Installing a Topshelf application as a Windows service

Question

Using Visual Studio Express 2012, I\'ve created a console application using Topshelf (Version 3.1.107.0). The application works as a console application, but I can\'t figure

Answer 1

So this is an old question, but I want to add some command line options.

MyTopShelfImplementation.exe install -servicename "MyServiceName" -displayname "My Display Name" --autostart start

.

--autostart

is for when windows reboots.

start

is for starting the service IMMEDIATELY after you install it

Now, the "names" you can also specify in code

            HostFactory.Run(x =>
            {
                ////x.SetDescription("My Description");
                x.SetDisplayName("My Display Name");
                x.SetServiceName("My Service Name");
                ////x.SetInstanceName("My Instance");

So if the .exe runs as console app (or as windows service) may be some combination of setting these values in code and/or passing them in via the command line.

I would expect if you did not set the "names" in code AND you did not pass the "names" in by command line args, then you'll get console behavior.