Discussion on: What every ASP.NET Core Web API project needs - Part 1 - Serilog

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Well, it doesn't generate an error or crash, so that's good. When I run dotnet run it hangs, but when I run dotnet build it runs without a hitch.

Sorry for being such a n00b but this is literally my first .NET project so everything is new and uncertain.

I figured it out - I forgot to tell it in appsettings.Development.json where to output the log info. Silly beginner mistake.

Now how do I actually access the logger and use it? Do I need to create an instance somewhere or set it up for dependency injection?

No, just inject I ILogger into classes you want to log data.

Got it working! Thanks for taking the time to help me out.