diff --git a/src/checkmk_kube_agent/api.py b/src/checkmk_kube_agent/api.py
index c6602be..17d32f1 100644
--- a/src/checkmk_kube_agent/api.py
+++ b/src/checkmk_kube_agent/api.py
@@ -297,6 +297,40 @@ def update_container_metrics(
     app.state.node_collector_metadata_queue.put(metrics.metadata)
     for metric in metrics.container_metrics:
         app.state.container_metric_queue.put(metric)
+    
+    # Log cache statistics
+    cache_size = app.state.container_metric_queue.size()
+    cache_utilization = app.state.container_metric_queue.utilization()
+    cache_maxsize = app.state.container_metric_queue.maxsize
+    
+    # Log at appropriate level based on utilization
+    if cache_utilization >= 95.0:
+        LOGGER.critical(
+            "Container metrics cache CRITICAL: received=%d, cache_size=%d/%d (%.1f%% full) - "
+            "Cache is nearly full! Metrics are being evicted. Increase --cache-maxsize urgently.",
+            len(metrics.container_metrics),
+            cache_size,
+            cache_maxsize,
+            cache_utilization,
+        )
+    elif cache_utilization >= 80.0:
+        LOGGER.error(
+            "Container metrics cache WARNING: received=%d, cache_size=%d/%d (%.1f%% full) - "
+            "Cache utilization high. Consider increasing --cache-maxsize.",
+            len(metrics.container_metrics),
+            cache_size,
+            cache_maxsize,
+            cache_utilization,
+        )
+    else:
+        LOGGER.debug(
+            "Container metrics updated: received=%d, cache_size=%d/%d (%.1f%% full)",
+            len(metrics.container_metrics),
+            cache_size,
+            cache_maxsize,
+            cache_utilization,
+        )
+
 
 
 @app.get("/container_metrics")
@@ -425,6 +459,13 @@ def main(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> None:
     """Cluster collector API main function: start API"""
     args = parse_arguments(argv or sys.argv[1:])
 
+    # Configure application logging
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=args.log_level.upper(),
+        format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+        handlers=[logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)],
+    )
+
     _init_app_state(
         app,
         cache_maxsize=args.cache_maxsize,
diff --git a/src/checkmk_kube_agent/dedup_ttl_cache.py b/src/checkmk_kube_agent/dedup_ttl_cache.py
index 507a531..f334ac2 100644
--- a/src/checkmk_kube_agent/dedup_ttl_cache.py
+++ b/src/checkmk_kube_agent/dedup_ttl_cache.py
@@ -86,3 +86,13 @@ def get_all(self) -> Sequence[V]:
         """Get all entries from the TTL cache."""
         with self.__lock:
             return list(self.values())
+
+    def size(self) -> int:
+        """Get the current number of entries in the cache."""
+        with self.__lock:
+            return len(self)
+
+    def utilization(self) -> float:
+        """Get the cache utilization as a percentage (0.0 to 100.0)."""
+        with self.__lock:
+            return (len(self) / self.maxsize) * 100.0
diff --git a/test_cache_size.py b/test_cache_size.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e942bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_cache_size.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Simple test to verify DedupTTLCache size() and utilization() methods work correctly."""
+
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, 'src')
+
+from checkmk_kube_agent.dedup_ttl_cache import DedupTTLCache
+
+# Create a small cache for testing
+cache = DedupTTLCache(
+    key=lambda x: x[0],
+    maxsize=10,
+    ttl=60
+)
+
+print("Testing DedupTTLCache size and utilization methods:")
+print("=" * 50)
+
+# Test 1: Empty cache
+print(f"\n1. Empty cache:")
+print(f"   Size: {cache.size()}")
+print(f"   Utilization: {cache.utilization():.1f}%")
+assert cache.size() == 0
+assert cache.utilization() == 0.0
+
+# Test 2: Add some entries
+print(f"\n2. After adding 3 entries:")
+cache.put(("foo", "bar"))
+cache.put(("baz", "qux"))
+cache.put(("hello", "world"))
+print(f"   Size: {cache.size()}")
+print(f"   Utilization: {cache.utilization():.1f}%")
+assert cache.size() == 3
+assert cache.utilization() == 30.0
+
+# Test 3: Add duplicate (should not increase size)
+print(f"\n3. After adding duplicate 'foo':")
+cache.put(("foo", "updated"))
+print(f"   Size: {cache.size()}")
+print(f"   Utilization: {cache.utilization():.1f}%")
+assert cache.size() == 3
+assert cache.utilization() == 30.0
+
+# Test 4: Fill cache to capacity
+print(f"\n4. After filling to capacity (10 entries):")
+for i in range(7):
+    cache.put((f"key{i}", f"value{i}"))
+print(f"   Size: {cache.size()}")
+print(f"   Utilization: {cache.utilization():.1f}%")
+assert cache.size() == 10
+assert cache.utilization() == 100.0
+
+# Test 5: Exceed capacity (oldest should be evicted)
+print(f"\n5. After exceeding capacity:")
+cache.put(("new", "entry"))
+print(f"   Size: {cache.size()}")
+print(f"   Utilization: {cache.utilization():.1f}%")
+assert cache.size() == 10  # Should still be 10
+assert cache.utilization() == 100.0
+
+print("\n" + "=" * 50)
+print("✅ All tests passed!")
+print("\nThese methods can now be used in the API to log cache statistics.")