Configuring Alfresco as a Windows service

This section describes how to configure Alfresco as a Windows service in a standard Tomcat installation. To configure Alfresco to run as a Windows service, you need to set up the application server (Tomcat) to run as a Windows service.

1. Open a command prompt.
2. To install Alfresco as a Windows service, enter the following commands:
   It is important to use the full path. The commands in this task assume an Alfresco installation at c:\alfresco.
   For Tomcat 6:

   cd c:\alfresco\tomcat\bin 
   service.bat install alfresco 
   tomcat6 //IS//Tomcat6 --DisplayName="Alfresco Server" \
   --Install="C:\Program Files\Tomcat\bin\tomcat6.exe" --Jvm=auto \
   --StartMode=jvm --StopMode=jvm \
   --StartClass=org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StartParams=start \
   --StopClass=org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap --StopParams=stop

3. To edit your service settings, enter the following commands:
   For Tomcat 6:

   cd c:\alfresco\tomcat\bin 
   tomcat6w.exe //ES//alfresco 

   
4. Locate the service named Alfresco Server in the Services panel.
5. Start the Alfresco Server service.

cd c:\alfresco\tomcat\bin 
service.bat uninstall alfresco