# Install Valsight as a Windows Service
URL: https://docs.valsight.ai/install-valsight-as-a-windows-service/
Description: This article summarizes our recommended steps to run the Valsight Server application as a Windows Service. It is relevant for IT Administrators only.
This article summarizes our recommended steps to run the Valsight Server application as a Windows Service. It is relevant for IT Administrators only.

> **Evaluation setups only**
>
> Windows is not a supported operating system for production use. Use these steps for evaluation instances that should keep running without an open console window; for production, see [On-Premise Installation Guide](/on-premise-installation-guide/).

## Prerequisites

* You obtained a Valsight installation, and you can start it during your regular user session on the server
* Recommended: The database connection is correctly configured in config.yml

## Installing Valsight as Windows service

*Important: You need to execute the installer from an administrative command shell, and you should avoid blanks and spaces in the path. Once you have installed the service, do not move or rename the folder.*

To install, navigate to the Valsight install directory and follow the commands:

```
# Starting from the Valsight install directory, e.g. c:\valsight
# Make sure this is an admin cmd shell
cd windowsservice
cp valsightservice.xml.default valsightservice.xml
# Adapt the XML File, e.g. for more RAM or different JVM settings.
install_as_windows_service.bat
```

*Tip: You may update the XML configuration at any time. Simply restart the service for the update to take effect.*

## Uninstall the service

Run

```
valsightservice.exe uninstall
```

from the c:\valsight\windowsservice directory

## About the service wrapper

We are using [winsw](https://github.com/kohsuke/winsw), which is distributed under the Apache 2 License. You may use another service wrapper to start the Valsight application.