Running as a Service

This guide explains how to run FreeTicketing as a service on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Windows

FreeTicketing supports automated service setup on Windows, powered by NSSM.

WARNING

Make sure to open the FreeTicketing folder with Command Prompt or PowerShell as Administrator.

To install FreeTicketing as a Windows service:

1. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Navigate to the FreeTicketing folder.
3. Run the following command to install the service:

FreeTicketing.exe --install

4. To start the service:

FreeTicketing.exe --start

To learn more about the command line options, see reference.

Linux

To run FreeTicketing as a service on Linux, you can use systemd:

1. Create a service file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/freeticketing.service

2. Add the following content (adjust paths as needed):

[Unit]
Description=FreeTicketing Service
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/path/to/freeticketing
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/freeticketing/directory
User=your_user
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

3. Save and exit the editor.

4. Reload systemd:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

5. Enable and start the service:

sudo systemctl enable freeticketing
sudo systemctl start freeticketing

macOS

To run FreeTicketing as a service on macOS, you can use launchd:

1. Create a plist file:

sudo nano /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.freeticketing.plist

2. Add the following content (adjust paths as needed):

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
   <plist version="1.0">
   <dict>
       <key>Label</key>
       <string>com.freeticketing</string>
       <key>ProgramArguments</key>
       <array>
           <string>/path/to/freeticketing</string>
       </array>
       <key>RunAtLoad</key>
       <true/>
       <key>KeepAlive</key>
       <true/>
       <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
       <string>/path/to/freeticketing/directory</string>
       <key>StandardOutPath</key>
       <string>/tmp/freeticketing.stdout</string>
       <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
       <string>/tmp/freeticketing.stderr</string>
   </dict>
   </plist>

3. Save and exit the editor.

4. Load and start the service:

sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.freeticketing.plist
sudo launchctl start com.freeticketing