public static async Task <int> Main(string[] args) { ConfigureLogging(); // Get the IWebHost which will host this application. var host = CreateHostBuilder(args).Build(); // Find the service layer within our scope. using (var scope = host.Services.CreateScope()) { var services = scope.ServiceProvider; try { Log.Logger.Information("starting application..."); // Get the instance of appDbcontext in our services layer var context = services.GetRequiredService <AppDbContext>(); var userManager = services.GetRequiredService <UserManager <AppUser> >(); await context.Database.MigrateAsync(); //applies any pending migration to the context await IdentitySeed.SeedUsersData(userManager); // Continue to run the application host.Run(); return(0); } catch (Exception ex) { Log.Error(ex, "application terminated unexpectedly"); return(1); } finally { Log.CloseAndFlush(); } } }