diff --git a/nimbus_unified/nimbus_unified.cfg b/nimbus_unified/nimbus_unified.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7f0bad4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nimbus_unified/nimbus_unified.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# nimbus_unified
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed and distributed under either of
+#   * MIT license (license terms in the root directory or at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
+#   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
+
+-d:"chronicles_sinks=textlines[dynamic],json[dynamic]"
+-d:"chronicles_runtime_filtering=on"
+-d:"chronicles_disable_thread_id"
+
+@if release:
+  -d:"chronicles_line_numbers:0"
+@end
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diff --git a/nimbus_unified/nimbus_unified.nim b/nimbus_unified/nimbus_unified.nim
index 22698dc21..27ab23205 100644
--- a/nimbus_unified/nimbus_unified.nim
+++ b/nimbus_unified/nimbus_unified.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
 
-import std/[atomics, os, tables], beacon_chain/nimbus_binary_common
+import std/[atomics, os, tables], chronicles, beacon_chain/nimbus_binary_common
 
 ## Exceptions
 type NimbusTasksError* = object of CatchableError
@@ -41,29 +41,33 @@ type NimbusTask* = ref object
 type NimbusTasks* = ref object
   taskList*: array[cNimbusMaxTasks, NimbusTask]
 
+## log
+logScope:
+  topics = "Task manager"
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Private and helper functions
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ## Execution Layer handler
 proc executionLayerHandler(parameters: TaskParameters) {.thread.} =
-  echo "Started task:"
+  info "Started task:", task = parameters.name
   while true:
     sleep(3000)
-    echo "exec"
+    info "exec"
     if isShutDownRequired.load() == true:
       break
-  echo "\tExiting task"
+  info "\tExiting task;", task = parameters.name
 
 ## Consensus Layer handler
 proc consensusLayerHandler(parameters: TaskParameters) {.thread.} =
-  echo "Started task:"
+  info "Started task:", task = parameters.name
   while true:
     sleep(3000)
-    echo "exec"
+    info "exec"
     if isShutDownRequired.load() == true:
       break
-  echo "\tExiting task"
+  info "\tExiting task:", task = parameters.name
 
 ## Waits for tasks to finish
 proc joinTasks(tasks: var NimbusTasks) =
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ proc joinTasks(tasks: var NimbusTasks) =
     if not tasks.taskList[i].isNil:
       joinThread(tasks.taskList[i].threadHandler)
 
-  echo "\tAll tasks finished"
+  info "\tAll tasks finished"
 
 # ----
 
@@ -103,14 +107,14 @@ proc addNewTask*(
     raise newException(NimbusTasksError, "No free slots on Nimbus Tasks")
 
   createThread(tasks.taskList[currentIndex].threadHandler, taskHandler, parameters)
-  echo "Created task:"
+  info "Created task:", task = tasks.taskList[currentIndex].name
 
 ## Task monitoring
 proc monitor*(tasksList: var NimbusTasks, config: NimbusConfig) =
-  echo "monitoring tasks"
+  info "monitoring tasks"
 
   while true:
-    echo "nothing new"
+    info "nothing new"
     sleep(5000)
 
 ## create running workers
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ proc startTasks*(tasksList: var NimbusTasks, configs: NimbusConfig) =
   )
 
 when isMainModule:
-  echo "Starting Nimbus"
+  info "Starting Nimbus"
   ## TODO
   ## - make banner and config
   ## - file limits
@@ -143,7 +147,6 @@ when isMainModule:
   let nimbusConfigs = NimbusConfig()
   var tasksList: NimbusTasks = NimbusTasks.new
 
-
   ## next code snippet requires a conf.nim file (eg: beacon_lc_bridge_conf.nim)
   #   var config = makeBannerAndConfig("Nimbus client ", NimbusConfig)
   #   setupLogging(config.logLevel, config.logStdout, config.logFile)
@@ -159,15 +162,15 @@ when isMainModule:
       except NimbusTasksError as exc:
         raiseAssert exc.msg # shouldn't happen
 
-    echo "\nCtrl+C pressed. Shutting down working tasks"
+    notice "\nCtrl+C pressed. Shutting down working tasks"
 
     isShutDownRequired.store(true)
     tasksList.joinTasks()
-    echo "Shutting down now"
+    notice "Shutting down now"
     quit(0)
 
   setControlCHook(controlCHandler)
 
   while true:
-    echo "looping"
-    sleep(2000)
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+    info "looping"
+    sleep(2000)