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NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager

nssm is a service helper which doesn't suck. srvany and other service helper programs suck because they don't handle failure of the application running as a service. If you use such a program you may see a service listed as started when in fact the application has died.

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  • Windows
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Last release is from 2014, and last pre-release is from 2017, but it can still be downloaded from the official website.

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  • winget install -e --id NSSM.NSSM

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is NSSM - The Non-Sucking Service Manager?

nssm is a service helper which doesn't suck. srvany and other service helper programs suck because they don't handle failure of the application running as a service. If you use such a program you may see a service listed as started when in fact the application has died. nssm monitors the running service and will restart it if it dies. With nssm you know that if a service says it's running, it really is. Alternatively, if your application is well-behaved you can configure nssm to absolve all responsibility for restarting it and let Windows take care of recovery actions.