Serilog not loading configuration?

Question

I just got started with Serilog. I started out a very simple configuration, but I can't confirm it's loaded...maybe I am not looking into the right place?

appsettings (snippet):

"Serilog": {
  "Using": [ "Serilog", "Serilog.Sinks.Console", "Serilog.Sinks.EventLog" ],
  "MinimumLevel": {
    "Default": "Debug"
}

program.cs

Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
    .ConfigureAppConfiguration(
      (hostingContext, config) =>
         configureConfiguration(hostingContext, config))
    .UseSerilog(
       (hostingContext, config) =>
         configureSeriLog(hostingContext, config));

// local function
void configureSeriLog(HostBuilderContext cntxt, LoggerConfiguration builder)
{
  builder.ReadFrom
         .Configuration(cntxt.Configuration);
}

I set a breakpoint at the ReadFrom.Configuration() call. After the call is made, I look at the non-Public members _minimumLevel under the builder variable and it says Information. Am I looking at the wrong spot or the configuration wasn't loaded. Thanks a million!

Answer 1

To diagnose issues, you can try using the SelfLog

Serilog.Debugging.SelfLog.Enable(x => Debug.WriteLine(x));

Debugging and Diagnostics

When Serilog is not behaving as you expect, this may be caused by an internal exception or configuration issue. Here are a couple of ways to sort things out.

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