diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca6ed79e..a0596c3a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 /config.json
 /.env
 /app-*.log
+/logs
+/logs/app-*.log
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ede5238f..a87bd1ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
         "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-        "start": "node ./index.js",
-        "start-pretty": "node ./index.js | pino-pretty",
-        "deploy": "node ./deploy-commands.js && node ./deploy-system-commands.js",
-        "deploy-pretty": "node ./deploy-commands.js | pino-pretty && node ./deploy-system-commands.js | pino-pretty",
+        "start": "node ./src/index.js",
+        "start-pretty": "node ./src/index.js | pino-pretty",
+        "deploy": "node ./src/deploy-commands.js && node ./src/deploy-system-commands.js",
+        "deploy-pretty": "node ./src/deploy-commands.js | pino-pretty && node ./src/deploy-system-commands.js | pino-pretty",
         "eslint": "eslint ./"
     },
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/commands/filters.js b/src/commands/filters.js
similarity index 98%
rename from commands/filters.js
rename to src/commands/filters.js
index e5011e52..5bfb2ee7 100644
--- a/commands/filters.js
+++ b/src/commands/filters.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ const {
     embedIcons,
     filterList,
     filterThreadAmount
-} = require('../config.json');
+} = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/help.js b/src/commands/help.js
similarity index 94%
rename from commands/help.js
rename to src/commands/help.js
index 7a22be9c..2d4002d1 100644
--- a/commands/help.js
+++ b/src/commands/help.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons, botInfo } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons, botInfo } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/leave.js b/src/commands/leave.js
similarity index 95%
rename from commands/leave.js
rename to src/commands/leave.js
index a7f417d9..f8c2a523 100644
--- a/commands/leave.js
+++ b/src/commands/leave.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/loop.js b/src/commands/loop.js
similarity index 98%
rename from commands/loop.js
rename to src/commands/loop.js
index 2863a696..582db6da 100644
--- a/commands/loop.js
+++ b/src/commands/loop.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons, botInfo } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons, botInfo } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/nowplaying.js b/src/commands/nowplaying.js
similarity index 99%
rename from commands/nowplaying.js
rename to src/commands/nowplaying.js
index d87d5a88..e540b6af 100644
--- a/commands/nowplaying.js
+++ b/src/commands/nowplaying.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder, ActionRowBuilder, ButtonBuilder } = require('discord.js');
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ const {
     embedColors,
     embedIcons,
     progressBarOptions
-} = require('../config.json');
+} = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/pause.js b/src/commands/pause.js
similarity index 96%
rename from commands/pause.js
rename to src/commands/pause.js
index 9fbe8194..e6856a2f 100644
--- a/commands/pause.js
+++ b/src/commands/pause.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/play.js b/src/commands/play.js
similarity index 99%
rename from commands/play.js
rename to src/commands/play.js
index 9099338e..0ada85c0 100644
--- a/commands/play.js
+++ b/src/commands/play.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useMainPlayer, useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ const {
     embedIcons,
     playerOptions,
     botInfo
-} = require('../config.json');
+} = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/queue.js b/src/commands/queue.js
similarity index 99%
rename from commands/queue.js
rename to src/commands/queue.js
index efd58166..2ac624db 100644
--- a/commands/queue.js
+++ b/src/commands/queue.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ const {
     embedColors,
     embedIcons,
     progressBarOptions
-} = require('../config.json');
+} = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/remove.js b/src/commands/remove.js
similarity index 96%
rename from commands/remove.js
rename to src/commands/remove.js
index f72f0b95..8419685d 100644
--- a/commands/remove.js
+++ b/src/commands/remove.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/seek.js b/src/commands/seek.js
similarity index 98%
rename from commands/seek.js
rename to src/commands/seek.js
index 5431e50a..3821ac24 100644
--- a/commands/seek.js
+++ b/src/commands/seek.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/skip.js b/src/commands/skip.js
similarity index 98%
rename from commands/skip.js
rename to src/commands/skip.js
index 7a6a003b..96f418cb 100644
--- a/commands/skip.js
+++ b/src/commands/skip.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/commands/volume.js b/src/commands/volume.js
similarity index 97%
rename from commands/volume.js
rename to src/commands/volume.js
index e74f43e6..2d45fc5f 100644
--- a/commands/volume.js
+++ b/src/commands/volume.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require('../config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/deploy-commands.js b/src/deploy-commands.js
similarity index 82%
rename from deploy-commands.js
rename to src/deploy-commands.js
index f936d269..0d1c205f 100644
--- a/deploy-commands.js
+++ b/src/deploy-commands.js
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('node:fs');
-const logger = require('./services/logger.js');
+const logger = require(path.resolve('./src/services/logger.js'));
 const { REST, Routes } = require('discord.js');
 require('dotenv').config();
 
 const commands = [];
 const commandFiles = fs
-    .readdirSync('./commands')
+    .readdirSync(path.resolve('./src/commands'))
     .filter((file) => file.endsWith('.js'));
 
 for (const file of commandFiles) {
-    const command = require(`./commands/${file}`);
+    const command = require(path.resolve(`./src/commands/${file}`));
     commands.push(command.data.toJSON());
 }
 
diff --git a/deploy-system-commands.js b/src/deploy-system-commands.js
similarity index 81%
rename from deploy-system-commands.js
rename to src/deploy-system-commands.js
index 881ba164..f352aca6 100644
--- a/deploy-system-commands.js
+++ b/src/deploy-system-commands.js
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('node:fs');
-const logger = require('./services/logger.js');
+const logger = require(path.resolve('./src/services/logger.js'));
 const { REST, Routes } = require('discord.js');
-const { systemServerGuildIds } = require('./config.json');
+const { systemServerGuildIds } = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 require('dotenv').config();
 
 const systemCommands = [];
 const systemCommandFiles = fs
-    .readdirSync('./system-commands')
+    .readdirSync(path.resolve('./src/system-commands'))
     .filter((file) => file.endsWith('.js'));
 
 for (const file of systemCommandFiles) {
-    const systemCommand = require(`./system-commands/${file}`);
+    const systemCommand = require(path.resolve(`./src/system-commands/${file}`));
     systemCommands.push(systemCommand.data.toJSON());
 }
 
diff --git a/index.js b/src/index.js
similarity index 92%
rename from index.js
rename to src/index.js
index 8b1b0cac..481b4262 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const Discord = require('discord.js');
-const logger = require('./services/logger.js');
+const logger = require(path.resolve('./src/services/logger.js'));
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
 const { Player, onBeforeCreateStream } = require('discord-player');
 const { stream } = require('yt-stream');
-const { embedColors, embedIcons, botInfo } = require('./config.json');
+const { embedColors, embedIcons, botInfo } = require(path.resolve(
+    './config.json'
+));
 require('dotenv').config();
 
 // Setup required permissions for the bot to work
@@ -19,18 +22,20 @@ const client = new Discord.Client({
 // todo: extract this logic to a separate file
 client.commands = new Discord.Collection();
 const commandFiles = fs
-    .readdirSync('./commands')
+    .readdirSync(path.resolve('./src/commands'))
     .filter((file) => file.endsWith('.js'));
 for (const file of commandFiles) {
-    const command = require(`./commands/${file}`);
+    const command = require(path.resolve(`./src/commands/${file}`));
     client.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
 }
 
 const systemCommandFiles = fs
-    .readdirSync('./system-commands')
+    .readdirSync(path.resolve('./src/system-commands'))
     .filter((file) => file.endsWith('.js'));
 for (const file of systemCommandFiles) {
-    const systemCommand = require(`./system-commands/${file}`);
+    const systemCommand = require(path.resolve(
+        `./src/system-commands/${file}`
+    ));
     client.commands.set(systemCommand.data.name, systemCommand);
 }
 
@@ -64,11 +69,11 @@ onBeforeCreateStream(async (track) => {
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
     player.on('debug', (message) => {
-        logger.debug(`player debug event: ${message}`);
+        logger.debug(message);
     });
 
     player.events.on('debug', (message) => {
-        logger.trace(`player queue debug event: ${message}`);
+        logger.trace(message);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/services/logger.js b/src/services/logger.js
similarity index 81%
rename from services/logger.js
rename to src/services/logger.js
index b1f2c70d..b79ae012 100644
--- a/services/logger.js
+++ b/src/services/logger.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const transport = pino.transport({
             target: 'pino/file',
             level: process.env.MINIMUM_LOG_LEVEL,
             options: {
-                destination: './app-all.log',
+                destination: './logs/app-all.log',
+                mkdir: true,
                 sync: false,
                 minLength: 4096
             }
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ const transport = pino.transport({
             target: 'pino/file',
             level: 'info',
             options: {
-                destination: './app-info.log',
+                destination: './logs/app-info.log',
+                mkdir: true,
                 sync: false,
                 minLength: 4096
             }
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ const transport = pino.transport({
             target: 'pino/file',
             level: 'error',
             options: {
-                destination: './app-error.log',
+                destination: './logs/app-error.log',
+                mkdir: true,
                 sync: false
             }
         },
diff --git a/system-commands/guilds.js b/src/system-commands/guilds.js
similarity index 96%
rename from system-commands/guilds.js
rename to src/system-commands/guilds.js
index e98c7533..a288e4a2 100644
--- a/system-commands/guilds.js
+++ b/src/system-commands/guilds.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
 const {
     embedColors,
     embedIcons,
     systemServerGuildIds
-} = require('../config.json');
+} = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
diff --git a/system-commands/status.js b/src/system-commands/status.js
similarity index 96%
rename from system-commands/status.js
rename to src/system-commands/status.js
index 4a0f742c..f472ff2e 100644
--- a/system-commands/status.js
+++ b/src/system-commands/status.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('@discordjs/builders');
 const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
 const { useQueue } = require('discord-player');
@@ -5,9 +6,9 @@ const {
     embedColors,
     embedIcons,
     systemServerGuildIds
-} = require('../config.json');
+} = require(path.resolve('./config.json'));
 const osu = require('node-os-utils');
-const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+const packageJson = require(path.resolve('./package.json'));
 
 module.exports = {
     data: new SlashCommandBuilder()