diff --git a/blockbook.go b/blockbook.go
index 280f61ba..9df288f1 100644
--- a/blockbook.go
+++ b/blockbook.go
@@ -79,12 +79,14 @@ var (
 	chanOsSignal            chan os.Signal
 )
 
+func init() {
+	glog.MaxSize = 1024 * 1024
+	glog.CopyStandardLogTo("INFO")
+}
+
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	// override setting for glog to log only to stderr, to match the http handler
-	flag.Lookup("logtostderr").Value.Set("true")
-
 	defer glog.Flush()
 
 	chanOsSignal = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
diff --git a/build/bin/Dockerfile b/build/bin/Dockerfile
index 0317e72f..a84074e2 100644
--- a/build/bin/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/bin/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FROM debian:9
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y build-essential git wget pkg-config lxc-dev libzmq3-dev \
                        libgflags-dev libsnappy-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev \
-                       liblz4-dev graphviz upx-ucl && \
+                       liblz4-dev graphviz && \
     apt-get clean
 
 ENV GOLANG_VERSION=go1.10.linux-amd64
diff --git a/build/bin/Makefile b/build/bin/Makefile
index 74f8a2f9..3bdee2f5 100644
--- a/build/bin/Makefile
+++ b/build/bin/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 build: prepare-sources
 	cd $(GOPATH)/src/blockbook && go build -o $(CURDIR)/blockbook -ldflags="-s -w"
-	upx $(CURDIR)/blockbook
 	cp $(CURDIR)/blockbook /out/blockbook
 	chown $(PACKAGER) /out/blockbook
 
diff --git a/build/deb/build-deb.sh b/build/deb/build-deb.sh
index 0c064954..21aabdde 100755
--- a/build/deb/build-deb.sh
+++ b/build/deb/build-deb.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 cp -r /src/build/deb/debian .
 cp -r /src/configs .
-mkdir server && cp /src/server/testcert.* server
+mkdir server && cp -r /src/server/testcert.* /src/server/static server
 
 dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
 mv ../*.deb /out
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.install b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.install
index 58ed0672..cc143232 100755
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.install
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.install
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/dh-exec
 blockbook /opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/bin
 server/testcert.* /opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/cert
+server/static /opt/blockbook/btc-testnet
 configs/btc-testnet.json => /opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/config/blockchaincfg.json
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.logrotate b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.logrotate
deleted file mode 100644
index 624d120b..00000000
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.logrotate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/logs/blockbook.log
-{
-        rotate 7
-        daily
-        compress
-        missingok
-        notifempty
-        copytruncate
-}
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.postinst b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.postinst
index 9f310abc..f7bfccbc 100644
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.postinst
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.postinst
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ case "$1" in
         useradd --system -M -U blockbook
     fi
 
-    if [ "$(stat -c '%U' /data/btc-testnet/blockbook)" != "blockbook" ]
-    then
-        chown -R blockbook:blockbook /data/btc-testnet/blockbook
-    fi
+    for dir in /data/btc-testnet/blockbook /opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/logs
+    do
+        if [ "$(stat -c '%U' $dir)" != "blockbook" ]
+        then
+            chown -R blockbook:blockbook $dir
+        fi
+    done
   ;;
 
 esac
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.service b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.service
index ab84d20a..38fa52ad 100644
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.service
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc-testnet.service
@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@ Description=Blockbook daemon (BTC testnet)
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/bin/blockbook -coin=btc-testnet -blockchaincfg=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/config/blockchaincfg.json -datadir=/data/btc-testnet/blockbook/db -sync -httpserver=:18335 -socketio=:18336 -certfile=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/cert/blockbook -explorer=https://bitcore1.trezor.io/
-# Creates /run/blockbook owned by blockbook
-RuntimeDirectory=blockbook
+ExecStart=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/bin/blockbook -coin=btc-testnet -blockchaincfg=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/config/blockchaincfg.json -datadir=/data/btc-testnet/blockbook/db -sync -httpserver=:18335 -socketio=:18336 -certfile=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/cert/blockbook -explorer=https://bitcore1.trezor.io/ -log_dir=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/logs
 User=blockbook
-# Type=forking
-# PIDFile=/run/bitcoind/btc-testnet.pid
+Type=simple
 Restart=on-failure
-StandardOutput=file:/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/logs/blockbook.log
-StandardError=file:/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet/logs/blockbook.log
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/blockbook/btc-testnet
 
 # Hardening measures
 ####################
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.install b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.install
index fb662d95..29961515 100755
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.install
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.install
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/dh-exec
 blockbook /opt/blockbook/btc/bin
 server/testcert.* /opt/blockbook/btc/cert
+server/static /opt/blockbook/btc
 configs/btc.json => /opt/blockbook/btc/config/blockchaincfg.json
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.logrotate b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.logrotate
deleted file mode 100644
index 16b1f999..00000000
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.logrotate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/opt/blockbook/btc/logs/blockbook.log
-{
-        rotate 7
-        daily
-        compress
-        missingok
-        notifempty
-        copytruncate
-}
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.postinst b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.postinst
index 721e99f6..29b2c0fd 100644
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.postinst
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.postinst
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ case "$1" in
         useradd --system -M -U blockbook
     fi
 
-    if [ "$(stat -c '%U' /data/btc/blockbook)" != "blockbook" ]
-    then
-        chown -R blockbook:blockbook /data/btc/blockbook
-    fi
+    for dir in /data/btc/blockbook /opt/blockbook/btc/logs
+    do
+        if [ "$(stat -c '%U' $dir)" != "blockbook" ]
+        then
+            chown -R blockbook:blockbook $dir
+        fi
+    done
   ;;
 
 esac
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.service b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.service
index e5cf847a..4eaad785 100644
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.service
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-btc.service
@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@ Description=Blockbook daemon (BTC mainnet)
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/opt/blockbook/btc/bin/blockbook -coin=btc -blockchaincfg=/opt/blockbook/btc/config/blockchaincfg.json -datadir=/data/btc/blockbook/db -sync -httpserver=:8335 -socketio=:8336 -certfile=/opt/blockbook/btc/cert/blockbook -explorer=https://bitcore1.trezor.io/
-# Creates /run/blockbook owned by blockbook
-RuntimeDirectory=blockbook
+ExecStart=/opt/blockbook/btc/bin/blockbook -coin=btc -blockchaincfg=/opt/blockbook/btc/config/blockchaincfg.json -datadir=/data/btc/blockbook/db -sync -httpserver=:8335 -socketio=:8336 -certfile=/opt/blockbook/btc/cert/blockbook -explorer=https://bitcore1.trezor.io/ -log_dir=/opt/blockbook/btc/logs
 User=blockbook
-# Type=forking
-# PIDFile=/run/bitcoind/btc.pid
+Type=simple
 Restart=on-failure
-StandardOutput=file:/opt/blockbook/btc/logs/blockbook.log
-StandardError=file:/opt/blockbook/btc/logs/blockbook.log
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/blockbook/btc
 
 # Hardening measures
 ####################
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.install b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.install
index e696a00b..d34066f5 100755
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.install
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.install
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/dh-exec --with=install
 blockbook /opt/blockbook/zec/bin
 server/testcert.* /opt/blockbook/zec/cert
+server/static /opt/blockbook/zec
 configs/zec.json => /opt/blockbook/zec/config/blockchaincfg.json
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.logrotate b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.logrotate
deleted file mode 100644
index 2420567b..00000000
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.logrotate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/opt/blockbook/zec/logs/blockbook.log
-{
-        rotate 7
-        daily
-        compress
-        missingok
-        notifempty
-        copytruncate
-}
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.postinst b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.postinst
index 1212e626..271b4603 100644
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.postinst
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.postinst
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ case "$1" in
         useradd --system -M -U blockbook
     fi
 
-    if [ "$(stat -c '%U' /data/zec/blockbook)" != "blockbook" ]
-    then
-        chown -R blockbook:blockbook /data/zec/blockbook
-    fi
+    for dir in /data/zec/blockbook /opt/blockbook/zec/logs
+    do
+        if [ "$(stat -c '%U' $dir)" != "blockbook" ]
+        then
+            chown -R blockbook:blockbook $dir
+        fi
+    done
   ;;
 
 esac
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.service b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.service
index 3cc3cd63..9db3aed7 100644
--- a/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.service
+++ b/build/deb/debian/blockbook-zec.service
@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@ Description=Blockbook daemon (ZEC mainnet)
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/opt/blockbook/zec/bin/blockbook -coin=zec -blockchaincfg=/opt/blockbook/zec/config/blockchaincfg.json -datadir=/data/zec/blockbook/db -sync -httpserver=:8235 -socketio=:8236 -certfile=/opt/blockbook/zec/cert/blockbook -explorer=https://zec-bitcore1.trezor.io/
-# Creates /run/blockbook owned by blockbook
-RuntimeDirectory=blockbook
+ExecStart=/opt/blockbook/zec/bin/blockbook -coin=zec -blockchaincfg=/opt/blockbook/zec/config/blockchaincfg.json -datadir=/data/zec/blockbook/db -sync -httpserver=:8235 -socketio=:8236 -certfile=/opt/blockbook/zec/cert/blockbook -explorer=https://zec-bitcore1.trezor.io/ -log_dir=/opt/blockbook/zec/logs
 User=blockbook
-# Type=forking
-# PIDFile=/run/bitcoind/zec.pid
+Type=simple
 Restart=on-failure
-StandardOutput=file:/opt/blockbook/zec/logs/blockbook.log
-StandardError=file:/opt/blockbook/zec/logs/blockbook.log
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/blockbook/zec
 
 # Hardening measures
 ####################
diff --git a/build/deb/debian/control b/build/deb/debian/control
index 292a1555..5ab64d64 100644
--- a/build/deb/debian/control
+++ b/build/deb/debian/control
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ Source: blockbook
 Section: satoshilabs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: jakub.matys@satoshilabs.com
-Build-Depends: debhelper, dh-systemd, dh-exec, upx
+Build-Depends: debhelper, dh-systemd, dh-exec
 Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 
 Package: blockbook-btc
 Architecture: amd64
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, coreutils, passwd, findutils
 Description: Satoshilabs blockbook server
 
 Package: blockbook-btc-testnet
 Architecture: amd64
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, coreutils, passwd, findutils
 Description: Satoshilabs blockbook server
 
 Package: blockbook-zec
 Architecture: amd64
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, coreutils, passwd, findutils
 Description: Satoshilabs blockbook server
diff --git a/server/https.go b/server/https.go
index e135818d..cf073e9e 100644
--- a/server/https.go
+++ b/server/https.go
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 
-	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 )
@@ -30,8 +28,10 @@ type HTTPServer struct {
 
 // NewHTTPServer creates new REST interface to blockbook and returns its handle
 func NewHTTPServer(httpServerBinding string, certFiles string, db *db.RocksDB, chain bchain.BlockChain, txCache *db.TxCache) (*HTTPServer, error) {
+	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	https := &http.Server{
-		Addr: httpServerBinding,
+		Addr:    httpServerBinding,
+		Handler: r,
 	}
 	s := &HTTPServer{
 		https:       https,
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func NewHTTPServer(httpServerBinding string, certFiles string, db *db.RocksDB, c
 		chainParser: chain.GetChainParser(),
 	}
 
-	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	r.HandleFunc("/", s.info)
 	r.HandleFunc("/bestBlockHash", s.bestBlockHash)
 	r.HandleFunc("/blockHash/{height}", s.blockHash)
@@ -51,10 +50,6 @@ func NewHTTPServer(httpServerBinding string, certFiles string, db *db.RocksDB, c
 	r.HandleFunc("/unconfirmedTransactions/{address}", s.unconfirmedTransactions)
 	r.HandleFunc("/metrics", promhttp.Handler().ServeHTTP)
 
-	var h http.Handler = r
-	h = handlers.LoggingHandler(os.Stderr, h)
-	https.Handler = h
-
 	return s, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server/socketio.go b/server/socketio.go
index 2e91a3bc..dc84af64 100644
--- a/server/socketio.go
+++ b/server/socketio.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func NewSocketIoServer(binding string, certFiles string, db *db.RocksDB, chain b
 	}
 
 	// support for tests of socket.io interface
-	serveMux.Handle(path+"test.html", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./server/static/")))
+	serveMux.Handle(path+"test.html", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./static/")))
 	// redirect to Bitcore for details of transaction
 	serveMux.HandleFunc(path+"tx/", s.txRedirect)
 	// handle socket.io