How to use NLog in a .Net Core Console App

Setup DI

var services = new ServiceCollection();

//add logging
services.AddLogging();

//build the provider;
var serviceProvider = services.BuildServiceProvider();

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Configure NLog

var loggerFactory = serviceProvider.GetService<ILoggerFactory>();
loggerFactory.AddNLog();
loggerFactory.ConfigureNLog("nlog.config");

Create a Logger and Log Something

logger = serviceProvider.GetService<ILoggerFactory>()
    .CreateLogger<Program>();

logger.LogInformation("Hello World!");