.Net Core 2.0 Windows Service

Question

I\'m trying to build a Windows Service in .Net Core 2.0 but I\'ve been banging my head on the wall for a full day and no progress at all. Everything seems to be using Core 1.0/1

Answer 1

We just need System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController NuGet package to run a .NET Core application as Windows Service.

Following is the .csproj file,

  Exe
  netcoreapp2.1
  win7-x64

Program.cs file,

using System.ServiceProcess;
namespace WindowsService101
{
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        using (var service = new HelloWorldService())
        {
            ServiceBase.Run(service);
        }
    }
}
}



public class HelloWorldService : ServiceBase
{
    protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
    {
       // Code Here
    }

    protected override void OnStop()
    {
        // Code Here
    }
}

Build and Publish the solution.

1. Open Cmd Prompt in Admin mode from the .exe folder Sample: \WindowsService101\bin\Debug\netcoreapp2.1\publish

2. sc create binPath=""

3. sc start