diff --git a/src/main.nim b/src/main.nim
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+# Copyright 2021 Mattia Giambirtone & All Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import strformat
+import posix
+import os
+
+
+import util/logger as log
+
+
+const NimdVersion*: tuple[major, minor, patch: int] = (major: 0, minor: 0, patch: 1)
+
+
+proc main(logger: Logger) = 
+    ## NimD entry point
+    logger.info(&"NimD version {NimdVersion.major}.{NimdVersion.minor}.{NimdVersion.patch} is starting up...")
+    if posix.getuid() != 0:
+        logger.error("NimD must run as root")
+        quit(1)   # EPERM - Operation not permitted
+    if (let pid = getCurrentProcessId(); pid) != 1:
+        logger.warning(&"Expecting to run as PID 1, but current process ID is {pid}")
+    
+
+when isMainModule:
+    var logger = getDefaultLogger()
+    try:
+        main(logger)
+    except:
+        logger.fatal(&"A fatal exception has occurred during startup and NimD cannot continue: {getCurrentExceptionMsg()}")
+        quit(131)  # ENOTRECOVERABLE - State not recoverable
+        # This will almost certainly cause the kernel to crash with an error the likes of "Kernel not syncing, attempted to kill init!",
+        # but there isn't much we can do if we can't even initialize *ourselves*, after all, is there?
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diff --git a/src/util/logger.nim b/src/util/logger.nim
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+# Copyright 2021 Mattia Giambirtone & All Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# A simple logging module inspired by python's own logging facility
+import strformat
+
+
+type
+    LogLevel* = enum
+        Trace = 0,
+        Debug = 10,
+        Info = 20,
+        Warning = 30,
+        Error  = 40,
+        Critical = 50,
+        Fatal = 60
+    LogHandler* = ref object of RootObj
+        code: proc (self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string)
+        level: LogLevel
+    StreamHandler* = ref object of LogHandler
+        filename*: string
+        file*: File
+    Logger* = ref object
+        level*: LogLevel
+        handlers*: seq[LogHandler]
+
+const defaultLevel = LogLevel.Info
+
+proc log(self: Logger, level: LogLevel = defaultLevel, message: string)  # Forward declaration
+
+# Simple one-line procedures
+
+proc trace*(self: Logger, message: string) = self.log(LogLevel.Trace, message)
+proc debug*(self: Logger, message: string) = self.log(LogLevel.Debug, message)
+proc info*(self: Logger, message: string) = self.log(LogLevel.Info, message)
+proc warning*(self: Logger, message: string) = self.log(LogLevel.Warning, message)
+proc error*(self: Logger, message: string) = self.log(LogLevel.Error, message)
+proc critical*(self: Logger, message: string) = self.log(LogLevel.Critical, message)
+proc fatal*(self: Logger, message: string) = self.log(LogLevel.Fatal, message)
+
+proc newLogger*(level: LogLevel = defaultLevel, handlers: seq[LogHandler] = @[]): Logger = Logger(level: level, handlers: handlers)
+proc setLevel*(self: Logger, level: LogLevel) = self.level = level
+proc getLevel*(self: Logger): LogLevel = self.level
+proc createHandler*(procedure: proc (self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string), level: LogLevel): LogHandler = LogHandler(code: procedure, level: level)
+proc createStreamHandler*(procedure: proc (self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string), level: LogLevel, filename: string): StreamHandler = StreamHandler(code: procedure, level: level, filename: filename, file: open(filename, fmWrite))
+proc addHandler*(self: Logger, handler: LogHandler) = self.handlers.add(handler)
+proc removeHandler*(self: Logger, handler: LogHandler) = self.handlers.delete(self.handlers.find(handler))
+
+
+proc log(self: Logger, level: LogLevel = defaultLevel, message: string) =
+    ## Generic utility for logging on any level
+    for handler in self.handlers:
+        if handler.level < level:
+            handler.code(handler, self, message)
+
+
+proc getDefaultLogger*(): Logger =
+    ## Gets a simple logger with level set
+    ## to LogLevel.Info and one handler per
+    ## level that writes the given message to the
+    ## standard error
+
+    proc logTrace(self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string) =
+        stderr.write(&"[TRACE] {message}")
+    
+    proc logDebug(self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string) =
+        stderr.write(&"[DEBUG] {message}")
+    
+    proc logInfo(self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string) =
+        stderr.write(&"[INFO] {message}")
+
+    proc logWarning(self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string) =
+        stderr.write(&"[WARNING] {message}")
+
+    proc logError(self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string) =
+        stderr.write(&"[ERROR] {message}")
+
+    proc logCritical(self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string) =
+        stderr.write(&"[CRITICAL] {message}")
+
+    proc logFatal(self: LogHandler, logger: Logger, message: string) =
+        stderr.write(&"[FATAL] {message}")
+
+
+    result = newLogger()
+    result.addHandler(createHandler(logTrace, LogLevel.Trace))
+    result.addHandler(createHandler(logDebug, LogLevel.Debug))
+    result.addHandler(createHandler(logInfo, LogLevel.Info))
+    result.addHandler(createHandler(logWarning, LogLevel.Warning))
+    result.addHandler(createHandler(logError, LogLevel.Error))
+    result.addHandler(createHandler(logCritical, LogLevel.Critical))
+    result.addHandler(createHandler(logFatal, LogLevel.Fatal))
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