diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index 6cb6c7c..dfa29af 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crussell/auth"
 	"crussell/internal/dav"
+	"crussell/internal/jobs"
+	"crussell/internal/logutil"
 	"crussell/internal/s3"
 	"crussell/internal/square"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -65,13 +68,35 @@ func limitBody(limit int64) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 }
 
 const (
-	defaultBodyLimit         int64 = 1 * 1024 * 1024  // 1MB
-	uploadBodyLimit          int64 = 15 * 1024 * 1024 // 15MB
-	portfolioBodyLimit       int64 = 40 * 1024 * 1024 // 40MB (7 variants from 20MB source)
-	reservationCleanupInterval     = 5 * time.Minute
-	reservationCleanupTimeout      = 30 * time.Second
+	defaultBodyLimit    int64 = 1 * 1024 * 1024  // 1MB
+	uploadBodyLimit     int64 = 15 * 1024 * 1024 // 15MB
+	portfolioBodyLimit  int64 = 40 * 1024 * 1024 // 40MB (7 variants from 20MB source)
 )
 
+// nColor / bColor — Chi-style ANSI colors for request logging.
+type nColor string
+type bColor string
+
+var (
+	reset    = nColor(logutil.Reset)
+	nGreen   = nColor(logutil.Green)
+	nYellow  = nColor(logutil.Yellow)
+	nCyan    = nColor(logutil.Cyan)
+	nRed     = nColor(logutil.Red)
+
+	bGreen   = bColor(logutil.BoldGreen)
+	bYellow  = bColor(logutil.BoldYellow)
+	bRed     = bColor(logutil.BoldRed)
+	bBlue    = bColor(logutil.BoldBlue)
+	bMagenta = bColor(logutil.BoldMagenta)
+
+	debugLvl = nColor(logutil.DebugLvl)
+	warnLvl  = nColor(logutil.WarnLvl)
+	errorLvl = nColor(logutil.ErrorLvl)
+)
+
+var apiLog = log.New(os.Stdout, "", log.LstdFlags)
+
 func initDB() {
 	if err := db.Connect(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Failed to connect to DB:", err)
@@ -139,14 +164,63 @@ func main() {
 	initDav()
 	initS3()
 	initSquare()
-	auth.StartJTICleanup()
+
+	sched := jobs.New()
+	jobs.RegisterAll(sched)
+	sched.Start()
 
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
 	// --- Global Middleware ---
-	r.Use(middleware.RequestID)
+	// Custom RequestID using shared random prefix (matches jobs scheduler)
+	var reqCounter atomic.Uint64
+	r.Use(func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			myid := reqCounter.Add(1)
+			requestID := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s-%06d", jobs.Hostname(), jobs.RandomPrefix(), myid)
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), middleware.RequestIDKey, requestID)
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		})
+	})
 	r.Use(middleware.ClientIPFromHeader("X-Real-IP"))
-	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
+	r.Use(func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			ww := middleware.NewWrapResponseWriter(w, r.ProtoMajor)
+			t1 := time.Now()
+			defer func() {
+				status := ww.Status()
+				bytes := ww.BytesWritten()
+				reqID := middleware.GetReqID(r.Context())
+
+				var level nColor
+				var statusColor bColor
+				switch {
+				case status >= 500:
+					level, statusColor = errorLvl, bRed
+				case status >= 400:
+					level, statusColor = warnLvl, bYellow
+				default:
+					level, statusColor = debugLvl, bGreen
+				}
+
+				clientIP := middleware.GetClientIP(r.Context())
+				if clientIP == "" {
+					clientIP = r.RemoteAddr
+				}
+				apiLog.Printf("%s %s%s%s \"%s%s %s%s %s%s\" from %s - %s %s%03d%s %s%dB%s in %s",
+					level,
+					nYellow, reqID, reset,
+					bMagenta, r.Method, nCyan, r.URL.String(), nCyan, r.Proto, reset,
+					clientIP,
+					statusColor, status, reset,
+					bBlue, bytes, reset,
+					logutil.ColoredDuration(time.Since(t1)),
+				)
+			}()
+			next.ServeHTTP(ww, r)
+		})
+	})
+
 	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 	r.Use(middleware.Timeout(15 * time.Second))
 	r.Use(func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -429,26 +503,6 @@ r.Route("/admin/users", func(r chi.Router) {
 	// Webhooks (no auth - Square sends to base path)
 	r.Post("/webhooks/square", webhooks.HandleSquareWebhook)
 
-	// Background cleanup of expired reservations
-	cleanupCtx, cleanupStop := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(reservationCleanupInterval)
-		defer ticker.Stop()
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-ticker.C:
-				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), reservationCleanupTimeout)
-				if err := scheduling.CleanupOldReservations(ctx); err != nil {
-					log.Printf("reservation cleanup error: %v", err)
-				}
-				cancel()
-			case <-cleanupCtx.Done():
-				log.Println("reservation cleanup goroutine stopped")
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:    ":8080",
 		Handler: r,
@@ -464,7 +518,8 @@ r.Route("/admin/users", func(r chi.Router) {
 		if err := srv.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Server forced to shutdown: %v", err)
 		}
-		cleanupStop()
+		<-sched.Shutdown()
+		log.Println("Background jobs stopped")
 	}()
 
 	fmt.Println("Server is listening on :8080")