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How to configure Serilog to write to console in .NET Framework console application?

Here is what I have in app.config of my .NET 4.8 console application:

<add key="serilog:minimum-level" value="Information" />
<add key="serilog:using:File" value="Serilog.Sinks.File" />
<add key="serilog:using:Console" value="Serilog.Sinks.Console" />
<add key="serilog:write-to:File.path" value="MyAppLog.txt" />
<add key="serilog:write-to:File.rollingInterval" value="Day" />
<add key="serilog:write-to:File.formatter" value="Serilog.Formatting.Json.JsonFormatter, Serilog" />

This is how I initialize it in my code:

Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration().ReadFrom.AppSettings().CreateLogger();

I do have a reference to Serilog.Sinks.Console added to my project.

It logs to text file as expected but nothing is output to console.

What do I need to change to get Serilog console output to work?

Solution

  • You're missing a key line in App.config that actually enables console output.

    To fix it, simply add this line to your <appSettings>:

    <add key="serilog:write-to:Console" />

    This tells Serilog to use the Console sink that you already loaded via serilog:using:Console