Running CxFlow as a Windows Service - RDR3/cx-flow GitHub Wiki

CxFlow can be run as a Windows Service using the Windows Service Wrapper (winsw). Here's a step-by-step guide on how to run CxFlow as a Windows Service.

Setup

Step 1

Download the Windows Service Wrapper from GitHub : https://github.com/kohsuke/winsw/releases
There are two executables available for download. Make sure you use the version corresponding to the .NET libraries installed in your server.
For Microsoft .Net (not .Net Core): Executing the following Powershell command will give you a version stamp that can be matched to Microsoft .Net Version information. Select an executable that is built for the installed version or lower.

(Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full").Release

For .Net Core: Execute the following command in Powershell:


dotnet --version

Step 2

Rename the WinSW.NET.x.exe to CxFlow.exe

Step 3

Move the CxFlow.exe to the directory where the CxFlow executable jar resides.

Step 4

Create an XML configuration file for the Windows Service Wrapper
Example Configuration XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<service>
    <id>CxFlow</id>
    <name>CxFlow</name>
    <description>CxFlow Windows Service</description>
    <executable>java</executable>
    <arguments>-jar "cx-flow-1.X.jar" --spring.config.location=/path/to/application.yml</arguments>
    <logmode>rotate</logmode>
</service>

Running CxFlow as a specific service

If CxFlow needs to run as a specific service account, include the following section in the above XML configuration file.

<serviceaccount>
    <domain>NT AUTHORITY</domain>
    <user>NetworkService</user>
</serviceaccount>

Installing, Starting, Stopping, Uninstalling

Execute CxFlow.exe
Where operation can be:

  • install to install the service to Windows Service Controller.
  • uninstall to uninstall the service. The opposite operation of above.
  • start to start the service. The service must have already been installed.
  • stop to stop the service.
  • restart to restart the service. If the service is not currently running, this command acts like start.
  • status to check the current status of the service.
    • This command prints one line to the console.
      • NonExistent indicates the service is not currently installed
      • Started to indicate the service is currently running
      • Stopped to indicate that the service is installed but not currently running.
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