diff --git a/.hb.yaml b/.hb.yaml
index 6196c35..f4cb140 100644
--- a/.hb.yaml
+++ b/.hb.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 hb_port: 50003   
 hbd_host: ''
 #logfile: "/home/andreas/public_html/messages/andreas"
-logfile: "/home/andreas/logs/heartbeat/andreas"
+logfile: "/home/andreas/logs/heartbeat/heartbeat.log"
 #logfile: "/Users/andreas/public_html/messages/andreas"
 logfmt: "msg"
 grace: 40
diff --git a/.hb.yaml.swp b/.hb.yaml.swp
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cc71eb..0000000
Binary files a/.hb.yaml.swp and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/hbd/server/http.py b/hbd/server/http.py
index 60dac76..fb96828 100644
--- a/hbd/server/http.py
+++ b/hbd/server/http.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ async def start(
                 active_alerts = threshold_checker.get_active_alerts(host.alert_states)
             else:
                 # Fallback if no threshold checker
-                from hbd.client.threshold import AlertLevel
+                from hbd.server.threshold import AlertLevel
                 active_alerts = [
                     state for state in host.alert_states.values()
                     if state.level != AlertLevel.OK
diff --git a/hbd/server/main.py b/hbd/server/main.py
index 9c54ce7..e7424ed 100644
--- a/hbd/server/main.py
+++ b/hbd/server/main.py
@@ -13,40 +13,16 @@ from . import udp
 from . import hbdclass
 
 from . import ws as ws_mod
+from . import notify as notify_mod
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 msg_to_websockets = ws_mod.broadcast
+eventlog = notify_mod.log
 
-logf = None
 lastfm = ["", "", ""]
 
 # shared runtime collections and helpers
-msgs = []
-
-
-def initlog(logfile):
-    try:
-        return open(logfile, "a+")
-    except Exception as e:
-        import sys
-
-        print("cannot open loffile %s, using STDERR: %s" % (logfile, e))
-        return sys.stderr
-
-
-def log(host, m, service=None):
-    ts = time.time()
-    s = f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.localtime(ts))} {host or ''} {m}"
-    msgs.append(s)
-    logger.info(s)
-    if logf:
-        try:
-            logf.write(s + "\n")
-            logf.flush()
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning("failed to write to logfile: %s", e)
-    msg_to_websockets("message", s)
-
+msgs = notify_mod.msgs
 
 def cleanup_function(config):
     """This function will be executed upon program exit."""
@@ -84,7 +60,7 @@ async def _run_async(config):
     from . import notify as notify_mod
     from . import monitor as monitor_mod
     from . import journal as journal_mod
-    from ..client import threshold as threshold_mod
+    from . import threshold as threshold_mod
 
     notify_mod.setup(config)
     
@@ -125,7 +101,7 @@ async def _run_async(config):
         ctx = dict(
             config=config,
             hbdclass=hbdclass,
-            log=log,
+            log=eventlog,
             pushmsg=pushmsg,
             msg_to_websockets=msg_to_websockets,
             msg_journal=msg_journal,
@@ -149,7 +125,7 @@ async def _run_async(config):
                 config=config,
                 hbdclass=hbdclass,
                 msgs_getter=lambda: msgs,
-                log=log,
+                log=eventlog,
                 pushmsg=pushmsg,
                 msg_to_websockets=msg_to_websockets,
                 threshold_checker=threshold_checker,
@@ -172,7 +148,7 @@ async def _run_async(config):
     dns_task = None
     try:
         dns_task = dns_mod.start_dns_worker(
-            hbdclass, config, log=log, pushmsg=pushmsg, loop=loop
+            hbdclass, config, log=eventlog, pushmsg=pushmsg, loop=loop
         )
         logger.info("dns update worker started")
     except Exception as e:
@@ -211,7 +187,7 @@ async def _run_async(config):
                     for h in sorted(hbdclass.Host.hosts)
                 ],
                 get_msgs=lambda: msgs,
-                verbose=config.get("verbose", False),
+                config=config,
             )
         )
         logger.info("WebSocket task started")
@@ -224,7 +200,7 @@ async def _run_async(config):
             monitor_mod.start(
                 config=config,
                 hbdclass=hbdclass,
-                log=log,
+                log=eventlog,
                 pushmsg=pushmsg,
                 msg_to_websockets=msg_to_websockets,
             )
@@ -347,7 +323,6 @@ def run(config):
 
     Manually manages the event loop to ensure clean shutdown.
     """
-    global logf
     import os
 
     logging.basicConfig(
@@ -355,8 +330,8 @@ def run(config):
     )
     load_pickled_hosts(config, hbdclass)
 
-    logf = initlog(logfile=config.get("logfile", "messages.log"))
-    log(None, f"hbd version {__version__} starting up")
+    notify_mod.initlog(logfile=config.get("logfile", "messages.log"))
+    eventlog(None, f"hbd version {__version__} starting up")
 
     # Create and set the event loop manually
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
@@ -371,11 +346,7 @@ def run(config):
     finally:
         cleanup_function(config)
         logger.info("hbd shutdown complete")
-        if logf and logf != sys.stderr:
-            try:
-                logf.close()
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+        notify_mod.closelog()
         # Explicitly close the loop
         try:
             # Cancel all remaining tasks
diff --git a/hbd/server/notify.py b/hbd/server/notify.py
index 5ea95ec..d215c06 100644
--- a/hbd/server/notify.py
+++ b/hbd/server/notify.py
@@ -7,13 +7,50 @@ import urllib.parse
 import subprocess
 import smtplib
 import time
+import sys
+from . import ws as ws_mod
 
 DEFAULT_PUSHPROVIDERS = ["all", "pushover", "mattermost", "signal"]
+msg_to_websockets = ws_mod.broadcast
 
 # module-level configuration set via setup()
 _config = {}
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+msgs = []
+logf = None
+
+def initlog(logfile):
+    global logf
+    try:
+        logf = open(logfile, "a+")
+        return logf
+    except Exception as e:
+        import sys
+
+        print("cannot open logfile %s, using STDERR: %s" % (logfile, e))
+        return sys.stderr
+
+def closelog():
+    global logf
+    if logf and logf != sys.stderr:
+        try:
+            logf.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+def log(host, m, service=None):
+    ts = time.time()
+    s = f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.localtime(ts))} {host or ''} {m}"
+    msgs.append(s)
+    logger.info(s)
+    if logf:
+        try:
+            logf.write(s + "\n")
+            logf.flush()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning("failed to write to logfile: %s", e)
+    msg_to_websockets("message", s)
 
 def setup(cfg: dict):
     """Initialize notifier defaults from a configuration dict."""
@@ -160,6 +197,7 @@ def pushmsg(cfg: dict, msg: str, debug: int = 0):
 
     Returns a dict of results per provider.
     """
+    
     results = {}
     p = cfg.get("pushsrv", "pushover")
     if p in ("all", "pushover"):
diff --git a/hbd/client/threshold.py b/hbd/server/threshold.py
similarity index 99%
rename from hbd/client/threshold.py
rename to hbd/server/threshold.py
index 7d1e345..f0d4e3f 100644
--- a/hbd/client/threshold.py
+++ b/hbd/server/threshold.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import logging
 import time
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, Tuple, Callable
+from . import notify as notify_mod
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
+eventlog = notify_mod.log
 
 class AlertLevel(Enum):
     """Alert severity levels."""
@@ -505,6 +506,8 @@ class ThresholdChecker:
                 ))
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.debug(f"Failed to log threshold event to journal: {e}")
+        # Log to eventlog as well
+        eventlog(host_name, message, service="threshold")
     
     def _check_renotify(
         self,
diff --git a/hbd/server/ws.py b/hbd/server/ws.py
index 6ca373e..3ebac21 100644
--- a/hbd/server/ws.py
+++ b/hbd/server/ws.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from typing import Callable, Iterable, Optional
 import websockets
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 _connections = set()
 _loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None
 _get_hosts: Optional[Callable[[], Iterable]] = None
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async def start(
     ssl_context=None,
     get_hosts: Optional[Callable] = None,
     get_msgs: Optional[Callable] = None,
-    verbose: bool = False,
+    config: dict = {},
 ):
     """Start WebSocket servers and block until cancelled.
 
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ async def start(
     _loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
     _get_hosts = get_hosts
     _get_msgs = get_msgs
-    _verbose = verbose
+    _verbose = config.get("verbose", False),
+    _debug = config.get("debug", False),
 
     servers = []
     # plain WebSocket
     websockets_logger = logging.getLogger("websockets.server")
-    websockets_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO)
+    websockets_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if _debug > 2 else logging.INFO)
     # regular WebSocket
     ws_server = websockets.serve(_handler, host, ws_port)  # , subprotocols=["hbd"])
     servers.append(ws_server)