diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Interop/DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions.cs b/MareSynchronos/Interop/DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions.cs
index 392e5d0..192f374 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Interop/DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Interop/DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ public static class DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions
 
         builder.Services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerProvider, DalamudLoggingProvider>
             (b => new DalamudLoggingProvider(b.GetRequiredService<MareConfigService>(), pluginLog)));
-
         return builder;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj b/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
index f37f45c..41b93ce 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client" Version="9.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack" Version="9.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NReco.Logging.File" Version="1.2.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="SonarAnalyzer.CSharp" Version="10.7.0.110445">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Factories/PlayerDataFactory.cs b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Factories/PlayerDataFactory.cs
index 6d8b22b..259779c 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Factories/PlayerDataFactory.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Factories/PlayerDataFactory.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace MareSynchronos.PlayerData.Factories;
 
 public class PlayerDataFactory
 {
-    private static readonly string[] _allowedExtensionsForGamePaths = [".mdl", ".tex", ".mtrl", ".tmb", ".pap", ".avfx", ".atex", ".sklb", ".eid", ".phyb", ".pbd", ".scd", ".skp", ".shpk"];
     private readonly DalamudUtilService _dalamudUtil;
     private readonly FileCacheManager _fileCacheManager;
     private readonly IpcManager _ipcManager;
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
         previousData.FileReplacements[objectKind] =
                 new HashSet<FileReplacement>(resolvedPaths.Select(c => new FileReplacement([.. c.Value], c.Key)), FileReplacementComparer.Instance)
                 .Where(p => p.HasFileReplacement).ToHashSet();
-        previousData.FileReplacements[objectKind].RemoveWhere(c => c.GamePaths.Any(g => !_allowedExtensionsForGamePaths.Any(e => g.EndsWith(e, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))));
+        previousData.FileReplacements[objectKind].RemoveWhere(c => c.GamePaths.Any(g => !CacheMonitor.AllowedFileExtensions.Any(e => g.EndsWith(e, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))));
 
         _logger.LogDebug("== Static Replacements ==");
         foreach (var replacement in previousData.FileReplacements[objectKind].Where(i => i.HasFileReplacement).OrderBy(i => i.GamePaths.First(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
index 9944566..8c5b058 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using MareSynchronos.Services.Events;
 using MareSynchronos.Services.Mediator;
 using MareSynchronos.Services.ServerConfiguration;
 using MareSynchronos.UI;
-using MareSynchronos.UI.Components;
 using MareSynchronos.UI.Components.Popup;
 using MareSynchronos.UI.Handlers;
 using MareSynchronos.WebAPI;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using MareSynchronos.Services.CharaData;
+using NReco.Logging.File;
 
 using MareSynchronos;
 
@@ -53,12 +53,47 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
         INamePlateGui namePlateGui, IGameConfig gameConfig, IPartyList partyList)
     {
         Plugin.Self = this;
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName))
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName);
+        var traceDir = Path.Join(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "tracelog");
+        if (!Directory.Exists(traceDir))
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(traceDir);
+
+        int deleteAttempts = 0;
+        foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(traceDir)
+            .Select(f => new FileInfo(f))
+            .OrderByDescending(f => f.LastWriteTimeUtc).Skip(9))
+        {
+            bool deleted = false;
+            while (!deleted && deleteAttempts < 5)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    file.Delete();
+                    deleted = true;
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    deleteAttempts++;
+                    Thread.Sleep(500);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         _host = new HostBuilder()
         .UseContentRoot(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName)
         .ConfigureLogging(lb =>
         {
             lb.ClearProviders();
             lb.AddDalamudLogging(pluginLog);
+            lb.AddFile(Path.Combine(traceDir, $"mare-trace-{DateTime.Now:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss}.log"), (opt) =>
+            {
+                opt.Append = true;
+                opt.RollingFilesConvention = FileLoggerOptions.FileRollingConvention.Ascending;
+                opt.MinLevel = LogLevel.Trace;
+                opt.FileSizeLimitBytes = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
+            });
             lb.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Trace);
         })
         .ConfigureServices(collection =>