Hello I would like to ask for some help regarding running my node-red project as a service on a windows machine. To date i have followed the instructions that were provided (on the faq) in the below link. There were a few options to choose from , this is the one I tried first. https://www.hardil…

I also tried using the following method which worked as provided by @dceejay https://gist.github.com/dceejay/576b4847f0a17dc066db nssm install Node-RED "c:\Users\\"%USERNAME%"\AppData\Roaming\npm\node-red.cmd" nssm set Node-RED AppDirectory "c:\Users\\"%USERNAME%"\.node-red" nssm set Node-RED AppP…

First, that post is 6 years old, so there are alternatives to node-windows. I have never used node-windows, but I suspect the service gets started as a different user, meaning a different workspace is used. I can recommend using NSSM on windows. Been using it for ages in these setups. If you sear…

Thanks, yes using nssm worked as expected.

Good. :slightly_smiling_face: BTW: You can mark one post as solution, so we can close this thread earlier.

Node-RED

Node-RED Forum

[Solved] Running as a service on windows

General

kuema 6 March 2020 05:25 4

You can specify the workspace using the -u command line parameter.

I see you posted at the same time and already tried NSSM. Is it working?

Topic		Replies	Views
Run on windows as service General	1	10311	22 July 2019
Running node red as a service_Error Industrial	6	488	8 December 2022
Running as a service on a windows OS General	34	4905	16 February 2021
Can anyone diagnose Node-red not running on Windows? General	5	218	2 October 2024
Run as Windows Service General windows	5	545	17 December 2022

Copyright OpenJS Foundation and Node-RED contributors. All rights reserved. The OpenJS Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of the OpenJS Foundation, please see our Trademark Policy and Trademark List. Trademarks and logos not indicated on the list of OpenJS Foundation trademarks are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

[Solved] Running as a service on windows

Related topics