diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Francesco.Recipes.World.csproj b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Francesco.Recipes.World.csproj
index 3f3545e..f9e0493 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Francesco.Recipes.World.csproj
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Francesco.Recipes.World.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,20 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="8.0.0">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.11" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.11">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Proxies" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.11">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
@@ -16,6 +29,9 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Sentry.Serilog" Version="4.13.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="8.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.1.118">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Program.cs b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Program.cs
index 885c57a..1155aee 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/Program.cs
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/Program.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,26 @@
-var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+using Francesco.Recipes.World.Data;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Serilog;
+
+
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+var services = builder.Services;
+var configuration = builder.Configuration;
+
+services.AddLogging(
+    loggingBuilder =>
+        loggingBuilder.AddSerilog(
+            new LoggerConfiguration().ReadFrom.Configuration(configuration).CreateLogger()));
+
+
+var connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("FrancescosRecipesWorldDbContextConnection")
+                       ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'RecruitmentToolDbContextConnection' not found.");
+services.AddDbContext<FrancescosRecipesWorldDbContext>(options =>
+    options.UseSqlServer(connectionString));
+
+services.AddDefaultIdentity<IdentityUser>(options => options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedAccount = true)
+    .AddEntityFrameworkStores<FrancescosRecipesWorldDbContext>();
 
 // Add services to the container.
 builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();
@@ -18,9 +40,12 @@ app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 app.UseStaticFiles();
 
 app.UseRouting();
+app.UseAuthentication();
 
 app.UseAuthorization();
 
+app.MapDefaultControllerRoute();
+
 app.MapControllerRoute(
     name: "default",
     pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
diff --git a/Francesco.Recipes.World/appsettings.json b/Francesco.Recipes.World/appsettings.json
index 10f68b8..07a22b4 100644
--- a/Francesco.Recipes.World/appsettings.json
+++ b/Francesco.Recipes.World/appsettings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,42 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
-  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "FrancescosRecipesWorldDbContextConnection": "Server=localhost\\SQLEXPRESS;Database=Francesco.Recipes.World; Trusted_Connection=True; MultipleActiveResultSets=true;TrustServerCertificate=True "
+  },
+  "EmailConfiguration": {
+    "Server": "127.0.0.1",
+    "SmtpPort": 1025,
+    "User": "",
+    "Password": "",
+    "EnableSsl": false,
+    "From": "mailhog@localhost.net",
+    "WebUserInterface": "127.0.0.1:8025"
+  },
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Debug",
+      "Override": {
+        "System": "Information",
+        "Microsoft": "Information"
+      }
+    },
+    "WriteTo": [
+      {
+        "Name": "Sentry",
+        "Args": {
+          "Dsn": "https://84d32207fb244762a68b9d4a5de92495@sentry.intersim.ch/8",
+          "MinimumBreadcrumbLevel": "Debug",
+          "MinimumEventLevel": "Debug"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "Enrich": [
+      "FromLogContext",
+      "WithMachineName",
+      "WithThreadId"
+    ]
+  }
+
 }