diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer.csproj b/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer.csproj
index 0f0414ff..091c4636 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer.csproj
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="7.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/Program.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/Program.cs
index c15a2b30..117a95da 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/Program.cs
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/Program.cs
@@ -2,36 +2,62 @@ using EnvelopeGenerator.Application;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Serilog;
 
-var builder = Host.CreateApplicationBuilder(args);
-var config = builder.Configuration;
-builder.Services.AddHostedService<Worker>();
+// Load Serilog from appsettings.json
+Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+    .ReadFrom.Configuration(new ConfigurationBuilder()
+        .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
+        .Build())
+        .CreateLogger();
 
-#region Add DB Context, EG Inf. and Services
-var cnnStrName = "Default";
-var connStr = config.GetConnectionString(cnnStrName)
-    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Connection string '{cnnStrName}' is missing in the application configuration.");
+try
+{
+    var builder = Host.CreateApplicationBuilder(args);
 
-#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-builder.Services.AddEnvelopeGeneratorInfrastructureServices(
-    opt =>
-    {
-        opt.AddDbTriggerParams(config);
-        opt.AddDbContext((provider, options) =>
+    // add serilog
+    builder.Logging.ClearProviders();
+    builder.Logging.AddSerilog();
+
+    var config = builder.Configuration;
+    builder.Services.AddHostedService<Worker>();
+
+    #region Add DB Context, EG Inf. and Services
+    var cnnStrName = "Default";
+    var connStr = config.GetConnectionString(cnnStrName)
+        ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Connection string '{cnnStrName}' is missing in the application configuration.");
+
+    #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+    builder.Services.AddEnvelopeGeneratorInfrastructureServices(
+        opt =>
         {
-            var logger = provider.GetRequiredService<ILogger<EGDbContext>>();
-            options.UseSqlServer(connStr)
-                    .LogTo(log => logger.LogInformation("{log}", log), Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Trace)
-                    .EnableSensitiveDataLogging()
-                    .EnableDetailedErrors();
+            opt.AddDbTriggerParams(config);
+            opt.AddDbContext((provider, options) =>
+            {
+                var logger = provider.GetRequiredService<ILogger<EGDbContext>>();
+                options.UseSqlServer(connStr)
+                        .LogTo(log => logger.LogInformation("{log}", log), Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Trace)
+                        .EnableSensitiveDataLogging()
+                        .EnableDetailedErrors();
+            });
         });
-    });
-#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+    #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
 
-#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-builder.Services.AddEnvelopeGeneratorServices(config);
-#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-#endregion  Add DB Context, EG Inf. and Services
+    #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+    builder.Services.AddEnvelopeGeneratorServices(config);
+    #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+    #endregion  Add DB Context, EG Inf. and Services
 
-var host = builder.Build();
-host.Run();
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+    var host = builder.Build();
+    host.Run();
+
+    Log.Information("The worker was stopped.");
+}
+catch(Exception ex)
+{
+    Log.Fatal(ex, "Worker could not be started!");
+}
+finally
+{
+    Log.CloseAndFlush();
+}
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diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/appsettings.json b/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/appsettings.json
index b2dcdb67..c0528954 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/appsettings.json
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Finalizer/appsettings.json
@@ -4,5 +4,37 @@
       "Default": "Information",
       "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
     }
+  },
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "Default": "Server=SDD-VMP04-SQL17\\DD_DEVELOP01;Database=DD_ECM;User Id=sa;Password=dd;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=True;",
+    "DbMigrationTest": "Server=SDD-VMP04-SQL17\\DD_DEVELOP01;Database=DD_ECM_DATA_MIGR_TEST;User Id=sa;Password=dd;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=True;"
+  },
+  "Serilog": {
+    "Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console", "Serilog.Sinks.File" ],
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Override": {
+        "Microsoft": "Warning",
+        "System": "Warning"
+      }
+    },
+    "WriteTo": [
+      {
+        "Name": "Console",
+        "Args": {
+          "outputTemplate": "[{Timestamp:HH:mm:ss} {Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "Name": "File",
+        "Args": {
+          "path": "Logs/log-.txt",
+          "rollingInterval": "Day",
+          "retainedFileCountLimit": 7,
+          "outputTemplate": "[{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} {Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "Enrich": [ "FromLogContext", "WithMachineName", "WithThreadId" ]
   }
-}
+}
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