{"id":8520,"date":"2024-03-14T08:14:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-nlog-in-c\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T06:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:03:55","slug":"how-to-use-nlog-in-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-nlog-in-c\/","title":{"rendered":"NLog in C#: Complete Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To use NLog in C #, you need to first install the NLog NuGet package. You can search for NLog in the NuGet package manager and install it. Once installed, you can use NLog in your code to log information.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple example demonstrating how to use NLog in C#.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">using<\/span> NLog;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Program<\/span>\r\n{\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">private<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Main<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">string<\/span>[] args<\/span>)<\/span>\r\n    {\r\n        logger.Info(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Hello, NLog!\"<\/span>);\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">try<\/span>\r\n        {\r\n            <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">throw<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> Exception(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Oops! 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