diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2341726..0fcf6c7 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ Example
 -------
 
 ```php
-use util\log\LogCategory;
-use util\log\ConsoleAppender;
+use util\log\Logging;
 use util\ServiceNotAvailableException;
 use lang\Throwable;
 
-$logger= (new LogCategory())->withAppender(new ConsoleAppender());
+$logger= Logging::named('service')->toConsole();
 $logger->info('Starting application');
 
 try {
diff --git a/src/main/php/util/log/FileAppender.class.php b/src/main/php/util/log/FileAppender.class.php
index f052e4b..f37f58b 100755
--- a/src/main/php/util/log/FileAppender.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/util/log/FileAppender.class.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php namespace util\log;
 
+use io\File;
+
 /**
  * Appender which appends data to a file
  *
@@ -23,10 +25,14 @@ class FileAppender extends Appender {
   /**
    * Constructor
    *
-   * @param   string $filename default 'php://stderr' filename to log to
+   * @param  string|io.Path|io.File $file
    */
-  public function __construct($filename= 'php://stderr') {
-    $this->filename= $filename;
+  public function __construct($file= 'php://stderr') {
+    if ($file instanceof File) {
+      $this->filename= $file->getURI();
+    } else {
+      $this->filename= (string)$file;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/main/php/util/log/LogSetup.class.php b/src/main/php/util/log/LogSetup.class.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8914f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/php/util/log/LogSetup.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<?php namespace util\log;
+
+use util\log\layout\DefaultLayout;
+use lang\Value;
+use util\Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Logging DSL
+ *
+ * @test  xp://util.log.unittest.LoggingTest
+ */
+class LogSetup implements Value {
+  private $category= null;
+  private $level= LogLevel::ALL;
+  private $layout= null;
+
+  /**
+   * Sets category
+   *
+   * @param  string $category
+   * @return self
+   */
+  public function named($category) {
+    $this->category= $category;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets level
+   *
+   * @param  string $level
+   * @return self
+   */
+  public function of($level) {
+    $this->level= $level;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets layout
+   *
+   * @param  util.log.Layout $layout
+   * @return self
+   */
+  public function using(Layout $layout) {
+    $this->layout= $layout;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging category with all specified appenders attached
+   *
+   * @param  util.log.Appender... $appenders
+   * @return util.log.LogCategory
+   */
+  public function to(...$appenders) {
+    $cat= new LogCategory($this->category, $this->level);
+    $layout= $this->layout ?: new DefaultLayout();
+    foreach ($appenders as $appender) {
+      $cat->addAppender($appender->withLayout($layout));
+    }
+    return $cat;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging category with a console appender attached
+   *
+   * @param  bool $colors
+   * @return util.log.LogCategory
+   */
+  public function toConsole($colors= true) {
+    return self::to($colors ? new ColoredConsoleAppender() : new ConsoleAppender());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging category with a file appender attached
+   *
+   * @param  string|io.Path|io.File $file
+   * @return util.log.LogCategory
+   */
+  public function toFile($file) {
+    return self::to(new FileAppender($file));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging category with a syslog appender attached
+   *
+   * @see    php://openlog
+   * @param  int $facility
+   * @param  string $identifier if omitted, uses main class
+   * @return util.log.LogCategory
+   */
+  public function toSyslog($facility= LOG_USER, $identifier= null) {
+    return self::to(new SyslogAppender($identifier ?: $_SERVER['argv'][0], $facility));
+  }
+
+  /** @return string */
+  public function toString() {
+    return sprintf(
+      '%s(category= %s, level= %s, layout= %s)',
+      nameof($this),
+      $this->category ?: '(default)',
+      LogLevel::nameOf($this->level),
+      $this->layout ? nameof($this->layout) : '(default)'
+    );
+  }
+
+  /** @return string */
+  public function hashCode() {
+    return Objects::hashOf([$this->category, $this->level, $this->layout]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Compares
+   *
+   * @param  var $value
+   * @return int
+   */
+  public function compareTo($value) {
+    return $value instanceof self
+      ? Objects::compare(
+          [$this->category, $this->level, $this->layout],
+          [$value->category, $value->level, $value->layout]
+        )
+      : 1
+    ;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/php/util/log/Logging.class.php b/src/main/php/util/log/Logging.class.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4163e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/php/util/log/Logging.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php namespace util\log;
+
+/**
+ * Logging DSL
+ *
+ * @test  xp://util.log.unittest.LoggingTest
+ */
+abstract class Logging {
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging setup with all loglevels
+   *
+   * @return util.log.LogSetup
+   */
+  public static function all() {
+    return new LogSetup();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging setup with a given category
+   *
+   * @param  string $category
+   * @return util.log.LogSetup
+   */
+  public static function named($category) {
+    return (new LogSetup())->named($category);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging setup with a given log level
+   *
+   * @param  int $level
+   * @return util.log.LogSetup
+   */
+  public static function of($level) {
+    return (new LogSetup())->of($level);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a logging setup with a given layout
+   *
+   * @param  util.log.Layout $layout
+   * @return util.log.LogSetup
+   */
+  public static function using(Layout $layout) {
+    return (new LogSetup())->using($layout);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/php/util/log/unittest/LoggingTest.class.php b/src/test/php/util/log/unittest/LoggingTest.class.php
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c494025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/php/util/log/unittest/LoggingTest.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php namespace util\log\unittest;
+
+use util\log\Logging;
+use util\log\LogCategory;
+use util\log\LogLevel;
+use util\log\FileAppender;
+use util\log\ConsoleAppender;
+use util\log\ColoredConsoleAppender;
+use util\log\SyslogAppender;
+use util\log\layout\PatternLayout;
+use io\File;
+use io\Path;
+
+class LoggingTest extends \unittest\TestCase {
+
+  #[@test]
+  public function to() {
+    $appenders= [new ColoredConsoleAppender(), new FileAppender('test.log')];
+    $this->assertEquals($appenders, Logging::all()->to(...$appenders)->getAppenders());
+  }
+
+  #[@test]
+  public function to_console() {
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(ColoredConsoleAppender::class, Logging::all()->toConsole()->getAppenders()[0]);
+  }
+
+  #[@test]
+  public function to_console_without_colors() {
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(ConsoleAppender::class, Logging::all()->toConsole(false)->getAppenders()[0]);
+  }
+
+  #[@test, @values([
+  #  ['test.log'],
+  #  [new Path('test.log')],
+  #  [new File('test.log')]
+  #])]
+  public function to_file($file) {
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(FileAppender::class, Logging::all()->toFile($file)->getAppenders()[0]);
+  }
+
+  #[@test]
+  public function to_syslog() {
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(SyslogAppender::class, Logging::all()->toSyslog()->getAppenders()[0]);
+  }
+
+  #[@test]
+  public function named() {
+    $this->assertEquals('sql', Logging::named('sql')->to(new ConsoleAppender())->identifier);
+  }
+
+  #[@test]
+  public function of() {
+    $level= LogLevel::WARN | LogLevel::ERROR;
+    $this->assertEquals($level, Logging::of($level)->to(new ConsoleAppender())->flags);
+  }
+
+  #[@test]
+  public function using() {
+    $layout= new PatternLayout('%m');
+    $this->assertEquals($layout, Logging::using($layout)->to(new ConsoleAppender())->getAppenders()[0]->getLayout());
+  }
+}
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