Questions about node-windows, a utility designed to allow running Node.js as a Windows service.
Questions tagged [node-windows]
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Wiki.js not running. Database Connection Error
Windows Enterprise 2016 LTSB Version 1607. Installed Wiki.js with PostgreSQL. Has Node.js installed previously (v12.16.2).
Got to step 8 of wiki.js installation process using the Powershell:
node server
I receive this error:
PS C:\wiki> node…
Felicity
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How to call function from Nodejs running as windows service
I have created windows service from nodeJs application using node-windows package. Below is my code.
Main.js
var Service = require('node-windows').Service;
// Create a new service object
var svc = new Service({
name:'SNMPCollector',
…
pratRockss
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Windows Notification from node service from electron
I can send windows notification from electron using node-notifier
notifier.notify({
appName: "myapp",
title: 'My notification',
message: 'Hello, there!'
});
I can run service from electron using node-windows
from my main process
var…
Anwar Hossain
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Issue with installing node application as a service using Inno Setup and node-windows script
The service installs but will not start, either straight away or after system reboot, when running the following script from Inno Setup:
#define ....
#define NODE "node-v12.16.2-x64.msi"
...
[Files]
...
[Run]
Filename: "{sys}\msiexec.exe";…
BitShift
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NodeJS - Logging to Windows Event Log?
I am trying to write a Node app that, once deployed, will log to Windows Event Log.
I looked through available packages and was able to successfully use node-windows to write logs to the Windows Event Viewer when I ran the app using the command…
uabdul
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How come node-windows service stops running?
We have a node-windows service that runs our API. Sometimes when I start it, it immediately dies for no apparent reason. I go to restart it and it stops as soon as it starts. No helpful error messages in event viewer. Usually un-installing and…
208_man
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Service not found after install service node-windows
My install service script as below:
install_windows_service.js
require("dotenv").config();
var Service = require("node-windows").Service;
// Create a new service object
var svc = new Service({
name: "STUtility",
description: "The web app with…
Dang Thach Hai
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How to install Windows-only NPM package on Ubuntu for development?
Context:
I am developing a node app for Windows 2016 server. The machine I develop on runs Ubuntu 18.04.
I would like to make use of the package node-windows, however when I try to install it, I get the following error:
$ npm i node-windows
npm ERR!…
Bastian Stein
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Package Node.js app which runs as a service using node-windows
I am using pkg to bundle the node application which uses node-windows to run it as a service. But the executable doesn't seam to start the service. I am not getting any error as well. Do we need add any additional configurations to the package.json…
AbiSivam
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node-windows permission Denied - and not requesting rights after compiling?
I am trying to install dynamically windows services from my electron app.
For that i am using the node module "node-windows".
This looks like this:
service = new Service({
name: 'Watcher',
description: 'Watcher',
script: 'Watcher.js',
…
Tobias
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How to run Vue Application in background on windows
I have an Vue application created with vue-cli (vue create my_app).
It runs normally when I open the terminal, run the command npm run serve and access localhost:8080, but it stopped when I close the terminal.
How can I keep the program running when…
Canatto Filipe
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Running a script with parameters with node-windows nodeJs package
The script i want to run as a service requires 'start' as parameter.
How do i setup the parameter with node-windows?
Here the setup js script from the project page:
var Service = require('node-windows').Service;
// Create a new service object
var…
MiguelSlv
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node windows run child process.exe
I use this plugin to create a windows service: https://github.com/coreybutler/node-windows.
I want to start an external program with my service.
EDIT 1:
var cp = require("child_process");
cp.exec("C:\\Users\\test\\Desktop\\file.exe",…
Mr.Orange
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How do to use node-windows with service account?
I am using node-windows to run my node app as a service. Because I intend to use node-expose-sspi I created a service account with powershell (I checked with Test-ADServiceAccount).
If I run this code
var Service =…
Fusscreme
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Increasing max-old-space-size in node.js app running as Windows service
I'm relatively new to node.js and have built an app that is designed to be deployed as a standalone application without the need to install node.js or any of its dependencies.
I'm running into an issue where in specific, not easily reproducible…
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