diff --git a/server/logger.py b/server/logger.py
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+import logging
+import sys
+
+def setup_logger():
+    """Sets up a custom logger for the application."""
+    # Get the logger
+    logger = logging.getLogger("CityBuilder")
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    # Prevent adding duplicate handlers if this function is called multiple times
+    if logger.hasHandlers():
+        logger.handlers.clear()
+
+    # Create a formatter to define the log message format
+    formatter = logging.Formatter(
+        '%(asctime)s - %(name)s - [%(levelname)s] - %(message)s',
+        datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+    )
+
+    # Create a handler to output log messages to the console (stdout)
+    stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+    stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    
+    # Add the handler to the logger
+    logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
+
+    # Optional: To log to a file, uncomment the following lines
+    # file_handler = logging.FileHandler("server.log")
+    # file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    # logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+
+    return logger
+
+# Create and export the logger instance
+logger = setup_logger()