diff --git a/SVSim.ContentServer/Program.cs b/SVSim.ContentServer/Program.cs
index cfddfb86..dce3d91c 100644
--- a/SVSim.ContentServer/Program.cs
+++ b/SVSim.ContentServer/Program.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
+using Serilog;
+using SVSim.Hosting;
 
 namespace SVSim.ContentServer;
 
@@ -21,7 +23,10 @@ public class Program
     public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
         var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+        builder.Host.UseSvSimSerilog("svsim-content");
 
+        try
+        {
         // Env var takes priority — it's the canonical knob per the spec docs.
         var contentRoot = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SVSIM_CONTENT_ROOT")
             ?? builder.Configuration["Content:Root"];
@@ -83,5 +88,15 @@ public class Program
                               "content-addressed under /dl/Resource/ and /dl/Sound/.");
 
         app.Run();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Log.Fatal(ex, "Host terminated unexpectedly");
+            throw;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Log.CloseAndFlush();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/SVSim.ContentServer/SVSim.ContentServer.csproj b/SVSim.ContentServer/SVSim.ContentServer.csproj
index bd956c22..8e80ac2e 100644
--- a/SVSim.ContentServer/SVSim.ContentServer.csproj
+++ b/SVSim.ContentServer/SVSim.ContentServer.csproj
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@
     <RootNamespace>SVSim.ContentServer</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\SVSim.Hosting\SVSim.Hosting.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/SVSim.ContentServer/appsettings.json b/SVSim.ContentServer/appsettings.json
index 193f158e..f3008dae 100644
--- a/SVSim.ContentServer/appsettings.json
+++ b/SVSim.ContentServer/appsettings.json
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Override": {
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "Content": {
     "Root": ""