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.

Once you install Servy, Servy PowerShell module is available at:

C:\Program Files\Servy\Servy.psm1

You can find detailed examples of how to use the Servy PowerShell module here.

Important: If you face any issues with PowerShell module in automated or non-interactive environments (e.g., CI/CD, Ansible, WinRM), use -Quiet option to suppress interactive output such as spinners or loading animations.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage Examples
• Cmdlets Reference
• References

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) -FailureProgramPath (string, optional) -FailureProgramStartupDir (string, optional) -FailureProgramParams (string, 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.

References

• Servy.psm1
• servy-module-examples.ps1