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Downloads:

1,483,897

Downloads of v 2.16.0:

2,563

Last Update:

23 Sep 2013

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Iain Patterson

Tags:

nssm service

NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager

This is not the latest version of NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager available.

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2.16.0 | Updated: 23 Sep 2013

Downloads:

1,483,897

Downloads of v 2.16.0:

2,563

Software Author(s):

  • Iain Patterson

Tags:

nssm service

NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.16.0

This is not the latest version of NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager available.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

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Scan Testing Successful:

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade nssm -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2.16.0'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade nssm -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2.16.0'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install nssm
  win_chocolatey:
    name: nssm
    version: '2.16.0'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'nssm' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '2.16.0'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller nssm
{
    Name     = "nssm"
    Version  = "2.16.0"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'nssm':
  ensure   => '2.16.0',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

WARNING

This package was submitted prior to moderation and has not been approved. While it is likely safe for you, there is more risk involved.

Description

nssm is a service helper which doesn't suck. srvany and other service helper programs suck because they don't handle failure of the application running as a service. If you use such a program you may see a service listed as started when in fact the application has died. nssm monitors the running service and will restart it if it dies. With nssm you know that if a service says it's running, it really is. Alternatively, if your application is well-behaved you can configure nssm to absolve all responsibility for restarting it and let Windows take care of recovery actions.

nssm logs its progress to the system Event Log so you can get some idea of why an application isn't behaving as it should.

nssm also features a graphical service installation and removal facility. Admittedly this does suck. I hate trying to make GUIs...


Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.24.101 10540 Monday, December 25, 2017 Approved
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.24.101-g897c7ad 2190 Monday, June 19, 2017 Approved
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.24.0.20170619 63629 Monday, June 19, 2017 Approved
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.24.0.20161223 41239 Friday, December 23, 2016 Approved
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.24.0.20161221 1573 Thursday, December 22, 2016 Approved
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.24.0 67982 Sunday, September 14, 2014 Approved
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.21.1.0 5278 Thursday, December 12, 2013 Unknown
NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager 2.16.0 2563 Monday, September 23, 2013 Unknown

This package has no dependencies.

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