How do I run a Play Framework 2.0 application as a Windows service?

Question

I have a Play Framework 2.0 application that I want to deploy (production) on Windows Server 2008 R2. How do I get it to run as a service?

Answer 1

This worked for me on Windows 7:

1. Create folder C:\my_app

2. Go to your Play! app folder in command line and type

   play dist

3. Copy generated "something-SNAPSHOT" folder to C:\my_app
4. Download YAJSW and extract to C:\my_app

5. In C:\my_app\something-SNAPSHOT\ make a new file start.bat and fill it with command like this:

   java -cp "C:\my_app\something-SNAPSHOT\lib\*" play.core.server.NettyServer

6. Save it and launch start.bat. Your play app must start and work as usual. Take a look at server's PID. You will use it in the next step.

7. Now using command prompt go to C:\my_app\yajsw\bat and type

   genConfig.bat < PID from previous step >

8. You generated C:\my_app\yajsw\conf\wrapper.conf. Edit this file and change these params like so:

   wrapper.ntservice.name=My App Name
wrapper.ntservice.displayname=My App Name
   
   Save file.

9. Terminate the start.bat script you started in 6. then, in C:\my_app\yajsw\bat launch

   runConsole.bat
   
   If app starts, do a Ctrl c (and answer y) to terminate the batch file and proceed to next step.

10. To install service launch (Run as administrator)

    installService.bat

11. To start service launch

    startService.bat

Now you can see your "My App Name" service in Windows services. To stop service you can use stopService.bat. To uninstall it uninstallService.bat.