How to create a Windows service, which is a standalone exe application?

Question

I would like to create a console exe application that can run both a standalone application and a Windows service. Can this be done? What are the benefits of using svchost?

Answer 1

Rewrite the main method of the Windows service like this, and it will be a console application if you run with the -c option, and yes, remember to change the project type for the console from the project properties window.

 public static void Main(string[] args)
 {
      Service service = new Service();
      if (args.Contains("-c", StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) || args.Contains("-console", StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
      {
           service.StartService(args);
           Console.ReadLine();
           service.StopService();
           return;
      }
      ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun = new ServiceBase[] 
                                    { 
                                        service 
                                    };
      ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);           
  }

StartService and StopService simply cause the OnStart and OnStop services to be redefined

Answer 2

The best approach to these cases is to think about the concept of a component.

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Windows, DLL.

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