diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b1931e..29df7c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 # Custom Additions
 servtex
-servtex.log
-output
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.pdf
 
diff --git a/backend/backend.go b/backend/backend.go
index 7b4ad1e..018dba7 100644
--- a/backend/backend.go
+++ b/backend/backend.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
-
 	"git.noctra.dev/noctra/servtex/globals"
 )
 
@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@ func GetLocalTimePretty() string {
 	return GetLocalTime().Format("02.01.2006 15:04")
 }
 
-// Writes to log and prints to screen
-func LogLine(message string) {
+// Writes to log file and prints to screen
+//
+// Levels:
+//	1 - Debug
+//	2 - Info
+//	3 - Warning
+//	4 - Error
+func LogLine(message string, level int) {
+	if level < globals.AppConfig.LogLevelNumeric { return }
+
 	logline := GetLocalTimeLog() + " ServTeX: " + message + "\n"
 	fmt.Print(logline)
 	globals.LogFile.WriteString(logline)
@@ -46,15 +54,31 @@ func configReaderParse(filePath string, configOptionStorage *globals.Config) err
 	jsonData, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
 	if err == nil {
 		if err = json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &configOptionStorage); err != nil {
+			LogLine("Configuration file is invaldi JSON", 5)
 			return errors.New("Config file could not be read")
 		}
 	} else {
+		LogLine(fmt.Sprintf("Config at %s does not exist", filePath), 1)
 		return errors.New("Config file does not exist")
 	}
 
+	switch strings.ToLower(configOptionStorage.LogLevel) {
+		case "debug":
+			configOptionStorage.LogLevelNumeric = 1
+		case "info":
+			configOptionStorage.LogLevelNumeric = 2
+		case "warning":
+			configOptionStorage.LogLevelNumeric = 3
+		case "error":
+			configOptionStorage.LogLevelNumeric = 4
+		default:
+			configOptionStorage.LogLevelNumeric = 3
+			LogLine("Defaulting to log level warning", 3)
+	}
 	return configValidator(*configOptionStorage)
 }
 
+// tbd what exactly happens here
 func configValidator(config globals.Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
@@ -91,7 +115,7 @@ func ConfigReader(configFileName string, configOptionStorage *globals.Config) er
 //
 // Optionally, a minimum time to wait for consecutive changes can be specified
 func ChangeWatch(path string, callOnChange func()) {
-	LogLine("File change noticed")
+	LogLine("File change noticed", 2)
 }
 
 // Intended to be run as goroutine
@@ -99,11 +123,11 @@ func LatexCompile(config globals.Config, execution *globals.LatexExecution) erro
 	if execution.ExecutionLock.TryLock() {
 		defer execution.ExecutionLock.Unlock()
 	} else {
-		LogLine("LaTeX execution already underway")
+		LogLine("LaTeX execution already underway", 2)
 		return errors.New("Execution already in progress")
 	}
 
-	LogLine("LaTeX execution started")
+	LogLine("LaTeX execution started", 2)
 	execution.ExecutionState = "Started"
 
 	var latexCommand *exec.Cmd
@@ -115,11 +139,13 @@ func LatexCompile(config globals.Config, execution *globals.LatexExecution) erro
 				"-jobname=servtex", 
 				config.LatexSourceFilePath,
 			)
+			LogLine(fmt.Sprintf("Command: %s", latexCommand.String()), 1)
 		default:
 			execution.ExecutionState = "Unknown Latex Engine"
 			execution.Output = []byte{}
 			execution.Timestamp = GetLocalTimePretty()
-			return errors.New("Unknown Latex Engine")
+			LogLine("Unsupported LaTeX Engine", 4)
+			return errors.New("Unsupported LaTeX Engine")
 	}
 
 	execution.ExecutionState = "Running"
@@ -132,6 +158,7 @@ func LatexCompile(config globals.Config, execution *globals.LatexExecution) erro
 	execution.Output = stdout
 	execution.Timestamp = GetLocalTimePretty()
 	execution.ExecutionState = "Done"
+	LogLine("LaTeX execution finished", 2)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 3f2632c..d079421 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 	"logFilePath": "./servtex.log",
 
 	"latexEngine": "lualatex",
-	"latexSourceFilePath": "",
-	"latexOutputPath": "./output",
+	"latexSourceFilePath": "./testfiles/Example.tex",
+	"latexOutputPath": "./testfiles/output",
 
 	"webserverDomain": "localhost",
 	"webserverPort": "8080",
 	"webserverSecure": true,
 	"webserverPortSecure": "8443",
-	"certificatePath": "./testing.crt",
-	"certificateKeyPath": "./testing.key",
+	"certificatePath": "./testfiles/tls/testing.crt",
+	"certificateKeyPath": "./testfiles/tls/testing.key",
 	"timezone": "Europe/Berlin"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/jscss/custom-view.css b/frontend/jscss/custom-view.css
index e08e099..45d2a7a 100644
--- a/frontend/jscss/custom-view.css
+++ b/frontend/jscss/custom-view.css
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 }
 .left-sidebar {
 	padding: 15px;
+	height: 100%;
 }
 .pdf-frame {
 	width: 100%;
diff --git a/frontend/templates/main.html b/frontend/templates/main.html
index c2ce990..86b0666 100644
--- a/frontend/templates/main.html
+++ b/frontend/templates/main.html
@@ -12,26 +12,23 @@
 
 
   <body>
-    <div class="container-fluid h-100 d-flex flex-column">
+    <div class="container-fluid h-100 d-flex flex-column" hx-ext="sse" sse-connect="/sse">
       <div class="row output flex-grow-1">
-        <div class="col-3 left-sidebar" hx-sse="connect:/sse on:status" hx-swap="innerHTML">
-          Status <br>
-          Last Compilation <br>
-          Such Info <br>
-          Much wow
+        <div class="col-3 left-sidebar d-flex flex-column justify-content-between">
+          <div>
+            <h4>ServTeX Status</h4> <br>
+            <div sse-swap="status">
+              Compilation has not run yet.
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <br>
+          <button class="btn btn-primary mt-2" hx-post="/compile" hx-trigger="click" hx-swap="none">Recompile</button>
         </div>
-        <div class="col-9 p-0">
-          <iframe class="pdf-frame" src="/pdf?ts=0" hx-sse="connect:/sse on:pdf" hx-swap="outerHTML"></iframe>
+        <div class="col-9 p-0" sse-swap="pdf">
+          <iframe class="pdf-frame" src="/pdf?ts=0"></iframe>
         </div>
       </div>
-        <div class="command-out" hx-sse="connect:/sse on:output" hx-swap="innerHTML">
-          compile start<br>
-          compile file-x<br>
-          compile file-y<br>
-          example output<br>
-          warning but who cares<br>
-          finished compilation<br>
-          output file created<br>
+        <div class="command-out" sse-swap="output">
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/webserver.go b/frontend/webserver.go
index 03ce086..1bca983 100644
--- a/frontend/webserver.go
+++ b/frontend/webserver.go
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package frontend
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
 	"embed"
-	"strings"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
 	"git.noctra.dev/noctra/servtex/backend"
 	"git.noctra.dev/noctra/servtex/globals"
 )
@@ -18,17 +21,8 @@ import (
 //go:embed templates/main.html
 var WebFiles embed.FS
 
-// Adds necessary Headers for SSE
-func sseHeadersAdd(writer *http.ResponseWriter) {
-	(*writer).Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
-	(*writer).Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
-	(*writer).Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
-}
-
 // Sends a Ping to keep the connection alive
 func ssePing(writer *http.ResponseWriter) {
-	sseHeadersAdd(writer)
-
 	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), ": ping\n\n")
 
 	(*writer).(http.Flusher).Flush()
@@ -38,52 +32,52 @@ func ssePing(writer *http.ResponseWriter) {
 //
 // Reads globals.LatexExec
 func sseStatusSend(writer *http.ResponseWriter) {
-	sseHeadersAdd(writer)
-
 	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "event: status\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "data: Execution Time:  %s\n", globals.LatexExec.Timestamp)
-	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "data: Execution State: %s\n\n", globals.LatexExec.ExecutionState)
+	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "data: Execution Time:  %s<br>\n", globals.LatexExec.Timestamp)
+	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "data: Execution State: %s<br>\n\n", globals.LatexExec.ExecutionState)
 
 	(*writer).(http.Flusher).Flush()
+	backend.LogLine("Status Event has been sent", 1)
 }
 
 // Sends new Event
 //
 // Reads globals.LatexExec
 func ssePDFSend(writer *http.ResponseWriter) {
-	sseHeadersAdd(writer)
-
 	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "event: pdf\n")
 	iframe := fmt.Sprintf(
-		`<iframe class="pdf-frame" src="servetex.pdf?ts=%s" hx-sse="connect:/sse/pdf" hx-swap="outerHTML"></iframe>`, 
+		`<iframe class="pdf-frame" src="/pdf?ts=%s"></iframe>`, 
 		url.QueryEscape(backend.GetLocalTimeRFC()),
 	)
 	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "data: %s\n\n", iframe)
 
 	(*writer).(http.Flusher).Flush()
+	backend.LogLine("PDF Event has been sent", 1)
 }
 
 // Sends new Event
 //
 // Reads globals.LatexExec
 func sseOutputSend(writer *http.ResponseWriter) {
-	sseHeadersAdd(writer)
-
 	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "event: output\n")
 	lines := strings.SplitSeq(string(globals.LatexExec.Output), "\n")
 	for line := range lines {
-		fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "data: %s\n", line)
+		fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "data: %s<br>\n", line)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf((*writer), "\n")
 
 	(*writer).(http.Flusher).Flush()
+	backend.LogLine("Output Event has been sent", 1)
 }
 
 // Server Side Event Handler
 //
 // Sends a Ping instead of actual data when no new data available to save bandwidth
 func SSEventHandler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	lastExecution := ""
+	writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
+	writer.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+	writer.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
+	lastExecution := "startup"
 	for range time.Tick(time.Second) {
 		if lastExecution == globals.LatexExec.Timestamp {
 			ssePing(&writer)
@@ -97,9 +91,19 @@ func SSEventHandler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-
+// Serves the compiled PDF file
 func PDFHandler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	http.NotFound(writer, request)
+	pdfPath := filepath.Join(globals.AppConfig.LatexOutputPath, "servtex.pdf")
+	pdf, err := os.Open(pdfPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		backend.LogLine("PDF file could not be found or read", 1)
+		http.NotFound(writer, request)
+		return
+	}
+	defer pdf.Close()
+
+	writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/pdf")
+	http.ServeFile(writer, request, pdfPath)
 }
 
 // Serves the main page of ServTeX
@@ -109,3 +113,7 @@ func MainHandler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	writer.Write(main)
 }
 
+func PDFCompile(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+	backend.LatexCompile(globals.AppConfig, &globals.LatexExec)
+}
+
diff --git a/globals/memory.go b/globals/memory.go
index f01fedc..cffad4d 100644
--- a/globals/memory.go
+++ b/globals/memory.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 type Config struct {
 	// general
 	LogLevel		string	`json:"logLevel"`
+	LogLevelNumeric		int
 	LogFilePath		string	`json:"logFilePath"`
 
 	// latex
@@ -37,4 +38,3 @@ var LatexExec LatexExecution
 
 var LogFile *os.File
 
-
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9175d21..008c660 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -16,52 +16,59 @@ import (
 
 // Exit Codes:
 //	0 - ok
-//	1 - config file could not be read
-//	2 - log file could not be accessed
+//	1 - log file could not be accessed
+//	2 - config file could not be read
 func main() {
-	// application init
-	err := backend.ConfigReader("config.json", &globals.AppConfig)
+	// temporary logfile
+	var err error
+	globals.LogFile, err = os.OpenFile("./servtex.log", os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	defer globals.LogFile.Close()
+
+	// parse configuration
+	err = backend.ConfigReader("config.json", &globals.AppConfig)
 	if err != nil { os.Exit(1) }
 
+	// user-chosen logfile
 	globals.LogFile, err = os.OpenFile(globals.AppConfig.LogFilePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
 	if err != nil { os.Exit(2) }
 
-	globals.LatexExec.Timestamp = "mytimestamp"
-
 	// webserver init
 	server := &http.Server{Addr: globals.AppConfig.WebserverDomain + ":" + globals.AppConfig.WebserverPort}
 	serverSecure := &http.Server{Addr: globals.AppConfig.WebserverDomain + ":" + globals.AppConfig.WebserverPortSecure}
 
+	// website url paths
 	http.HandleFunc("/", frontend.MainHandler)
 	http.HandleFunc("/sse", frontend.SSEventHandler)
 	http.HandleFunc("/pdf", frontend.PDFHandler)
+	http.HandleFunc("/compile", frontend.PDFCompile)
 	jscss, _ := fs.Sub(frontend.WebFiles, "jscss")
 	http.Handle("/jscss/", http.StripPrefix("/jscss/", http.FileServer(http.FS(jscss))))
 
+	// rocket
 	go server.ListenAndServe()
 	if globals.AppConfig.WebserverSecure {
 		go serverSecure.ListenAndServeTLS(globals.AppConfig.CertificatePath, globals.AppConfig.CertificateKeyPath)
 	}
-	backend.LogLine("Started")
-
-	// shutdown logic
+	backend.LogLine("Started", 2)
 	fmt.Println("Press CTRL-C to Exit ServTeX")
 
+	// wait for signal to quit
 	stop := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(stop, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-
 	<-stop
 
-	context, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
+	// remove ^C from stdout
 	fmt.Print("\r")
+
+	// shutdown
+	context, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
 	if err = server.Shutdown(context); err != nil {
-		backend.LogLine("Graceful Shutdown failed")
+		backend.LogLine("Graceful Shutdown failed", 4)
 	}
 	if err = serverSecure.Shutdown(context); err != nil {
-		backend.LogLine("Graceful Shutdown failed")
+		backend.LogLine("Graceful Shutdown failed", 4)
 	}
-	backend.LogLine("Stopped")
+	backend.LogLine("Stopped", 2)
 }
 
diff --git a/testfiles/Example.tex b/testfiles/Example.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fa16b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfiles/Example.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+\documentclass{article}
+\begin{document}
+(This is an Example Document)
+\end{document}
diff --git a/testing.crt b/testfiles/tls/testing.crt
similarity index 100%
rename from testing.crt
rename to testfiles/tls/testing.crt
diff --git a/testing.key b/testfiles/tls/testing.key
similarity index 100%
rename from testing.key
rename to testfiles/tls/testing.key