Customizing NLog to Write Logs to a Database and Troubleshooting Configuration Issues

NLog is a flexible logging framework for .NET applications that supports writing logs to various targets such as files, databases, and email. This article focuses on configuring NLog to log custom data into a database and addresses a common issue where changes to NLog.config appear to have no effect. Using Layout Renderers for Custom Log Data N ...

Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:04:45 +0000 by fluvius

Implementing NLog in .NET Applications

NLog provides consistent logging capabilities across various .NET application types including console apps, WinForms, and WPF. This demonstrasion uses a .NET 5 console application. 1. Adding NLog Dependency There are two approaches to include NLog in your project: Install via NuGet package manager Directly reference the NLog.dll assembly 2. C ...

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026 11:26:45 +0000 by daveoliveruk