diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 52091f63..38109eac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -170,4 +170,6 @@ dist
 config/config.toml
 config/config.internal.toml
 uploads/
-pages/dist
\ No newline at end of file
+pages/dist
+log.txt
+*.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/classes/configmanager.ts b/classes/configmanager.ts
index 77bd7d74..45e9d4f0 100644
--- a/classes/configmanager.ts
+++ b/classes/configmanager.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * @file configmanager.ts
  * @summary ConfigManager system to retrieve and modify system configuration
  * @description Can read from a hand-written file, config.toml, or from a machine-saved file, config.internal.toml
+ * @deprecated Use the new ConfigManager class instead
  * Fuses both and provides a way to retrieve individual values
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/log-manager/index.ts b/packages/log-manager/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0e36785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/log-manager/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import type { BunFile } from "bun";
+import { appendFile } from "fs/promises";
+
+export enum LogLevel {
+	DEBUG = "debug",
+	INFO = "info",
+	WARNING = "warning",
+	ERROR = "error",
+	CRITICAL = "critical",
+}
+
+/**
+ * Class for handling logging to disk or to stdout
+ * @param output BunFile of output (can be a normal file or something like Bun.stdout)
+ */
+export class LogManager {
+	constructor(private output: BunFile) {
+		void this.write(
+			`--- INIT LogManager at ${new Date().toISOString()} --`
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Logs a message to the output
+	 * @param level Importance of the log
+	 * @param entity Emitter of the log
+	 * @param message Message to log
+	 * @param showTimestamp Whether to show the timestamp in the log
+	 */
+	async log(
+		level: LogLevel,
+		entity: string,
+		message: string,
+		showTimestamp = true
+	) {
+		await this.write(
+			`${showTimestamp ? new Date().toISOString() + " " : ""}[${level.toUpperCase()}] ${entity}: ${message}`
+		);
+	}
+
+	private async write(text: string) {
+		if (this.output == Bun.stdout) {
+			await Bun.write(Bun.stdout, text + "\n");
+		} else {
+			if (!this.output.name) {
+				throw new Error(`Output file doesnt exist (and isnt stdout)`);
+			}
+			await appendFile(this.output.name, text + "\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Logs an error to the output, wrapper for log
+	 * @param level Importance of the log
+	 * @param entity Emitter of the log
+	 * @param error Error to log
+	 */
+	async logError(level: LogLevel, entity: string, error: Error) {
+		await this.log(level, entity, error.message);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/log-manager/package.json b/packages/log-manager/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..679a8262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/log-manager/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "name": "log-manager",
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "main": "index.ts",
+    "dependencies": {  }
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/log-manager/tests/log-manager.test.ts b/packages/log-manager/tests/log-manager.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d2a3382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/log-manager/tests/log-manager.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// FILEPATH: /home/jessew/Dev/lysand/packages/log-manager/log-manager.test.ts
+import { LogManager, LogLevel } from "../index";
+import type fs from "fs/promises";
+import {
+	describe,
+	it,
+	beforeEach,
+	expect,
+	jest,
+	mock,
+	type Mock,
+	test,
+} from "bun:test";
+import type { BunFile } from "bun";
+
+describe("LogManager", () => {
+	let logManager: LogManager;
+	let mockOutput: BunFile;
+	let mockAppend: Mock<typeof fs.appendFile>;
+
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		mockOutput = Bun.file("test.log");
+		mockAppend = jest.fn();
+		await mock.module("fs/promises", () => ({
+			appendFile: mockAppend,
+		}));
+		logManager = new LogManager(mockOutput);
+	});
+
+	it("should initialize and write init log", () => {
+		expect(mockAppend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			mockOutput.name,
+			expect.stringContaining("--- INIT LogManager at")
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("should log message with timestamp", async () => {
+		await logManager.log(LogLevel.INFO, "TestEntity", "Test message");
+		expect(mockAppend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			mockOutput.name,
+			expect.stringContaining("[INFO] TestEntity: Test message")
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("should log message without timestamp", async () => {
+		await logManager.log(
+			LogLevel.INFO,
+			"TestEntity",
+			"Test message",
+			false
+		);
+		expect(mockAppend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			mockOutput.name,
+			"[INFO] TestEntity: Test message\n"
+		);
+	});
+
+	test.skip("should write to stdout", async () => {
+		logManager = new LogManager(Bun.stdout);
+		await logManager.log(LogLevel.INFO, "TestEntity", "Test message");
+
+		const writeMock = jest.fn();
+
+		await mock.module("Bun", () => ({
+			stdout: Bun.stdout,
+			write: writeMock,
+		}));
+
+		expect(writeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			Bun.stdout,
+			expect.stringContaining("[INFO] TestEntity: Test message")
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("should throw error if output file does not exist", () => {
+		mockAppend.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+			return Promise.reject(
+				new Error("Output file doesnt exist (and isnt stdout)")
+			);
+		});
+		expect(
+			logManager.log(LogLevel.INFO, "TestEntity", "Test message")
+		).rejects.toThrow(Error);
+	});
+
+	it("should log error message", async () => {
+		const error = new Error("Test error");
+		await logManager.logError(LogLevel.ERROR, "TestEntity", error);
+		expect(mockAppend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			mockOutput.name,
+			expect.stringContaining("[ERROR] TestEntity: Test error")
+		);
+	});
+});