Register for Windows Service
Registering as a Windows Service
You can register fess as a Windows service. To run fess, you need to have OpenSearch running. In this guide, we assume that fess is installed in c:\opt\fess and OpenSearch is installed in c:\opt\opensearch.
Preparations
Please set the JAVA_HOME environment variable in your system.
Registering OpenSearch as a Service
From a command prompt, run c:\opt\fess\bin\service.bat as administrator.
> cd c:\opt\opensearch\bin
> opensearch-service.bat install
...
The service 'opensearch-service-x64' has been installed.
For more details, refer to the OpenSearch documentation.
Configuration
Edit c:\opt\fess\bin\fess.in.bat and set SEARCH_ENGINE_HOME to the installation path of OpenSearch.
set SEARCH_ENGINE_HOME=c:/opt/opensearch
The default port for fess search and administration interfaces is 8080. If you want to change it to port 80, modify the fess.port in c:\opt\fess\bin\fess.in.bat.
set fess_JAVA_OPTS=%fess_JAVA_OPTS% -Dfess.port=80
Registration
From a command prompt, run c:\opt\fess\bin\service.bat as administrator.
> cd c:\opt\fess\bin
> service.bat install
...
The service 'fess-service-x64' has been installed.
Service Configuration
If you want to start the service manually, first start the OpenSearch service, and then start the fess service. If you want it to start automatically, add dependencies.
Set the startup type to “Automatic (Delayed Start)” in the service’s general settings.
Configure the service dependencies in the registry.
In the Registry Editor (regedit), add the following key and value:
| Key | Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services \fess-service-x64\DependOnService |
| Value | opensearch-service-x64 |
After adding this, opensearch-service-x64 will be listed as a dependency in the properties of the fess service.