diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c5191ff..4995d17 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ pub mod tricks;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rc")]
 pub mod rc;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "monitor")]
+pub mod monitor;
diff --git a/src/monitor.rs b/src/monitor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de66a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/monitor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use std::{net::{TcpListener, TcpStream}, sync::{mpsc, Mutex}, io::{self, Write}};
+
+use tracing::{info, error};
+
+pub fn listen_logs() {
+	info!("listening for logs from injected payload ...");
+	if let Ok(listener) = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:13337") {
+		if let Ok((mut stream, addr)) = listener.accept() {
+			info!("incoming data ({})", addr);
+			while let Ok(n) = std::io::copy(&mut stream, &mut std::io::stdout()) {
+				if n <= 0 { break; }
+			}
+			info!("connection closed ({})", addr);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+// TODO split this into its building blocks, rather than providing a
+// complete and non-customizable solution
+pub fn prepare_log_collector(addr: String) {
+	let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+	tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+		.with_writer(Mutex::new(LogSink(tx))) // TODO can we get rid of the mutex by cloning tx?
+		.init();
+	std::thread::spawn(move || log_dispatcher_worker(&addr, rx, std::time::Duration::from_secs(60)));
+}
+
+pub fn log_dispatcher_worker(addr: &str, rx: mpsc::Receiver<String>, reconnect_timeout: std::time::Duration) {
+	loop {
+		match TcpStream::connect(addr) {
+			Ok(mut stream) => {
+				loop {
+					match rx.recv() {
+						Ok(s) => {
+							match stream.write_all(s.as_bytes()) {
+								Ok(()) => {},
+								Err(e) => {
+									error!("error sending log message to collector: {}", e);
+									break;
+								}
+							}
+						},
+						Err(e) => {
+							error!("error consuming tracing channel: {}", e);
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			Err(e) => error!("could not connect to log collector: {}", e),
+		}
+		// don't abuse resources, sleep 30s and try again
+		std::thread::sleep(reconnect_timeout);
+	}
+}
+
+struct LogSink(mpsc::Sender<String>);
+
+impl io::Write for LogSink {
+	fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+		match std::str::from_utf8(buf) {
+			Ok(txt) => {
+				match self.0.send(txt.into()) {
+					Ok(()) => Ok(buf.len()),
+					Err(e) => Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe, e.to_string())),
+				}
+			},
+			Err(e) => Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e.to_string())),
+		}
+	}
+
+	fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+		Ok(()) // nothing to do, channel "flushes" itself
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/vector/monitor.rs b/src/vector/monitor.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 46f132a..0000000
--- a/src/vector/monitor.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-use std::net::TcpListener;
-
-use tracing::info;
-
-pub fn listen_logs() {
-	info!("listening for logs from injected payload ...");
-	if let Ok(listener) = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:13337") {
-		if let Ok((mut stream, addr)) = listener.accept() {
-			info!("incoming data ({})", addr);
-			while let Ok(n) = std::io::copy(&mut stream, &mut std::io::stdout()) {
-				if n <= 0 { break; }
-			}
-			info!("connection closed ({})", addr);
-		}
-	}
-}