diff --git a/DCGEngine.sln b/DCGEngine.sln
index 23f6ffc5..11967822 100644
--- a/DCGEngine.sln
+++ b/DCGEngine.sln
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SVSim.BattleEngine.Tests",
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SVSim.ContentServer", "SVSim.ContentServer\SVSim.ContentServer.csproj", "{AC3897E1-7745-49D0-BFA1-7D859D317C07}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SVSim.Hosting", "SVSim.Hosting\SVSim.Hosting.csproj", "{70D7E6B2-A812-497F-A254-CDD643F99A8A}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -55,5 +57,9 @@ Global
 		{AC3897E1-7745-49D0-BFA1-7D859D317C07}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{AC3897E1-7745-49D0-BFA1-7D859D317C07}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{AC3897E1-7745-49D0-BFA1-7D859D317C07}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{70D7E6B2-A812-497F-A254-CDD643F99A8A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{70D7E6B2-A812-497F-A254-CDD643F99A8A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{70D7E6B2-A812-497F-A254-CDD643F99A8A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{70D7E6B2-A812-497F-A254-CDD643F99A8A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/SVSim.Hosting/SVSim.Hosting.csproj b/SVSim.Hosting/SVSim.Hosting.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13547689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.Hosting/SVSim.Hosting.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="8.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="8.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread" Version="4.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="3.0.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/SVSim.Hosting/SerilogHostingExtensions.cs b/SVSim.Hosting/SerilogHostingExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6f91eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.Hosting/SerilogHostingExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using Serilog.Sinks.SystemConsole.Themes;
+
+namespace SVSim.Hosting;
+
+public static class SerilogHostingExtensions
+{
+    // Wires Serilog as the host's logging provider. Sinks, rotation, retention,
+    // and enrichment defaults are baked in here; per-category level overrides
+    // ride via appsettings under "Serilog:MinimumLevel:Override". The file sink
+    // rolls daily (or when a single file hits 100 MB) and retains the newest 7.
+    public static IHostBuilder UseSvSimSerilog(this IHostBuilder host, string appName)
+    {
+        var logDirectory = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "logs");
+        var filePathBase = Path.Combine(logDirectory, $"{appName}-.log");
+
+        return host.UseSerilog((context, services, loggerConfig) =>
+        {
+            loggerConfig
+                .MinimumLevel.Information()
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
+                .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", LogEventLevel.Warning)
+                .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+                .Enrich.WithMachineName()
+                .Enrich.WithThreadId()
+                .WriteTo.Console(
+                    theme: AnsiConsoleTheme.Code,
+                    outputTemplate: "[{Timestamp:HH:mm:ss} {Level:u3}] {SourceContext} {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}")
+                .WriteTo.File(
+                    path: filePathBase,
+                    rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day,
+                    rollOnFileSizeLimit: true,
+                    fileSizeLimitBytes: 100_000_000,
+                    retainedFileCountLimit: 7,
+                    outputTemplate: "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level:u3}] {SourceContext} {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}")
+                .ReadFrom.Configuration(context.Configuration);
+        });
+    }
+}