Very rough VS Project Template for a .NET Core Console app with Dependency Injection, Configuration and Logging Developer Community Feature Request Twitter discussion Reference Blog Posts I used to Put this Together: DI: https://gunnarpeipman.com/net/net-core-dependency-injection/ Config: https://garywoodfine.com/configuration-api-net-core-console-application/ Logging: https://www.blinkingcaret.com/2018/02/14/net-core-console-logging/