# Starting Mongrel as Windows service

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrel-as-windows-service/142444>\
**Category:** Mongrel\
**Created:** [July 8, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrel-as-windows-service/142444 "2008-07-08T01:51:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jturney)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrel-as-windows-service/142444/1 "2008-07-08T01:51:38Z")

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Hi, I’m very new to Mongrel and RoR.

I found this command:

$ mongrel\_rails\_service install -n blog -r c:\data\blog   
-p 4000 -e production

But I’m not sure if I’m suppose to modify any of those  
commands. Or should I just press enter and leave it as is?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jturney)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrel-as-windows-service/142444/2 "2008-07-08T09:28:11Z")

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On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:51 AM, Justin To [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi, I’m very new to Mongrel and RoR.
> 
> I found this command:
> 
> $ mongrel\_rails\_service install -n blog -r c:\data\blog   
> -p 4000 -e production
> 
> But I’m not sure if I’m suppose to modify any of those  
> commands. Or should I just press enter and leave it as is?

Hello Justin.

Dunno where you found those commands, but they are not up to date.

This page contains more actual information:

[http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/wiki/Win32](http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/wiki/Win32)

1. To install a service, from the root of your rails application, do  
this:

mongrel\_rails service::install -N blog

That will create a “blog” service that you can start or stop using net  
commands:

net start blog  
net stop blog

1. To remove the service, only do this:

mongrel\_rails service:remove -N blog

Notice the use of uppercase N, that changed some time ago due a clash  
of parameters between service and cluster. Now is N.

> Thanks!

## HTH,

## Luis L. AREA 17

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**Author:** ![jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jturney)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrel-as-windows-service/142444/3 "2008-07-08T17:57:01Z")

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Thanks for the help Luis.

However, I was a little confused since you said I must use:

mongrel\_rails service::install -N blog

while the link you gave me says:

mongrel\_rails service::install -N myapp   
-c c:\my\path\to\myapp -p 4000 -e production

What do the extra parameters do?

Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jturney)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-mongrel-as-windows-service/142444/4 "2008-07-08T18:42:23Z")

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On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Justin To [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> What do the extra parameters do?

you can check for yourself:

mongrel\_rails service::install -h

that will give you a detailed list of what means each one.

You can use the -c one if you want to install the service from outside  
your RAILS\_ROOT.

> Thanks!!

You can look for the other ones: port and environment 🙂

## HTH,

## Luis L. AREA 17

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the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent  
disinclination to do so.  
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