nssm not maintained. could be replaced by sc.exe (windows by default) or with the pkg os-services

[jfhenon]

DESCRIPTION:
SC is a command line program used for communicating with the
Service Control Manager and services.
USAGE:
sc [command] [service name] ...

    The option <server> has the form "\\ServerName"
    Further help on commands can be obtained by typing: "sc [command]"
    Commands:
      query-----------Queries the status for a service, or
                      enumerates the status for types of services.
      queryex---------Queries the extended status for a service, or
                      enumerates the status for types of services.
      start-----------Starts a service.
      pause-----------Sends a PAUSE control request to a service.
      interrogate-----Sends an INTERROGATE control request to a service.
      continue--------Sends a CONTINUE control request to a service.
      stop------------Sends a STOP request to a service.
      config----------Changes the configuration of a service (persistent).
      description-----Changes the description of a service.
      failure---------Changes the actions taken by a service upon failure.
      failureflag-----Changes the failure actions flag of a service.
      sidtype---------Changes the service SID type of a service.
      privs-----------Changes the required privileges of a service.
      managedaccount--Changes the service to mark the service account
                      password as managed by LSA.
      qc--------------Queries the configuration information for a service.
      qdescription----Queries the description for a service.
      qfailure--------Queries the actions taken by a service upon failure.
      qfailureflag----Queries the failure actions flag of a service.
      qsidtype--------Queries the service SID type of a service.
      qprivs----------Queries the required privileges of a service.
      qtriggerinfo----Queries the trigger parameters of a service.
      qpreferrednode--Queries the preferred NUMA node of a service.
      qmanagedaccount-Queries whether a services uses an account with a
                      password managed by LSA.
      qprotection-----Queries the process protection level of a service.
      quserservice----Queries for a local instance of a user service template.
      delete----------Deletes a service (from the registry).
      create----------Creates a service. (adds it to the registry).
      control---------Sends a control to a service.
      sdshow----------Displays a service's security descriptor.
      sdset-----------Sets a service's security descriptor.
      showsid---------Displays the service SID string corresponding to an arbitrary name.
      triggerinfo-----Configures the trigger parameters of a service.
      preferrednode---Sets the preferred NUMA node of a service.
      GetDisplayName--Gets the DisplayName for a service.
      GetKeyName------Gets the ServiceKeyName for a service.
      EnumDepend------Enumerates Service Dependencies.

    The following commands don't require a service name:
    sc <server> <command> <option>
      boot------------(ok | bad) Indicates whether the last boot should
                      be saved as the last-known-good boot configuration
      Lock------------Locks the Service Database
      QueryLock-------Queries the LockStatus for the SCManager Database

EXAMPLE:

[jfhenon]

sc.exe create oibus start=auto binPath=c:\win\oibus.exe DisplayName=OIbus
sc description oibus "OIBus engine"
sc.exe delete oibus

[kukukk]

For further reference about how to specify arguments: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3663331/when-creating-a-service-with-sc-exe-how-to-pass-in-context-parameters

[jfhenon]

We need to forget this one for now. nssm is not only helping to install but also is doing the interface between the executable and windows services. When installing oibus.exe directly, I receive the following message:

[jfhenon]

https://www.npmjs.com/package/os-service
seems to have the ability to support both Linux services/Windows services and interactive mode. It also remove the need to use sc.exe, nssm.exe etc... and can also auto-register/auto-delete itself from the registry so it may be the right direction for us (-> no more install.bat, no more nssm.exe)

[burgerni10]

I suggest to dig into this issue again when moving away from pkg