Play 2.0 - starting as Windows service after server restart

Question

I have the Play! application running as a windows service. It is implemented according to this guidance.

The problem is that the RUNNING_PID at the root fo

Answer 1

Since Play Framework 2.1 you can disable the PID file by setting the pidfile.path property:

Windows:

-Dpidfile.path=NUL

Unix:

-Dpidfile.path=/dev/null

Found at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/play-framework/4amD9o37Ki4