From: "DEBAUN, STEVE [Seminis/2400]" <steve.debaun@...>
Date: 2006-06-07T02:20:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby App as a Windows Service?

I couldn't get win32-service to work.  I ended up using Firedaemon.

If you use Firedaemon, you don't need to use RubyScript2Exe.  Just have
Firedaemon run: 'ruby c:\foo\bar.rb'

sd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Berger [mailto:djberg96@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 10:13 AM
> To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> Subject: Re: Ruby App as a Windows Service?
> 
> Jim Freeze wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > This is a query for all those windows power users.
> > I want to install a ruby app as a windows service.
> >
> > I am assuming that the best practice is to use RubyScript2Exe
> > and something like http://www.sw4me.com/wiki/Winserv or
> > http://www.firedaemon.com/ to run the app as a service.
> >
> > Can someone with experience in doing this comment on
> > my theories as how to proceed?
> >
> > Thanks
> You could use those, or use win32-service. :)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dan
> 
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