diff --git a/COMETwebapp/COMETwebapp.csproj b/COMETwebapp/COMETwebapp.csproj
index 2af80b85..17b5a943 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/COMETwebapp.csproj
+++ b/COMETwebapp/COMETwebapp.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
-        <Version>6.2.0</Version>
+        <Version>6.2.1</Version>
         <Title>CDP4-COMET WEB</Title>
         <Description>A web application that implements ECSS-E-TM-10-25</Description>
         <Company>Starion Group S.A.</Company>
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <None Remove="Resources\ascii-art.txt" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\ascii-art.txt" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="AntDesign" Version="1.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="BlazorStrap" Version="5.2.103.250102" />
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/COMETwebapp/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 467669c0..4d62b661 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 namespace COMETwebapp.Extensions
 {
     using COMETwebapp.Model.Viewer;
+    using COMETwebapp.Resources;
     using COMETwebapp.Services.Interoperability;
     using COMETwebapp.Services.ShowHideDeprecatedThingsService;
     using COMETwebapp.Services.SubscriptionService;
@@ -34,34 +35,34 @@ namespace COMETwebapp.Extensions
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.CommonFileStore;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.DomainFileStore;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore.FileHandler;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore.FileRevisionHandler;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore.FolderHandler;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.Options;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.Publications;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory.DomainsOfExpertise;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ModelDashboard;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ModelDashboard.ParameterValues;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ModelEditor;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ModelEditor.CopySettings;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ParameterEditor;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ParameterEditor.BatchParameterEditor;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ReferenceData;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ReferenceData.Categories;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ReferenceData.MeasurementScales;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ReferenceData.MeasurementUnits;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ReferenceData.ParameterTypes;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory.DomainsOfExpertise;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory.EngineeringModels;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory.Organizations;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory.Roles;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory.UserManagement;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SubscriptionDashboard;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SystemRepresentation;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory.UserManagement;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.Viewer;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Shared.TopMenuEntry;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore.FileHandler;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore.FileRevisionHandler;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.EngineeringModel.FileStore.FolderHandler;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ModelEditor.CopySettings;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ParameterEditor.BatchParameterEditor;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.ReferenceData;
     using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Pages;
-    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Components.SiteDirectory;
+    using COMETwebapp.ViewModels.Shared.TopMenuEntry;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Extension class for the <see cref="IServiceCollection" />
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
         /// <param name="serviceCollection">The <see cref="IServiceCollection" /></param>
         public static void RegisterServices(this IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
         {
+            serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IResourceLoader, ResourceLoader>();
             serviceCollection.AddScoped<ISubscriptionService, SubscriptionService>();
             serviceCollection.AddScoped<IShowHideDeprecatedThingsService, ShowHideDeprecatedThingsService>();
             serviceCollection.AddScoped<ISceneSettings, SceneSettings>();
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Program.cs b/COMETwebapp/Program.cs
index 412eaea6..ef7fa09b 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/Program.cs
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Program.cs
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@
 
 namespace COMETwebapp
 {
+    using System;
     using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
     using System.Reflection;
 
     using COMET.Web.Common.Extensions;
-
+    
     using COMETwebapp.Extensions;
     using COMETwebapp.Model;
+    using COMETwebapp.Resources;
     using COMETwebapp.Shared;
     using COMETwebapp.Shared.SideBarEntry;
     using COMETwebapp.Shared.TopMenuEntry;
-
+    
     using Serilog;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -46,8 +48,10 @@ public class Program
         /// <summary>
         /// Point of entry of the application
         /// </summary>
-        public static async Task Main(string[] args)
+        public static async Task<int> Main(string[] args)
         {
+            Console.Title = "CDP4-COMET WEB";
+
             var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
             builder.Services.AddRazorPages();
@@ -73,13 +77,38 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
             });
 
             var app = builder.Build();
-            app.UseStaticFiles();
-            app.UseRouting();
-            app.MapBlazorHub();
-            app.MapFallbackToPage("/_Host");
 
-            await app.Services.InitializeCdp4CometCommonServices();
-            await app.RunAsync();
+            var logger = app.Services.GetService<ILogger<Program>>();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var resourceLoader = app.Services.GetService<IResourceLoader>();
+                
+                logger.LogInformation(resourceLoader.QueryLogo());
+
+                logger.LogInformation("################################################################");
+
+                logger.LogInformation("Starting CDP4-COMET WEB v{version}", resourceLoader.QueryVersion());
+
+                app.UseStaticFiles();
+                app.UseRouting();
+                app.MapBlazorHub();
+                app.MapFallbackToPage("/_Host");
+
+                await app.Services.InitializeCdp4CometCommonServices();
+
+                logger.LogInformation("CDP4-COMET WEB is running and accepting connections");
+
+                await app.RunAsync();
+
+                logger.LogInformation("Terminated CDP4-COMET WEB cleanly");
+                return 0;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                logger.LogCritical(e, "An unhandled exception occurred during startup-bootstrapping");
+                return -1;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Resources/IResourceLoader.cs b/COMETwebapp/Resources/IResourceLoader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..470d2f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Resources/IResourceLoader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  <copyright file="IResourceLoader.cs" company="Starion Group S.A.">
+//     Copyright (c) 2025 Starion Group S.A.
+// 
+//     Authors: Sam Gerené, Alex Vorobiev, Alexander van Delft, Théate Antoine
+// 
+//     This file is part of CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition
+//     The CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition is the RHEA Web Application implementation of ECSS-E-TM-10-25 Annex A and Annex C.
+// 
+//     The CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//     modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public
+//     License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+//     version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+//     The CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+//    Affero General Public License for more details.
+// 
+//    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+//    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//  </copyright>
+//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace COMETwebapp.Resources
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defnition of the interface used to load (embedded) resources
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IResourceLoader
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load an embedded resource
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">
+        /// The path of the embedded resource
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// a string containing the contents of the embedded resource
+        /// </returns>
+        string LoadEmbeddedResource(string path);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// queries the version number from the executing assembly
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// a string representation of the version of the application
+        /// </returns>
+        string QueryVersion();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Queries the logo with version info from the embedded resources
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// the logo
+        /// </returns>
+        string QueryLogo();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Resources/ResourceLoader.cs b/COMETwebapp/Resources/ResourceLoader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df892196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Resources/ResourceLoader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  <copyright file="ResourceLoader.cs" company="Starion Group S.A.">
+//     Copyright (c) 2025 Starion Group S.A.
+// 
+//     Authors: Sam Gerené, Alex Vorobiev, Alexander van Delft, Jaime Bernar, Théate Antoine
+// 
+//     This file is part of CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition
+//     The CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition is the RHEA Web Application implementation of ECSS-E-TM-10-25 Annex A and Annex C.
+// 
+//     The CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//     modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public
+//     License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+//     version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+//     The CDP4-COMET WEB Community Edition is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+//    Affero General Public License for more details.
+// 
+//    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+//    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//  </copyright>
+//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace COMETwebapp.Resources
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Diagnostics;
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Reflection;
+    using System.Resources;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class responsible for loading embedded resources.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ResourceLoader : IResourceLoader
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load an embedded resource
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">
+        /// The path of the embedded resource
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// a string containing the contents of the embedded resource
+        /// </returns>
+        public string LoadEmbeddedResource(string path)
+        {
+            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+
+            using var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(path);
+
+            using var reader = new StreamReader(stream ?? throw new MissingManifestResourceException());
+
+            return reader.ReadToEnd();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// queries the version number from the executing assembly
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// a string representation of the version of the application
+        /// </returns>
+        public string QueryVersion()
+        {
+            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+
+            return this.GetAssemblyVersion(assembly);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the version number of an <see cref="Assembly"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assembly">The <see cref="Assembly"/></param>
+        /// <returns>The version number of the <see cref="Assembly"/></returns>
+        private string GetAssemblyVersion(Assembly assembly)
+        {
+            var infoVersion = assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>();
+
+            if (infoVersion != null)
+            {
+                var plusIndex = infoVersion.InformationalVersion.IndexOf('+');
+
+                if (plusIndex != -1)
+                {
+                    return infoVersion.InformationalVersion.Substring(0, plusIndex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            var fileVersionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(assembly.Location);
+            var productVersion = fileVersionInfo.ProductVersion;
+
+            if (productVersion != null)
+            {
+                var plusIndex = productVersion.IndexOf('+');
+
+                if (plusIndex != -1)
+                {
+                    return productVersion.Substring(0, plusIndex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return productVersion ?? "unknown";
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Queries the logo with version info from the embedded resources
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// the logo
+        /// </returns>
+        public string QueryLogo()
+        {
+            var version = this.QueryVersion();
+
+            var logo = this.LoadEmbeddedResource("COMETwebapp.Resources.ascii-art.txt")
+                .Replace("COMETWebVersion", version);
+
+            return logo;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/Resources/ascii-art.txt b/COMETwebapp/Resources/ascii-art.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3363c117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COMETwebapp/Resources/ascii-art.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+
+    ██████╗██████╗ ██████╗ ██╗  ██╗       ██████╗ ██████╗ ███╗   ███╗███████╗████████╗
+  ██╔════╝██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██║  ██║      ██╔════╝██╔═══██╗████╗ ████║██╔════╝╚══██╔══╝
+  ██║     ██║  ██║██████╔╝███████║█████╗██║     ██║   ██║██╔████╔██║█████╗     ██║   
+  ██║     ██║  ██║██╔═══╝ ╚════██║╚════╝██║     ██║   ██║██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══╝     ██║   
+  ╚██████╗██████╔╝██║          ██║      ╚██████╗╚██████╔╝██║ ╚═╝ ██║███████╗   ██║   
+   ╚═════╝╚═════╝ ╚═╝          ╚═╝       ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═╝     ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝   
+
+         copyright 2015-2025 STARION Group S.A. https://www.stariongroup.eu
+		 email: info@stariongroup.eu
+	     CDP4-COMET WEB version: COMETWebVersion
diff --git a/COMETwebapp/appsettings.json b/COMETwebapp/appsettings.json
index 295df06c..1e8b55a1 100644
--- a/COMETwebapp/appsettings.json
+++ b/COMETwebapp/appsettings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 {
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Kestrel": {
+    "Endpoints": {
+      "Http": {
+        "Url": "http://*:8080"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "StringTablePath": "wwwroot/DefaultTextConfiguration.json",
   "MaxUploadFileSizeInMb": 500,
   "ServerConfiguration": {