diff --git a/lib/tiny-cloud/common b/lib/tiny-cloud/common
index cb15325..b0500a7 100644
--- a/lib/tiny-cloud/common
+++ b/lib/tiny-cloud/common
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 : "${TINY_CLOUD_VAR:=$ROOT/var/lib/cloud}"
 
 log() {
-    local facility="kern"
+    local facility="local7"
     local stderr
     local tag=$(basename "$0")
     while [ "${1#-}" != "$1" ]; do
diff --git a/lib/tiny-cloud/init b/lib/tiny-cloud/init
index 170e14a..cf51e98 100644
--- a/lib/tiny-cloud/init
+++ b/lib/tiny-cloud/init
@@ -45,21 +45,30 @@ init__expand_root() {
 }
 
 init__install_hotplugs() {
-    local result rc=0
+    local level result rc=0
 
     [ ! -n "$HOTPLUG_MODULES" ] && return
     if [ -f "$LIBDIR/tiny-cloud/$HOTPLUG_TYPE" ]; then
         . "$LIBDIR/tiny-cloud/$HOTPLUG_TYPE"
     fi
 
-    printf ':' >&2
+    printf ' :' >&2
     for module in $HOTPLUG_MODULES; do
         result='?'
+        level='err'
         printf "$module" >&2
+        log info "$phase $ACTION $module"
         if type "mod__$module" | grep -q -w "function"; then
-            "mod__$module" && result='+' || { result='!'; rc=1; }
+            if "mod__$module"; then
+                result='+'
+                level='info'
+            else
+                result='!'
+                rc=1
+            fi
         fi
         printf '(%s) ' $result >&2
+        log "$level" "$phase $ACTION $module ($result)"
     done
     return $rc
 }
@@ -128,6 +137,7 @@ init__run_userdata() {
 
     if [ $(userdata_type) != "script" ]; then
         printf '(Not Executable) ' >&2
+        log info "$phase $ACTION - not exectutable"
         return
     fi
 
diff --git a/sbin/tiny-cloud b/sbin/tiny-cloud
index 6c0c01f..31cf2bc 100755
--- a/sbin/tiny-cloud
+++ b/sbin/tiny-cloud
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ set -e
 
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
-Usage: ${0##*/} [-h | --help] { early | main | final | --bootstrap {complete|incomplete} }
+Usage: ${0##*/} [-h | --help] { early | main | final | --bootstrap {complete|incomplete} | --setup }
 EOF
 }
 
 init__bootstrap_complete() {
     touch "$TINY_CLOUD_VAR/.bootstrap-complete"
 }
-init__bootstrap_incomplete() {
+bootstrap_incomplete() {
     rm -f "$TINY_CLOUD_VAR/.bootstrap-complete"
 }
 
-args=$(getopt -o hb: --long help,bootstrap: -n ${0##*/} -- "$@")
+args=$(getopt -o hsb: --long help,setup,bootstrap: -n ${0##*/} -- "$@")
 if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
     usage >&2
     exit 1
@@ -35,11 +35,20 @@ while true; do
                 complete)   # indicate bootstrap is done
                     init__bootstrap_complete;;
                 incomplete) # indicate bootstrap isn't done
-                    init__bootstrap_incomplete;;
+                    bootstrap_incomplete
+                    log warn 'bootstrap marked incomplete';;
                 *) usage >&2; exit 1;;
             esac
             printf ' bootstrap marked "%s"\n' "$1" >&2
             exit 0;;
+        -s|--setup) # just openrc for now
+            for phase in -early '' -final; do
+                rc-update -a del "tiny-cloud$phase" || true
+            done
+            rc-update add tiny-cloud-early boot
+            rc-update add tiny-cloud default
+            rc-update add tiny-cloud-final default
+            exit 0;;
         --) shift; break;;
         *) usage >&2; exit 1;;
     esac
@@ -57,6 +66,7 @@ esac
 # is initial bootstrap already done?
 if [ -f "$TINY_CLOUD_VAR/.bootstrap-complete" ]; then
     printf ' already bootstrapped\n' >&2
+    log info "$phase - already bootstrapped"
     exit 0;
 fi
 
@@ -69,9 +79,7 @@ fi
 skip_action() {
     local action="$1"
     for i in $SKIP_INIT_ACTIONS; do
-        if [ "$i" = "$action" ]; then
-            return 0
-        fi
+        [ "$i" = "$action" ] && return 0
     done
     return 1
 }
@@ -91,13 +99,22 @@ esac
 for ACTION in $INIT_ACTIONS; do
     if skip_action "$ACTION"; then
         printf '\n  -- %s : [SKIP]' $ACTION >&2
+        log warn "$phase - $ACTION - SKIPPED"
         continue
     fi
     printf '\n  ++ %s ' $ACTION >&2
+    log info "$phase - $ACTION - START"
     RESULT="UNKNOWN"
+    LEVEL="err"
     if type "init__$ACTION" | grep -q -w "function"; then
-        "init__$ACTION" "$@" && RESULT="DONE" || RESULT="FAIL"
+        if "init__$ACTION" "$@"; then
+            RESULT="DONE"
+            LEVEL="info"
+        else
+            RESULT="FAIL"
+        fi
     fi
     printf ': [%s]' $RESULT >&2
+    log "$LEVEL" "$phase - $ACTION - $RESULT"
 done
 echo >&2