diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee8a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__
diff --git a/logger.py b/logger.py
index 34df0d6..521fab6 100644
--- a/logger.py
+++ b/logger.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 import sys
-import requests
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
-from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, Tuple
 
 # Initialize logger
 logger = logging.getLogger("proxy_debug")
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@
 )
 
 try:
-    file_handler = logging.FileHandler("/tmp/proxy_debug.log")
+    file_handler = logging.FileHandler("/var/log/proxy_debug.log")
     file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
     logger.addHandler(file_handler)
 except OSError as e: