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Running Websockify as a Windows service
Installation and configuration
Download the following software:
- Python, from https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
- SrvAny, from http://simpleauto.byethost8.com/Zip/SrvAny.zip
Note that there is a modern alternative for SrvAny, but that project does not provide binaries.
Install Python for all users, not just the current one. Extract Websockify
into a directory, e.g. C:\Program Files\websockify, so that e.g.
README.md ends up there. Extract the SrvAny.zip archive, copy the
WIN7\SrvAny.exe file into C:\Program Files\websockify.
Then create a batch file, C:\Program Files\websockify\run.bat, that runs
Websockify from its directory with the correct options under the correct
Python interpreter:
C:
cd "\Program Files\websockify"
"C:\Program Files\Python39\python.exe" -m websockify 5901 127.0.0.1:5900
Run it by hand once so that Windows asks you about a firewall exception.
After confirming the exception, press Ctrl+C to terminate the script.
Then create a Windows service for Websockify (use an Administrator command
prompt for that). For paths with spaces, like in this example, double-escaping
is needed: once for cmd.exe and once for SrvAny.exe.
C:
cd "\Program Files\websockify"
SrvAny.exe -install Websockify 10s \\\"C:\Program Files\websockify\run.bat\\\"
In the Windows Control Panel, under Services, a new "Websockify" service will appear. In its properties dialog, you can change the startup type, e.g. make it start automatically at boot. Or, you can start the service manually.
Uninstallation
If you want to remove the service, first set its startup type to Manual, then reboot the PC. Then run this command using the Administrator command prompt:
C:
cd "\Program Files\websockify"
SrvAny.exe -remove Websockify
After that, you will be able to remove the C:\Program Files\websockify
directory completely.