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Servy lets you run any app as a native Windows service with full control over working directory, startup type, process priority, logging, health checks, pre-launch scripts and parameters.
$ winget install --id aelassas.Servy --exact --version 8.7Run in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal. Prompts for any agreements.
Servy uses EXE (Inno Setup). The silent install switches are /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART.
servy-8.7-x64-installer.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART
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Servy lets you run any app as a native Windows service with full control over the working directory, startup type, process priority, logging, health checks, environment variables, dependencies, pre-launch and post-launch hooks, pre-stop and post-stop hooks, and parameters. It's designed to be a full-featured alternative to NSSM, WinSW, and FireDaemon Pro.
Servy is digitally signed using a trusted code-signing certificate provided by the SignPath Foundation. This ensures that all Servy executables and installers are verified and secure, giving you peace of mind when using the tool.
Servy offers a desktop app, a CLI, and a PowerShell module that let you create, configure, and manage Windows services interactively or through scripts and CI/CD pipelines. It also includes a Manager app for easily monitoring and managing all installed services in real time.
Features:
- Clean, simple UI
- Monitor and manage all installed services with Servy Manager
- Real-time CPU and RAM monitoring with live performance graphs for installed services
- Real-time service stdout and stderr output preview in Servy Console
- Service dependency tree visualization with status indicators
- CLI and PowerShell module for full scripting and automated deployments
- Run any executable as a Windows service
- Set service name, description, startup type, priority, working directory, environment variables, and dependencies
- Environment variable expansion supported in parameters, process paths and startup directories
- Run services as Local System, local or domain accounts, Active Directory accounts, or gMSAs
- Redirect stdout/stderr to log files with automatic size-based and date-based rotations
- Run pre-launch hook before starting the service, with retries, timeout, logging and failure handling
- Run post-launch hook after the application starts successfully
- Run pre-stop and post-stop hooks before the application stops and after the application stops
- Supports Ctrl+C for command-line apps, close-window for GUI apps, and force kill if unresponsive
- Prevent orphaned/zombie processes with improved lifecycle management and ensuring resource cleanup
- Health checks and automatic service recovery
- Browse and search logs by level, date, and keyword for faster troubleshooting from Servy Manager
- Export/Import service configurations for easy backups and automation
- Service Event Notification alerts on service failures via Windows notifications and email
- Compatible with Windows 7-11 x64 and Windows Server editions
Who is it for?
- Developers: Run development servers, scripts, or custom tools as services without extra setup.
- Sysadmins & IT professionals: Ensure critical background processes stay alive, monitored, and properly logged.
- Teams or organizations: Automate background services reliably across multiple machines.
| Architecture | Type | Scope | Install | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x64 | EXE Inno Setup | machine | Direct |
Copy a command tailored to that specific architecture, type, and scope - useful when winget would otherwise pick a different default.
No known CVEs for Servy.
Coverage is best-effort and depends on a winget package mapping to an NVD CPE entry. Absence here is not a guarantee of safety.
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