# Run as a windows service option missing in ES 5.x

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-as-a-windows-service-option-missing-in-es-5-x/88537>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 7, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-as-a-windows-service-option-missing-in-es-5-x/88537 "2017-06-07T09:16:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![dimalini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dimalini/32/22448_2.png) [@dimalini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dimalini)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-as-a-windows-service-option-missing-in-es-5-x/88537/1 "2017-06-07T09:16:34Z")

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ES 2.x used to have a service.bat file through which we could run ES as a service.  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/setup-service-win.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/setup-service-win.html)

The same is missing in ES5.x. Anyway we could achieve the same in 5.x?

Thanks, Divya

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**Author:** ![dimalini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dimalini/32/22448_2.png) [@dimalini](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dimalini)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-as-a-windows-service-option-missing-in-es-5-x/88537/2 "2017-06-08T06:44:01Z")

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Any idea, anyone?

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**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 8, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-as-a-windows-service-option-missing-in-es-5-x/88537/3 "2017-06-08T07:31:14Z")

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Please be patient on forums.

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/windows.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/windows.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-as-a-windows-service-option-missing-in-es-5-x/88537/4 "2017-07-06T07:45:00Z")

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