diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2532c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Created by Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
+
+# Set root category priority to ERROR and its only appender to LOGFILE.
+log4j.rootCategory=ERROR, LOGFILE
+
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.MaxFileSize=25MB
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.MaxBackupIndex=10
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.File=logs/workspace-explorer-app.log
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Append=true
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.LOGFILE.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d %c - %m%n
+#log4j.category.org.gcube=TRACE,A1
+
+##GCube
+log4j.category.org.gcube=ERROR, LOGFILE
+log4j.additivity.org.gcube=false
+
+##HomeLibrary
+log4j.logger.org.gcube.portlets.user.homelibrary=INFO
+
+###MongoLog
+log4j.logger.com.mongodb=SEVERE, LOGFILE
+
+##UriResolver
+log4j.logger.org.gcube.datatransfer.resolver=DEBUG
+
+##Storage
+log4j.logger.org.gcube.contentmanager=INFO
+
+##WorkspaceExplorerApp
+log4j.logger.org.gcube.portlets.user.workspaceexplorerapp=DEBUG
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diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 3d23d15..56f4f5e 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 	xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
 	version="2.5">
-	<welcome-file-list>
-		<welcome-file>WorkspaceExplorerApp.html</welcome-file>
-	</welcome-file-list>
 	<context-param>
 		<description>scope for using HL</description>
 		<param-name>scope</param-name>