diff --git a/lib/circ_buff.c b/lib/circ_buff.c
index 2c76f97..2c9ec57 100644
--- a/lib/circ_buff.c
+++ b/lib/circ_buff.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ size_t circ_buf_capacity(cbuf_handle_t cbuf) {
 void circ_buf_put(cbuf_handle_t cbuf, const message_handle_t *data) {
 	assert(cbuf && cbuf->buffer);
 
-	message_free(cbuf->buffer[cbuf->head]);
+	if (cbuf->buffer[cbuf->head]) {
+		message_free(cbuf->buffer[cbuf->head]);
+	}
 	cbuf->buffer[cbuf->head] = *data;
 
 	advance_pointer(cbuf);
diff --git a/lib/helpers.c b/lib/helpers.c
index 177079e..f46e59e 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.c
+++ b/lib/helpers.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ node_id_t extract_id_from_ip(const ipv4_t ip) {
 void set_timer_and_handler(void (*handler)(int), long int wakeup_time) {
 	assert(handler);
 
+	logI("Setting up new wakeup timer.");
+
 	struct itimerval timer;
 	struct sigaction signal_action;
 
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ void set_timer_and_handler(void (*handler)(int), long int wakeup_time) {
 	memset(&signal_action, 0, sizeof(signal_action));
 	signal_action.sa_handler = handler;
 	if (sigaction(SIGALRM, &signal_action, NULL)) {
-		perror("Couldn't install function handler for SIGALRM signals.");
+		logE("Couldn't install function handler for SIGALRM signals.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +90,8 @@ void set_timer_and_handler(void (*handler)(int), long int wakeup_time) {
 	timer.it_value.tv_sec = wakeup_time;
 
 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &timer, NULL) == -1) {
-		perror("Couldn't set timer.");
+		logE("Couldn't set timer.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 }
@@ -95,11 +99,15 @@ void set_timer_and_handler(void (*handler)(int), long int wakeup_time) {
 uint16_t create_message(char *new_message, uint16_t max_message_length, node_handle_t *neighbors,
 	uint8_t num_neighbors, node_id_t own_id) {
 	assert(new_message && neighbors);
+
+	logI("Creating new message.");
+
 	node_handle_t random_node = neighbors[rand() % (num_neighbors)];
 
 	node_id_t peer_id = node_get_id(random_node);
 	if (!peer_id) {
-		perror("Couldn't extract peer's ID.");
+		logE("Couldn't extract peer's ID.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
@@ -114,13 +122,16 @@ uint16_t create_message(char *new_message, uint16_t max_message_length, node_han
  * https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Inet-Example.html#Inet-Example
 */
 int create_socket_and_listen(port_t port, uint8_t backlog_size) {
+	logI("Creating the socket for input connections.");
+
 	int in_sock;
 	address_t own_name;
 
 	// Creates the socket
 	in_sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if (in_sock < 0) {
-		perror("Couldn't create the socket.");
+		logE("Couldn't create the socket.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
@@ -131,12 +142,14 @@ int create_socket_and_listen(port_t port, uint8_t backlog_size) {
 
 	// Binds own address structure to socket
 	if (bind(in_sock, (struct sockaddr *) &own_name, sizeof(own_name)) < 0) {
-		perror("Couldn't bind the address structure to the socket.");
+		logE("Couldn't bind the address structure to the socket.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if (listen(in_sock, backlog_size) < 0) {
-		perror("Couldn't listen for connections on the socket.");
+		logE("Couldn't listen for connections on the socket.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
@@ -146,13 +159,16 @@ int create_socket_and_listen(port_t port, uint8_t backlog_size) {
 void send_message(node_handle_t peer, message_handle_t message) {
 	assert(peer && message);
 
+	logI("Sending message.")
+
 	int out_sock;
 	address_t peer_address = node_get_addr(peer);
 
 	// Creates the socket
 	out_sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if (out_sock < 0) {
-		perror("Couldn't create the socket.");
+		logE("Couldn't create the socket.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
@@ -175,10 +191,13 @@ node_id_t accept_connection(int sock, address_t *peer_name, fd_set *active_fd_se
 	int *listens_on) {
 	assert(peer_name && active_fd_set && listens_on);
 
+	logI("Accepting new connection.");
+
 	size_t peer_name_size = sizeof((*peer_name));
 	int comm_socket = accept(sock, (struct sockaddr *) peer_name, &peer_name_size);
 	if (comm_socket < 0) {
-		perror("Couldn't accept the connection.");
+		logE("Couldn't accept the connection.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		// TODO maye be remove this?
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
@@ -198,6 +217,8 @@ uint16_t checkAddNode(node_handle_t **neighbors, uint16_t num_neighbors ,
 	address_t peer_name, node_id_t node_id) {
 	assert(neighbors);
 
+	logI("Adding new node.");
+
 	bool node_exists = false;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_neighbors; ++i) {
@@ -211,7 +232,8 @@ uint16_t checkAddNode(node_handle_t **neighbors, uint16_t num_neighbors ,
 			(num_neighbors + 1) * sizeof(node_handle_t));
 		if (!r_neighbors) {
 			free(r_neighbors);
-			perror("Unable to reallocate memory for neighbor IP.");
+			logE("Unable to reallocate memory for neighbor IP.");
+			logI("Exiting...");
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
@@ -227,9 +249,12 @@ uint16_t checkAddNode(node_handle_t **neighbors, uint16_t num_neighbors ,
 void write_to_peer(int file_desc, const char *message) {
 	assert(message);
 
+	logI("Writing to peer.");
+
 	int num_bytes = write(file_desc, message, strlen(message) + 1);
 	if (num_bytes < 0) {
-		perror("Couldn't write to peer.");
+		logE("Couldn't write to peer.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		// TODO maye be remove this?
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
@@ -237,12 +262,15 @@ void write_to_peer(int file_desc, const char *message) {
 
 int read_from_peer(int file_des, uint16_t max_line, cbuf_handle_t *message_buffer,
 	node_handle_t **neighbors, uint16_t num_neighbors) {
+	logI("Reading from peer.");
+
 	char buffer[max_line];
 	int num_bytes;
 
 	num_bytes = read(file_des, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 	if (num_bytes < 0) {
-		perror("Couldn't read from peer.");
+		logE("Couldn't read from peer.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		// TODO maye be remove this?
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	} else if (num_bytes == 0) {
@@ -269,25 +297,30 @@ int read_from_peer(int file_des, uint16_t max_line, cbuf_handle_t *message_buffe
 
 uint16_t fread_neighbors(char *AEM_file, node_handle_t **neighbors, port_t port) {
 	assert(AEM_file && neighbors);
+
+	logI("Reading peers from file.");
+
 	uint16_t num_neighbors = 0;
 
 	// Reads the ARP file checking for connected devices
 	FILE *aems_file = fopen(AEM_file, "r");
 	if (!aems_file) {
-		perror("Neighbors file: Failed to open file containing the AEMs.");
+		logE("Neighbors file: Failed to open file containing the AEMs.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	// Extracts IP addresses found in the file
 	char ip_addr[AEM_BUFFER_LEN];
-	char **neighbors_ips;
+	char **neighbors_ips = NULL;
 	while (1 == fscanf(aems_file, AEM_LINE_FORMAT, ip_addr)) {
 		++num_neighbors;
 
 		char **r_neighbors_ips = realloc(neighbors_ips, num_neighbors * sizeof(char *));
 		if (!r_neighbors_ips) {
 			free(r_neighbors_ips);
-			perror("Unable to reallocate memory for neighbor IP.");
+			logE("Unable to reallocate memory for neighbor IP.");
+			logI("Exiting...");
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
@@ -300,16 +333,16 @@ uint16_t fread_neighbors(char *AEM_file, node_handle_t **neighbors, port_t port)
 	// Allocates memory for the new neighbors structs
 	(*neighbors) = (node_handle_t *) malloc(num_neighbors * sizeof(node_handle_t));
 	if (!neighbors_ips) {
-		perror("Unable to allocate memory for nodes.");
+		logE("Unable to allocate memory for nodes.");
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	// Creates the neighbors structs
 	for (uint8_t i = 0; i < num_neighbors; ++i) {
 		address_t peer_name;
-		init_sockaddr(&peer_name, neighbors_ips[i], port);
-		(*neighbors)[num_neighbors++] = node_init(peer_name,
-			extract_id_from_ip(get_ip_from_sockaddr(peer_name)));
+		init_sockaddr(&peer_name, build_ip_from_id(neighbors_ips[i]), port);
+		(*neighbors)[i] = node_init(peer_name, atoi(neighbors_ips[i]));
 	}
 
 	fclose(aems_file);
@@ -322,7 +355,6 @@ uint16_t fread_neighbors(char *AEM_file, node_handle_t **neighbors, port_t port)
  * https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Inet-Example.html#Inet-Example
 */
 void init_sockaddr(address_t *peer_name, const ipv4_t hostname, port_t port) {
-	assert(peer_name && hostname);
 	struct hostent *hostinfo;
 
 	peer_name->sin_family = AF_INET;
@@ -335,3 +367,32 @@ void init_sockaddr(address_t *peer_name, const ipv4_t hostname, port_t port) {
 
 	peer_name->sin_addr = *(struct in_addr *) hostinfo->h_addr_list[0];
 }
+
+char *build_ip_from_id(char *id) {
+	static char ip[11];
+	node_id_t id_int = atoi(id);
+
+	snprintf(ip, 11, "10.0.%2d.%2d", id_int / 100, id_int % 100);
+
+	return ip;
+}
+
+void _zlog(LOG_LEVEL level, char *message, char *file, int line) {
+	switch(level) {
+		case DEBUG:
+			printf(CYAN_BOLD "debug: %s:%d - %s\n" COLOR_RESET, file, line, message);
+			break;
+		case INFO:
+			printf(BLUE_BOLD "info: %s:%d - %s\n" COLOR_RESET, file, line, message);
+			break;
+		case WARN:
+			printf(YELLOW_BOLD "warn: %s:%d - %s\n" COLOR_RESET, file, line, message);
+			break;
+		case ERROR:
+			printf(RED_BOLD "error: %s:%d - %s\n" COLOR_RESET, file, line, message);
+			break;
+		default:
+			printf("%s:%d - %s\n", file, line, message);
+			break;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/helpers.h b/lib/helpers.h
index a6635e0..f36d75b 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.h
+++ b/lib/helpers.h
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@
 #include "message.h"
 #include "circ_buff.h"
 
+// Macros for logging
+#ifdef RELEASE //This is a release build
+#define logD(msg) do{ _zlog(DEBUG, msg, __FILE__, __LINE__) } while( false )
+#define logI(msg) do{ _zlog(INFO, msg, __FILE__, __LINE__) } while( false )
+#define logW(msg) do{ _zlog(WARN, msg, __FILE__, __LINE__) } while( false )
+#define logE(msg) do{ _zlog(ERROR, msg, __FILE__, __LINE__) } while( false )
+#else
+#define logD(msg)
+#define logW(msg)
+#define logI(msg)
+#define logE(msg)
+#endif
+
 // Macros to turn a numeric macro into a string literal
 #define xstr(s) str(s)
 #define str(s) #s
@@ -20,6 +33,19 @@
 // Format for fscanf() to read the AEM numbers
 #define AEM_LINE_FORMAT "%" xstr(AEM_ID_LEN) "s\n"
 
+// Colors for console output
+#define RED "[0;31m "
+#define RED_BOLD "[1;31m "
+#define YELLOW "[0;33m "
+#define YELLOW_BOLD "[01;33m "
+#define BLUE "[0;34m "
+#define BLUE_BOLD "[1;34m "
+#define MAGENTA "[0;35m "
+#define MAGENTA_BOLD "[1;35m "
+#define CYAN "[0;36m "
+#define CYAN_BOLD "[1;36m "
+#define COLOR_RESET "[0m"
+
 node_id_t extract_id_from_ip(const ipv4_t ip);
 
 void set_timer_and_handler(void (*handler)(int), long int timer_interval);
@@ -48,4 +74,8 @@ uint16_t fread_neighbors(char *AEM_file, node_handle_t **neighbors,
 
 void init_sockaddr(address_t *peer_name, const ipv4_t hostname, port_t port);
 
+char *build_ip_from_id(char *id);
+
+void _zlog(LOG_LEVEL level, char *message, char *file, int line);
+
 #endif //HELPERS_H_
diff --git a/lib/types.h b/lib/types.h
index d63ed8b..32e9792 100644
--- a/lib/types.h
+++ b/lib/types.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef CUSTOM_TYPES_H_
 #define CUSTOM_TYPES_H_
 
+typedef enum LOG_LEVEL {DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR} LOG_LEVEL;
 typedef uint16_t node_id_t;
 typedef struct sockaddr_in address_t;
 typedef uint64_t timestamp_t;
diff --git a/src/zaqar.c b/src/zaqar.c
index 166b224..1bc7a86 100644
--- a/src/zaqar.c
+++ b/src/zaqar.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 volatile sig_atomic_t sigalrm_flag = false;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	logI("Initializing...");
 	check_args(argc, argv);
 
 	// Socket communication variables
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	message_buffer = circ_buf_init(buffer, MESSAGE_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
 	// Reads neighbors' IPs from file
-	num_neighbors = fread_neighbors(argv[1], &neighbors, PORT);
+	num_neighbors = fread_neighbors(argv[2], &neighbors, PORT);
 
 	// Sets a timer and handler to produce an interrupt and send a message
 	set_timer_and_handler(handle_alarm, MIN_TIMER_VAL + rand() % (MAX_TIMER_VAL - MIN_TIMER_VAL));
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			perror("Couldn't initiate synchronous I/O multiplexing.");
+			logE("Couldn't initiate synchronous I/O multiplexing.");
+			logI("Exiting...");
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	logI("Cleaning up allocated memory and exiting.");
 	//Frees memory
 	for (uint i = 0; i < circ_buf_size(message_buffer); ++i) {
 		message_handle_t current_message;
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ void check_args(int argc, char **argv) {
 	if (argc != 3) {
 		printf("Correct usage is:\n");
 		printf("\t%s <node_id> <aems_file> \n", argv[0]);
+		logI("Exiting...");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/zaqar.h b/src/zaqar.h
index bb62fc5..f78d979 100644
--- a/src/zaqar.h
+++ b/src/zaqar.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef ZAQAR_H_
 #define ZAQAR_H_
 
-#define MIN_TIMER_VAL 60
-#define MAX_TIMER_VAL 300
+#define MIN_TIMER_VAL 2
+#define MAX_TIMER_VAL 4
 #define PORT 5000
 #define BACKLOG_SIZE 2
 #define MESSAGE_BUFFER_SIZE 2000
diff --git a/zaqar.service b/zaqar.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22e1fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zaqar.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Zaqar
+After=multi-user.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=idle
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "/root/zaqar.out 8261 /root/aems &"
+ExecStart=/root/zaqar.out
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
\ No newline at end of file