diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf26215..1cf34e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -58,4 +58,9 @@
 
 ### Notes
 - Enable debug logs with `logging.level.xyz.tcheeric=DEBUG` to see detailed request and configuration traces.
+## 0.1.4 — 2025-09-13
+
+### Enhancements
+- Add default logging configuration for SLF4J Simple in phoenixd-rest (`simplelogger.properties`).
+- Document logging usage and configuration.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2bd441..0da11a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ version and `latest`, allowing consumers to pull the most recent build without s
   - [Docker](docs/how-to/docker.md)
   - [Code coverage](docs/how-to/coverage.md)
   - [Release](docs/how-to/release.md)
+  - [Logging](docs/reference/logging.md)
diff --git a/docs/reference/logging.md b/docs/reference/logging.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f53e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/logging.md
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Logging
+
+phoenixd-rest and phoenixd-base use SLF4J for logging with Lombok's `@Slf4j`.
+This lets your application choose the logging backend (Logback, Log4j2, slf4j-simple, etc.).
+
+## Quick Start (slf4j-simple)
+
+If your app does not already have a logging backend, add:
+
+```xml
+<dependency>
+  <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+  <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+  <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+
+The module ships a `simplelogger.properties` that sets:
+
+- `org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=info`
+- `org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.xyz.tcheeric=debug`
+- date/time and thread name output
+
+Override levels at runtime with system properties, for example:
+
+```bash
+JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="-Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=info \
+  -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.xyz.tcheeric=debug"
+```
+
+## Spring Boot (Logback)
+
+Add to `application.properties`:
+
+```
+logging.level.xyz.tcheeric=DEBUG
+```
+
+Or to `logback-spring.xml`:
+
+```xml
+<configuration>
+  <logger name="xyz.tcheeric" level="DEBUG"/>
+  <root level="INFO">
+    <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
+  </root>
+</configuration>
+```
+
+## What’s Logged
+
+- HTTP requests: method, URI, timeout, status; error responses include a truncated body.
+- Configuration resolution: whether values come from ENV, system properties, or `app.properties` (base module).
+- Request factory decisions: Lightning address vs BOLT11 detection.
+
+Sensitive values (e.g. Authorization) are redacted.
+
diff --git a/phoenixd-base/pom.xml b/phoenixd-base/pom.xml
index aed2dfd..26e1432 100644
--- a/phoenixd-base/pom.xml
+++ b/phoenixd-base/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.tcheeric</groupId>
         <artifactId>phoenixd-java</artifactId>
-        <version>0.1.3</version>
+        <version>0.1.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>phoenixd-base</artifactId>
diff --git a/phoenixd-mock/pom.xml b/phoenixd-mock/pom.xml
index ff6adc3..abb112f 100644
--- a/phoenixd-mock/pom.xml
+++ b/phoenixd-mock/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.tcheeric</groupId>
         <artifactId>phoenixd-java</artifactId>
-        <version>0.1.3</version>
+        <version>0.1.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>phoenixd-mock</artifactId>
diff --git a/phoenixd-model/pom.xml b/phoenixd-model/pom.xml
index a1fa00e..866dfc2 100644
--- a/phoenixd-model/pom.xml
+++ b/phoenixd-model/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.tcheeric</groupId>
         <artifactId>phoenixd-java</artifactId>
-        <version>0.1.3</version>
+        <version>0.1.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>phoenixd-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/pom.xml b/phoenixd-rest/pom.xml
index c852ee6..3adf419 100644
--- a/phoenixd-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.tcheeric</groupId>
         <artifactId>phoenixd-java</artifactId>
-        <version>0.1.3</version>
+        <version>0.1.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>phoenixd-rest</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>0.1.3</version>
+    <version>0.1.4</version>
     <name>phoenixd-rest</name>
     <url>https://maven.apache.org</url>
 
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/DeleteOperation.java b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/DeleteOperation.java
index c8cb934..b280483 100644
--- a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/DeleteOperation.java
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/DeleteOperation.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Operation;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Request;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.util.Constants;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
 import java.net.http.HttpRequest.Builder;
 
+@Slf4j
 public class DeleteOperation extends AbstractOperation {
 
     public DeleteOperation(HttpRequest httpRequest) {
@@ -20,11 +22,13 @@ public DeleteOperation(HttpRequest httpRequest) {
     @SneakyThrows
     public DeleteOperation(@NonNull String path) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_DELETE_METHOD, path, null);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized DELETE operation for path={}", path);
     }
 
     @SneakyThrows
     public DeleteOperation(@NonNull String path, @NonNull Request.Param requestParam) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_DELETE_METHOD, path, requestParam, null);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized DELETE operation for path={} with params", path);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ public Operation removeHeader(@NonNull String key) {
         });
 
         this.httpRequest = requestBuilder.build();
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Removed header '{}' from DELETE request {} {}", key, httpRequest.method(), httpRequest.uri());
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -47,4 +52,4 @@ public Operation removeHeader(@NonNull String key) {
     public Operation addHeader(String key, String value) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/GetOperation.java b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/GetOperation.java
index 5213736..a5a12e7 100644
--- a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/GetOperation.java
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/GetOperation.java
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Request;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.util.Constants;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.operation.AbstractOperation;
 
 import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
 
+@Slf4j
 public class GetOperation extends AbstractOperation {
 
     public GetOperation(HttpRequest httpRequest) {
@@ -17,10 +19,12 @@ public GetOperation(HttpRequest httpRequest) {
     @SneakyThrows
     public GetOperation(@NonNull String path) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_GET_METHOD, path, null);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized GET operation for path={}", path);
     }
 
     @SneakyThrows
     public GetOperation(@NonNull String path, @NonNull Request.Param requestParam) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_GET_METHOD, path, requestParam, null);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized GET operation for path={} with params", path);
     }
 }
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PatchOperation.java b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PatchOperation.java
index 6109100..1b5c594 100644
--- a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PatchOperation.java
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PatchOperation.java
@@ -2,21 +2,25 @@
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Operation;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Request;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.util.Constants;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.operation.AbstractOperation;
 
+@Slf4j
 public class PatchOperation extends AbstractOperation {
 
     @SneakyThrows
     public PatchOperation(@NonNull String path) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_PATCH_METHOD, path, null);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized PATCH operation for path={}", path);
     }
 
     @SneakyThrows
     public PatchOperation(@NonNull String path, @NonNull Request.Param param) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_PATCH_METHOD, path, param, null);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized PATCH operation for path={} with params", path);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ public Operation removeHeader(String key) {
 
     @Override
     public Operation addHeader(String key, String value) {
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Adding header on PATCH operation: {}=<redacted? {}>", key, key.equalsIgnoreCase("Authorization") ? "yes" : "no");
         return super.addHeader(key, value);
     }
 
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PostOperation.java b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PostOperation.java
index 22a835a..a8e002f 100644
--- a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PostOperation.java
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/operation/impl/PostOperation.java
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Request;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.util.Constants;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.operation.AbstractOperation;
 
 import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
 
+@Slf4j
 public class PostOperation extends AbstractOperation {
 
     public PostOperation(HttpRequest httpRequest) {
@@ -17,11 +19,13 @@ public PostOperation(HttpRequest httpRequest) {
     public PostOperation(@NonNull String path, @NonNull String data) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_POST_METHOD, path, data);
         this.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized POST operation for path={} with body size={}", path, data.length());
     }
 
     @SneakyThrows
     public PostOperation(@NonNull String path, @NonNull Request.Param param, @NonNull String data) {
         super(Constants.HTTP_POST_METHOD, path, param, data);
         this.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Initialized POST operation for path={} with params and body size={}", path, data.length());
     }
 }
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/AbstractRequest.java b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/AbstractRequest.java
index fbb68aa..e8631de 100644
--- a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/AbstractRequest.java
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/AbstractRequest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Operation;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Request;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.common.rest.Response;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 
 @Data
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
+@Slf4j
 public abstract class AbstractRequest<T extends Request.Param, U extends Response> implements Request<T, U> {
     private final String path;
     private final T param;
@@ -23,14 +25,23 @@ public abstract class AbstractRequest<T extends Request.Param, U extends Respons
     @Override
     public U getResponse() {
         Class<U> responseType = getResponseType();
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("Executing request: path={}, paramClass={}, responseType={}", path, param != null ? param.getClass().getSimpleName() : "<none>", responseType.getSimpleName());
+        }
         if (VoidResponse.class.isAssignableFrom(responseType)) {
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("VoidResponse detected; skipping network call for path={}", path);
             return (U) new VoidResponse();
         }
         String body = this.getOperation().execute().getResponseBody();
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            String preview = body == null ? "" : (body.length() > 256 ? body.substring(0, 256) + "..." : body);
+            log.debug("Received response body (truncated): {}", preview);
+        }
 
         if(GetLightningAddressResponse.class.equals(responseType)) {
-            // Remove the ₿ prefix
-            if(body.charAt(0) == '₿') {
+            // Hack: Remove the ₿ prefix
+            if(body != null && !body.isEmpty() && body.charAt(0) == '₿') {
+                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Stripping leading '₿' from lightning address response");
                 return (U) new GetLightningAddressResponse(body.substring(1));
             } else {
                 return (U) new GetLightningAddressResponse(body);
@@ -38,6 +49,7 @@ public U getResponse() {
         }
 
         ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Deserializing JSON into {}", responseType.getSimpleName());
         return objectMapper.readValue(body, responseType);
     }
 
@@ -45,4 +57,4 @@ private Class<U> getResponseType() {
         ParameterizedType superClass = (ParameterizedType) getClass().getGenericSuperclass();
         return (Class<U>) superClass.getActualTypeArguments()[1];
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/impl/rest/PayRequestFactory.java b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/impl/rest/PayRequestFactory.java
index 812c450..7b5e947 100644
--- a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/impl/rest/PayRequestFactory.java
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/java/xyz/tcheeric/phoenixd/request/impl/rest/PayRequestFactory.java
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.request.impl.rest;
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.model.param.PayBolt11InvoiceParam;
 import xyz.tcheeric.phoenixd.model.param.PayLightningAddressParam;
 
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+@Slf4j
 public class PayRequestFactory {
 
     /**
@@ -16,17 +18,20 @@ public class PayRequestFactory {
                     Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
     public static BasePayRequest<?, ?> createPayRequest(@NonNull String request) {
-
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Creating pay request for input of length {}", request.length());
         if (request.contains("@")) {
             PayLightningAddressParam param = new PayLightningAddressParam();
             param.setAddress(request);
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Detected Lightning Address format");
             return new PayLightningAddressRequest(param);
         } else if (BOLT11_PATTERN.matcher(request).matches()) {
             PayBolt11InvoiceParam param = new PayBolt11InvoiceParam();
             param.setInvoice(request);
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Detected BOLT11 invoice format");
             return new PayBolt11InvoiceRequest(param);
         } else {
+            log.warn("Invalid pay request format; input begins with: {}", request.length() > 8 ? request.substring(0, 8) + "..." : request);
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid request format");
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/phoenixd-rest/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c58c518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phoenixd-rest/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# SLF4J SimpleLogger configuration for phoenixd-rest
+# This file is only used when slf4j-simple is on the classpath.
+# It does not affect applications that use Logback, Log4j2, etc.
+
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showThreadName=true
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.showLogName=false
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=info
+
+# Turn on detailed logs for our packages
+org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.xyz.tcheeric=debug
+
diff --git a/phoenixd-test/pom.xml b/phoenixd-test/pom.xml
index 46d5b1e..9dda937 100644
--- a/phoenixd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/phoenixd-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.tcheeric</groupId>
         <artifactId>phoenixd-java</artifactId>
-        <version>0.1.3</version>
+        <version>0.1.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>phoenixd-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e67abc7..45a964b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>xyz.tcheeric</groupId>
     <artifactId>phoenixd-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.3</version>
+    <version>0.1.4</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>