NLog.Web.AspNetCore

Integrates NLog asLogging provider for the ASP.NET Core platform, by just callingUseNLog() with the application host-builder.

Providing features like:

• Enrich logging output with additional details from active HttpContext using NLogLayoutRenderers, by just updating the NLog configuration.
• Supports middleware injection forHTTP Request Logging andHTTP Response Logging.
• Load NLog configuration fromappsettings.json
• Capturestructured message properties from theMicrosoft ILogger
• Capturescope context properties from the Microsoft ILoggerBeginScope
• Routing logging output to multiple destinations via the available NLogTargets
• Rendering logging output into standard formats like JSON, CVS, W3C ELF and XML using NLogLayouts.
• Contributions are always welcome, by creating apull request.

Supported platforms:

• ASP.NET Core 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
• ASP.NET Core 2, .NET Standard 2.0 and .NET 4.6.2+

Register NLog as logging provider:

builder.Logging.ClearProviders();builder.Host.UseNLog();

If logging is needed before the host building, then one can use fluent setup:

var logger = NLog.LogManager.Setup().LoadConfigurationFromAppSettings().GetCurrentClassLogger();

Alternative include NLog.Web.AspNetCore extension in the NLog.config file:

<extensions>    <add assembly="NLog.Web.AspNetCore"/></extensions>

Useful Links:

• Home Page
• Change Log
• Getting started with ASP.NET Core 6
• ASP.NET Core Layout Renderers
• Logging Troubleshooting
• Have a question?