This is the multi-page printable view of this section. Click here to print.

Return to the regular view of this page.

Run Butler as a Windows service

If running Butler on a Windows computer it is possible to install Butler as a Windows service.

This means that Butler will start automatically when the computer starts, and will run in the background without any user interaction.

A blog post on ptarmiganlabs.com goes through the steps required to install Butler SOS as a Windows service, the steps needed for Butler are virtually identical.

This topic is is also discussed on the Day 2 operations page.