diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a080ad9..e417b31 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.2
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1
+	github.com/tomasen/realip v0.0.0-20180522021738-f0c99a92ddce
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.4.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.10.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 955f0bd..9d53859 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20181204211112-1dc9a6cbc91a/go.mod h1:c3At6R
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1 h1:nOGnQDM7FYENwehXlg/kFVnos3rEvtKTjRvOWSzb6H4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
+github.com/tomasen/realip v0.0.0-20180522021738-f0c99a92ddce h1:fb190+cK2Xz/dvi9Hv8eCYJYvIGUTN2/KLq1pT6CjEc=
+github.com/tomasen/realip v0.0.0-20180522021738-f0c99a92ddce/go.mod h1:o8v6yHRoik09Xen7gje4m9ERNah1d1PPsVq1VEx9vE4=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.4.0 h1:cxzIVoETapQEqDhQu3QfnvXAV4AlzcvUCxkVUFw3+EU=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.4.0/go.mod h1:gD2HeocX3+yG+ygLZcrzQJaqmWj9AIm7n08wl/qW/PE=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0 h1:HoEmRHQPVSqub6w2z2d2EOVs2fjyFRGyofhKuyDq0QI=
diff --git a/repo/repo.go b/repo/repo.go
index 7bf302b..09dd71f 100644
--- a/repo/repo.go
+++ b/repo/repo.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package repo
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -93,15 +94,16 @@ func (repo *Repo) GetURIs(dimension string, ids []string) map[string]string {
 }
 
 // GetNodes get nodes
-func (repo *Repo) GetNodes(r *requests.Nodes) map[string]*content.Node {
-	return repo.getNodes(r.Nodes, r.Env)
+func (repo *Repo) GetNodes(ctx context.Context, r *requests.Nodes) map[string]*content.Node {
+	return repo.getNodes(ctx, r.Nodes, r.Env)
 }
 
-func (repo *Repo) getNodes(nodeRequests map[string]*requests.Node, env *requests.Env) map[string]*content.Node {
+func (repo *Repo) getNodes(ctx context.Context, nodeRequests map[string]*requests.Node, env *requests.Env) map[string]*content.Node {
 
 	var (
-		nodes = map[string]*content.Node{}
-		path  = []*content.Item{}
+		nodes      = map[string]*content.Node{}
+		path       = []*content.Item{}
+		remoteAddr = ctx.Value("remoteAddr").(string)
 	)
 	for nodeName, nodeRequest := range nodeRequests {
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) getNodes(nodeRequests map[string]*requests.Node, env *requests
 			nodes[nodeName] = repo.getNode(treeNode, nodeRequest.Expand, nodeRequest.MimeTypes, path, 0, groups, nodeRequest.DataFields, nodeRequest.ExposeHiddenNodes)
 		} else {
 			Log.Error("an invalid tree node was requested",
+				zap.String("remoteAddr", remoteAddr),
 				zap.String("nodeName", nodeName),
 				zap.String("ID", nodeRequest.ID),
 			)
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) getNodes(nodeRequests map[string]*requests.Node, env *requests
 // In the second step it collects the requested nodes.
 //
 // those two steps are independent.
-func (repo *Repo) GetContent(r *requests.Content) (c *content.SiteContent, err error) {
+func (repo *Repo) GetContent(ctx context.Context, r *requests.Content) (c *content.SiteContent, err error) {
 	// add more input validation
 	err = repo.validateContentRequest(r)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) GetContent(r *requests.Content) (c *content.SiteContent, err e
 			node.Dimension = resolvedDimension
 		}
 	}
-	c.Nodes = repo.getNodes(r.Nodes, r.Env)
+	c.Nodes = repo.getNodes(ctx, r.Nodes, r.Env)
 	return c, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server/handlerequest.go b/server/handlerequest.go
index 3562ad6..d4c566c 100644
--- a/server/handlerequest.go
+++ b/server/handlerequest.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/foomo/contentserver/status"
 )
 
-func handleRequest(r *repo.Repo, handler Handler, jsonBytes []byte, source string) (replyBytes []byte, err error) {
+func handleRequest(ctx context.Context, r *repo.Repo, handler Handler, jsonBytes []byte, source string) (replyBytes []byte, err error) {
 
 	var (
 		reply             interface{}
@@ -41,12 +42,12 @@ func handleRequest(r *repo.Repo, handler Handler, jsonBytes []byte, source strin
 	case HandlerGetContent:
 		contentRequest := &requests.Content{}
 		processIfJSONIsOk(json.Unmarshal(jsonBytes, &contentRequest), func() {
-			reply, apiErr = r.GetContent(contentRequest)
+			reply, apiErr = r.GetContent(ctx, contentRequest)
 		})
 	case HandlerGetNodes:
 		nodesRequest := &requests.Nodes{}
 		processIfJSONIsOk(json.Unmarshal(jsonBytes, &nodesRequest), func() {
-			reply = r.GetNodes(nodesRequest)
+			reply = r.GetNodes(ctx, nodesRequest)
 		})
 	case HandlerUpdate:
 		updateRequest := &requests.Update{}
diff --git a/server/socketserver.go b/server/socketserver.go
index eb89906..a4b60c7 100644
--- a/server/socketserver.go
+++ b/server/socketserver.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ func (s *socketServer) execute(handler Handler, jsonBytes []byte) (reply []byte)
 		addMetrics(handler, start, nil, nil, sourceSocketServer)
 		return b.Bytes()
 	}
-
-	reply, handlingError := handleRequest(s.repo, handler, jsonBytes, sourceSocketServer)
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.TODO(), "remoteAddr", "socket") // TODO: set socket remote address
+	reply, handlingError := handleRequest(ctx, s.repo, handler, jsonBytes, sourceSocketServer)
 	if handlingError != nil {
 		Log.Error("socketServer.execute failed", zap.Error(handlingError))
 	}
diff --git a/server/webserver.go b/server/webserver.go
index f58546f..0cda0fe 100644
--- a/server/webserver.go
+++ b/server/webserver.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/foomo/contentserver/logger"
 	"github.com/foomo/contentserver/repo"
+	"github.com/tomasen/realip"
 )
 
 const sourceWebserver = "webserver"
@@ -53,7 +55,9 @@ func (s *webServer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		addMetrics(h, start, nil, nil, sourceWebserver)
 		return
 	}
-	reply, errReply := handleRequest(s.r, h, jsonBytes, "webserver")
+	ip := realip.FromRequest(r)
+	ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), "remoteAddr", ip)
+	reply, errReply := handleRequest(ctx, s.r, h, jsonBytes, "webserver")
 	if errReply != nil {
 		http.Error(w, errReply.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return