diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 9164666..c218f03 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,36 @@
 import https from "https";
-import { config } from "dotenv";
-
-import corsConfig from "./config/cors.js";
-import { ratelimit } from "./config/ratelimit.js";
-
-import {
-    cacheConfigSetter,
-    cacheControlMiddleware,
-} from "./middleware/cache.js";
-import { hianimeRouter } from "./routes/hianime.js";
 
 import { Hono } from "hono";
-import { logger } from "hono/logger";
 import { serve } from "@hono/node-server";
 import { serveStatic } from "@hono/node-server/serve-static";
 
-import pkgJson from "../package.json" with { type: "json" };
+import { env } from "./config/env.js";
+import { logger } from "./config/logger.js";
+import { corsConfig } from "./config/cors.js";
+import { ratelimit } from "./config/ratelimit.js";
 import { errorHandler, notFoundHandler } from "./config/errorHandler.js";
 import type { AniwatchAPIVariables } from "./config/variables.js";
 
-config();
+import { hianimeRouter } from "./routes/hianime.js";
+import { logging } from "./middleware/logging.js";
+import { cacheConfigSetter, cacheControl } from "./middleware/cache.js";
 
+import pkgJson from "../package.json" with { type: "json" };
+
+//
 const BASE_PATH = "/api/v2" as const;
-const PORT: number = Number(process.env.ANIWATCH_API_PORT) || 4000;
-const ANIWATCH_API_HOSTNAME = process.env?.ANIWATCH_API_HOSTNAME;
 
 const app = new Hono<{ Variables: AniwatchAPIVariables }>();
 
-app.use(logger());
+app.use(logging);
 app.use(corsConfig);
-app.use(cacheControlMiddleware);
+app.use(cacheControl);
 
+//
 // CAUTION: For personal deployments, "refrain" from having an env
 // named "ANIWATCH_API_HOSTNAME". You may face rate limitting
 // or other issues if you do.
-const ISNT_PERSONAL_DEPLOYMENT = Boolean(ANIWATCH_API_HOSTNAME);
+const ISNT_PERSONAL_DEPLOYMENT = Boolean(env.ANIWATCH_API_HOSTNAME);
 if (ISNT_PERSONAL_DEPLOYMENT) {
     app.use(ratelimit);
 }
@@ -43,7 +39,8 @@ app.use("/", serveStatic({ root: "public" }));
 app.get("/health", (c) => c.text("daijoubu", { status: 200 }));
 app.get("/v", async (c) =>
     c.text(
-        `v${"version" in pkgJson && pkgJson?.version ? pkgJson.version : "-1"}`
+        `aniwatch-api: v${"version" in pkgJson && pkgJson?.version ? pkgJson.version : "-1"}\n` +
+            `aniwatch-package: v${"dependencies" in pkgJson && pkgJson?.dependencies?.aniwatch ? pkgJson?.dependencies?.aniwatch : "-1"}`
     )
 );
 
@@ -57,18 +54,17 @@ app.basePath(BASE_PATH).get("/anicrush", (c) =>
 app.notFound(notFoundHandler);
 app.onError(errorHandler);
 
+//
 // NOTE: this env is "required" for vercel deployments
-if (!Boolean(process.env?.ANIWATCH_API_VERCEL_DEPLOYMENT)) {
+if (!env.ANIWATCH_API_VERCEL_DEPLOYMENT) {
     serve({
-        port: PORT,
+        port: env.ANIWATCH_API_PORT,
         fetch: app.fetch,
-    }).addListener("listening", () =>
-        console.info(
-            "\x1b[1;36m" +
-                `aniwatch-api at http://localhost:${PORT}` +
-                "\x1b[0m"
-        )
-    );
+    }).addListener("listening", () => {
+        logger.info(
+            `aniwatch-api RUNNING at http://localhost:${env.ANIWATCH_API_PORT}`
+        );
+    });
 
     // NOTE: remove the `if` block below for personal deployments
     if (ISNT_PERSONAL_DEPLOYMENT) {
@@ -76,15 +72,12 @@ if (!Boolean(process.env?.ANIWATCH_API_VERCEL_DEPLOYMENT)) {
 
         // don't sleep
         setInterval(() => {
-            console.log(
-                "aniwatch-api HEALTH_CHECK at",
-                new Date().toISOString()
+            logger.info(
+                `aniwatch-api HEALTH_CHECK at ${new Date().toISOString()}`
             );
             https
-                .get(`https://${ANIWATCH_API_HOSTNAME}/health`)
-                .on("error", (err) => {
-                    console.error(err.message);
-                });
+                .get(`https://${env.ANIWATCH_API_HOSTNAME}/health`)
+                .on("error", (err) => logger.error(err.message.trim()));
         }, interval);
     }
 }