1. Open Servy as administrator.
2. Fill in the service details:
   • Service Name – required
   • Description – optional
   • Startup Type – optional
   • Process Path – required (path to executable)
   • Startup Directory – optional (defaults to executable's directory)
   • Process Parameters – optional
   • Process Priority – optional
   • Stdout/Stderr File Paths – optional logging with size rotation
   • Heartbeat Interval – optional (default: 30s)
   • Max Failed Checks – optional (default: 3)
   • Recovery Action – optional (Restart Service, Restart Process, Restart Computer, None)
   • Max Restart Attempts – optional (default: 3)
   • Environment Variables – optional (Environment variables for the process. Enter variables in the format varName=varValue, one per line or separated by semicolons. Use \= to escape = and \; to escape ;. To include a literal backslash before = or ;, use double backslashes \\.)
   • Service Dependencies - optional (One or more Windows service names (not display names) that this service depends on. Enter each service name on a new line or separate them with semicolons (;).)
   • User Account - optional (The account under which the service will run, e.g. .\username or DOMAIN\username)
   • Password - optional (Password for the specified account)
3. Click Install to register the service.
4. Start/Stop/Restart the service from Servy, services.msc, or any service manager.

Servy supports running an optional script or executable before the main service starts. This can be used for tasks like:

• Preparing or generating configuration files
• Fetching secrets or credentials dynamically
• Running any setup or initialization required before the main process

• Pre-Launch Executable Path – full path to the pre-launch script or executable
• Pre-Launch Startup Directory – working directory for the pre-launch process (optional; defaults to main service working directory)
• Pre-Launch Parameters – command-line arguments for the pre-launch executable
• Pre-Launch Environment Variables – optional environment variables for the pre-launch process (same format as main process)
• Pre-Launch Stdout/Stderr File Paths – log files for capturing output and errors
• Pre-Launch Timeout (seconds) – maximum allowed time per attempt (default: 30 seconds)
• Pre-Launch Retry Attempts – number of retries on failure (default: 0)
• Ignore Failure – if enabled, service startup proceeds even if pre-launch script fails

The pre-launch script is executed synchronously. If it fails or times out (and Ignore Failure is disabled), the main service will not start.

Servy allows you to export and import service configurations through both its GUI and CLI.

For detailed instructions, see the full documentation: Export/Import Services

• Start/Stop/Restart the service from the UI or Windows Services tool.
• Install/Uninstall the service from the UI.
• Real-time monitoring of service status and logs.