Setting up a Windows service to run your Wildfly Web Server will allow the server to continuously run in the background, without any user interaction. Another advantage of a Windows service is that it will run no matter which user is logged onto the machine. This means you do not have to leave a user logged onto the server just to keep Wildfly running. You can also configure the service to start automatically if the system is rebooted.

The information in this section will guide you through setting up Wildfly to run as a Windows Service.

Overview of Steps

These are the basic steps that will be taken to set up the Windows Service.

Step 1: Copy Files to Wildfly Directory

Steps to Copy Files

Step 2: Update the Settings in the Service Batch File

One of the files in the service folder you copied to your Wildfly directory was service.bat.

Steps to Modify service.bat

Tip

If you are installing multiple servers you may want to update these settings with something that is more meaningful. The DISLAYNAME will appear in your Windows Services list so if you are installing multiple servers on the same windows machine you may want to update these settings with something that is more meaningful.

Example: If you have a development and production environment you may want to update the settings to one of the following.

DISPLAYNAME=Wildfly Application Server 37.0.0.Final Development
DISPLAYNAME=Wildfly Application Server 37.0.0.Final Production

The SHORTNAME needs to be unique

Step 3: Install the Service

The third step in this process is to install the service.

Installation Steps

Change Directory Command

Note

If you have set your JBOSS_HOME system variable you can replace the Wildfly directory path with %JBOSS_HOME%.

Example: CD %JBOSS_HOME%\bin\service

Change Directory Command

Step 4: Update the Windows Service Properties

The fourth step is to update the properties of the service you just installed. During this step we will set the JBoss service to start automatically and we will start the service to make sure it was installed correctly.

Steps to Update Properties

Important

The actual name that appears in the list of services depends on what you entered in the service.bat file for the DISPLAYNAME setting.

Step 5: Verify Wildfly Server Started

The fifth and final step is to verify the Windows service started your Wildfly server.

2.4.2.4 Run Wildfly as a Windows Service