diff --git a/developer_manual/app/index.rst b/developer_manual/app/index.rst
index e71feaa9d..3a5b5b812 100644
--- a/developer_manual/app/index.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/app/index.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ App Development
    users
    hooks
    backgroundjobs
+   logging
    userbackend
    filesystembackend
    testing
@@ -116,6 +117,12 @@ Periodically run code in the background:
 
 * :doc:`backgroundjobs`
 
+Logging
+-------
+Log to the :file:`data/owncloud.log`:
+
+* :doc:`logging`
+
 Backends
 --------
 Plug into ownCloud user management or filesystem:
diff --git a/developer_manual/app/logging.rst b/developer_manual/app/logging.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8b9274f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/developer_manual/app/logging.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Logging
+=======
+
+.. sectionauthor:: Bernhard Posselt <dev@bernhard-posselt.com>
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