diff --git a/docs/install/docker.md b/docs/install/docker.md
index 796e03b..db3d23c 100644
--- a/docs/install/docker.md
+++ b/docs/install/docker.md
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ docker run --rm -e MATRIX_DOMAIN=example.org -v /data/mxisd/etc:/etc/mxisd -v /d
 ```
 
 For more info, including the list of possible tags, see [the public repository](https://hub.docker.com/r/kamax/mxisd/)
+
+## Troubleshoot
+Please read the [Troubleshooting guide](../troubleshooting.md).
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diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting.md
index abbb323..b96972d 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ If you use the [Docker image](install/docker.md), this goes to the container log
 
 For any other platform, please refer to your package maintainer.
 
+### Increase verbosity
+To increase log verbosity and better track issues, the following means are available:
+- Add the `-v` command line parameter
+- Use the environment variable and value `MXISD_LOG_LEVEL=debug`
+
 ### Reading them
 Before reporting an issue, it is important to produce clean and complete logs so they can be understood.
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/MxisdStandaloneExec.java b/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/MxisdStandaloneExec.java
index bf0f7f9..73d3292 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/MxisdStandaloneExec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/MxisdStandaloneExec.java
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ public class MxisdStandaloneExec {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("App");
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String logLevel = System.getenv("MXISD_LOG_LEVEL");
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(logLevel)) {
+            System.setProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.io.kamax.mxisd", logLevel);
+        }
+
         try {
             MxisdConfig cfg = null;
             Iterator<String> argsIt = Arrays.asList(args).iterator();
@@ -46,8 +51,14 @@ public class MxisdStandaloneExec {
                     System.out.println("  -h, --help       Show this help message");
                     System.out.println("  --version        Print the version then exit");
                     System.out.println("  -c, --config     Set the configuration file location");
+                    System.out.println("  -v               Increase log level (log more info)");
+                    System.out.println("  -vv              Further increase log level");
                     System.out.println(" ");
                     System.exit(0);
+                } else if (StringUtils.equals(arg, "-v")) {
+                    System.setProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.io.kamax.mxisd", "debug");
+                } else if (StringUtils.equals(arg, "-vv")) {
+                    System.setProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.io.kamax.mxisd", "trace");
                 } else if (StringUtils.equalsAny(arg, "-c", "--config")) {
                     String cfgFile = argsIt.next();
                     cfg = YamlConfigLoader.loadFromFile(cfgFile);
@@ -61,13 +72,13 @@ public class MxisdStandaloneExec {
                 }
             }
 
-            log.info("mxisd starting");
-            log.info("Version: {}", Mxisd.Version);
-
             if (Objects.isNull(cfg)) {
                 cfg = YamlConfigLoader.tryLoadFromFile("mxisd.yaml").orElseGet(MxisdConfig::new);
             }
 
+            log.info("mxisd starting");
+            log.info("Version: {}", Mxisd.Version);
+
             HttpMxisd mxisd = new HttpMxisd(cfg);
             Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(() -> {
                 mxisd.stop();
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/config/RegisterConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/config/RegisterConfig.java
index 515aab4..fd9de62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/config/RegisterConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/kamax/mxisd/config/RegisterConfig.java
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ public class RegisterConfig {
         }
 
         private List<String> buildPatterns(List<String> domains) {
-            log.info("Building email policy");
+            log.debug("Building email policy");
             return domains.stream().map(d -> {
                 if (StringUtils.startsWith(d, "*")) {
-                    log.info("Found domain and subdomain policy");
+                    log.debug("Found domain and subdomain policy");
                     d = "(.*)" + d.substring(1);
                 } else if (StringUtils.startsWith(d, ".")) {
-                    log.info("Found subdomain-only policy");
+                    log.debug("Found subdomain-only policy");
                     d = "(.*)" + d;
                 } else {
-                    log.info("Found domain-only policy");
+                    log.debug("Found domain-only policy");
                 }
 
                 return "([^@]+)@" + d.replace(".", "\\.");
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ public class RegisterConfig {
     }
 
     public void build() {
-        log.info("--- Registration config ---");
+        log.debug("--- Registration config ---");
 
-        log.info("Before Build");
-        log.info(GsonUtil.getPrettyForLog(this));
+        log.debug("Before Build");
+        log.debug(GsonUtil.getPrettyForLog(this));
 
         new HashMap<>(getPolicy().getThreepid()).forEach((medium, policy) -> {
             if (ThreePidMedium.Email.is(medium)) {
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ public class RegisterConfig {
             getPolicy().getThreepid().put(medium, policy);
         });
 
-        log.info("After Build");
-        log.info(GsonUtil.getPrettyForLog(this));
+        log.debug("After Build");
+        log.debug(GsonUtil.getPrettyForLog(this));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties b/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
index b509437..fce781f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 org.slf4j.simpleLogger.logFile=System.out
 org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.xnio=warn
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.com.j256.ormlite.table.TableUtils=warn
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.com.mchange.v2.log.MLog=warn