ASP.NET Core: Logging with log4net

Learn how to use the logging framework log4net to standardize event logging for your ASP.NET Core applications.

Introduction

• Leverage the power of logging frameworks
• What you should know

1. Getting Started with Logging

• What is a logging framework?
• Why use a logging framework?
• What are the common logging frameworks?

2. Setting Up log4net in .NET Core

• Logging levels and appender types
• Setting up log4net in .NET Core console apps
• Adding the log4net.config file
• Logging to the console with colors
• Setting up log4net in .NET Core web API apps
• Logging to a file
• Logging to a rolling file
• Challenge: Setting up log4net in .NET Core MVC apps
• Solution: Setting up log4net in .NET Core MVC apps
• Logging to an SQL database

3. Setting Up a Global Exception Logger

• Setting up an exception handler middleware
• Log all unhandled exceptions to a file
• Log unhandled exceptions using a filter
• Handling and logging 404s in MVC

Conclusion

• Continuing on with logging