Servy lets you run any app as a native Windows service with full control over working directory, startup type, process priority, logging, health checks, pre-launch scripts and parameters.
Servy lets you run any app as a native Windows service with full control over the working directory, startup type, process priority, logging, health checks, environment variables, dependencies, pre-launch and post-launch hooks, and parameters. It's designed to be a full-featured alternative to NSSM, WinSW, and FireDaemon Pro.
Servy offers a desktop app, a CLI, and a PowerShell module that let you create, configure, and manage Windows services interactively or through scripts and CI/CD pipelines. It also includes a Manager app for easily monitoring and managing all installed services in real time.
Features
- Clean, simple UI
- Monitor and manage all installed services with Servy Manager
- Real-time CPU and RAM usage tracking for installed services
- CLI and PowerShell module for full scripting and automated deployments
- Run any executable as a Windows service
- Set service name, description, startup type, priority, working directory, environment variables, dependencies, and parameters
- Environment variable expansion supported in both environment variables and process parameters
- Run services as Local System, Local Service, Network Service, local user, domain account, or gMSA
- Redirect stdout/stderr to log files with automatic size-based rotation
- Run pre-launch hook before starting the service, with retries, timeout, logging and failure handling
- Run post-launch hook after the application starts successfully
- Supports Ctrl+C for command-line apps, close-window for GUI apps, and force kill if unresponsive
- Prevent orphaned/zombie processes with improved lifecycle management and ensuring resource cleanup
- Health checks and automatic service recovery
- Browse and search logs by level, date, and keyword for faster troubleshooting from Servy Manager
- Export/Import service configurations
- Service Event Notification alerts on service failures via Windows notifications and email
- Compatible with Windows 7-11 x64 and Windows Server editions
Who is it for?
- Developers: Run development servers, scripts, or custom tools as services without extra setup.
- Sysadmins & IT professionals: Ensure critical background processes stay alive, monitored, and properly logged.
- Teams or organizations: Automate background services reliably across multiple machines.
