Using serilog with azure application insights and .Net core

Using serilog with azure application insights and .Net core

Please follow the steps below:

First, in stall the following packages:

Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore, version 2.14.0

Serilog.AspNetCore, version 3.2.0

Serilog.Sinks.ApplicationInsights, version 3.1.0

Serilog.Settings.Configuration, version 3.1.0

In Program.cs:

public class Program
{     
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
    }

    public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
        Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
            .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
            {
                webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>();
            })
           .UseSerilog((hostingContext, loggerConfiguration) => loggerConfiguration
                    .ReadFrom.Configuration(hostingContext.Configuration)
                    .WriteTo.ApplicationInsights(new TelemetryConfiguration{ InstrumentationKey = "xxxxxxxxx" },TelemetryConverter.Traces)
             );                
}