diff --git a/src/light9/homepage/write_config.py b/src/light9/homepage/write_config.py
--- a/src/light9/homepage/write_config.py
+++ b/src/light9/homepage/write_config.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def main():
 worker_processes 1;
 
 daemon off;
-error_log /tmp/light9_homepage.err;
+error_log /dev/stderr;
 pid /dev/null;
 
 events {{
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ events {{
 }}
 
 http {{
- include {mime_types};
+  include {mime_types};
 
   proxy_buffering off;
   proxy_http_version 1.1;
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ http {{
   proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
   proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
 
+  log_format proxies_format '$request -> $proxy_host$uri    st=$status sent=$body_bytes_sent';
+  
  server {{
   listen {nginx_port};
-  access_log off;
+  access_log /dev/stderr proxies_format;
   autoindex on;''',
               file=out)