winsw vs NsDepCop

winsw

A wrapper executable that can run any executable as a Windows service, in a permissive license. (by winsw)

NsDepCop

NsDepCop is a static code analysis tool that helps to enforce namespace dependency rules in C# projects. No more unplanned or unnoticed dependencies in your system. (by realvizu)

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winsw		NsDepCop
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14	Mentions	-
11,196	Stars	181
2.4%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	5.8
3 months ago	Latest Commit	10 months ago
C#	Language	C#
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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winsw

Posts with mentions or reviews of winsw. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-17.

Best way to track changes to an AD Attribute?
4 projects | /r/PowerShell | 17 May 2023

And then set that up as a windows service with WinSw
How do you run ffmpeg as a windows service ? (auto-starts, auto-restart, convenient to turn on or off)
1 project | /r/ffmpeg | 16 May 2023
Which user to use for custom Windows services?
2 projects | /r/sysadmin | 8 Jan 2023

I am using Windows Service Wrapper to convert some net programs (tor, frp, etc.) into autostart background services. It seems I can choose which user to use when launch these custom services. Coming from a Linux background, I am a little bit confused and overwhelmed by the Windows account and permission systems. I am wondering what's the best practice? Use Local System (probably not, it has very high privileges)? Local Service? Network Service? Or create separate local user account for each service? Ideally I would like to give them minimal permissions (just open and listen a few local ports, connect to the internet, read/write certain local files) and auto start them before logon. Thanks for your advice!
How we've approached reliability & cost savings for our strapped SaaS
2 projects | /r/SaaS | 12 Dec 2022

We use a third party library (winsw) to package our exe as a windows-serice
Launch script FIRST at startup
1 project | /r/AutoHotkey | 18 Nov 2022

It's been a while since I don't do anything similar, but one of the most popular is NSSM (the Non-Sucking Service Manager) and another open and free alternative would be WinSW (Windows Service Wrapper).
Vendor asks why...
1 project | /r/sysadmin | 8 Oct 2022

And you look into winsw.
can we make powershell script to run as windows service ?
1 project | /r/PowerShell | 1 Oct 2022

winsw
Ensuring a stable bullet proof backend. How?
2 projects | /r/Backend | 23 Sep 2022

There are projects which wrap an existing exe file and handle the service stuff for you, for example winsw or DaemonMaster. Another option is to write the service yourself, there's a Go package for that: https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc
Running Dart Back-End Application as Service on Windows
2 projects | /r/dartlang | 11 Jul 2022

No idea about RunAsService, but I too have a Dart executable running as a service and I am using WinSW and it runs without issue.
How can I create a Windows service from an .exe?
1 project | /r/sysadmin | 9 Jul 2022

If the program can't run directly as a service itself, you need a wrapper. Back in the day a program called NSSM was popular for this, but it's been unmaintained for many years so now you should use WinSW which is MIT-licensed, modern, actively maintained and easy to use

NsDepCop

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

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