diff --git a/manager/Cargo.lock b/manager/Cargo.lock
index b9d5eb5..ba59776 100644
--- a/manager/Cargo.lock
+++ b/manager/Cargo.lock
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "vec_map",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "compound-error"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "106f619aa16d817037b5820326364166e67c52d1a78eb6f37ba354ec82b617c5"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "convert_case"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -152,6 +163,7 @@ name = "dotfiles"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-recursion",
+ "compound-error",
  "futures",
  "log",
  "pretty_env_logger",
diff --git a/manager/Cargo.toml b/manager/Cargo.toml
index 3c6164e..6978341 100644
--- a/manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ futures = "0.3.13"
 async-recursion = "0.3.2"
 xdg = "2.2.0"
 templar = "0.5.0"
+compound-error = "0.1.2"
 
 [dependencies.serde]
 version = "1.0.125"
diff --git a/manager/src/builder.rs b/manager/src/builder.rs
index 21bbcd9..507073d 100644
--- a/manager/src/builder.rs
+++ b/manager/src/builder.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+use crate::error::{Error, ErrorLocation, Errors};
 use crate::{ColorMode, Config};
 use async_recursion::async_recursion;
 use futures::future::join_all;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
-use std::io::{self, ErrorKind};
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use templar::{Context, InnerData, StandardContext, Templar};
 use tokio::fs::{copy, create_dir, read_dir, read_to_string, write};
-use tokio::try_join;
+use tokio::join;
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct TemplateContext<'a> {
@@ -18,10 +19,14 @@ struct TemplateContext<'a> {
 
 const TEMPLATE_EXTENSION: &str = "tpl";
 
-pub async fn build_tree(cfg: &Config) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub async fn build_tree(cfg: &Config) -> Result<(), Errors> {
     let tpl = Templar::global();
 
-    let hostname = read_to_string("/etc/hostname").await?;
+    let hostname_path: PathBuf = "/etc/hostname".into();
+    let hostname = read_to_string(&hostname_path)
+        .await
+        .with_location(&hostname_path)?;
+
     let darkmode = cfg.color == ColorMode::Dark;
     let ctx = StandardContext::new();
     ctx.set(
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ async fn dir(
     ctx: &StandardContext,
     tpl: &Templar,
     relative: PathBuf,
-) -> io::Result<()> {
+) -> Result<(), Errors> {
     let template_path = cfg.template_dir.join(&relative);
     let build_path = cfg.build_dir.join(&relative);
 
@@ -52,16 +57,18 @@ async fn dir(
     match create_dir(&build_path).await {
         Ok(_) => {}
         Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => {}
-        Err(e) => return Err(e),
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.with_location(&build_path).into()),
     }
 
-    let mut walker = read_dir(&template_path).await?;
+    let mut walker = read_dir(&template_path)
+        .await
+        .with_location(&template_path)?;
 
     let mut dir_tasks = vec![];
     let mut file_tasks = vec![];
 
-    while let Some(entry) = walker.next_entry().await? {
-        let meta = entry.metadata().await?;
+    while let Some(entry) = walker.next_entry().await.with_location(&&template_path)? {
+        let meta = entry.metadata().await.with_location(&entry.path())?;
         let new_relative = relative.join(entry.file_name());
 
         if meta.is_dir() {
@@ -71,23 +78,25 @@ async fn dir(
         }
     }
 
-    let dirs = async {
-        join_all(dir_tasks)
-            .await
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
-    };
+    let dirs = async { join_all(dir_tasks).await.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>() };
+    let files = async { join_all(file_tasks).await.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>() };
+    let (dirs, files) = join!(dirs, files);
 
-    let files = async {
-        join_all(file_tasks)
-            .await
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
-    };
+    let mut errors: Errors = files
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|r| r.err())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .into();
 
-    try_join!(dirs, files)?;
+    for error in dirs.into_iter().filter_map(|r| r.err()) {
+        errors.join(error);
+    }
 
-    Ok(())
+    if errors.is_empty() {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(errors)
+    }
 }
 
 async fn file(
@@ -95,31 +104,35 @@ async fn file(
     ctx: &StandardContext,
     tpl: &Templar,
     relative: PathBuf,
-) -> io::Result<()> {
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let template_path = cfg.template_dir.join(&relative);
     let mut new_path = cfg.build_dir.join(&relative);
 
     info!("rendering {:?}", template_path);
-    let file_data = read_to_string(&template_path).await?;
 
     if template_path.extension() == Some(OsStr::new(TEMPLATE_EXTENSION)) {
         // perform templating
-        // TODO: error handling
+        let file_str = read_to_string(&template_path)
+            .await
+            .with_location(&template_path)?;
+
         let rendered = tpl
-            .parse_template(&file_data)
-            .expect("failed to parse template")
+            .parse_template(&file_str)
+            .with_location(&template_path)?
             .render(ctx)
-            .expect("failed to render template");
+            .with_location(&template_path)?;
 
         // remove template file extension
         new_path.set_extension("");
 
         // write the rendered file
-        write(&new_path, &rendered).await?;
+        write(&new_path, &rendered).await.with_location(&new_path)?;
     } else {
         // else just copy the file
         info!("copying {:?}", template_path);
-        copy(&template_path, &new_path).await?;
+        copy(&template_path, &new_path)
+            .await
+            .with_location(&template_path)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/manager/src/error.rs b/manager/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8364284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manager/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use compound_error::CompoundError;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct Errors {
+    errors: Vec<Error>,
+}
+
+pub struct Error {
+    location: PathBuf,
+    inner: InnerError,
+}
+
+#[derive(CompoundError, Debug)]
+pub enum InnerError {
+    IoErr(io::Error),
+    TemplateErr(templar::TemplarError),
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<Error>> for Errors {
+    fn from(errors: Vec<Error>) -> Self {
+        Errors { errors }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E> From<E> for Errors
+where
+    E: Into<Error>,
+{
+    fn from(error: E) -> Self {
+        Errors {
+            errors: vec![error.into()],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Errors {
+    pub fn join(&mut self, mut other: Errors) {
+        self.errors.append(&mut other.errors);
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.errors.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    pub fn log(self) {
+        if self.errors.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        error!("{} errors occured:", self.errors.len());
+        for (i, error) in self.errors.iter().enumerate() {
+            error!("{:.2}. {:?}", i, error.location);
+            error!("   {:?}", error.inner);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait ErrorLocation {
+    type Err;
+    fn with_location(self, path: &Path) -> Self::Err;
+}
+
+impl<T> ErrorLocation for T
+where
+    T: Into<InnerError>,
+{
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn with_location(self, path: &Path) -> Error {
+        Error {
+            location: path.to_owned(),
+            inner: self.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, E> ErrorLocation for Result<T, E>
+where
+    E: Into<InnerError>,
+{
+    type Err = Result<T, Error>;
+
+    fn with_location(self, path: &Path) -> Result<T, Error> {
+        self.map_err(|e| Error {
+            location: path.to_owned(),
+            inner: e.into(),
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/manager/src/linker.rs b/manager/src/linker.rs
index e9b3762..72c0e31 100644
--- a/manager/src/linker.rs
+++ b/manager/src/linker.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+use crate::error::{Error, ErrorLocation, Errors};
 use crate::Config;
 use async_recursion::async_recursion;
 use futures::future::join_all;
-use std::io::{self, ErrorKind};
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tokio::fs::{create_dir, read_dir, remove_file, symlink};
-use tokio::try_join;
+use tokio::join;
 
-pub async fn link_tree(cfg: &Config) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub async fn link_tree(cfg: &Config) -> Result<(), Errors> {
     dir(cfg, PathBuf::new()).await
 }
 
 #[async_recursion]
-async fn dir(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
+async fn dir(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> Result<(), Errors> {
     let build_path = cfg.build_dir.join(&relative);
     let link_path = cfg.link_dir.join(&relative);
 
@@ -20,16 +21,16 @@ async fn dir(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
     match create_dir(&link_path).await {
         Ok(_) => {}
         Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => {}
-        Err(e) => return Err(e),
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.with_location(&link_path).into()),
     }
 
-    let mut walker = read_dir(&build_path).await?;
+    let mut walker = read_dir(&build_path).await.with_location(&build_path)?;
 
     let mut dir_tasks = vec![];
     let mut file_tasks = vec![];
 
-    while let Some(entry) = walker.next_entry().await? {
-        let meta = entry.metadata().await?;
+    while let Some(entry) = walker.next_entry().await.with_location(&build_path)? {
+        let meta = entry.metadata().await.with_location(&entry.path())?;
         let new_relative = relative.join(entry.file_name());
 
         if meta.is_dir() {
@@ -39,26 +40,28 @@ async fn dir(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
-    let dirs = async {
-        join_all(dir_tasks)
-            .await
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
-    };
+    let dirs = async { join_all(dir_tasks).await.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>() };
+    let files = async { join_all(file_tasks).await.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>() };
+    let (dirs, files) = join!(dirs, files);
 
-    let files = async {
-        join_all(file_tasks)
-            .await
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
-    };
+    let mut errors: Errors = files
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|r| r.err())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .into();
 
-    try_join!(dirs, files)?;
+    for error in dirs.into_iter().filter_map(|r| r.err()) {
+        errors.join(error);
+    }
 
-    Ok(())
+    if errors.is_empty() {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(errors)
+    }
 }
 
-async fn file(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
+async fn file(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let build_path = cfg.build_dir.join(&relative);
     let link_path = cfg.link_dir.join(&relative);
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ async fn file(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
             info!("removed existing file {:?}", link_path);
         }
         Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound => {}
-        Err(e) => return Err(e),
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.with_location(&link_path)),
     };
 
     info!("linking {:?} to {:?}", link_path, build_path);
@@ -85,7 +88,9 @@ async fn file(cfg: &Config, relative: PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
         relative_symlink
     };
 
-    symlink(symlink_content, link_path).await?;
+    symlink(symlink_content, &link_path)
+        .await
+        .with_location(&link_path)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/manager/src/main.rs b/manager/src/main.rs
index dd11ddb..4d52cea 100644
--- a/manager/src/main.rs
+++ b/manager/src/main.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 extern crate log;
 
 mod builder;
+mod error;
 mod linker;
 
 use builder::build_tree;
+use error::Errors;
 use linker::link_tree;
 use log::LevelFilter;
 use std::env;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use structopt::StructOpt;
-use tokio::io;
 
 #[derive(StructOpt)]
 struct Opt {
@@ -45,7 +46,14 @@ pub enum ColorMode {
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+async fn main() {
+    match run().await {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(errors) => errors.log(),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn run() -> Result<(), Errors> {
     let opt = Opt::from_args();
 
     let filter_level = match opt.verbosity {