Servy PowerShell Module

The Servy PowerShell Module Servy.psm1 allows you to manage Windows services easily using PowerShell. You can install, start, stop, restart, export/import configurations, check service status, show help, display the version, and uninstall services.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage Examples
• Cmdlets Reference

Installation

Import the module in your PowerShell session:

Import-Module .\Servy.psm1 -Force

Display the version:

Show-ServyVersion

Display help:

Show-ServyHelp

Usage Examples

Install a New Service

Install-ServyService `
  -Name "WexflowServer" `
  -Description "Wexflow Workflow Engine" `
  -Path "C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe" `
  -StartupDir "C:\Program Files\Wexflow Server\Wexflow.Server" `
  -Params "Wexflow.Server.dll" `
  -StartupType "Automatic" `
  -EnableHealth `
  -HeartbeatInterval 5 `
  -MaxFailedChecks 1 `
  -MaxRestartAttempts 2 `
  -RecoveryAction RestartService

Export Service Configuration

Export-ServyServiceConfig `
  -Name "WexflowServer" `
  -ConfigFileType "xml" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.xml"

Export-ServyServiceConfig `
  -Name "WexflowServer" `
  -ConfigFileType "json" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.json"

Import Service Configuration

Import-ServyServiceConfig `
  -ConfigFileType "xml" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.xml"

Import-ServyServiceConfig `
  -ConfigFileType "json" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.json"

Start, Stop, Restart, and Check Status

Start-ServyService -Name "WexflowServer"
Get-ServyServiceStatus -Name "WexflowServer"
Stop-ServyService -Name "WexflowServer"
Restart-ServyService -Name "WexflowServer"

Uninstall a Service

Uninstall-ServyService -Name "WexflowServer"

Cmdlets Reference

Cmdlet	Parameters	Description
Install-ServyService	-Name (string, required)-Description (string, optional)-Path (string, required)-StartupDir (string, optional)-Params (string, optional)-StartupType (string, optional: Automatic, Manual, Disabled)-ProcessPriority (string, optional: Idle, BelowNormal, Normal, AboveNormal, High, RealTime)-StdoutPath (string, optional)-StderrPath (string, optional)-EnableRotation (switch, optional)-RotationSize (int, optional)-EnableHealth (switch, optional)-HeartbeatInterval (int, optional)-MaxFailedChecks (int, optional)-RecoveryAction (string, optional: None, RestartService, RestartProcess, RestartComputer)-MaxRestartAttempts (int, optional)-EnvironmentVariables (string, optional)-ServiceDependencies (string, optional)-User (string, optional)-Password (string, optional)-PreLaunchPath (string, optional)-PreLaunchStartupDir (string, optional)-PreLaunchParams (string, optional)-PreLaunchEnv (string, optional)-PreLaunchStdout (string, optional)-PreLaunchStderr (string, optional)-PreLaunchTimeout (int, optional)-PreLaunchRetryAttempts (int, optional)-PreLaunchIgnoreFailure (switch, optional)	Installs a new Windows service with the specified parameters.
Uninstall-ServyService	-Name (string, required)	Uninstalls a Windows service by name.
Start-ServyService	-Name (string, required)	Starts a Windows service.
Stop-ServyService	-Name (string, required)	Stops a Windows service.
Restart-ServyService	-Name (string, required)	Restarts a Windows service.
Get-ServyServiceStatus	-Name (string, required)	Gets the current status of a Windows service. Possible results: Stopped, StartPending, StopPending, Running, ContinuePending, PausePending, Paused.
Export-ServyServiceConfig	-Name (string, required)-ConfigFileType (string, required: xml, json)-Path (string, required)	Exports the configuration of a service to a file (XML or JSON).
Import-ServyServiceConfig	-ConfigFileType (string, required: xml, json)-Path (string, required)	Imports a service configuration from a file into Servy's database.
Show-ServyHelp	(no parameters)	Displays help information for all Servy CLI commands.
Show-ServyVersion	(no parameters)	Displays the current version of the Servy CLI module.