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Asked: 2026-05-22T15:21:22+00:00

I have a process that I need to make into a service. This process

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I have a process that I need to make into a service. This process runs autonomously right now so there are no concerns with user interaction I just need to “turn” it into a service. I got to thinking about it and decided that I could just create a service that launched the process, this would give me the added benefit of having outside control of the process.. I could watch it for an unexpected exit and re-launch it.. I could also watch its memory usage and kill it if it gets out of hand. I dont think I have seen many other applications do this and I was thinking there must be a reason why so…

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s going to add complexity.

    Instead of just having the process exist, you’ll now need to make a second executable to “launch and monitor” this process. This adds overhead (the service and process both running), adds complexity, and makes life as a whole a bit more difficult.

    That being said, if you’ve got a .NET Console application, turning it into a service is incredibly trivial. Your Main routine basically just gets moved into a method, and launched in a thread. Once you do that, the service application is effectively done – it’s just configuring the service (which can be done in a designer) and overriding OnStart to spin up a thread and call your routine.

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