We can make a ASP.NET Core app without any logging. But in the real world, we should use some form of logging. In this blog post we are providing an overview of 3rd Party Logging solutions such as NLog.
NLog is a flexible and free logging platform for various .NET platforms, including .NET standard. NLog makes it easy to write to several targets. (database, file, console) and change the logging configuration on-the-fly.
NLog supports the following platforms:
- .NET Framework 3.5, 4, 4.5 – 4.8
- .NET Framework 4 client profile
- Xamarin Android
- Xamarin iOs
- Windows Phone 8
- Silverlight 4 and 5
- Mono 4
- ASP.NET 4 (NLog.Web package)
- ASP.NET Core (NLog.Web.AspNetCore package)
- .NET Core (NLog.Extensions.Logging package)
- .NET Standard 1.x – NLog 4.5
- .NET Standard 2.x – NLog 4.5
- UWP – NLog 4.5
Getting started with ASP.NET Core 2
Following are the steps to configure NLog in ASP.NET Core application
1. Add dependency in csproj manually or using NuGet
Install the latest:
PM> Install-Package NLogPM> Install-Package NLog.Web.AspNetCore
Or in csproj:
<PackageReference Include="NLog.Web.AspNetCore" Version="4.9.3" />
<PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.7.6" />2. Create a nlog.config file
Create nlog.config (lowercase all) file in the root of your project.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
autoReload="true"
internalLogLevel="Info"
internalLogFile="c:\temp\internal-nlog.txt">
<!-- enable asp.net core layout renderers -->
<extensions>
<add assembly="NLog.Web.AspNetCore"/>
</extensions>
<!-- the targets to write to -->
<targets>
<!-- write logs to file -->
<target xsi:type="File" name="allfile" fileName="c:\temp\nlog-all-${shortdate}.log"
layout="${longdate}|${event-properties:item=EventId_Id}|${uppercase:${level}}|${logger}|${message} ${exception:format=tostring}" />
<!-- another file log, only own logs. Uses some ASP.NET core renderers -->
<target xsi:type="File" name="ownFile-web" fileName="c:\temp\nlog-own-${shortdate}.log"
layout="${longdate}|${event-properties:item=EventId_Id}|${uppercase:${level}}|${logger}|${message} ${exception:format=tostring}|url: ${aspnet-request-url}|action: ${aspnet-mvc-action}" />
</targets>
<!-- rules to map from logger name to target -->
<rules>
<!--All logs, including from Microsoft-->
<logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="allfile" />
<!--Skip non-critical Microsoft logs and so log only own logs-->
<logger name="Microsoft.*" maxlevel="Info" final="true" /> <!-- BlackHole without writeTo -->
<logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="ownFile-web" />
</rules>
</nlog>
3. Enable copy to bin folder
or edit .csproj file manually and add:
<ItemGroup>
<Content Update="nlog.config" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
</ItemGroup>
4. Update program.cs
using NLog.Web;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
// NLog: setup the logger first to catch all errors
var logger = NLog.Web.NLogBuilder.ConfigureNLog("nlog.config").GetCurrentClassLogger();
try
{
logger.Debug("init main");
CreateWebHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//NLog: catch setup errors
logger.Error(ex, "Stopped program because of exception");
throw;
}
finally
{
// Ensure to flush and stop internal timers/threads before application-exit (Avoid segmentation fault on Linux)
NLog.LogManager.Shutdown();
}
}
public static IWebHostBuilder CreateWebHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
.UseStartup<Startup>()
.ConfigureLogging(logging =>
{
logging.ClearProviders();
logging.SetMinimumLevel(Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Trace);
})
.UseNLog(); // NLog: setup NLog for Dependency injection
5. Configure appsettings.json
The Logging configuration specified in appsettings.json overrides any call to SetMinimumLevel. So either remove "Default": or adjust it correctly to your needs.
{
"Logging": {
"LogLevel": {
"Default": "Trace",
"Microsoft": "Information"
}
}
}Remember to also update any environment specific configuration to avoid any surprises. Ex appsettings.Development.json
6. Write logs
Inject the ILogger in your controller:
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private readonly ILogger<HomeController> _logger;
public HomeController(ILogger<HomeController> logger)
{
_logger = logger;
}
public IActionResult Index()
{
_logger.LogInformation("Index page says hello");
return View();
}
7. Example Output
When starting the ASP.NET Core website, we get two files:
nlog-own-2017-10-10.log
2020-12-29 14:40:29.5143||DEBUG|ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Program|init main |url: |action:
2020-12-29 14:40:32.1326|0|INFO|ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Controllers.HomeController|Hello, this is the index! |url: http://localhost/|action: Index
nlog-all-2017-10-10.log
2020-12-29 14:40:29.5143||DEBUG|ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Program|init main
2020-12-29 14:40:30.9739|0|INFO|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.XmlKeyManager|User profile is available. Using 'C:\Users\j.verdurmen\AppData\Local\ASP.NET\DataProtection-Keys' as key repository and Windows DPAPI to encrypt keys at rest.
2020-12-29 14:40:30.9897|37|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Repositories.FileSystemXmlRepository|Reading data from file 'C:\Users\j.verdurmen\AppData\Local\ASP.NET\DataProtection-Keys\key-bfd1ce07-8dc6-4eef-a51a-d21ddb547109.xml'.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0004|18|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.XmlKeyManager|Found key {bfd1ce07-8dc6-4eef-a51a-d21ddb547109}.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0124|13|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.DefaultKeyResolver|Considering key {bfd1ce07-8dc6-4eef-a51a-d21ddb547109} with expiration date 2017-12-28 19:01:07Z as default key.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0422|0|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.TypeForwardingActivator|Forwarded activator type request from Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.XmlEncryption.DpapiXmlDecryptor, Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60 to Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.XmlEncryption.DpapiXmlDecryptor, Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0422|51|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.XmlEncryption.DpapiXmlDecryptor|Decrypting secret element using Windows DPAPI.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0422|0|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.TypeForwardingActivator|Forwarded activator type request from Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption.ConfigurationModel.AuthenticatedEncryptorDescriptorDeserializer, Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60 to Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption.ConfigurationModel.AuthenticatedEncryptorDescriptorDeserializer, Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0422|4|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption.CngCbcAuthenticatedEncryptorFactory|Opening CNG algorithm 'AES' from provider '(null)' with chaining mode CBC.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0543|3|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AuthenticatedEncryption.CngCbcAuthenticatedEncryptorFactory|Opening CNG algorithm 'SHA256' from provider '(null)' with HMAC.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0543|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.KeyManagement.KeyRingProvider|Using key {bfd1ce07-8dc6-4eef-a51a-d21ddb547109} as the default key.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.0543|0|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Internal.DataProtectionStartupFilter|Key ring with default key {bfd1ce07-8dc6-4eef-a51a-d21ddb547109} was loaded during application startup.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.4080|3|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost|Hosting starting
2020-12-29 14:40:31.5508|4|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost|Hosting started
2020-12-29 14:40:31.5508|0|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost|Loaded hosting startup assembly ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017
2020-12-29 14:40:31.5526|0|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost|Loaded hosting startup assembly Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApplicationInsights.HostingStartup
2020-12-29 14:40:31.5526|0|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost|Loaded hosting startup assembly Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration
2020-12-29 14:40:31.6909|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel|Connection id "0HL8G4U42CK64" started.
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2020-12-29 14:40:31.7418|19|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv|Connection id "0HL8G4U42CK65" reset.
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2020-12-29 14:40:31.7418|7|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv|Connection id "0HL8G4U42CK65" sending FIN.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.7591|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel|Connection id "0HL8G4U42CK65" stopped.
2020-12-29 14:40:31.8153|1|INFO|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.WebHost|Request starting HTTP/1.1 GET http://localhost:56152/
2020-12-29 14:40:31.8607|4|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles.StaticFileMiddleware|The request path / does not match a supported file type
2020-12-29 14:40:32.0160|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.RouteBase|Request successfully matched the route with name 'default' and template '{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}'.
2020-12-29 14:40:32.1120|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker|Executing action ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Controllers.HomeController.Index (ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017)
2020-12-29 14:40:32.1326|1|INFO|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker|Executing action method ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Controllers.HomeController.Index (ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017) with arguments ((null)) - ModelState is Valid
2020-12-29 14:40:32.1326|0|INFO|ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Controllers.HomeController|Hello, this is the index!
2020-12-29 14:40:32.1620|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker|Executed action method ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Controllers.HomeController.Index (ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017), returned result Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewResult.
2020-12-29 14:40:32.1620|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RazorViewEngine|View lookup cache miss for view 'Index' in controller 'Home'.
2020-12-29 14:40:33.6906|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal.RazorViewCompiler|Compilation of the generated code for the Razor file at 'X:\nlog\NLog.Web\examples\ASP.NET Core 2\Visual Studio 2017\ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017\Views\Home\Index.cshtml' started.
2020-12-29 14:40:35.7180|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal.RazorViewCompiler|Compilation of the generated code for the Razor file at 'X:\nlog\NLog.Web\examples\ASP.NET Core 2\Visual Studio 2017\ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017\Views\Home\Index.cshtml' completed in 2024.1338ms.
2020-12-29 14:40:35.7988|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal.RazorViewCompiler|Compilation of the generated code for the Razor file at 'X:\nlog\NLog.Web\examples\ASP.NET Core 2\Visual Studio 2017\ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017\Views\_ViewStart.cshtml' started.
2020-12-29 14:40:35.8637|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal.RazorViewCompiler|Compilation of the generated code for the Razor file at 'X:\nlog\NLog.Web\examples\ASP.NET Core 2\Visual Studio 2017\ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017\Views\_ViewStart.cshtml' completed in 63.9912ms.
2020-12-29 14:40:35.8710|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Internal.ViewResultExecutor|The view 'Index' was found.
2020-12-29 14:40:35.8710|1|INFO|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Internal.ViewResultExecutor|Executing ViewResult, running view at path /Views/Home/Index.cshtml.
2020-12-29 14:40:35.9577|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RazorViewEngine|View lookup cache miss for view '_Layout' in controller 'Home'.
2020-12-29 14:40:36.0454|1|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal.RazorViewCompiler|Compilation of the generated code for the Razor file at 'X:\nlog\NLog.Web\examples\ASP.NET Core 2\Visual Studio 2017\ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017\Views\Shared\_Layout.cshtml' started.
2020-12-29 14:40:36.2080|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal.RazorViewCompiler|Compilation of the generated code for the Razor file at 'X:\nlog\NLog.Web\examples\ASP.NET Core 2\Visual Studio 2017\ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017\Views\Shared\_Layout.cshtml' completed in 161.8031ms.
2020-12-29 14:40:36.2209|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.TagHelpers.HeadTagHelper|Tag helper component 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApplicationInsights.HostingStartup.JavaScriptSnippetTagHelperComponent' initialized.
2020-12-29 14:40:36.2209|3|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.TagHelpers.HeadTagHelper|Tag helper component 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApplicationInsights.HostingStartup.JavaScriptSnippetTagHelperComponent' processed.
2020-12-29 14:40:36.2367|2|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.TagHelpers.BodyTagHelper|Tag helper component 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApplicationInsights.HostingStartup.JavaScriptSnippetTagHelperComponent' initialized.
2020-12-29 14:40:36.2367|3|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.TagHelpers.BodyTagHelper|Tag helper component 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApplicationInsights.HostingStartup.JavaScriptSnippetTagHelperComponent' processed.
2020-12-29 14:40:36.2942|2|INFO|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker|Executed action ASP.NET_Core_2___VS2017.Controllers.HomeController.Index (ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017) in 4181.1451ms
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2020-12-29 14:40:36.3610|2|INFO|Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles.StaticFileMiddleware|Sending file. Request path: '/css/site.css'. Physical path: 'X:\nlog\NLog.Web\examples\ASP.NET Core 2\Visual Studio 2017\ASP.NET Core 2 - VS2017\wwwroot\css\site.css'
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2020-12-29 14:42:21.6800|6|DEBUG|Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv|Connection id "0HL8G4U42CK64" received FIN.
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