windows service?

[george-kar]

would it be possible to compile as windows service executable so it can run on the background without user running manually?

[anvilation]

You might not be able to compile to an exe - but it is not hard to use tools such as winsw (https://github.com/kohsuke/winsw) to install them as a service.

[mpathy]

Look here: https://github.com/coreybutler/node-windows (or node-linux, or node-osx respectively)
But I didnt try if it works with pkg, only with enclose..

[serkanp]

i am using nssm.exe (non sucking service manager) for more then 5 years on 5.000 device :)
it works without any problem.

[george-kar]

@serkanp but you ship your js code with it. its not packed inside an exe, right?

[anvilation]

You can still ship your exe, but then use your installer to run the nssm command as part of the install (Wix)

[serkanp]

@george-kar , nssm makes any console exe run as Service.
So compile Your nodejs with pkg and get exe
Then with nssm, make it service

[olehs]

@serkanp , I have a problem with stopping the service with nssm. Do you change default settings on Shutdown tab? I tried all combinations - nodejs app stops working, but the service never stops

[hipstersmoothie]

duplicate of #137

[introspection3]

，nssm 使任何控制台 exe 作为 Service 运行。所以用pkg编译你的nodejs并得到exe，然后用nssm，让它服务

any exe can use nssm ,except pkg's exe

[introspection3]

please don't say any bad suggestion about pkg can use nssm