diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/completion.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/completion.go
index 4caeaa70..97cf0251 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/completion.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/internal/flags"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go
index 872769c4..754439ef 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func addStoreServeRegistry(rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) *cob
 				return err
 			}
 
-			return store.ServeRegistryCmd(ctx, o, s, ro)
+			return store.ServeRegistryCmd(ctx, o, s, rso, ro)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
index 1d6aed25..b4a22d6d 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
-	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/artifacts/file/getter"
-	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/consts"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/action"
 
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/internal/flags"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/artifacts/file"
+	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/artifacts/file/getter"
+	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/consts"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/content/chart"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/cosign"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/log"
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/copy.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/copy.go
index 29af234b..5a25dc10 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/copy.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/copy.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func CopyCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.CopyOpts, s *store.Layout, targetRef
 	components := strings.SplitN(targetRef, "://", 2)
 	switch components[0] {
 	case "dir":
-		l.Debugf("identified directory target reference")
+		l.Debugf("identified directory target reference of [%s]", components[1])
 		fs := content.NewFile(components[1])
 		defer fs.Close()
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func CopyCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.CopyOpts, s *store.Layout, targetRef
 		}
 
 	case "registry":
-		l.Debugf("identified registry target reference")
+		l.Debugf("identified registry target reference of [%s]", components[1])
 		ropts := content.RegistryOptions{
 			Username:  o.Username,
 			Password:  o.Password,
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
index 8cace695..427fe1ef 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func unarchiveLayoutTo(ctx context.Context, archivePath string, dest string, tem
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
 
-	l.Debugf("using temporary directory at %s", tempDir)
+	l.Debugf("using temporary directory at [%s]", tempDir)
 
 	if err := archiver.Unarchive(archivePath, tempDir); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/save.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/save.go
index 886d74fa..8e2bf65a 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/save.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/save.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func writeExportsManifest(ctx context.Context, dir string, platformStr string) e
 	for _, desc := range imx.Manifests {
 		l.Debugf("descriptor [%s] >>> %s", desc.Digest.String(), desc.MediaType)
 		if artifactType := types.MediaType(desc.ArtifactType); artifactType != "" && !artifactType.IsImage() && !artifactType.IsIndex() {
-			l.Debugf("descriptor [%s] <<< SKIPPING ARTIFACT (%q)", desc.Digest.String(), desc.ArtifactType)
+			l.Debugf("descriptor [%s] <<< SKIPPING ARTIFACT [%q]", desc.Digest.String(), desc.ArtifactType)
 			continue
 		}
 		if desc.Annotations != nil {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func writeExportsManifest(ctx context.Context, dir string, platformStr string) e
 							}
 						}
 					default:
-						l.Debugf("descriptor [%s] <<< SKIPPING KIND (%q)", desc.Digest.String(), kind)
+						l.Debugf("descriptor [%s] <<< SKIPPING KIND [%q]", desc.Digest.String(), kind)
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/serve.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/serve.go
index 1ba3a7a3..4cecd80c 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/serve.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package store
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/configuration"
 	dcontext "github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/context"
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/registry/storage/driver/filesystem"
 	_ "github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/registry/storage/driver/inmemory"
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/version"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/internal/flags"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/internal/server"
@@ -17,7 +21,35 @@ import (
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/store"
 )
 
-func ServeRegistryCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.ServeRegistryOpts, s *store.Layout, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) error {
+func DefaultRegistryConfig(o *flags.ServeRegistryOpts, rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) *configuration.Configuration {
+	cfg := &configuration.Configuration{
+		Version: "0.1",
+		Storage: configuration.Storage{
+			"cache":      configuration.Parameters{"blobdescriptor": "inmemory"},
+			"filesystem": configuration.Parameters{"rootdirectory": o.RootDir},
+			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{
+				"readonly": map[any]any{"enabled": o.ReadOnly},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if o.TLSCert != "" && o.TLSKey != "" {
+		cfg.HTTP.TLS.Certificate = o.TLSCert
+		cfg.HTTP.TLS.Key = o.TLSKey
+	}
+
+	cfg.HTTP.Addr = fmt.Sprintf(":%d", o.Port)
+	cfg.HTTP.Headers = http.Header{
+		"X-Content-Type-Options": []string{"nosniff"},
+	}
+
+	cfg.Log.Level = configuration.Loglevel(ro.LogLevel)
+	cfg.Validation.Manifests.URLs.Allow = []string{".+"}
+
+	return cfg
+}
+
+func ServeRegistryCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.ServeRegistryOpts, s *store.Layout, rso *flags.StoreRootOpts, ro *flags.CliRootOpts) error {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 	ctx = dcontext.WithVersion(ctx, version.Version)
 
@@ -33,7 +65,7 @@ func ServeRegistryCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.ServeRegistryOpts, s *store.
 
 	tr.Close()
 
-	cfg := o.DefaultRegistryConfig()
+	cfg := DefaultRegistryConfig(o, rso, ro)
 	if o.ConfigFile != "" {
 		ucfg, err := loadConfig(o.ConfigFile)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -43,6 +75,16 @@ func ServeRegistryCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.ServeRegistryOpts, s *store.
 	}
 
 	l.Infof("starting registry on port [%d]", o.Port)
+
+	yamlConfig, err := yaml.Marshal(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Errorf("failed to validate/output registry configuration: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		l.Infof("using registry configuration... \n%s", strings.TrimSpace(string(yamlConfig)))
+	}
+
+	l.Debugf("detailed registry configuration: %+v", cfg)
+
 	r, err := server.NewRegistry(ctx, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
index 2505161a..a4e913c9 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func SyncCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.SyncOpts, s *store.Layout, rso *flags
 
 	// if passed products, check for a remote manifest to retrieve and use.
 	for _, product := range o.Products {
-		l.Infof("processing content file for product: '%s'", product)
+		l.Infof("processing content file for product [%s]", product)
 		parts := strings.Split(product, "=")
 		tag := strings.ReplaceAll(parts[1], "+", "-")
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func SyncCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.SyncOpts, s *store.Layout, rso *flags
 		}
 
 		manifestLoc := fmt.Sprintf("%s/hauler/%s-manifest.yaml:%s", ProductRegistry, parts[0], tag)
-		l.Infof("retrieving product manifest from: '%s'", manifestLoc)
+		l.Infof("retrieving product manifest from [%s]", manifestLoc)
 		img := v1alpha1.Image{
 			Name: manifestLoc,
 		}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func SyncCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.SyncOpts, s *store.Layout, rso *flags
 
 	// if passed a local manifest, process it
 	for _, filename := range o.ContentFiles {
-		l.Debugf("processing content file: '%s'", filename)
+		l.Debugf("processing content file: [%s]", filename)
 		fi, err := os.Open(filename)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d6479aa9..730df539 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/common-nighthawk/go-figure v0.0.0-20210622060536-734e95fb86be
 	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.23
 	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-20221208165359-362910506bc2
-	github.com/docker/go-metrics v0.0.1
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.16.1
 	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.1
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.16.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.3
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-events v0.0.0-20190806004212-e31b211e4f1c // indirect
+	github.com/docker/go-metrics v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/libtrust v0.0.0-20150114040149-fa567046d9b1 // indirect
 	github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.2-0.20210315054119-f66993602bf5 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
@@ -162,7 +163,6 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.31.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiserver v0.31.3 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/flags/serve.go b/internal/flags/serve.go
index 6ee24c3d..47fa2d35 100644
--- a/internal/flags/serve.go
+++ b/internal/flags/serve.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package flags
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-
-	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/configuration"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/consts"
 )
@@ -35,34 +31,6 @@ func (o *ServeRegistryOpts) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("tls-cert", "tls-key")
 }
 
-func (o *ServeRegistryOpts) DefaultRegistryConfig() *configuration.Configuration {
-	cfg := &configuration.Configuration{
-		Version: "0.1",
-		Storage: configuration.Storage{
-			"cache":      configuration.Parameters{"blobdescriptor": "inmemory"},
-			"filesystem": configuration.Parameters{"rootdirectory": o.RootDir},
-			"maintenance": configuration.Parameters{
-				"readonly": map[any]any{"enabled": o.ReadOnly},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	if o.TLSCert != "" && o.TLSKey != "" {
-		cfg.HTTP.TLS.Certificate = o.TLSCert
-		cfg.HTTP.TLS.Key = o.TLSKey
-	}
-
-	cfg.HTTP.Addr = fmt.Sprintf(":%d", o.Port)
-	cfg.HTTP.Headers = http.Header{
-		"X-Content-Type-Options": []string{"nosniff"},
-	}
-
-	cfg.Log.Level = "info"
-	cfg.Validation.Manifests.URLs.Allow = []string{".+"}
-
-	return cfg
-}
-
 type ServeFilesOpts struct {
 	*StoreRootOpts
 
diff --git a/internal/flags/store.go b/internal/flags/store.go
index 202b255c..c2dd6cec 100644
--- a/internal/flags/store.go
+++ b/internal/flags/store.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (o *StoreRootOpts) Store(ctx context.Context) (*store.Layout, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	l.Debugf("using store at %s", abs)
+	l.Debugf("using store at [%s]", abs)
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(abs); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(abs, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/server/registry.go b/internal/server/registry.go
index 9f27b6d3..8856fd8a 100644
--- a/internal/server/registry.go
+++ b/internal/server/registry.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/configuration"
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/registry"
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/registry/handlers"
-	"github.com/docker/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -22,14 +21,6 @@ func NewRegistry(ctx context.Context, cfg *configuration.Configuration) (*regist
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if cfg.HTTP.Debug.Prometheus.Enabled {
-		path := cfg.HTTP.Debug.Prometheus.Path
-		if path == "" {
-			path = "/metrics"
-		}
-		http.Handle(path, metrics.Handler())
-	}
-
 	return r, nil
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +36,7 @@ func NewTempRegistry(ctx context.Context, root string) *tmpRegistryServer {
 			"filesystem": configuration.Parameters{"rootdirectory": root},
 		},
 	}
-	// Add validation configuration
+
 	cfg.Validation.Manifests.URLs.Allow = []string{".+"}
 
 	cfg.Log.Level = "error"
diff --git a/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go b/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
index 29e66d46..5190d448 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package v1alpha1
 
 import (
-	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/consts"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+
+	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/consts"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/cosign/cosign.go b/pkg/cosign/cosign.go
index 4156b8b1..a2a24a5d 100644
--- a/pkg/cosign/cosign.go
+++ b/pkg/cosign/cosign.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func SaveImage(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, ref string, platform string
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		l.Debugf("multi-arch image: %v", isMultiArch)
+		l.Debugf("multi-arch image [%v]", isMultiArch)
 
 		cmd := exec.Command(cosignBinaryPath, "save", ref, "--dir", s.Root)
 		// Conditionally add platform.
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func EnsureBinaryExists(ctx context.Context, bin embed.FS, ro *flags.CliRootOpts
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	l.Debugf("using hauler directory at %s", filepath.Dir(binaryPath))
+	l.Debugf("using hauler directory at [%s]", filepath.Dir(binaryPath))
 
 	// Determine the architecture so that we pull the correct embedded binary
 	arch := runtime.GOARCH
diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index 3f5371d6..89e50131 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/consts"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/reference/reference.go b/pkg/reference/reference.go
index 611f93e2..23735d28 100644
--- a/pkg/reference/reference.go
+++ b/pkg/reference/reference.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	gname "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
+
 	"hauler.dev/go/hauler/pkg/consts"
 )