I have a tasks table in my db. I want to read data from this table and run tasks. Which one is better whether to have it as windows service or a console application running. The server on which this will be run will not be shutdown
You most likely want to use a windows service.
Benefits:
- You can control the user (and the rights associated with this user account) which starts the process
- An automatically started process means the desktop need to be on, not user logged, for the service to run
- A policy on failure can be defined (try to restart n times run a specific program if fails)
- A dependency can be defined (if you depend on other sevices)
- You can wrap your script in an invisible window
- You can easily start/stop/restart the script (
net start <scriptname>)
Quoted from here: What is the benefit of developing the application as a windows service?
A running console app is not an option, as the others have stated.
If you just want the task run every x minutes the simplest option is a scheduled task using a console application.
A windows service has it's benefits, but is a little bit more complex to implement and deploy. However if your app needs to be 'always on' (e.g. need to react to external triggers, listen to message queue, ...), a windows service is the only option. As the others have said, the services infrastructure also provides more management capabilities, built-in integration with the event log, restart and failover options...
Windows service, because it does not require logged-in user.
I would say; Windows Services.
In that case (among other things) you don't need a user to be logged in, you can configure it in a matter to restart automatically if it shuts down for some reason and you (could) have extensive rights throughout the system.
Windows service generally. Console app will need to be restarted if the server reboots while a windows service can start automatically.
You should look at: https://github.com/thedavejay/Self-Installing-Windows-Service
It allows you to debug as a console application and then install it as a windows service.
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