# Installation and Project Setup
## Installation
Find the package manager and type `install-package Perigee`. It's available on [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/perigee).
## License Installation
To install your **.license** file, simply add it to the projects root folder and set it to "Copy Always".
Installation on a deployed application is exactly the same! Make sure the **.license** is in the executable directory.
{% hint style="success" %}
#### It's very important to set the "Copy to Output Directory" to "Copy Always" under the property inspector - otherwise the build can't see the file!
{% endhint %}
## Basic Configuration
To actually use the logging, we need a basic **appsettings.json** file in the project.
**A) Either drop the included sample configuration into the project**
{% file src="" %}
**B) OR - Create the file (****appsettings.json****) in the root of the project with the code below:**
```json
{
"ConnectionStrings": {
},
"AppSettings": {
},
"Perigee": { "HideConsole": false },
"Serilog": {
"MinimumLevel": "Debug",
"WriteTo": [
{ "Name": "Console" }
]
}
}
```
{% hint style="success" %}
#### It's very important to set the "Copy to Output Directory" to "Copy Always" under the property inspector - otherwise the build can't see the file!
{% endhint %}
We will cover additional logging and configuration in [/HelloLogs](https://docs.perigee.software/getting-started/hello-logs) later!
## A quick word on "Using" Statements
Since we use Serilog, you may be inclined to use those namespaces at the top of your code. Typically speaking, we import the `Microsoft.Extensions.Logging` package instead. Since Serilog extends that generic functionality, we can do everything we need to with its inclusion. To get access to the logging functions, put this include at the top of the project:
```csharp
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using Perigee;
```
You can always click the :bulb:icon or press `ctrl+.` to find missing namespaces:
That's it! Perigee is installed and ready to go. Head to the next section, let's write our first "Hello Perigee!" application
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