diff --git a/backend/ads/tasks.py b/backend/ads/tasks.py
index 586907a..97a4b41 100644
--- a/backend/ads/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/ads/tasks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import json
 import html
+import logging
 import requests
 from openai import OpenAI, AuthenticationError
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ from celery import shared_task
 from django.utils import timezone
 from ads.models import Ad, AdEvaluation, NotificationLog
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 # Pydantic model for strict OpenAI structured output format
 class AdEvaluationResult(BaseModel):
     is_flagged: bool = Field(description="True if the ad matches the criteria in the prompt, otherwise False")
diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 97ab6c7..7accda6 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -27,10 +27,27 @@ load_dotenv(BASE_DIR.parent / '.env')
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY', 'django-insecure-@8*97xo5!gdi!x*94-%n8$b63%ljy#@&^#7$h!9v-4a2#r+98t')
 
-# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = os.getenv('DJANGO_DEBUG', 'True').lower() in ('true', '1', 't')
+# Environment setup (development / production)
+# Reads DEV=True/False or ENVIRONMENT='development'/'production'
+ENVIRONMENT = os.getenv('ENVIRONMENT', os.getenv('DJANGO_ENV', 'development')).lower()
+IS_DEV = os.getenv('DEV', 'True' if ENVIRONMENT in ('development', 'dev') else 'False').lower() in ('true', '1', 't')
+
+if IS_DEV:
+    DEBUG = True
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+    CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True
+    CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = [
+        'http://localhost:5173', 'http://localhost:8000', 'http://127.0.0.1:8000', 'http://localhost', 'http://127.0.0.1'
+    ]
+else:
+    DEBUG = os.getenv('DJANGO_DEBUG', 'False').lower() in ('true', '1', 't')
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS = [host.strip() for host in os.getenv('ALLOWED_HOSTS', '*').split(',') if host.strip()]
+    CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = os.getenv('CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS', 'False').lower() in ('true', '1', 't')
+    if not CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS:
+        CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [origin.strip() for origin in os.getenv('CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS', '').split(',') if origin.strip()]
+    csrf_origins = os.getenv('CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS', 'http://localhost,http://127.0.0.1')
+    CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = [origin.strip() for origin in csrf_origins.split(',') if origin.strip()]
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = [host.strip() for host in os.getenv('ALLOWED_HOSTS', '*').split(',') if host.strip()]
 
 
 # Application definition
@@ -201,3 +218,50 @@ CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE = {
     },
 }
 
+# Standard Logging System Configuration
+LOG_LEVEL = os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'DEBUG' if IS_DEV else 'INFO')
+
+LOGGING = {
+    'version': 1,
+    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+    'formatters': {
+        'verbose': {
+            'format': '[{asctime}] [{levelname}] [{name}:{lineno}] {message}',
+            'style': '{',
+            'datefmt': '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
+        },
+        'simple': {
+            'format': '{levelname} {message}',
+            'style': '{',
+        },
+    },
+    'handlers': {
+        'console': {
+            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+            'formatter': 'verbose',
+        },
+    },
+    'root': {
+        'handlers': ['console'],
+        'level': LOG_LEVEL,
+    },
+    'loggers': {
+        'django': {
+            'handlers': ['console'],
+            'level': os.getenv('DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO'),
+            'propagate': False,
+        },
+        'crawler': {
+            'handlers': ['console'],
+            'level': LOG_LEVEL,
+            'propagate': False,
+        },
+        'ads': {
+            'handlers': ['console'],
+            'level': LOG_LEVEL,
+            'propagate': False,
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+
diff --git a/backend/crawler/tasks.py b/backend/crawler/tasks.py
index 240156a..445db27 100644
--- a/backend/crawler/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/crawler/tasks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import re
 import json
+import logging
 import requests
 import urllib.parse
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ from celery import shared_task
 from crawler.models import CrawlRun, CrawlTask
 from ads.models import Ad, AdEvaluation
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 def parse_divar_url(divar_url):
     """
     Parses a public Divar search link to extract city, category path,
diff --git a/backend/crawler/views.py b/backend/crawler/views.py
index 0362cfe..1aa4c7f 100644
--- a/backend/crawler/views.py
+++ b/backend/crawler/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import logging
 from rest_framework import viewsets, status
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from .models import CrawlTask, CrawlRun
 from .serializers import CrawlTaskSerializer, CrawlRunSerializer
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 class CrawlTaskViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     """
     ViewSet for CrawlTask models. Supports CRUD and custom trigger/runs actions.