diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8f1a18c85..96baec1d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -255,9 +255,14 @@ paket-files/
 .idea/
 *.sln.iml
 *.sqlite
+*.sqlite-shm
+*.sqlite-wal
 
 # Nuget files
 DeploymentSettings.props
 Directory.Build.props
 Directory.Build.targets
 Packages.props
+
+#Local Log Files
+log*.txt
diff --git a/src/Clean.Architecture.Infrastructure/EmailSender.cs b/src/Clean.Architecture.Infrastructure/EmailSender.cs
index 8bdc6e06f..73bd30cb8 100644
--- a/src/Clean.Architecture.Infrastructure/EmailSender.cs
+++ b/src/Clean.Architecture.Infrastructure/EmailSender.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ public async Task SendEmailAsync(string to, string from, string subject, string
     };
     message.To.Add(new MailAddress(to));
     await emailClient.SendMailAsync(message);
-    _logger.LogWarning($"Sending email to {to} from {from} with subject {subject}.");
+    _logger.LogWarning("Sending email to {to} from {from} with subject {subject}.", to, from, subject);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Clean.Architecture.Web.csproj b/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Clean.Architecture.Web.csproj
index 5e3b56cad..0257d6d77 100644
--- a/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Clean.Architecture.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Clean.Architecture.Web.csproj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="6.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" PrivateAssets="all" Version="6.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" PrivateAssets="All" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.ApplicationInsights" Version="3.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.2.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="4.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NETStandard.Library" Version="2.0.3" />
diff --git a/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Program.cs b/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Program.cs
index 0d679d936..6f6269647 100644
--- a/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/Program.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 using Clean.Architecture.Infrastructure.Data;
 using Clean.Architecture.Web;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;
-
+using Serilog;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
 builder.Host.UseServiceProviderFactory(new AutofacServiceProviderFactory());
 
+builder.Host.UseSerilog((_, config) => config.ReadFrom.Configuration(builder.Configuration));
+
 builder.Services.Configure<CookiePolicyOptions>(options =>
 {
   options.CheckConsentNeeded = context => true;
@@ -47,9 +49,6 @@
   containerBuilder.RegisterModule(new DefaultInfrastructureModule(builder.Environment.EnvironmentName == "Development"));
 });
 
-
-builder.Logging.ClearProviders();
-builder.Logging.AddConsole();
 //builder.Logging.AddAzureWebAppDiagnostics(); add this if deploying to Azure
 
 var app = builder.Build();
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@
   catch (Exception ex)
   {
     var logger = services.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Program>>();
-    logger.LogError(ex, "An error occurred seeding the DB.");
+    logger.LogError(ex, "An error occurred seeding the DB. {exceptionMessage}", ex.Message);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/appsettings.json b/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/appsettings.json
index 0e4c58818..7331e3538 100644
--- a/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/Clean.Architecture.Web/appsettings.json
@@ -3,12 +3,30 @@
     "DefaultConnection": "Server=(localdb)\\v11.0;Database=cleanarchitecture;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true",
     "SqliteConnection": "Data Source=database.sqlite"
   },
-  "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
-    "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
-    }
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information"
+    },
+    "WriteTo": [
+      {
+        "Name": "Console"
+      },
+      {
+        "Name": "File",
+        "Args": {
+          "path": "log.txt",
+          "rollingInterval": "Day"
+        }
+      }
+      //Uncomment this section if you'd like to push your logs to Azure Application Insights
+      //Full list of Serilog Sinks can be found here: https://github.com/serilog/serilog/wiki/Provided-Sinks
+      //{
+      //  "Name": "ApplicationInsights",
+      //  "Args": {
+      //    "instrumentationKey": "", //Fill in with your ApplicationInsights InstrumentationKey
+      //    "telemetryConverter": "Serilog.Sinks.ApplicationInsights.Sinks.ApplicationInsights.TelemetryConverters.TraceTelemetryConverter, Serilog.Sinks.ApplicationInsights"
+      //  }
+      //}
+    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Clean.Architecture.FunctionalTests/CustomWebApplicationFactory.cs b/tests/Clean.Architecture.FunctionalTests/CustomWebApplicationFactory.cs
index b44b30bb6..efc808f41 100644
--- a/tests/Clean.Architecture.FunctionalTests/CustomWebApplicationFactory.cs
+++ b/tests/Clean.Architecture.FunctionalTests/CustomWebApplicationFactory.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ protected override IHost CreateHost(IHostBuilder builder)
       catch (Exception ex)
       {
         logger.LogError(ex, "An error occurred seeding the " +
-                            $"database with test messages. Error: {ex.Message}");
+                            "database with test messages. Error: {exceptionMessage}", ex.Message);
       }
     }