From: Robert Cowham <rc@...>
Date: 2004-08-13T18:31:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby as Windows Service

"Mehr, Assaph (Assaph)" <assaph@avaya.com> wrote in 
news:338366A6D2E2CA4C9DAEAE652E12A1DE01CF4696
@au3010avexu1.global.avaya.com:

> Hi All,
>  
> I almost got to the point where I can install any ruby program as a
> Windows
> service. I do this using cygwin. For example to install Instiki as a
> service:
> 
> $ cygrunsrv --instal Instiki --path c:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe --args
> c:/Stuff/instiki-0.9.1/instiki.rb
> 

I have successfully used FireDaemon to run things as a service. Free for a 
single service, low cost for multiple services.

-- 
Robert Cowham