diff --git a/cmd/convert.go b/cmd/convert.go
index 23a3d8dbe..e2ffd403a 100644
--- a/cmd/convert.go
+++ b/cmd/convert.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ func runConvert(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
-	log.Trace("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
-	log.Trace("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
-	log.Trace("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
+	log.Info("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
+	log.Info("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
+	log.Info("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
+	log.Info("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
 	setting.InitDBConfig()
 
 	if !setting.Database.UseMySQL {
diff --git a/cmd/dump_repo.go b/cmd/dump_repo.go
index cea640b53..69813e3c8 100644
--- a/cmd/dump_repo.go
+++ b/cmd/dump_repo.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var CmdDumpRepository = cli.Command{
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "units",
 			Value: "",
-			Usage: `Which items will be migrated, one or more units should be separated as comma. 
+			Usage: `Which items will be migrated, one or more units should be separated as comma.
 wiki, issues, labels, releases, release_assets, milestones, pull_requests, comments are allowed. Empty means all units.`,
 		},
 	},
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ func runDumpRepository(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
-	log.Trace("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
-	log.Trace("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
-	log.Trace("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
+	log.Info("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
+	log.Info("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
+	log.Info("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
+	log.Info("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
 	setting.InitDBConfig()
 
 	var (
diff --git a/cmd/migrate.go b/cmd/migrate.go
index 242892588..23bc97b0c 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/migrate.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ func runMigrate(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
-	log.Trace("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
-	log.Trace("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
-	log.Trace("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
+	log.Info("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
+	log.Info("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
+	log.Info("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
+	log.Info("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
 	setting.InitDBConfig()
 
 	if err := models.NewEngine(context.Background(), migrations.Migrate); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/migrate_storage.go b/cmd/migrate_storage.go
index 871baed92..8ff84d690 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate_storage.go
+++ b/cmd/migrate_storage.go
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ func runMigrateStorage(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
-	log.Trace("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
-	log.Trace("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
-	log.Trace("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
+	log.Info("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
+	log.Info("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
+	log.Info("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
+	log.Info("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
 	setting.InitDBConfig()
 
 	if err := models.NewEngine(context.Background(), migrations.Migrate); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index 0ba14ae70..6953e7c64 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ and it takes care of all the other things for you`,
 			Value: setting.PIDFile,
 			Usage: "Custom pid file path",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "quiet, q",
+			Usage: "Only display Fatal logging errors until logging is set-up",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "verbose",
+			Usage: "Set initial logging to TRACE level until logging is properly set-up",
+		},
 	},
 }
 
@@ -71,6 +79,14 @@ func runHTTPRedirector() {
 }
 
 func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	if ctx.Bool("verbose") {
+		_ = log.DelLogger("console")
+		log.NewLogger(0, "console", "console", fmt.Sprintf(`{"level": "trace", "colorize": %t, "stacktraceLevel": "none"}`, log.CanColorStdout))
+	} else if ctx.Bool("quiet") {
+		_ = log.DelLogger("console")
+		log.NewLogger(0, "console", "console", fmt.Sprintf(`{"level": "fatal", "colorize": %t, "stacktraceLevel": "none"}`, log.CanColorStdout))
+	}
+
 	managerCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	graceful.InitManager(managerCtx)
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
index 40933a7b3..0bc8d70fd 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Starts the server:
   - `--port number`, `-p number`: Port number. Optional. (default: 3000). Overrides configuration file.
   - `--install-port number`: Port number to run the install page on. Optional. (default: 3000). Overrides configuration file.
   - `--pid path`, `-P path`: Pidfile path. Optional.
+  - `--quiet`, `-q`: Only emit Fatal logs on the console for logs emitted before logging set up.
+  - `--verbose`: Emit tracing logs on the console for logs emitted before logging is set-up.
 - Examples:
   - `gitea web`
   - `gitea web --port 80`
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 020101430..ca18f8f5b 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ func getWorkPath(appPath string) string {
 func init() {
 	IsWindows = runtime.GOOS == "windows"
 	// We can rely on log.CanColorStdout being set properly because modules/log/console_windows.go comes before modules/setting/setting.go lexicographically
-	log.NewLogger(0, "console", "console", fmt.Sprintf(`{"level": "trace", "colorize": %t, "stacktraceLevel": "none"}`, log.CanColorStdout))
+	// By default set this logger at Info - we'll change it later but we need to start with something.
+	log.NewLogger(0, "console", "console", fmt.Sprintf(`{"level": "info", "colorize": %t, "stacktraceLevel": "none"}`, log.CanColorStdout))
 
 	var err error
 	if AppPath, err = getAppPath(); err != nil {
diff --git a/routers/init.go b/routers/init.go
index cc9f70321..05dbe4bd6 100644
--- a/routers/init.go
+++ b/routers/init.go
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ func GlobalInit(ctx context.Context) {
 	log.Info(git.VersionInfo())
 
 	git.CheckLFSVersion()
-	log.Trace("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
-	log.Trace("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
-	log.Trace("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
-	log.Trace("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
+	log.Info("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
+	log.Info("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
+	log.Info("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
+	log.Info("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
 	log.Info("Run Mode: %s", strings.Title(setting.RunMode))
 
 	// Setup i18n
diff --git a/routers/install/setting.go b/routers/install/setting.go
index 53d166ba1..7b9b7bd8c 100644
--- a/routers/install/setting.go
+++ b/routers/install/setting.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ import (
 func PreloadSettings(ctx context.Context) bool {
 	setting.NewContext()
 	if !setting.InstallLock {
-		log.Trace("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
-		log.Trace("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
-		log.Trace("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
-		log.Trace("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
-		log.Trace("Preparing to run install page")
+		log.Info("AppPath: %s", setting.AppPath)
+		log.Info("AppWorkPath: %s", setting.AppWorkPath)
+		log.Info("Custom path: %s", setting.CustomPath)
+		log.Info("Log path: %s", setting.LogRootPath)
+		log.Info("Preparing to run install page")
 		translation.InitLocales()
 		if setting.EnableSQLite3 {
 			log.Info("SQLite3 Supported")