Windows Service

Installing A Service

If you wish to install either FileFlows Server or FileFlows node as as Windows service. Follow this guide.

Download NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager and extract the zip.

Open a command prompt in the same folder as

nssm-(version)\win64\nssm.exe

Server

nssm install FileFlows

Application

Path

Enter the full path of dotnet.exe, this is likely install under C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe

Startup directory

%AppData%\FileFlows\Server

Arguments

FileFlows.Server.dll

Then click Install Service.

Node

nssm install FileFlows-Node

Application

Path

Enter the full path of dotnet.exe, this is likely install under C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe

Startup directory

%AppData%\FileFlows\Node

Arguments

FileFlows.Node.dll

Then click Install Service.

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Uninstalling A Service

To uninstall a service created with NSSM.

Server

nssm.exe remove FileFlows

Node

nssm.exe remove FileFlows-Node