Example of how to read serilog configuration and add into Asp Net 5

Startup.cs

public class Startup
{
    public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
    {
        string configFile = $"config.{env.EnvironmentName}.json".ToLower();
        var configBuilder = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddJsonFile(configFile);
        Configuration = configBuilder.Build();

        Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
            .ReadFrom.Settings(new LoggerSettings(Configuration.GetSection("Logging")))
            .CreateLogger();
    }
        
    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
    {
        loggerFactory.AddSerilog();
        // ....
    }
}