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Jas Ahluwalia
Jas Ahluwalia

Reputation: 183

Node app as windows service on windows 10

I have a node app that needs to run as a service on windows 10. I've been using nssm to install the app as a service. 

nssm install <service name> "node.exe" "index.js"

My app uses both networking and file i/o. I've observed very strange behavior where when I do a cold boot, the service says that it is running, but there is no file i/o or network connectivity. I've tried adding dependencies and triggers, but the same result. If i restart the service when logging in, everything is fine. If i do a warm boot (restart as opposed to shutdown) everything is fine. I've even simpliefied index.js to be the following simple app: 

var fs = require('fs');
var stream = fs.createWriteStream("C:\\Test\\test.txt");

var interval = setInterval(function() {
    stream.write((new Date()).toString());
}, 1000);

Even with such a simple app, I notice that there is no result in C:\Test\test.txt when coming form a cold boot. Only when I restart the service or restart the machine (not shutdown).

I'm looking for some guidance on what the issue may be.

Thanks, jas

Upvotes: 1

Views: 6298

Answers (2)

Jas Ahluwalia
Jas Ahluwalia

Reputation: 183

The issue ended up being that Fast Startup was enabled. Disabling this, my node service worked correctly. Information on how to disable and the cons of enabling can be found here: http://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/

Thanks, jas

Upvotes: 1

Kyle
Kyle

Reputation: 2379

OP, I can't speak to your node package that you're using, but, I've had a lot of success and easy configuration using qckwinsvc

Which can be found here on GitHub

Upvotes: 0

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