diff --git a/lib/api/api_provider.dart b/lib/api/api_provider.dart
index daffff8..1d3745f 100644
--- a/lib/api/api_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/api/api_provider.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:shelfsdk/audiobookshelf_api.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/db/cache_manager.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/api_settings_provider.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 part 'api_provider.g.dart';
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ FutureOr<ServerStatusResponse?> serverStatus(
   Uri baseUrl, [
   ResponseErrorHandler? responseErrorHandler,
 ]) async {
-  _logger.fine('fetching server status: $baseUrl');
+  _logger.fine('fetching server status: ${baseUrl.obfuscate()}');
   final api = ref.watch(audiobookshelfApiProvider(baseUrl));
   final res =
       await api.server.status(responseErrorHandler: responseErrorHandler);
@@ -145,7 +146,6 @@ class PersonalizedView extends _$PersonalizedView {
       _logger.warning('failed to fetch personalized view');
       yield [];
     }
-    
   }
 
   // method to force refresh the view and ignore the cache
diff --git a/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart b/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
index 67e86e2..7758c7b 100644
--- a/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
+++ b/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class _IsServerAliveProviderElement
   String get address => (origin as IsServerAliveProvider).address;
 }
 
-String _$serverStatusHash() => r'2739906a1862d09b098588ebd16749a09032ee99';
+String _$serverStatusHash() => r'd7079e19e68f5f61b0afa0f73a2af8807c4b3cf6';
 
 /// fetch status of server
 ///
diff --git a/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.dart b/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.dart
index c10f799..c4f065c 100644
--- a/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.dart
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import 'package:vaani/api/server_provider.dart'
 import 'package:vaani/db/storage.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/api_settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/audiobookshelf_server.dart';
-import 'package:vaani/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart'
-    as model;
+import 'package:vaani/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart' as model;
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 part 'authenticated_user_provider.g.dart';
 
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class AuthenticatedUser extends _$AuthenticatedUser {
   Set<model.AuthenticatedUser> readFromBoxOrCreate() {
     if (_box.isNotEmpty) {
       final foundData = _box.getRange(0, _box.length);
-      _logger.fine('found users in box: $foundData');
+      _logger.fine(
+        'found users in box: ${foundData.obfuscate()}',
+      );
       return foundData.toSet();
     } else {
       _logger.fine('no settings found in box');
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class AuthenticatedUser extends _$AuthenticatedUser {
       return;
     }
     _box.addAll(state);
-    _logger.fine('writing state to box: $state');
+    _logger.fine('writing state to box: ${state.obfuscate()}');
   }
 
   void addUser(model.AuthenticatedUser user, {bool setActive = false}) {
diff --git a/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.g.dart b/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.g.dart
index 7fca094..65f7c32 100644
--- a/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.g.dart
+++ b/lib/api/authenticated_user_provider.g.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ part of 'authenticated_user_provider.dart';
 // RiverpodGenerator
 // **************************************************************************
 
-String _$authenticatedUserHash() => r'308f19b33ae04af6340fb83167fa64aa23400a09';
+String _$authenticatedUserHash() => r'1983527595207c63a12bc84cf0bf1a3c1d729506';
 
 /// provides with a set of authenticated users
 ///
diff --git a/lib/api/server_provider.dart b/lib/api/server_provider.dart
index 4ad4b1e..f4d8a21 100644
--- a/lib/api/server_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/api/server_provider.dart
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/api/authenticated_user_provider.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/db/storage.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/api_settings_provider.dart';
-import 'package:vaani/settings/models/audiobookshelf_server.dart'
-    as model;
+import 'package:vaani/settings/models/audiobookshelf_server.dart' as model;
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 part 'server_provider.g.dart';
 
 final _box = AvailableHiveBoxes.serverBox;
 
+final _logger = Logger('AudiobookShelfServerProvider');
+
 class ServerAlreadyExistsException implements Exception {
   final model.AudiobookShelfServer server;
 
@@ -47,10 +49,10 @@ class AudiobookShelfServer extends _$AudiobookShelfServer {
   Set<model.AudiobookShelfServer> readFromBoxOrCreate() {
     if (_box.isNotEmpty) {
       final foundServers = _box.getRange(0, _box.length);
-      debugPrint('found servers in box: $foundServers');
+      _logger.info('found servers in box: ${foundServers.obfuscate()}');
       return foundServers.whereNotNull().toSet();
     } else {
-      debugPrint('no settings found in box');
+      _logger.info('no settings found in box');
       return {};
     }
   }
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ class AudiobookShelfServer extends _$AudiobookShelfServer {
       return;
     }
     _box.addAll(state);
-    debugPrint('writing state to box: $state');
+    _logger.info('writing state to box: ${state.obfuscate()}');
   }
 
   void addServer(model.AudiobookShelfServer server) {
@@ -71,8 +73,8 @@ class AudiobookShelfServer extends _$AudiobookShelfServer {
     state = {...state, server};
   }
 
-  void removeServer(model.AudiobookShelfServer server,
-      {
+  void removeServer(
+    model.AudiobookShelfServer server, {
     bool removeUsers = false,
   }) {
     state = state.where((s) => s != server).toSet();
diff --git a/lib/api/server_provider.g.dart b/lib/api/server_provider.g.dart
index 69478cc..7ff40c2 100644
--- a/lib/api/server_provider.g.dart
+++ b/lib/api/server_provider.g.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ part of 'server_provider.dart';
 // **************************************************************************
 
 String _$audiobookShelfServerHash() =>
-    r'f0d645bb42233c59886bc43fdc473897484ceca1';
+    r'0084fb72c4c54323207928b95716cfd9ca496c11';
 
 /// provides with a set of servers added by the user
 ///
diff --git a/lib/db/init.dart b/lib/db/init.dart
index ad875db..8b5e7d0 100644
--- a/lib/db/init.dart
+++ b/lib/db/init.dart
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-// does the initial setup of the storage
-
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:hive/hive.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/constants.dart';
 
 import 'register_models.dart';
 
+// does the initial setup of the storage
 Future initStorage() async {
   final dir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
 
   // use vaani as the directory for hive
-  final storageDir = Directory(p.join(
-    dir.path,
+  final storageDir = Directory(
+    p.join(
+      dir.path,
       AppMetadata.appNameLowerCase,
     ),
   );
   await storageDir.create(recursive: true);
 
   Hive.defaultDirectory = storageDir.path;
-  debugPrint('Hive storage directory init: ${Hive.defaultDirectory}');
+  appLogger.config('Hive storage directory init: ${Hive.defaultDirectory}');
 
   await registerModels();
 }
diff --git a/lib/features/downloads/core/download_manager.dart b/lib/features/downloads/core/download_manager.dart
index 5b6229d..0e808b1 100644
--- a/lib/features/downloads/core/download_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/features/downloads/core/download_manager.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:shelfsdk/audiobookshelf_api.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/model_conversions.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 final _logger = Logger('AudiobookDownloadManager');
 final tq = MemoryTaskQueue();
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ class AudiobookDownloadManager {
 
     FileDownloader().addTaskQueue(tq);
 
-    _logger.fine('initialized with baseUrl: $baseUrl, token: $token');
+    _logger.fine(
+      'initialized with baseUrl: ${Uri.parse(baseUrl).obfuscate()} and token: ${token.obfuscate()}',
+    );
     _logger.fine(
       'requiresWiFi: $requiresWiFi, retries: $retries, allowPause: $allowPause',
     );
diff --git a/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.dart b/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.dart
index 87a2191..9f56129 100644
--- a/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.dart
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ class SimpleDownloadManager extends _$SimpleDownloadManager {
     core.tq.maxConcurrentByGroup = downloadSettings.maxConcurrentByGroup;
 
     ref.onDispose(() {
+      _logger.info('disposing download manager');
       manager.dispose();
     });
 
+    _logger.config('initialized download manager');
     return manager;
   }
 }
@@ -52,12 +54,14 @@ class DownloadManager extends _$DownloadManager {
   Future<void> queueAudioBookDownload(
     LibraryItemExpanded item,
   ) async {
+    _logger.fine('queueing download for ${item.id}');
     await state.queueAudioBookDownload(
       item,
     );
   }
 
   Future<void> deleteDownloadedItem(LibraryItemExpanded item) async {
+    _logger.fine('deleting downloaded item ${item.id}');
     await state.deleteDownloadedItem(item);
     ref.notifyListeners();
   }
diff --git a/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.g.dart b/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.g.dart
index 43fc01c..47cbf4d 100644
--- a/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.g.dart
+++ b/lib/features/downloads/providers/download_manager.g.dart
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class _DownloadHistoryProviderElement
 }
 
 String _$simpleDownloadManagerHash() =>
-    r'cec95717c86e422f88f78aa014d29e800e5a2089';
+    r'8ab13f06ec5f2f73b73064bd285813dc890b7f36';
 
 /// See also [SimpleDownloadManager].
 @ProviderFor(SimpleDownloadManager)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ final simpleDownloadManagerProvider = NotifierProvider<SimpleDownloadManager,
 );
 
 typedef _$SimpleDownloadManager = Notifier<core.AudiobookDownloadManager>;
-String _$downloadManagerHash() => r'7296a39439230f77abbe7d3231dae748f09c7ecf';
+String _$downloadManagerHash() => r'852012e32e613f86445afc7f7e4e85bec808e982';
 
 /// See also [DownloadManager].
 @ProviderFor(DownloadManager)
diff --git a/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_actions.dart b/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_actions.dart
index f1eec3d..1b1b5a8 100644
--- a/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_actions.dart
+++ b/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_actions.dart
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ Future<void> libraryItemPlayButtonOnPressed({
   required shelfsdk.BookExpanded book,
   shelfsdk.MediaProgress? userMediaProgress,
 }) async {
-  debugPrint('Pressed play/resume button');
+  appLogger.info('Pressed play/resume button');
   final player = ref.watch(audiobookPlayerProvider);
 
   final isCurrentBookSetInPlayer = player.book == book;
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ Future<void> libraryItemPlayButtonOnPressed({
   Future<void>? setSourceFuture;
   // set the book to the player if not already set
   if (!isCurrentBookSetInPlayer) {
-    debugPrint('Setting the book ${book.libraryItemId}');
-    debugPrint('Initial position: ${userMediaProgress?.currentTime}');
+    appLogger.info('Setting the book ${book.libraryItemId}');
+    appLogger.info('Initial position: ${userMediaProgress?.currentTime}');
     final downloadManager = ref.watch(simpleDownloadManagerProvider);
     final libItem =
         await ref.read(libraryItemProvider(book.libraryItemId).future);
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ Future<void> libraryItemPlayButtonOnPressed({
       downloadedUris: downloadedUris,
     );
   } else {
-    debugPrint('Book was already set');
+    appLogger.info('Book was already set');
     if (isPlayingThisBook) {
-      debugPrint('Pausing the book');
+      appLogger.info('Pausing the book');
       await player.pause();
       return;
     }
diff --git a/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_hero_section.dart b/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_hero_section.dart
index ea21da6..83b5555 100644
--- a/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_hero_section.dart
+++ b/lib/features/item_viewer/view/library_item_hero_section.dart
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class _BookCover extends HookConsumerWidget {
                     : themeData,
               );
             } catch (e) {
-              appLogger.shout('Error changing theme: $e');
+              appLogger.severe('Error changing theme: $e');
             }
           });
         }
diff --git a/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_open_id.dart b/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_open_id.dart
index e403c81..71baa42 100644
--- a/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_open_id.dart
+++ b/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_open_id.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import 'package:vaani/models/error_response.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/router/router.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/constants.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/models.dart' as model;
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/utils.dart';
 
 class UserLoginWithOpenID extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -89,7 +90,9 @@ class UserLoginWithOpenID extends HookConsumerWidget {
         return;
       }
 
-      appLogger.fine('Got OpenID login endpoint: $openIDLoginEndpoint');
+      appLogger.fine(
+        'Got OpenID login endpoint: ${openIDLoginEndpoint.obfuscate()}',
+      );
 
       // add the flow to the provider
       ref.read(oauthFlowsProvider.notifier).addFlow(
diff --git a/lib/features/playback_reporting/core/playback_reporter.dart b/lib/features/playback_reporting/core/playback_reporter.dart
index faffb4d..b2be336 100644
--- a/lib/features/playback_reporting/core/playback_reporter.dart
+++ b/lib/features/playback_reporting/core/playback_reporter.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:shelfsdk/audiobookshelf_api.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/player/core/audiobook_player.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 final _logger = Logger('PlaybackReporter');
 
@@ -255,9 +257,9 @@ class PlaybackReporter {
     _logger.fine('cancelled timer');
   }
 
-  void _responseErrorHandler(response, [error]) {
+  void _responseErrorHandler(http.Response response, [error]) {
     if (response.statusCode != 200) {
-      _logger.shout('Error with api: $response, $error');
+      _logger.severe('Error with api: ${response.obfuscate()}, $error');
       throw PlaybackSyncError(
         'Error syncing position: ${response.body}, $error',
       );
diff --git a/lib/features/player/core/audiobook_player.dart b/lib/features/player/core/audiobook_player.dart
index 726e91d..579be33 100644
--- a/lib/features/player/core/audiobook_player.dart
+++ b/lib/features/player/core/audiobook_player.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import 'package:shelfsdk/audiobookshelf_api.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/app_settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/app_settings.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/model_conversions.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 final _logger = Logger('AudiobookPlayer');
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ class AudiobookPlayer extends AudioPlayer {
           final retrievedUri =
               _getUri(track, downloadedUris, baseUrl: baseUrl, token: token);
           _logger.fine(
-            'Setting source for track: ${track.title}, URI: $retrievedUri',
+            'Setting source for track: ${track.title}, URI: ${retrievedUri.obfuscate()}',
           );
           return AudioSource.uri(
             retrievedUri,
diff --git a/lib/features/player/view/widgets/chapter_selection_button.dart b/lib/features/player/view/widgets/chapter_selection_button.dart
index d4da604..889392a 100644
--- a/lib/features/player/view/widgets/chapter_selection_button.dart
+++ b/lib/features/player/view/widgets/chapter_selection_button.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/player/providers/audiobook_player.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/player/providers/currently_playing_provider.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/player/view/player_when_expanded.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/chapter.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/duration_format.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/hooks.dart';
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class ChapterSelectionModal extends HookConsumerWidget {
     final currentChapterIndex = currentChapter?.id;
     final chapterKey = GlobalKey();
     scrollToCurrentChapter() async {
-      debugPrint('scrolling to chapter');
+      appLogger.fine('scrolling to chapter');
       await Scrollable.ensureVisible(
         chapterKey.currentContext!,
         duration: 200.ms,
diff --git a/lib/features/sleep_timer/core/sleep_timer.dart b/lib/features/sleep_timer/core/sleep_timer.dart
index 9350436..2d9ea31 100644
--- a/lib/features/sleep_timer/core/sleep_timer.dart
+++ b/lib/features/sleep_timer/core/sleep_timer.dart
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class SleepTimer {
       }),
     );
 
-    _logger.fine('created with duration: $duration');
+    _logger.info('created with duration: $duration');
   }
 
   /// resets the timer and stops it
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class SleepTimer {
     if (player.playing) {
       startCountDown();
     }
-    _logger.fine('restarted timer');
+    _logger.info('restarted timer');
   }
 
   /// starts the timer with the given duration or the default duration
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class SleepTimer {
       _logger.fine('paused player after $duration');
     });
     startedAt = DateTime.now();
-    _logger.fine('started for $duration at $startedAt');
+    _logger.info('started for $duration at $startedAt');
   }
 
   Duration get remainingTime {
@@ -130,6 +130,6 @@ class SleepTimer {
     for (var sub in _subscriptions) {
       sub.cancel();
     }
-    _logger.fine('disposed');
+    _logger.info('disposed');
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/features/you/view/server_manager.dart b/lib/features/you/view/server_manager.dart
index 2ab70ea..8a385f2 100644
--- a/lib/features/you/view/server_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/features/you/view/server_manager.dart
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/api/api_provider.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/api/authenticated_user_provider.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/api/server_provider.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/models/error_response.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/router/router.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/api_settings_provider.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/models.dart' as model;
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/widgets/add_new_server.dart';
 
 class ServerManagerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -25,8 +27,8 @@ class ServerManagerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
     final serverURIController = useTextEditingController();
     final formKey = GlobalKey<FormState>();
 
-    debugPrint('registered servers: $registeredServers');
-    debugPrint('available users: $availableUsers');
+    appLogger.fine('registered servers: ${registeredServers.obfuscate()}');
+    appLogger.fine('available users: ${availableUsers.obfuscate()}');
     return Scaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(
         title: const Text('Manage Accounts'),
diff --git a/lib/models/error_response.dart b/lib/models/error_response.dart
index 2e4c926..954f3f3 100644
--- a/lib/models/error_response.dart
+++ b/lib/models/error_response.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 final _logger = Logger('ErrorResponse');
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ class ErrorResponseHandler {
   }) : _response = response ?? http.Response('', 418);
 
   void storeError(http.Response response, [Object? error]) {
-    _logger.fine('for $name got response: $response');
+    _logger.fine('for $name got response: ${response.obfuscate()}');
     _response = response;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/home_page.dart b/lib/pages/home_page.dart
index 5b3ab41..4d402b3 100644
--- a/lib/pages/home_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/home_page.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/api/api_provider.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/router/router.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/api_settings_provider.dart';
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class HomePage extends HookConsumerWidget {
             final shelvesToDisplay = data
                 // .where((element) => !element.id.contains('discover'))
                 .map((shelf) {
-              debugPrint('building shelf ${shelf.label}');
+              appLogger.fine('building shelf ${shelf.label}');
               return HomeShelf(
                 title: shelf.label,
                 shelf: shelf,
diff --git a/lib/pages/library_page.dart b/lib/pages/library_page.dart
index fb97221..18eedee 100644
--- a/lib/pages/library_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/library_page.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/api/api_provider.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/api_settings_provider.dart';
 
 import '../shared/widgets/drawer.dart';
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class LibraryPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
             final shelvesToDisplay = data
                 // .where((element) => !element.id.contains('discover'))
                 .map((shelf) {
-              debugPrint('building shelf ${shelf.label}');
+              appLogger.fine('building shelf ${shelf.label}');
               return HomeShelf(
                 title: shelf.label,
                 shelf: shelf,
diff --git a/lib/router/router.dart b/lib/router/router.dart
index 28f9cca..c5b1a67 100644
--- a/lib/router/router.dart
+++ b/lib/router/router.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:vaani/features/onboarding/view/callback_page.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/onboarding/view/onboarding_single_page.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/you/view/server_manager.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/you/view/you_page.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/pages/home_page.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/view/app_settings_page.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/view/auto_sleep_timer_settings_page.dart';
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ class MyAppRouter {
     // extract the code and state from the uri
     final code = state.uri.queryParameters['code'];
     final stateParam = state.uri.queryParameters['state'];
-    debugPrint('deep linking callback: code: $code, state: $stateParam');
+    appLogger.fine('deep linking callback: code: $code, state: $stateParam');
 
     var callbackPage =
         CallbackPage(code: code, state: stateParam, key: ValueKey(stateParam));
diff --git a/lib/router/scaffold_with_nav_bar.dart b/lib/router/scaffold_with_nav_bar.dart
index 467ec71..0a89162 100644
--- a/lib/router/scaffold_with_nav_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/router/scaffold_with_nav_bar.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:vaani/features/explore/providers/search_controller.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/player/providers/player_form.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/player/view/audiobook_player.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/features/player/view/player_when_expanded.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/router/router.dart';
 
 // stack to track changes in navigationShell.currentIndex
@@ -42,13 +43,13 @@ class ScaffoldWithNavBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
     onBackButtonPressed() async {
       final isPlayerExpanded = playerProgress != playerMinHeight;
 
-      debugPrint(
+      appLogger.fine(
         'BackButtonListener: Back button pressed, isPlayerExpanded: $isPlayerExpanded, stack: $navigationShellStack, pendingPlayerModals: $pendingPlayerModals',
       );
 
       // close miniplayer if it is open
       if (isPlayerExpanded && pendingPlayerModals == 0) {
-        debugPrint(
+        appLogger.fine(
           'BackButtonListener: closing the player',
         );
         audioBookMiniplayerController.animateToHeight(state: PanelState.MIN);
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class ScaffoldWithNavBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
       final canPop = GoRouter.of(context).canPop();
 
       if (canPop) {
-        debugPrint(
+        appLogger.fine(
           'BackButtonListener: passing it to the router as canPop is true',
         );
         return false;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class ScaffoldWithNavBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
         // pop the last index from the stack and navigate to it
         final index = navigationShellStack.last;
         navigationShellStack.remove(index);
-        debugPrint('BackButtonListener: popping the stack, index: $index');
+        appLogger.fine('BackButtonListener: popping the stack, index: $index');
 
         // if the stack is empty, navigate to home else navigate to the last index
         if (navigationShellStack.isNotEmpty) {
@@ -79,12 +80,12 @@ class ScaffoldWithNavBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
       }
       if (navigationShell.currentIndex != 0) {
         // if the stack is empty and the current branch is not home, navigate to home
-        debugPrint('BackButtonListener: navigating to home');
+        appLogger.fine('BackButtonListener: navigating to home');
         navigationShell.goBranch(0);
         return true;
       }
 
-      debugPrint('BackButtonListener: passing it to the router');
+      appLogger.fine('BackButtonListener: passing it to the router');
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -149,12 +150,11 @@ class ScaffoldWithNavBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
       navigationShellStack.remove(index);
     }
     navigationShellStack.add(index);
-    debugPrint('Tapped index: $index, stack: $navigationShellStack');
+    appLogger.fine('Tapped index: $index, stack: $navigationShellStack');
 
     // Check if the current branch is the same as the branch that was tapped.
-    // If it is, debugPrint a message to the console.
     if (index == navigationShell.currentIndex) {
-      debugPrint('Tapped the current branch');
+      appLogger.fine('Tapped the current branch');
 
       // if current branch is explore, open the search view
       if (index == 2) {
diff --git a/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.dart b/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.dart
index ecd297e..91334f0 100644
--- a/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/db/available_boxes.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/api_settings.dart' as model;
+import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 part 'api_settings_provider.g.dart';
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class ApiSettings extends _$ApiSettings {
     ref.listenSelf((_, __) {
       writeToBox();
     });
+
     return state;
   }
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ class ApiSettings extends _$ApiSettings {
           activeServer: foundSettings.activeUser?.server,
         );
       }
-      _logger.fine('found api settings in box: $foundSettings');
+      _logger.fine('found api settings in box: ${foundSettings.obfuscate()}');
       return foundSettings;
     } else {
       // create a new settings object
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ class ApiSettings extends _$ApiSettings {
   void writeToBox() {
     _box.clear();
     _box.add(state);
-    _logger.fine('wrote api settings to box: $state');
+    _logger.fine('wrote api settings to box: ${state.obfuscate()}');
   }
 
   void updateState(model.ApiSettings newSettings, {bool force = false}) {
diff --git a/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.g.dart b/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.g.dart
index 0bfacbf..d9a222c 100644
--- a/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.g.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/api_settings_provider.g.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ part of 'api_settings_provider.dart';
 // RiverpodGenerator
 // **************************************************************************
 
-String _$apiSettingsHash() => r'26e7e09e7369bac9fbf0589da9fd97d1f15b7926';
+String _$apiSettingsHash() => r'5bc1e16e9d72b77fb10637aabadf08e8947da580';
 
 /// See also [ApiSettings].
 @ProviderFor(ApiSettings)
diff --git a/lib/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart b/lib/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c70715a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:vaani/settings/models/api_settings.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/settings/models/audiobookshelf_server.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart';
+
+// bool kReleaseMode = true;
+
+extension ObfuscateString on String {
+  String obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return 'obfuscated';
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateURI on Uri {
+  /// keeps everything except the base url for security reasons
+  Uri obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    // do not obfuscate the local host
+    if ([null, 'localhost'].contains(host)) {
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    // do not obfuscate file urls
+    if (scheme == 'file') {
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    return replace(
+      userInfo: userInfo == '' ? '' : 'userInfoObfuscated',
+      host: 'hostObfuscated',
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateList<T> on List<T> {
+  List<T> obfuscate() {
+    return map((e) {
+      if (e is AuthenticatedUser) {
+        return e.obfuscate() as T;
+      } else if (e is AudiobookShelfServer) {
+        return e.obfuscate() as T;
+      } else if (e is Uri) {
+        return e.obfuscate() as T;
+      } else {
+        return e;
+      }
+    }).toList();
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateSet<T> on Set<T> {
+  Set<T> obfuscate() {
+    return toList().obfuscate().toSet();
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateAuthenticatedUser on AuthenticatedUser {
+  AuthenticatedUser obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return copyWith(
+      password: password == null ? null : 'passwordObfuscated',
+      username: username == null ? null : 'usernameObfuscated',
+      authToken: 'authTokenObfuscated',
+      server: server.obfuscate(),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateServer on AudiobookShelfServer {
+  AudiobookShelfServer obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return copyWith(
+      serverUrl: serverUrl.obfuscate(),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateApiSettings on ApiSettings {
+  ApiSettings obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return copyWith(
+      activeServer: activeServer?.obfuscate(),
+      activeUser: activeUser?.obfuscate(),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateRequest on http.BaseRequest {
+  http.BaseRequest obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return http.Request(
+      method,
+      url.obfuscate(),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateResponse on http.Response {
+  http.Response obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return http.Response(
+      body,
+      statusCode,
+      headers: headers,
+      request: request?.obfuscate(),
+    );
+  }
+}