diff --git a/CodexNetDeployer/Configuration.cs b/CodexNetDeployer/Configuration.cs
index 0a3504c..3e5346c 100644
--- a/CodexNetDeployer/Configuration.cs
+++ b/CodexNetDeployer/Configuration.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using DistTestCore;
+using DistTestCore.Codex;
 
 namespace CodexNetDeployer
 {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ namespace CodexNetDeployer
             string kubeNamespace,
             int? numberOfCodexNodes,
             int? storageQuota,
-            string codexLogLevel,
+            CodexLogLevel codexLogLevel,
             TestRunnerLocation runnerLocation)
         {
             CodexImage = codexImage;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ namespace CodexNetDeployer
         public string KubeNamespace { get; }
         public int? NumberOfCodexNodes { get; }
         public int? StorageQuota { get; }
-        public string CodexLogLevel { get; }
+        public CodexLogLevel CodexLogLevel { get; }
         public TestRunnerLocation RunnerLocation { get; }
 
         public void PrintConfig()
diff --git a/CodexNetDeployer/Deployer.cs b/CodexNetDeployer/Deployer.cs
index 0683e5c..03f428a 100644
--- a/CodexNetDeployer/Deployer.cs
+++ b/CodexNetDeployer/Deployer.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 using DistTestCore;
-using DistTestCore.Codex;
-using Utils;
 
 namespace CodexNetDeployer
 {
@@ -14,6 +12,25 @@ namespace CodexNetDeployer
         }
 
         public void Deploy()
+        {
+            Log("Initializing...");
+            var starter = CreateStarter();
+
+            Log("Preparing configuration...");
+            var setup = new CodexSetup(config.NumberOfCodexNodes!.Value, config.CodexLogLevel);
+
+            Log("Creating resources...");
+            var group = (CodexNodeGroup) starter.BringOnline(setup);
+
+            var containers = group.Containers;
+            foreach (var container in containers.Containers)
+            {
+                var pod = container.Pod.PodInfo;
+                Log($"Container '{container.Name}' online. Pod: '{pod.Name}@{pod.Ip}' on '{pod.K8SNodeName}'.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private CodexStarter CreateStarter()
         {
             var log = new NullLog();
             var lifecycleConfig = new DistTestCore.Configuration
@@ -22,7 +39,7 @@ namespace CodexNetDeployer
                 logPath: "null",
                 logDebug: false,
                 dataFilesPath: "notUsed",
-                codexLogLevel: ParseEnum.Parse<CodexLogLevel>(config.CodexLogLevel),
+                codexLogLevel: config.CodexLogLevel,
                 runnerLocation: config.RunnerLocation
             );
 
@@ -35,7 +52,12 @@ namespace CodexNetDeployer
 
             var lifecycle = new TestLifecycle(log, lifecycleConfig, timeset);
             var workflowCreator = new KubernetesWorkflow.WorkflowCreator(log, kubeConfig);
-            var starter = new CodexStarter(lifecycle, workflowCreator);
+            return new CodexStarter(lifecycle, workflowCreator);
+        }
+
+        private void Log(string msg)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine(msg);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/CodexNetDeployer/Program.cs b/CodexNetDeployer/Program.cs
index 582d2a1..6f61fc7 100644
--- a/CodexNetDeployer/Program.cs
+++ b/CodexNetDeployer/Program.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using DistTestCore;
 using DistTestCore.Codex;
 using DistTestCore.Marketplace;
+using Utils;
 using Configuration = CodexNetDeployer.Configuration;
 
 public class Program
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class Program
             kubeNamespace: argOrVar.Get(ArgOrVar.KubeNamespace),
             numberOfCodexNodes: argOrVar.GetInt(ArgOrVar.NumberOfCodexNodes),
             storageQuota: argOrVar.GetInt(ArgOrVar.StorageQuota),
-            codexLogLevel: argOrVar.Get(ArgOrVar.LogLevel),
+            codexLogLevel: ParseEnum.Parse<CodexLogLevel>(argOrVar.Get(ArgOrVar.LogLevel, nameof(CodexLogLevel.Debug))),
             runnerLocation: location
         );