# Ruby App as a Windows Service?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-app-as-a-windows-service/62627>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 6, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-app-as-a-windows-service/62627 "2006-06-06T18:53:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![sauy7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@sauy7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sauy7)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-app-as-a-windows-service/62627/1 "2006-06-06T18:53:43Z")

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Hi

This is a query for all those windows power users.  
I want to install a ruby app as a windows service.

I am assuming that the best practice is to use RubyScript2Exe  
and something like [Winserv (@Sw4me)](http://www.sw4me.com/wiki/Winserv) or  
[http://www.firedaemon.com/](http://www.firedaemon.com/) to run the app as a service.

Can someone with experience in doing this comment on  
my theories as how to proceed?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![sauy7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@sauy7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sauy7)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-app-as-a-windows-service/62627/2 "2006-06-06T19:15:34Z")

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Jim F. wrote:

> my theories as how to proceed?
> 
> Thanks  
> You could use those, or use win32-service. 🙂

Regards,

Dan