a/sgl-router/README.md b/sgl-router/README.md
index 61c9e692c..7e6cd8ed5 100644
--- a/sgl-router/README.md
+++ b/sgl-router/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ $ pip install -e .
 
 **Note:** When modifying Rust code, you must rebuild the wheel for changes to take effect.
 
+### Logging
+
+The SGL Router includes structured logging with console output by default. To enable log files:
+
+```python
+# Enable file logging when creating a router
+router = Router(
+    worker_urls=["http://worker1:8000", "http://worker2:8000"],
+    log_dir="./logs"  # Daily log files will be created here
+)
+```
+
+Use the `--verbose` flag with the CLI for more detailed logs.
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 1. If rust analyzer is not working in VSCode, set `rust-analyzer.linkedProjects` to the absolute path of `Cargo.toml` in your repo. For example:
diff --git a/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/launch_router.py b/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/launch_router.py
index 38f1fbba2..d66acd78a 100644
--- a/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/launch_router.py
+++ b/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/launch_router.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class RouterArgs:
     max_tree_size: int = 2**24
     max_payload_size: int = 4 * 1024 * 1024  # 4MB
     verbose: bool = False
+    log_dir: Optional[str] = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def add_cli_args(
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@ class RouterArgs:
             action="store_true",
             help="Enable verbose logging",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            f"--{prefix}log-dir",
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help="Directory to store log files. If not specified, logs are only output to console.",
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def from_cli_args(
@@ -174,6 +181,7 @@ class RouterArgs:
             max_tree_size=getattr(args, f"{prefix}max_tree_size"),
             max_payload_size=getattr(args, f"{prefix}max_payload_size"),
             verbose=getattr(args, f"{prefix}verbose", False),
+            log_dir=getattr(args, f"{prefix}log_dir", None),
         )
 
 
@@ -220,6 +228,7 @@ def launch_router(args: argparse.Namespace) -> Optional[Router]:
             max_tree_size=router_args.max_tree_size,
             max_payload_size=router_args.max_payload_size,
             verbose=router_args.verbose,
+            log_dir=router_args.log_dir,
         )
 
         router.start()
diff --git a/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/router.py b/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/router.py
index b8757168b..1c1eee450 100644
--- a/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/router.py
+++ b/sgl-router/py_src/sglang_router/router.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Router:
         max_payload_size: Maximum payload size in bytes. Default: 4MB
         max_tree_size: Maximum size of the approximation tree for cache-aware routing. Default: 2^24
         verbose: Enable verbose logging. Default: False
+        log_dir: Directory to store log files. If None, logs are only output to console. Default: None
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class Router:
         max_tree_size: int = 2**24,
         max_payload_size: int = 4 * 1024 * 1024,  # 4MB
         verbose: bool = False,
+        log_dir: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
         self._router = _Router(
             worker_urls=worker_urls,
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ class Router:
             max_tree_size=max_tree_size,
             max_payload_size=max_payload_size,
             verbose=verbose,
+            log_dir=log_dir,
         )
 
     def start(self) -> None:
diff --git a/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_router.py b/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_router.py
index 27ed64d6e..e35532678 100644
--- a/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_router.py
+++ b/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_router.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class TestLaunchRouter(unittest.TestCase):
             max_tree_size=2**24,
             max_payload_size=4 * 1024 * 1024,  # 4MB
             verbose=False,
+            log_dir=None,
         )
 
     def create_router_args(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_server.py b/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_server.py
index 80659fc4f..09413d15b 100644
--- a/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_server.py
+++ b/sgl-router/py_test/test_launch_server.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def popen_launch_router(
     policy: str = "cache_aware",
     max_payload_size: int = None,
     api_key: str = None,
+    log_dir: str = None,
 ):
     """
     Launch the router server process.
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def popen_launch_router(
         policy: Router policy, one of "cache_aware", "round_robin", "random"
         max_payload_size: Maximum payload size in bytes
         api_key: API key for the router
+        log_dir: Directory to store log files. If None, logs are only output to console.
     """
     _, host, port = base_url.split(":")
     host = host[2:]
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ def popen_launch_router(
     if max_payload_size is not None:
         command.extend(["--router-max-payload-size", str(max_payload_size)])
 
+    if log_dir is not None:
+        command.extend(["--log-dir", log_dir])
+
     process = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=None, stderr=None)
 
     start_time = time.time()
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/lib.rs b/sgl-router/src/lib.rs
index ba9aeac1f..2b570b9ee 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
+pub mod logging;
 pub mod router;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod tree;
 
 #[pyclass(eq)]
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub enum PolicyType {
     Random,
     RoundRobin,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ pub enum PolicyType {
 }
 
 #[pyclass]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 struct Router {
     host: String,
     port: u16,
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ struct Router {
     max_tree_size: usize,
     max_payload_size: usize,
     verbose: bool,
+    log_dir: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[pymethods]
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@ impl Router {
         eviction_interval_secs = 60,
         max_tree_size = 2usize.pow(24),
         max_payload_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024,
-        verbose = false
+        verbose = false,
+        log_dir = None,
     ))]
     fn new(
         worker_urls: Vec<String>,
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ impl Router {
         max_tree_size: usize,
         max_payload_size: usize,
         verbose: bool,
+        log_dir: Option<String>,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         Ok(Router {
             host,
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ impl Router {
             max_tree_size,
             max_payload_size,
             verbose,
+            log_dir,
         })
     }
 
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@ impl Router {
                 policy_config,
                 verbose: self.verbose,
                 max_payload_size: self.max_payload_size,
+                log_dir: self.log_dir.clone(),
             })
             .await
             .map_err(|e| pyo3::exceptions::PyRuntimeError::new_err(e.to_string()))?;
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/logging.rs b/sgl-router/src/logging.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c5b63e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sgl-router/src/logging.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tracing::Level;
+use tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard;
+use tracing_appender::rolling::{RollingFileAppender, Rotation};
+use tracing_log::LogTracer;
+use tracing_subscriber::fmt::time::ChronoUtc;
+use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, Layer};
+
+/// Configuration for the logging system
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct LoggingConfig {
+    /// Log level for the application (default: INFO)
+    pub level: Level,
+    /// Whether to use json format for logs (default: false)
+    pub json_format: bool,
+    /// Path to store log files. If None, logs will only go to stdout/stderr
+    pub log_dir: Option<String>,
+    /// Whether to colorize logs when output is a terminal (default: true)
+    pub colorize: bool,
+    /// Log file name to use if log_dir is specified (default: "sgl-router")
+    pub log_file_name: String,
+    /// Custom log targets to filter (default: "sglang_router_rs")
+    pub log_targets: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+impl Default for LoggingConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            level: Level::INFO,
+            json_format: false,
+            log_dir: None,
+            colorize: true,
+            log_file_name: "sgl-router".to_string(),
+            log_targets: Some(vec!["sglang_router_rs".to_string()]),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Guard that keeps the file appender worker thread alive
+///
+/// This must be kept in scope for the duration of the program
+/// to ensure logs are properly written to files
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct LogGuard {
+    _file_guard: Option<WorkerGuard>,
+}
+
+/// Initialize the logging system with the given configuration
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `config` - Configuration for the logging system
+///
+/// # Returns
+/// A LogGuard that must be kept alive for the duration of the program
+///
+/// # Panics
+/// Will not panic, as initialization errors are handled gracefully
+pub fn init_logging(config: LoggingConfig) -> LogGuard {
+    // Forward logs to tracing - ignore errors to allow for multiple initialization
+    let _ = LogTracer::init();
+
+    // Convert log level to filter string
+    let level_filter = match config.level {
+        Level::TRACE => "trace",
+        Level::DEBUG => "debug",
+        Level::INFO => "info",
+        Level::WARN => "warn",
+        Level::ERROR => "error",
+    };
+
+    // Create env filter
+    let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        // Format: <target>=<level>,<target2>=<level2>,...
+        let filter_string = if let Some(targets) = &config.log_targets {
+            targets
+                .iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .map(|(i, target)| {
+                    if i > 0 {
+                        format!(",{}={}", target, level_filter)
+                    } else {
+                        format!("{}={}", target, level_filter)
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect::<String>()
+        } else {
+            format!("sglang_router_rs={}", level_filter)
+        };
+
+        EnvFilter::new(filter_string)
+    });
+
+    // Setup stdout/stderr layer
+    let mut layers = Vec::new();
+
+    // Standard timestamp format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
+    let time_format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S".to_string();
+
+    // Configure the console stdout layer
+    let stdout_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+        .with_ansi(config.colorize)
+        .with_file(true)
+        .with_line_number(true)
+        .with_timer(ChronoUtc::new(time_format.clone()));
+
+    let stdout_layer = if config.json_format {
+        stdout_layer.json().flatten_event(true).boxed()
+    } else {
+        stdout_layer.boxed()
+    };
+
+    layers.push(stdout_layer);
+
+    // Create a file appender if log_dir is specified
+    let mut file_guard = None;
+
+    if let Some(log_dir) = &config.log_dir {
+        let file_name = config.log_file_name.clone();
+        let log_dir = PathBuf::from(log_dir);
+
+        // Create log directory if it doesn't exist
+        if !log_dir.exists() {
+            if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&log_dir) {
+                eprintln!("Failed to create log directory: {}", e);
+                return LogGuard { _file_guard: None };
+            }
+        }
+
+        let file_appender = RollingFileAppender::new(Rotation::DAILY, log_dir, file_name);
+
+        let (non_blocking, guard) = tracing_appender::non_blocking(file_appender);
+        file_guard = Some(guard);
+
+        let file_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+            .with_ansi(false) // Never use ANSI colors in log files
+            .with_file(true)
+            .with_line_number(true)
+            .with_timer(ChronoUtc::new(time_format))
+            .with_writer(non_blocking);
+
+        let file_layer = if config.json_format {
+            file_layer.json().flatten_event(true).boxed()
+        } else {
+            file_layer.boxed()
+        };
+
+        layers.push(file_layer);
+    }
+
+    // Initialize the subscriber with all layers
+    // Use try_init to handle errors gracefully in case another subscriber is already set
+    let _ = tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(env_filter)
+        .with(layers)
+        .try_init();
+
+    // Return the guard to keep the file appender worker thread alive
+    LogGuard {
+        _file_guard: file_guard,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/server.rs b/sgl-router/src/server.rs
index a381cdcc7..1eec4a0d2 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/server.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/server.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
+use crate::logging::{self, LoggingConfig};
 use crate::router::PolicyConfig;
 use crate::router::Router;
 use actix_web::{
     error, get, post, web, App, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer, Responder,
 };
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use env_logger::Builder;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
-use log::{info, LevelFilter};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::io::Write;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tracing::{info, Level};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AppState {
@@ -148,30 +148,29 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     pub policy_config: PolicyConfig,
     pub verbose: bool,
     pub max_payload_size: usize,
+    pub log_dir: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub async fn startup(config: ServerConfig) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    // Initialize logger
-    Builder::new()
-        .format(|buf, record| {
-            use chrono::Local;
-            writeln!(
-                buf,
-                "[Router (Rust)] {} - {} - {}",
-                Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
-                record.level(),
-                record.args()
-            )
-        })
-        .filter(
-            None,
-            if config.verbose {
-                LevelFilter::Debug
+    // Only initialize logging if not already done (for Python bindings support)
+    static LOGGING_INITIALIZED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
+    let _log_guard = if !LOGGING_INITIALIZED.swap(true, Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        Some(logging::init_logging(LoggingConfig {
+            level: if config.verbose {
+                Level::DEBUG
             } else {
-                LevelFilter::Info
+                Level::INFO
             },
-        )
-        .init();
+            json_format: false,
+            log_dir: config.log_dir.clone(),
+            colorize: true,
+            log_file_name: "sgl-router".to_string(),
+            log_targets: None,
+        }))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
 
     info!("🚧 Initializing router on {}:{}", config.host, config.port);
     info!("🚧 Initializing workers on {:?}", config.worker_urls);
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ pub async fn startup(config: ServerConfig) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let app_state = web::Data::new(
         AppState::new(
             config.worker_urls.clone(),
-            client,
+            client.clone(), // Clone the client here
             config.policy_config.clone(),
         )
         .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e))?,