niolabs / nio_winservice

Install nio as a system service on Windows

Requirements:

• Command Prompt with administrator privileges
• pywin32 (should have been installed with nio)
• nio_winservice.py from this repo
• A nio project

Install:

• Open nio_winservice.py with a text editor, and near the top of the NIOWinService class:
  • Enter the abosulte path to your nio project for the value of project_path , for example: project_path = "C:\\Users\\<user>\\nio\\projects\\<my_project>"
  • Enter the absolute path to the installed niod executable. If you are using a virtual environment (highly recommended) it will be inside the environment's Scripts\ directory, for example: niod_path = "C:\\Users\\<user>\\nio\\env\\Scripts\\niod.exe"
  • Note the double backslashes!
• In a (Administrator) Command Prompt:
  • Run python3 nio_winservice.py --startup auto install, or
  • If the service is going to be run as a user other than Local System, python3 nio_winservice.py --startup auto --username <user> --password <pass> install
• nio_<my_project> has been installed, but not started. It will start automatically in the future.

Use:

• Control the service manually from the command line with net start|stop nio_<my_project>
• Or, Open Control Panel > System and Security > Adminstrative Tools > Services

Remove:

• Run python3 nio_winservice.py remove