# Any info on elasticsearch as a windows service? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 6, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561 "2011-06-06T21:45:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![otrWalter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/otrwalter/32/3215_2.png) [@otrWalter](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/otrWalter)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/1 "2011-06-06T21:45:15Z")
Anyone have any idea how to make elasticsearch run as a windows service? Thank you Walter ---
**Author:** ![Karussell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@Karussell1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karussell1)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/2 "2011-06-06T22:26:13Z")
Did you follow the generic approach? Or what difficulties did you encounter? > On Jun 6, 11:45 pm, otrWalter [otrwal...@gmail.com](mailto:otrwal...@gmail.com) wrote: > Anyone have any idea how to make elasticsearch run as a windows service? > > Thank you > > Walter ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/3 "2011-06-06T22:39:58Z")
There is also the service wrapper effort going on: [GitHub - elastic/elasticsearch-servicewrapper: A service wrapper on top of elasticsearch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-servicewrapper), which should allow to install elasticsearch "as a windows service".. Also, there is a windows installation project in github, but not properly online to find it... On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 1:26 AM, Karussell wrote: > Did you follow the generic approach? Or what difficulties did you > encounter? > > [How to create a windows service from java app - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/68113/how-to-create-a-windows-service-from-java-app) > > On Jun 6, 11:45 pm, otrWalter \<[otrwal...@gmail.com](mailto:otrwal...@gmail.com) ([http://gmail.com](http://gmail.com))\> wrote: > > > Anyone have any idea how to make elasticsearch run as a windows service? > > > > Thank you > > > > Walter ---
**Author:** ![Rui\_Lopes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rui_lopes/32/2310_2.png) [@Rui\_Lopes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rui_Lopes)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/4 "2011-06-06T23:07:32Z")
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 23:39, Shay Banon [shay.banon@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.banon@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > There is also the service wrapper effort going > on: [GitHub - elastic/elasticsearch-servicewrapper: A service wrapper on top of elasticsearch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-servicewrapper), which > should allow to install elasticsearch "as a windows service".. Also, there > is a windows installation project in github, but not properly online to find > it... Its at [GitHub - rgl/elasticsearch-setup: elasticsearch oss installer for windows.](https://github.com/rgl/elasticsearch-setup) Best regards, Rui Lopes > On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 1:26 AM, Karussell wrote: > > Did you follow the generic approach? Or what difficulties did you > encounter? > > [How to create a windows service from java app - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/68113/how-to-create-a-windows-service-from-java-app) > > On Jun 6, 11:45 pm, otrWalter [otrwal...@gmail.com](mailto:otrwal...@gmail.com) wrote: > > Anyone have any idea how to make elasticsearch run as a windows service? > > Thank you > > Walter ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Torres](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/walter_torres/32/3212_2.png) [@Walter\_Torres](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Walter_Torres)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/5 "2011-06-07T00:11:04Z")
Did not try any approach. I don't know Java, don't know where to begin. I followed your link, which led me to many others. Many way over my head. After about 2 hours of trying this "app" and that "app, I settled on "\* WinRun4J\*" I got the sample piece to run. But I am stumped on getting \*elasticsearch \*to run. The CONFIG file asks for a class. The sample has this line: _service.class=org.boris.winrun4j.test.ServiceTest_ Not knowing Java, as I said, I don't know what to put here. The config has this, as its example... service.class=org.boris.winrun4j.test.ServiceTest service.id=ServiceTest service.name=WinRun4J Test Service service.description=An example service using WinRun4J. I did this (not) much service.class=???? service.id=???? service.name=ElasticSearch service.description=ElasticSearch as a Windows Service. can you help me finish this config file settings? Thank you Walter ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/6 "2011-06-07T01:31:01Z")
I suggest > service.class=org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch > service.id=elasticsearch Have a look at [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/bin/elasticsearch.bat](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/bin/elasticsearch.bat) to find more params (such as classpath and memory settings) Hope this could help David 😉 Le 7 juin 2011 à 02:11, Walter Torres [walter@torres.ws](mailto:walter@torres.ws) a écrit : > Did not try any approach. > > I don't know Java, don't know where to begin. > > I followed your link, which led me to many others. Many way over my head. > > After about 2 hours of trying this "app" and that "app, I settled on "WinRun4J" > > I got the sample piece to run. But I am stumped on getting elasticsearch to run. > > The CONFIG file asks for a class. The sample has this line: > > service.class=org.boris.winrun4j.test.ServiceTest > > Not knowing Java, as I said, I don't know what to put here. > > The config has this, as its example... > > service.class=org.boris.winrun4j.test.ServiceTest > service.id=ServiceTest > service.name=WinRun4J Test Service > service.description=An example service using WinRun4J. > > I did this (not) much > > service.class=???? > service.id=???? > service.name=Elasticsearch > service.description=Elasticsearch as a Windows Service. > > can you help me finish this config file settings? > > Thank you > > Walter ---
**Author:** ![Rui\_Lopes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rui_lopes/32/2310_2.png) [@Rui\_Lopes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rui_Lopes)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/7 "2011-06-07T08:27:08Z")
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 01:11, Walter Torres [walter@torres.ws](mailto:walter@torres.ws) wrote: > Did not try any approach. > I don't know Java, don't know where to begin. > I followed your link, which led me to many others. Many way over my head. It should have been strait-forward ☹ At [GitHub - rgl/elasticsearch-setup: elasticsearch oss installer for windows.](https://github.com/rgl/elasticsearch-setup) click the Downloads button and download [https://github.com/downloads/rgl/elasticsearch-setup/elasticsearch-0.16.2-setup-64-bit.exe](https://github.com/downloads/rgl/elasticsearch-setup/elasticsearch-0.16.2-setup-64-bit.exe) Then run it to install elasticsearch, manually start the elasticsearch service (like a regular service), and browse to [http://localhost:9200/\_cluster/state](http://localhost:9200/_cluster/state) If you don't have java installed, the setup will tell you to download it from [http://www.java.com/getjava/](http://www.java.com/getjava/) and from there just click the Download button. Thats it. Where exactly did you get lost? Best regards, Rui Lopes PS: You might also want to read [http://blog.ruilopes.com/post/3345958088/from-zero-to-elasticsearch-in-a-jiffy](http://blog.ruilopes.com/post/3345958088/from-zero-to-elasticsearch-in-a-jiffy) (I did that before creating the installer/setup though, so you can ignore the first part that talks about starting elasticsearch). ---
**Author:** ![CaptainCodeman\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CaptainCodeman\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CaptainCodeman_2)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-info-on-elasticsearch-as-a-windows-service/4561/8 "2011-06-07T19:44:56Z")
I had good success using the Apache Commons Daemon or 'procrun'. I've done a write-up of it here: > **[Running ElasticSearch as a Service on Windows 2008 x64](https://www.captaincodeman.com/elasticsearch-windows-service-2008-x64)** - Simon On Jun 6, 6:11 pm, Walter Torres [wal...@torres.ws](mailto:wal...@torres.ws) wrote: > Did not try any approach. > > I don't know Java, don't know where to begin. > > I followed your link, which led me to many others. Many way over my head. > > After about 2 hours of trying this "app" and that "app, I settled on "\* > WinRun4J\*" > > I got the sample piece to run. But I am stumped on getting \*elasticsearch \*to > run. > > The CONFIG file asks for a class. The sample has this line: > > _service.class=org.boris.winrun4j.test.ServiceTest_ > > Not knowing Java, as I said, I don't know what to put here. > > The config has this, as its example... > > service.class=org.boris.winrun4j.test.ServiceTest > service.id=ServiceTest > service.name=WinRun4J Test Service > service.description=An example service using WinRun4J. > > I did this (not) much > > service.class=???? > service.id=???? > service.name=Elasticsearch > service.description=Elasticsearch as a Windows Service. > > can you help me finish this config file settings? > > Thank you > > Walter ---
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