Program.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using NLog.Web;

namespace NppesAPI
{
#pragma warning disable CA1052 // Static holder types should be Static or NotInheritable
    public class Program
#pragma warning restore CA1052 // Static holder types should be Static or NotInheritable
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var logger = NLogBuilder.ConfigureNLog("nlog.config").GetCurrentClassLogger();
            try
            {
                logger.Info("Starting Main");


                CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                logger.Error(ex, "An Exception was thrown");
                throw;
            }
            finally
            {
                NLog.LogManager.Shutdown();

            }
        }

        public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args)
        {
            return Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
                .ConfigureLogging(logging =>
                {
                    logging.ClearProviders();
                    logging.AddConsole();
                    logging.SetMinimumLevel(Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Trace);
                })
                .UseNLog()
                .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
                    {
                        webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>();
                    }
                    );
        }
    }
}