Running a java application as a windows service

Once the Wrapper configuration has been verified as correct, we are ready to install the Wrapper as a service. Please note that you will need to be a system administrator to do so. Starting with Windows 7 and Windows , you will also need to be running from a console with elevated privileges. You should see something like the following, confirming that the service has been installed. You can now start your service up just like any other Windows Service.

It is also possible to start the Wrapper up using the Wrapper binary as follows:. When you are ready to stop the service, you can do so as above, or by using the Wrapper itself:. The Wrapper is currently configured to start up again when your system is rebooted.

As this is a test, you most likely want to remove the service as follows:. What is a Service? Wrapping the HelloWorldServer class. Directory structure. Please locate and modify the following properties.

Configuration file wrapper. WrapperSimpleApp wrapper. Running HelloWorldServer in a Console. All Rights Reserved. Each invocation of the Wrapper will shutdown wrapper automatically after 15 minutes. Shutting down. Running the HelloWorldServer as a Service. Installing the Service. This can be done using the -i command to the Wrapper as follows. NOTE Please note that you will need to be a system administrator to do so. The Windows net start command can also be used: net start helloworld. Reference: Launching your application with the Wrapper.

Help Pages:. Run the example:. Directory structure:. But I like to have everything contained in one folder and don't have to worry about somebody updating or removing the globally installed Java. I usually download Java from Adoptium.

Download the ZIP file and unzip it into the install folder. I unzip it into the java subfolder, so the java. Open the release page of the WinSW project and download the executable suitable for your platform. For this demo installation, I download WinSW. WinSW runs on Windows with. NET Framework 2. If you need to install the service on a Windows without. Copy the executable also into the folder where your jar resided. We have used My Java Server but you can specify almost anything you like.

If your Java application expects to be run in a specific folder so that it can find necessary components , be sure to specify that in the Start in directory field. By default, a java console application will show a command window when it is run by AlwaysUp. This can be useful for debugging purposes, but if you wish to avoid seeing it, click over to the Logon tab and check the When a user logs on, don't show the application's windows The file may contain lines like this:.

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