node.js http server as a Windows service

Question

I created a simple http server in Node.js.

I wanted to make it run permanently on my Windows 2008 machine, so that, if the computer reboots, it automatically restarts.

Answer 1

Use this one, really simple https://github.com/coreybutler/node-windows

Create two js file on your project. And run those as

node your_service.js node your_service_remove.js

For install:

 /**
 * Created by sabbir on 08/18/2015.
 */
//ref: https://github.com/coreybutler/node-windows
var Service = require('node-windows').Service;

// Create a new service object
var svc = new Service({
  name:'nodeDemoApp',
  description: 'The nodejs.org example web server.',
  script: 'D:\\NodeJS\\demoWeb\\bin\\www'
});

// Listen for the "install" event, which indicates the
// process is available as a service.
svc.on('install',function(){
  svc.start();
});

svc.install();

For uninstall:

var Service = require('node-windows').Service;

// Create a new service object
var svc = new Service({
  name:'nodeDemoApp',
  script: require('path').join(__dirname,'bin\\www')
});

// Listen for the "uninstall" event so we know when it's done.
svc.on('uninstall',function(){
  console.log('Uninstall complete.');
  console.log('The service exists: ',svc.exists);
});

// Uninstall the service.
svc.uninstall();