diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
index 3349e73b3..fa1b31d38 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+GRADIDO_LOG_PATH=/home/gradido/gradido/deployment/bare_metal/log
+
 # start script
 DEPLOY_SEED_DATA=false
 
@@ -10,7 +12,6 @@ NGINX_SSL_CERTIFICATE_KEY=/etc/letsencrypt/live/stage1.gradido.net/privkey.pem
 NGINX_SSL_DHPARAM=/etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem
 NGINX_SSL_INCLUDE=/etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf
 NGINX_UPDATE_PAGE_ROOT=/home/gradido/gradido/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page
-NGINX_LOG_PATH=/home/gradido/gradido/deployment/bare_metal/log
 
 # webhook
 WEBHOOK_GITHUB_SECRET=secret
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
index d8f77391b..5eadc2478 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ server {
 		proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:3000;
 		proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.frontend.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.frontend.log gradido_log;
 	}
 
     # Backend
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ server {
         proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:4000;
         proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.log gradido_log;
     }
 
     # Backend webhooks
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ server {
         proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:4000/hook;
         proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.hook.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.hook.log gradido_log;
     }
 
     # Webhook reverse proxy
     location /hooks/ {
         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9000/hooks/;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.hooks.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.hooks.log gradido_log;
     }
 
     # Admin Frontend
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ server {
         proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:8080/;
         proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.admin.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.admin.log gradido_log;
     }
     
     # TODO this could be a performance optimization
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
index 59464c8f3..f9797d72c 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ server {
 		proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:3000;
 		proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.frontend.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.frontend.log gradido_log;
 	}
 
     # Backend
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ server {
         proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:4000;
         proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.log gradido_log;
     }
 
     # Backend webhooks
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ server {
         proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:4000/hook;
         proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.hook.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.backend.hook.log gradido_log;
     }
 
     # Webhook reverse proxy
     location /hooks/ {
         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9000/hooks/;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.hooks.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.hooks.log gradido_log;
     }
 
     # Admin Frontend
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ server {
         proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:8080/;
         proxy_redirect     off;
 
-        access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.admin.log gradido_log;
+        access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.admin.log gradido_log;
     }
 
     # TODO this could be a performance optimization
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template
index 5ef0f13aa..832159d23 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ server {
         try_files /updating.html =404;
     }
 
-    access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.update-page.log gradido_log;
+    access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.update-page.log gradido_log;
 }
 
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template
index c83c8896a..da0e5cf95 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ server {
       try_files /updating.html =404;
     }
 
-    access_log $NGINX_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.update-page.log gradido_log;
+    access_log $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/nginx-access.update-page.log gradido_log;
 }
 
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
index 5f182f453..163ae88ef 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ cd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend
 yarn install
 yarn build
 pm2 delete gradido-backend
-pm2 start --name gradido-backend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend start"
+pm2 start --name gradido-backend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend start" -o $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.backend.log -e $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.backend.error.log
 pm2 save
 
 # Install & build frontend
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ cd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend
 yarn install
 yarn build
 pm2 delete gradido-frontend
-pm2 start --name gradido-frontend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend start"
+pm2 start --name gradido-frontend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend start" -o $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.frontend.log -e $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.frontend.error.log
 pm2 save
 
 # Install & build admin
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ cd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin
 yarn install
 yarn build
 pm2 delete gradido-admin
-pm2 start --name gradido-admin "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin start"
+pm2 start --name gradido-admin "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin start" -o $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.admin.log -e $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.admin.error.log
 pm2 save
 
 # let nginx showing gradido