diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..958f486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# This file contains all available configuration options
+# with their default values.
+
+# options for analysis running
+run:
+  # timeout for analysis, e.g. 30s, 5m, default is 1m
+  timeout: 5m
+
+  # include test files or not, default is true
+  tests: true
+
+# output configuration options
+output:
+  # colored-line-number|line-number|json|tab|checkstyle|code-climate, default is "colored-line-number"
+  format: tab
+
+# all available settings of specific linters
+linters-settings:
+  exhaustive:
+    # indicates that switch statements are to be considered exhaustive if a
+    # 'default' case is present, even if all enum members aren't listed in the
+    # switch
+    default-signifies-exhaustive: true
+  govet:
+    # report about shadowed variables
+    check-shadowing: false
+
+linters:
+  enable:
+    # mandatory linters
+    - govet
+    - revive
+
+    # some default golangci-lint linters
+    - errcheck
+    - gosimple
+    - ineffassign
+    - staticcheck
+    - typecheck
+    - unused
+
+    # extra linters
+    - exhaustive
+    - godot
+    - gofmt
+    - whitespace
+    - goimports
+  disable-all: true
+  fast: false
+
+issues:
+  include:
+    - EXC0002 # should have a comment
+    - EXC0003 # test/Test ... consider calling this
+    - EXC0004 # govet
+    - EXC0005 # C-style breaks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69dfec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# Zap Core for systemd Journal
+Package `zapjournld` provides `zap` Core for systemd Journal. It supports structured logging.
+
+Applications may use zap logger to write logs directly into journald and may relatively freely define additional fields, which will be indexed by journald.
+
+Information about common and custom journald fields is available on https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.journal-fields.html.
+## Example
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/zapjournald"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"github.com/ssgreg/journald"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// StandardLogger
+	standardLogger, _ := NewStandardLogger("info")
+
+	standardLogger.Info("Simple log raw 1")
+}
+
+func NewStandardLogger(lvlStr string) (*zap.Logger, zap.AtomicLevel) {
+	lvl, err := getLogLevel(lvlStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	zc := zap.NewProductionConfig()
+	zc.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
+	zc.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(lvl)
+
+	// Initialize Zap.
+	encoder := zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(zc.EncoderConfig)
+
+	core := zapjournald.NewCore(zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(lvl), encoder, &journald.Journal{}, zapjournald.SyslogFields)
+	coreWithContext := core.With([]zapcore.Field{
+		zapjournald.SyslogFacility(zapjournald.LogDaemon),
+		zapjournald.SyslogIdentifier(),
+		zapjournald.SyslogPid(),
+	})
+	l := zap.New(coreWithContext, zap.AddStacktrace(zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.FatalLevel)))
+	return l, zc.Level
+}
+
+func getLogLevel(lvlStr string) (zapcore.Level, error) {
+	var lvl zapcore.Level
+	err := lvl.UnmarshalText([]byte(lvlStr))
+	if err != nil {
+		return lvl, fmt.Errorf("incorrect logger level configuration %s (%v), "+
+			"value should be one of %v", lvlStr, err, [...]zapcore.Level{
+			zapcore.DebugLevel,
+			zapcore.InfoLevel,
+			zapcore.WarnLevel,
+			zapcore.ErrorLevel,
+			zapcore.DPanicLevel,
+			zapcore.PanicLevel,
+			zapcore.FatalLevel,
+		})
+	}
+	return lvl, nil
+}
+```
+
+### Results
+
+#### You can read simple view like this:
+```
+sudo journalctl -f
+Apr 07 13:06:34 user ___11go_build_git_frostfs_info_TrueCloudLab_zapjournald_main[330983]: {"level":"info","ts":"2023-04-07T13:06:34.990+0300","msg":"Simple log raw 1","SYSLOG_FACILITY":3,"SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER":"___11go_build_git_frostfs_info_TrueCloudLab_zapjournald_main","SYSLOG_PID":330983}
+```
+#### Or you can find lines by indexed field
+```
+sudo journalctl SYSLOG_PID=76385
+Apr 07 13:06:34 user ___11go_build_git_frostfs_info_TrueCloudLab_zapjournald_main[330983]: {"level":"info","ts":"2023-04-07T13:06:34.990+0300","msg":"Simple log raw 1","SYSLOG_FACILITY":3,"SYSLOG_ID>
+```
+#### Or you can read full-structured view like this:
+```
+sudo journalctl SYSLOG_PID=76385 --output=json-pretty
+{
+        "PRIORITY" : "6",
+        "_SYSTEMD_OWNER_UID" : "1000",
+        "_HOSTNAME" : "user",
+        "__MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP" : "153798818198",
+        "_SYSTEMD_SLICE" : "user-1000.slice",
+        "_GID" : "1000",
+        "_AUDIT_LOGINUID" : "1000",
+        "_UID" : "1000",
+        "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER" : "___11go_build_git_frostfs_info_TrueCloudLab_zapjournald_main",
+        "__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP" : "1680861994990646",
+        "_CAP_EFFECTIVE" : "0",
+        "_COMM" : "___11go_build_g",
+        "_AUDIT_SESSION" : "59",
+        "__CURSOR" : "s=9e2d157a286a437ea3405618239c1e07;i=14a96;b=bc1bc632f462476abc9e3e3b0c517f6c;m=23cf1fb996;t=5f8bc2e20bc36;x=9c6c4a86b6da43c",
+        "_SYSTEMD_USER_SLICE" : "app.slice",
+        "_SYSTEMD_CGROUP" : "/user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/app-gnome-jetbrains\\x2dgoland-203587.scope",
+        "MESSAGE" : "{\"level\":\"info\",\"ts\":\"2023-04-07T13:06:34.990+0300\",\"msg\":\"Simple log raw 1\",\"SYSLOG_FACILITY\":3,\"SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER\":\"___11go_build_git_frostfs_info_TrueCloudLab_zapjournal>
+        "_SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP" : "1680861994990539",
+        "_MACHINE_ID" : "82be99c92deb4b36850366d7742de698",
+        "SYSLOG_FACILITY" : "3",
+        "_BOOT_ID" : "bc1bc632f462476abc9e3e3b0c517f6c",
+        "_PID" : "330983",
+        "_SELINUX_CONTEXT" : "unconfined\n",
+        "_SYSTEMD_UNIT" : "user@1000.service",
+        "_TRANSPORT" : "journal",
+        "_SYSTEMD_INVOCATION_ID" : "ed23dc57a96340029ef8bf9956182c20",
+        "_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT" : "app-gnome-jetbrains\\x2dgoland-203587.scope",
+        "SYSLOG_PID" : "330983"
+}
+```
diff --git a/fields.go b/fields.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2917ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fields.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package zapjournald
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+)
+
+// Facility defines syslog facility from /usr/include/sys/syslog.h .
+type Facility uint32
+
+// Syslog compatibility fields.
+const (
+	SyslogFacilityField   = "SYSLOG_FACILITY"
+	SyslogIdentifierField = "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER"
+	SyslogPidField        = "SYSLOG_PID"
+	SyslogTimestampField  = "SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP"
+)
+
+// Facilities before LogFtp are the same on Linux, BSD, and OS X.
+const (
+	LogKern Facility = iota << 3
+	LogUser
+	LogMail
+	LogDaemon
+	LogAuth
+	LogSyslog
+	LogLpr
+	LogNews
+	LogUucp
+	LogCron
+	LogAuthpriv
+	LogFtp
+	_        // unused
+	LogAudit // unused
+	_        // unused
+	_        // unused
+	LogLocal0
+	LogLocal1
+	LogLocal2
+	LogLocal3
+	LogLocal4
+	LogLocal5
+	LogLocal6
+	LogLocal7
+)
+
+// LogFacmask is used to extract facility part of the message.
+const LogFacmask = 0x03f8
+
+// SyslogFields contains slice of fields that
+// indexed with syslog by default.
+var SyslogFields = []string{
+	SyslogFacilityField,
+	SyslogIdentifierField,
+	SyslogPidField,
+	SyslogTimestampField,
+}
+
+func SyslogFacility(facility Facility) zapcore.Field {
+	return zap.Uint32(SyslogFacilityField, uint32(facility&LogFacmask)>>3)
+}
+
+func SyslogIdentifier() zapcore.Field {
+	return zap.String(SyslogIdentifierField, filepath.Base(os.Args[0]))
+}
+
+func SyslogPid() zapcore.Field {
+	return zap.Int(SyslogPidField, os.Getpid())
+}
+
+func SyslogTimestamp(time time.Time) zapcore.Field {
+	return zap.Time(SyslogTimestampField, time)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a70b7eb..97b5c37 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
 module git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/zapjournald
 
 go 1.19
+
+require (
+	github.com/ssgreg/journald v1.0.0
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230321023759-10a507213a29
+)
+
+require (
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2b09a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 h1:iURUrRGxPUNPdy5/HRSm+Yj6okJ6UtLINN0Q9M4+h3I=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/ssgreg/journald v1.0.0 h1:0YmTDPJXxcWDPba12qNMdO6TxvfkFSYpFIJ31CwmLcU=
+github.com/ssgreg/journald v1.0.0/go.mod h1:RUckwmTM8ghGWPslq2+ZBZzbb9/2KgjzYZ4JEP+oRt0=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0 h1:pSgiaMZlXftHpm5L7V1+rVB+AZJydKsMxsQBIJw4PKk=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 h1:ADUqmZGgLDDfbSL9ZmPxKTybcoEYHgpYfELNoN+7hsw=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
+go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.11 h1:wy28qYRKZgnJTxGxvye5/wgWr1EKjmUDGYox5mGlRlI=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 h1:y6IPFStTAIT5Ytl7/XYmHvzXQ7S3g/IeZW9hyZ5thw4=
+go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0/go.mod h1:cdWPpRnG4AhwMwsgIHip0KRBQjJy5kYEpYjJxpXp9iU=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0 h1:FiJd5l1UOLj0wCgbSE0rwwXHzEdAZS6hiiSnxJN/D60=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0/go.mod h1:2kMP+WWQ8aoFoedH3T2sq6iJ2yDWpHbP0f6MQbS9Gkg=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230321023759-10a507213a29 h1:ooxPy7fPvB4kwsA2h+iBNHkAbp/4JxTSwCmvdjEYmug=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230321023759-10a507213a29/go.mod h1:CxIveKay+FTh1D0yPZemJVgC/95VzuuOLq5Qi4xnoYc=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 h1:kunALQeHf1/185U1i0GOB/fy1IPRDDpuoOOqRReG57U=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/zapjournald.go b/zapjournald.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..168b220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zapjournald.go
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+package zapjournald
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/ssgreg/journald"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
+)
+
+// Core for zapjournald.
+//
+// Implements zapcore.LevelEnabler and zapcore.Core interfaces.
+type Core struct {
+	zapcore.LevelEnabler
+	encoder zapcore.Encoder
+	j       *journald.Journal
+	// field names, which will be stored in journald structure
+	storedFieldNames map[string]struct{}
+	// journald fields, which are always present in current core context
+	contextStructuredFields map[string]interface{}
+}
+
+func NewCore(enab zapcore.LevelEnabler, encoder zapcore.Encoder, journal *journald.Journal, journalFields []string) *Core {
+	journalFieldsMap := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, field := range journalFields {
+		journalFieldsMap[field] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return &Core{
+		LevelEnabler:            enab,
+		encoder:                 encoder,
+		j:                       journal,
+		storedFieldNames:        journalFieldsMap,
+		contextStructuredFields: make(map[string]interface{}),
+	}
+}
+
+// With adds structured context to the Core.
+func (core *Core) With(fields []zapcore.Field) zapcore.Core {
+	clone := core.clone()
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		field.AddTo(clone.encoder)
+		clone.contextStructuredFields[field.Key] = getFieldValue(field)
+	}
+
+	return clone
+}
+
+// Check determines whether the supplied Entry should be logged (using the
+// embedded LevelEnabler and possibly some extra logic). If the entry
+// should be logged, the Core adds itself to the CheckedEntry and returns
+// the result.
+//
+// Callers must use Check before calling Write.
+func (core *Core) Check(entry zapcore.Entry, checked *zapcore.CheckedEntry) *zapcore.CheckedEntry {
+	if core.Enabled(entry.Level) {
+		return checked.AddCore(entry, core)
+	}
+	return checked
+}
+
+// Write serializes the Entry and any Fields supplied at the log site and
+// writes them to their destination.
+//
+// If called, Write should always log the Entry and Fields; it should not
+// replicate the logic of Check.
+func (core *Core) Write(entry zapcore.Entry, fields []zapcore.Field) error {
+	// Generate the message.
+	buffer, err := core.encoder.EncodeEntry(entry, fields)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to encode log entry: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	message := buffer.String()
+
+	structuredFields := maps.Clone(core.contextStructuredFields)
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		if _, isJournalField := core.storedFieldNames[field.Key]; isJournalField {
+			structuredFields[field.Key] = getFieldValue(field)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Write the message.
+	switch entry.Level {
+	case zapcore.DebugLevel:
+		return core.j.Send(message, journald.PriorityDebug, structuredFields)
+
+	case zapcore.InfoLevel:
+		return core.j.Send(message, journald.PriorityInfo, structuredFields)
+
+	case zapcore.WarnLevel:
+		return core.j.Send(message, journald.PriorityWarning, structuredFields)
+
+	case zapcore.ErrorLevel:
+		return core.j.Send(message, journald.PriorityErr, structuredFields)
+
+	case zapcore.DPanicLevel:
+		return core.j.Send(message, journald.PriorityCrit, structuredFields)
+
+	case zapcore.PanicLevel:
+		return core.j.Send(message, journald.PriorityCrit, structuredFields)
+
+	case zapcore.FatalLevel:
+		return core.j.Send(message, journald.PriorityCrit, structuredFields)
+
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown log level: %v", entry.Level)
+	}
+}
+
+// Sync flushes buffered logs (not used).
+func (core *Core) Sync() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// clone returns clone of core.
+func (core *Core) clone() *Core {
+	return &Core{
+		LevelEnabler:            core.LevelEnabler,
+		encoder:                 core.encoder.Clone(),
+		j:                       core.j,
+		storedFieldNames:        maps.Clone(core.storedFieldNames),
+		contextStructuredFields: maps.Clone(core.contextStructuredFields),
+	}
+}
+
+// getFieldValue returns underlying value stored in zapcore.Field.
+func getFieldValue(f zapcore.Field) interface{} {
+	switch f.Type {
+	case zapcore.ArrayMarshalerType,
+		zapcore.ObjectMarshalerType,
+		zapcore.InlineMarshalerType,
+		zapcore.BinaryType,
+		zapcore.BoolType,
+		zapcore.ByteStringType,
+		zapcore.Complex128Type,
+		zapcore.Complex64Type,
+		zapcore.TimeFullType,
+		zapcore.ReflectType,
+		zapcore.NamespaceType,
+		zapcore.StringerType,
+		zapcore.ErrorType,
+		zapcore.SkipType:
+		return f.Interface
+	case zapcore.DurationType,
+		zapcore.Float64Type,
+		zapcore.Float32Type,
+		zapcore.Int64Type,
+		zapcore.Int32Type,
+		zapcore.Int16Type,
+		zapcore.Int8Type,
+		zapcore.Uint64Type,
+		zapcore.Uint32Type,
+		zapcore.Uint16Type,
+		zapcore.Uint8Type,
+		zapcore.UintptrType:
+		return f.Integer
+	case zapcore.StringType:
+		return f.String
+	case zapcore.TimeType:
+		if f.Interface != nil {
+			return f.Interface
+		}
+		return f.Integer
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown field type: %v", f))
+	}
+}