diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/Configuration.cs b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/Configuration.cs
index a011f4f..308290c 100644
--- a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/Configuration.cs
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/Configuration.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-using System.Web;
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Web;
 using Interfaces;
 using Ninject;
 using Ninject.Web.Common;
@@ -11,8 +15,26 @@ namespace WindowsDataCenter
         {
             var kernel = new StandardKernel();
             kernel.Bind<IHttpModule>().To<HttpApplicationInitializationHttpModule>();
-            //TODO: move to app.config. or ninject.xml or similar.
-            kernel.Bind<IRepository>().To<SQLiteRepository.SQLiteRepository>();
+                
+            if (File.Exists("NinjectConfig.xml"))
+            {
+                kernel.Load("NinjectConfig.xml");
+            }
+
+            var logger = kernel.TryGet<ILogger>();
+            if (logger == null)
+            {
+                kernel.Bind<ILogger>().To<DefaultComponents.DefaultLogger>();
+                logger = kernel.Get<ILogger>();
+            }
+            logger.Fatal("test message - ninject stuff loaded.");
+
+            var repo = kernel.TryGet<IRepository>();
+            if (repo == null)
+            {
+                logger.Fatal("A type of IRepository must be installed. Exiting.");
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("IRepository");
+            }
 
             return kernel;
         }
diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/DefaultComponents/DefaultLogger.cs b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/DefaultComponents/DefaultLogger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60520ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/DefaultComponents/DefaultLogger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Interfaces;
+
+namespace WindowsDataCenter.DefaultComponents
+{
+    public class DefaultLogger : ILogger
+    {
+        public bool IsDebugEnabled { get { return true; } }
+        public bool IsErrorEnabled { get { return true; } }
+        public bool IsFatalEnabled { get { return true; } }
+        public bool IsInfoEnabled { get { return true; } }
+        public bool IsTraceEnabled { get { return true; } }
+        public bool IsWarnEnabled { get { return true; } }
+
+        public void Debug(Exception exception)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(exception);
+        }
+
+        public void Debug(string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Debug(Exception exception, string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(exception + ", " + format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Error(Exception exception)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(exception);
+        }
+
+        public void Error(string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Error(Exception exception, string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(exception + ", " + format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Fatal(Exception exception)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(exception);
+        }
+
+        public void Fatal(string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Fatal(Exception exception, string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(exception + ", " + format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Info(Exception exception)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(exception);
+        }
+
+        public void Info(string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Info(Exception exception, string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(exception + ", " + format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Trace(Exception exception)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(exception);
+        }
+
+        public void Trace(string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Trace(Exception exception, string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(exception + ", " + format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Warn(Exception exception)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(exception);
+        }
+
+        public void Warn(string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(format, args));
+        }
+
+        public void Warn(Exception exception, string format, params object[] args)
+        {
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(exception + ", " + format, args));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/NinjectConfig.xml b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/NinjectConfig.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26f0342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/NinjectConfig.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
+<module name="NinjectAssemblies">
+    <bind service="Interfaces.ILogger, Interfaces"
+          to="NLogLogger.NLogger, NLogLogger" scope="singleton" />
+  
+    <bind service="Interfaces.IRepository, Interfaces"
+          to="SQLiteRepository.SQLiteRepository, SQLiteRepository" />
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter.csproj b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter.csproj
index 51e4123..53f9bca 100644
--- a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter.csproj
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter.csproj
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
       <HintPath>..\packages\Ninject.3.2.0.0\lib\net45-full\Ninject.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Ninject.Extensions.Xml, Version=3.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c7192dc5380945e7, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Ninject.Extensions.Xml.3.2.0.0\lib\net45-full\Ninject.Extensions.Xml.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Ninject.Web.Common, Version=3.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c7192dc5380945e7, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Ninject.Web.Common.3.2.0.0\lib\net45-full\Ninject.Web.Common.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Controllers\CardsController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\TimelogController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DefaultComponents\DefaultLogger.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\CacheControlAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonpFormatter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="NinjectDependencyResolver.cs" />
@@ -134,6 +139,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Controllers\ValuesController.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="NinjectConfig.xml">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="www\css\bootstrap-grid.css">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/packages.config b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/packages.config
index 9cb5e47..ac0f599 100644
--- a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/packages.config
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/WindowsDataCenter/packages.config
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="9.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Ninject" version="3.2.0.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Ninject.Extensions.Xml" version="3.2.0.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Ninject.Web.Common" version="3.2.0.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Ninject.Web.WebApi" version="3.2.4.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net452" />