If you are wanting to log directly via the Stackify API and want to control App Settings configuration from the Service Definition file, follow the steps below: The Service Definition File You will need to define the following properties in the ConfigurationSettings section of the Service Definition file as shown above: <ConfigurationSettings> <Setting name=”Stackify.ApiKey”/> <Setting name=”Stackify.AppName”/> <Setting name=”Stackify.Environment”/> </ConfigurationSettings> </WorkerRole> …