diff --git a/cmd/main-server.go b/cmd/main-server.go
index 554f811d..77868f94 100644
--- a/cmd/main-server.go
+++ b/cmd/main-server.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func removeWSStateAfterTimeout(clientId string, connectTime time.Time, waitDurat
 func HandleWs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	shell, err := wsshell.StartWS(w, r)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("WebSocket Upgrade Failed %T: %v\n", w, err)
+		log.Printf("WebSocket Upgrade Failed %T: %v\n", w, err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer shell.Conn.Close()
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func HandleWs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer func() {
 		removeWSStateAfterTimeout(clientId, stateConnectTime, WSStateReconnectTime)
 	}()
-	fmt.Printf("WebSocket opened %s %s\n", state.ClientId, shell.RemoteAddr)
+	log.Printf("WebSocket opened %s %s\n", state.ClientId, shell.RemoteAddr)
 	state.RunWSRead()
 }
 
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ func HandleRunCommand(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r == nil {
 			return
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("[error] in run-command: %v\n", r)
+		log.Printf("[error] in run-command: %v\n", r)
 		debug.PrintStack()
 		WriteJsonError(w, fmt.Errorf("panic: %v", r))
 		return
@@ -354,10 +355,10 @@ func runWebSocketServer() {
 		Handler:        gr,
 	}
 	server.SetKeepAlivesEnabled(false)
-	fmt.Printf("Running websocket server on %s\n", WebSocketServerAddr)
+	log.Printf("Running websocket server on %s\n", WebSocketServerAddr)
 	err := server.ListenAndServe()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] trying to run websocket server: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("[error] trying to run websocket server: %v\n", err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ func stdinReadWatch() {
 	for {
 		_, err := os.Stdin.Read(buf)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("stdin closed/error, shutting down: %v\n", err)
+			log.Printf("stdin closed/error, shutting down: %v\n", err)
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			syscall.Kill(syscall.Getpid(), syscall.SIGINT)
 		}
@@ -380,57 +381,60 @@ func stdinReadWatch() {
 
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) >= 2 && os.Args[1] == "--test" {
-		fmt.Printf("running test fn\n")
+		log.Printf("running test fn\n")
 		err := test()
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("[error] %v\n", err)
+			log.Printf("[error] %v\n", err)
 		}
 		return
 	}
 
+	scHomeDir := scbase.GetScHomeDir()
+	log.Printf("[scripthaus] homedir = %q\n", scHomeDir)
+
 	scLock, err := scbase.AcquireSCLock()
 	if err != nil || scLock == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] cannot acquire sh2 lock: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("[error] cannot acquire sh2 lock: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if len(os.Args) >= 2 && strings.HasPrefix(os.Args[1], "--migrate") {
 		err := sstore.MigrateCommandOpts(os.Args[1:])
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("[error] migrate cmd: %v\n", err)
+			log.Printf("[error] migrate cmd: %v\n", err)
 		}
 		return
 	}
 	err = sstore.TryMigrateUp()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] migrate up: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("[error] migrate up: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
 	clientData, err := sstore.EnsureClientData(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] ensuring client data: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("[error] ensuring client data: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("userid = %s\n", clientData.UserId)
+	log.Printf("userid = %s\n", clientData.UserId)
 	err = sstore.EnsureLocalRemote(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] ensuring local remote: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("[error] ensuring local remote: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
 	_, err = sstore.EnsureDefaultSession(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] ensuring default session: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("[error] ensuring default session: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
 	err = remote.LoadRemotes(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] loading remotes: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("[error] loading remotes: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	err = sstore.HangupAllRunningCmds(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("[error] calling HUP on all running commands\n")
+		log.Printf("[error] calling HUP on all running commands\n")
 	}
 
 	go stdinReadWatch()
@@ -451,9 +455,9 @@ func main() {
 		Handler:        http.TimeoutHandler(gr, HttpTimeoutDuration, "Timeout"),
 	}
 	server.SetKeepAlivesEnabled(false)
-	fmt.Printf("Running main server on %s\n", MainServerAddr)
+	log.Printf("Running main server on %s\n", MainServerAddr)
 	err = server.ListenAndServe()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("ERROR: %v\n", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go b/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
index 5623526f..565aca6b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ func EvalCommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (sstore.
 	if !resolveBool(pk.Kwargs["nohist"], false) {
 		err := addToHistory(ctx, pk, historyContext, (newPk.MetaCmd != "run"), (rtnErr != nil))
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("[error] adding to history: %v\n", err)
+			log.Printf("[error] adding to history: %v\n", err)
 			// continue...
 		}
 	}
@@ -1005,7 +1006,7 @@ func addLineForCmd(ctx context.Context, metaCmd string, shouldFocus bool, ids re
 	sw, err := sstore.GetScreenWindowByIds(ctx, ids.SessionId, ids.ScreenId, ids.WindowId)
 	if err != nil {
 		// ignore error here, because the command has already run (nothing to do)
-		fmt.Printf("%s error getting screen-window: %v\n", metaCmd, err)
+		log.Printf("%s error getting screen-window: %v\n", metaCmd, err)
 	}
 	if sw != nil {
 		updateMap := make(map[string]interface{})
@@ -1016,7 +1017,7 @@ func addLineForCmd(ctx context.Context, metaCmd string, shouldFocus bool, ids re
 		sw, err = sstore.UpdateScreenWindow(ctx, ids.SessionId, ids.ScreenId, ids.WindowId, updateMap)
 		if err != nil {
 			// ignore error again (nothing to do)
-			fmt.Printf("%s error updating screen-window selected line: %v\n", metaCmd, err)
+			log.Printf("%s error updating screen-window selected line: %v\n", metaCmd, err)
 		}
 	}
 	update := &sstore.ModelUpdate{
@@ -1267,7 +1268,7 @@ func CommentCommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (ssto
 	sw, err := sstore.UpdateScreenWindow(ctx, ids.SessionId, ids.ScreenId, ids.WindowId, updateMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		// ignore error again (nothing to do)
-		fmt.Printf("/comment error updating screen-window selected line: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("/comment error updating screen-window selected line: %v\n", err)
 	}
 	update := sstore.ModelUpdate{Line: rtnLine, ScreenWindows: []*sstore.ScreenWindowType{sw}}
 	return update, nil
@@ -1547,7 +1548,6 @@ func splitLinesForInfo(str string) []string {
 }
 
 func resizeRunningCommand(ctx context.Context, cmd *sstore.CmdType, newCols int) error {
-	fmt.Printf("resize running cmd %s/%s %d => %d\n", cmd.SessionId, cmd.CmdId, cmd.TermOpts.Cols, newCols)
 	siPk := packet.MakeSpecialInputPacket()
 	siPk.CK = base.MakeCommandKey(cmd.SessionId, cmd.CmdId)
 	siPk.WinSize = &packet.WinSize{Rows: int(cmd.TermOpts.Rows), Cols: newCols}
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ func LineShowCommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (sst
 
 func KillServerCommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (sstore.UpdatePacket, error) {
 	go func() {
-		fmt.Printf("received /killserver, shutting down\n")
+		log.Printf("received /killserver, shutting down\n")
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		syscall.Kill(syscall.Getpid(), syscall.SIGINT)
 	}()
diff --git a/pkg/cmdrunner/shparse.go b/pkg/cmdrunner/shparse.go
index 5a5ea021..0450b2e3 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdrunner/shparse.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdrunner/shparse.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func ParseFuncs(funcs string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	for _, stmt := range file.Stmts {
 		funcName, funcVal, err := parseFuncStmt(stmt, funcs)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("stmt-err: %v\n", err)
+			// TODO where to put parse errors
 			continue
 		}
 		if strings.HasPrefix(funcName, "_scripthaus_") {
diff --git a/pkg/remote/remote.go b/pkg/remote/remote.go
index e197076a..aa96f904 100644
--- a/pkg/remote/remote.go
+++ b/pkg/remote/remote.go
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ func (msh *MShellProc) handleDataPacket(dataPk *packet.DataPacketType, dataPosMa
 	if ack != nil {
 		msh.ServerProc.Input.SendPacket(ack)
 	}
-	// fmt.Printf("data %s fd=%d len=%d eof=%v err=%v\n", dataPk.CK, dataPk.FdNum, len(realData), dataPk.Eof, dataPk.Error)
+	// log.Printf("data %s fd=%d len=%d eof=%v err=%v\n", dataPk.CK, dataPk.FdNum, len(realData), dataPk.Eof, dataPk.Error)
 }
 
 func (msh *MShellProc) makeHandleDataPacketClosure(dataPk *packet.DataPacketType, dataPosMap map[base.CommandKey]int64) func() {
diff --git a/pkg/scbase/scbase.go b/pkg/scbase/scbase.go
index c1b8cd0b..dac39888 100644
--- a/pkg/scbase/scbase.go
+++ b/pkg/scbase/scbase.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 const HomeVarName = "HOME"
 const ScHomeVarName = "SCRIPTHAUS_HOME"
 const SessionsDirBaseName = "sessions"
-const RemotesDirBaseName = "remotes"
 const SCLockFile = "sh2.lock"
+const ScriptHausDirName = "scripthaus"
 
 var SessionDirCache = make(map[string]string)
 var BaseLock = &sync.Mutex{}
@@ -30,13 +31,17 @@ func GetScHomeDir() string {
 		if homeVar == "" {
 			homeVar = "/"
 		}
-		scHome = path.Join(homeVar, "scripthaus")
+		scHome = path.Join(homeVar, ScriptHausDirName)
 	}
 	return scHome
 }
 
 func AcquireSCLock() (*os.File, error) {
 	homeDir := GetScHomeDir()
+	err := ensureDir(homeDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find/create SCRIPTHAUS_HOME directory %q", homeDir)
+	}
 	lockFileName := path.Join(homeDir, SCLockFile)
 	fd, err := os.Create(lockFileName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ func ensureDir(dirName string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		log.Printf("[scripthaus] created directory %q\n", dirName)
 		info, err = os.Stat(dirName)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -118,19 +124,6 @@ func RunOutFile(sessionId string, cmdId string) (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.runout", sdir, cmdId), nil
 }
 
-func RemotePtyOut(remoteId string) (string, error) {
-	if remoteId == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot get remote ptyout file for blank remoteid")
-	}
-	scHome := GetScHomeDir()
-	rdir := path.Join(scHome, RemotesDirBaseName)
-	err := ensureDir(rdir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.ptyout.cf", rdir, remoteId), nil
-}
-
 type ScFileNameGenerator struct {
 	ScHome string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scws/scws.go b/pkg/scws/scws.go
index 71e91c92..045e39b2 100644
--- a/pkg/scws/scws.go
+++ b/pkg/scws/scws.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package scws
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func (ws *WSState) UnWatchScreen() {
 	sstore.MainBus.UnregisterChannel(ws.ClientId)
 	ws.SessionId = ""
 	ws.ScreenId = ""
-	fmt.Printf("[ws] unwatch screen clientid=%s\n", ws.ClientId)
+	log.Printf("[ws] unwatch screen clientid=%s\n", ws.ClientId)
 }
 
 func (ws *WSState) getUpdateCh() chan interface{} {
@@ -154,10 +155,10 @@ func (ws *WSState) handleWatchScreen(wsPk *scpacket.WatchScreenPacketType) error
 		ws.UnWatchScreen()
 	} else {
 		ws.WatchScreen(wsPk.SessionId, wsPk.ScreenId)
-		fmt.Printf("[ws %s] watchscreen %s/%s\n", ws.ClientId, wsPk.SessionId, wsPk.ScreenId)
+		log.Printf("[ws %s] watchscreen %s/%s\n", ws.ClientId, wsPk.SessionId, wsPk.ScreenId)
 	}
 	if wsPk.Connect {
-		fmt.Printf("[ws %s] watchscreen connect\n", ws.ClientId)
+		log.Printf("[ws %s] watchscreen connect\n", ws.ClientId)
 		err := ws.handleConnection()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("connect: %w", err)
@@ -175,24 +176,24 @@ func (ws *WSState) RunWSRead() {
 	for msgBytes := range shell.ReadChan {
 		pk, err := packet.ParseJsonPacket(msgBytes)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("error unmarshalling ws message: %v\n", err)
+			log.Printf("error unmarshalling ws message: %v\n", err)
 			continue
 		}
 		if pk.GetType() == scpacket.FeInputPacketStr {
 			feInputPk := pk.(*scpacket.FeInputPacketType)
 			if feInputPk.Remote.OwnerId != "" {
-				fmt.Printf("[error] cannot send input to remote with ownerid\n")
+				log.Printf("[error] cannot send input to remote with ownerid\n")
 				continue
 			}
 			if feInputPk.Remote.RemoteId == "" {
-				fmt.Printf("[error] invalid input packet, remoteid is not set\n")
+				log.Printf("[error] invalid input packet, remoteid is not set\n")
 				continue
 			}
 			go func() {
 				// TODO enforce a strong ordering (channel with list)
 				err = sendCmdInput(feInputPk)
 				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Printf("[error] sending command input: %v\n", err)
+					log.Printf("[error] sending command input: %v\n", err)
 				}
 			}()
 			continue
@@ -202,25 +203,25 @@ func (ws *WSState) RunWSRead() {
 			err := ws.handleWatchScreen(wsPk)
 			if err != nil {
 				// TODO send errors back to client, likely unrecoverable
-				fmt.Printf("[ws %s] error %v\n", err)
+				log.Printf("[ws %s] error %v\n", err)
 			}
 			continue
 		}
 		if pk.GetType() == scpacket.RemoteInputPacketStr {
 			inputPk := pk.(*scpacket.RemoteInputPacketType)
 			if inputPk.RemoteId == "" {
-				fmt.Printf("[error] invalid remoteinput packet, remoteid is not set\n")
+				log.Printf("[error] invalid remoteinput packet, remoteid is not set\n")
 				continue
 			}
 			go func() {
 				err = remote.SendRemoteInput(inputPk)
 				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Printf("[error] processing remote input: %v\n", err)
+					log.Printf("[error] processing remote input: %v\n", err)
 				}
 			}()
 			continue
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("got ws bad message: %v\n", pk.GetType())
+		log.Printf("got ws bad message: %v\n", pk.GetType())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sstore/dbops.go b/pkg/sstore/dbops.go
index 9bd1d3f0..787e5eb4 100644
--- a/pkg/sstore/dbops.go
+++ b/pkg/sstore/dbops.go
@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ func HangupRunningCmdsByRemoteId(ctx context.Context, remoteId string) error {
 }
 
 func getNextId(ids []string, delId string) string {
-	fmt.Printf("getnextid %v | %v\n", ids, delId)
 	if len(ids) == 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -779,7 +778,6 @@ func DeleteScreen(ctx context.Context, sessionId string, screenId string) (Updat
 	var newActiveScreenId string
 	txErr := WithTx(ctx, func(tx *TxWrap) error {
 		isActive := tx.Exists(`SELECT sessionid FROM session WHERE sessionid = ? AND activescreenid = ?`, sessionId, screenId)
-		fmt.Printf("delete-screen %s %s | %v\n", sessionId, screenId, isActive)
 		if isActive {
 			screenIds := tx.SelectStrings(`SELECT screenid FROM screen WHERE sessionid = ? ORDER BY screenidx`, sessionId)
 			nextId := getNextId(screenIds, screenId)
diff --git a/pkg/sstore/migrate.go b/pkg/sstore/migrate.go
index e0f6e5f0..db43816d 100644
--- a/pkg/sstore/migrate.go
+++ b/pkg/sstore/migrate.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sstore
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"strconv"
 
 	_ "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/database/sqlite3"
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func MigratePrintVersion() error {
 	if dirty {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error db is dirty, version=%d", version)
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("[db] version=%d\n", version)
+	log.Printf("[db] version=%d\n", version)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sstore/sstore.go b/pkg/sstore/sstore.go
index 10f34358..772d7d59 100644
--- a/pkg/sstore/sstore.go
+++ b/pkg/sstore/sstore.go
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ func createClientData(tx *TxWrap) error {
 	query := `INSERT INTO client ( clientid, userid, activesessionid, userpublickeybytes, userprivatekeybytes, winsize) 
                           VALUES (:clientid,:userid,:activesessionid,:userpublickeybytes,:userprivatekeybytes,:winsize)`
 	tx.NamedExecWrap(query, c.ToMap())
-	fmt.Printf("create new clientid[%s] userid[%s] with public/private keypair\n", c.ClientId, c.UserId)
+	log.Printf("create new clientid[%s] userid[%s] with public/private keypair\n", c.ClientId, c.UserId)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sstore/updatebus.go b/pkg/sstore/updatebus.go
index b5ad0961..a224ab40 100644
--- a/pkg/sstore/updatebus.go
+++ b/pkg/sstore/updatebus.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sstore
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func (bus *UpdateBus) SendUpdate(sessionId string, update interface{}) {
 			case uch.Ch <- update:
 
 			default:
-				fmt.Printf("[error] dropped update on updatebus uch clientid=%s\n", uch.ClientId)
+				log.Printf("[error] dropped update on updatebus uch clientid=%s\n", uch.ClientId)
 			}
 		}
 	}