Install Valsight as a Windows Service

This article summarizes our recommended steps to run the Valsight Server application as a Windows Service. It is relevant for IT Administrators only.

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, which is distributed under the Apache 2 License. You may use another service wrapper to start the Valsight application.