diff --git a/NetworkResurrector.Api/NetworkResurrector.Api.csproj b/NetworkResurrector.Api/NetworkResurrector.Api.csproj
index 602886b..6f5a4b1 100644
--- a/NetworkResurrector.Api/NetworkResurrector.Api.csproj
+++ b/NetworkResurrector.Api/NetworkResurrector.Api.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection" Version="$(AutoMapperExtensionsPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="MediatR.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MediatRPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="$(SwashbucklePackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/NetworkResurrector.Api/Program.cs b/NetworkResurrector.Api/Program.cs
index 60957b0..728d626 100644
--- a/NetworkResurrector.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/NetworkResurrector.Api/Program.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-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 Serilog;
+using Serilog.Core;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer;
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace NetworkResurrector.Api
 {
@@ -13,14 +16,70 @@ namespace NetworkResurrector.Api
     {
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
+            var isConsole = Debugger.IsAttached || args.Contains("--console");
+            if (!isConsole)
+            {
+                var pathToExe = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName;
+                var pathToContentRoot = Path.GetDirectoryName(pathToExe);
+                Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(pathToContentRoot);
+            }
+
+            var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
+                .Build();
+
+            var connectionString = configuration.GetConnectionString("DatabaseConnection");
+            var loggingLevelParam = configuration.GetValue<string>("Logging:LogLevel:Default");
+
+            Enum.TryParse(loggingLevelParam, out LogEventLevel loggingLevel);
+            var loggingLevelSwitch = new LoggingLevelSwitch(loggingLevel);
+
+            var columnOptions = new ColumnOptions();
+            columnOptions.Store.Remove(StandardColumn.Properties);
+            columnOptions.Store.Remove(StandardColumn.MessageTemplate);
+            columnOptions.Store.Add(StandardColumn.LogEvent);
+            Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+                .MinimumLevel.ControlledBy(loggingLevelSwitch)
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Warning)
+                .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+                .WriteTo.Console()
+                .WriteTo.MSSqlServer(connectionString, "__Logs", autoCreateSqlTable: true, columnOptions: columnOptions)
+                .CreateLogger();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var urls = configuration.GetValue<string>("urls");
+                Log.Information("Starting network resurrector API...");
+                Log.Information($"API listening on {urls}");
+                Console.WriteLine("Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.");
+                CreateHostBuilder(args, configuration, !isConsole).Build().Run();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Log.Fatal(ex, "Network resurrector API host terminated unexpectedly");
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                Log.CloseAndFlush();
+            }
+
         }
 
-        public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
-            Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
-                .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
-                {
-                    webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>();
-                });
+        public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args, IConfiguration configuration, bool useWindowsService)
+        {
+            var builder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
+                    .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
+                    {
+                        webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>()
+                            .UseConfiguration(configuration)
+                            .UseSerilog();
+                    });
+
+            if (useWindowsService)
+                builder.UseWindowsService();
+
+            return builder;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/NetworkResurrector.Api/appsettings.json b/NetworkResurrector.Api/appsettings.json
index d9d9a9b..5119161 100644
--- a/NetworkResurrector.Api/appsettings.json
+++ b/NetworkResurrector.Api/appsettings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 {
+  "urls": "http://*:5062",
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DatabaseConnection": "***REMOVED***"
+  },
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Information",
+      "Default": "Debug",
       "Microsoft": "Warning",
       "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
     }
diff --git a/dependencies.props b/dependencies.props
index b606756..0bd60d6 100644
--- a/dependencies.props
+++ b/dependencies.props
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
     <MediatRPackageVersion>6.0.0</MediatRPackageVersion>
     <SwashbucklePackageVersion>5.3.1</SwashbucklePackageVersion>
     <EntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>3.1.3</EntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsPackageVersion>3.1.3</MicrosoftExtensionsPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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