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Servy PowerShell Module

Akram El Assas edited this page Nov 18, 2025 · 22 revisions

The Servy PowerShell Module Servy.psm1 allows you to manage Windows services easily using PowerShell. You can install, start, stop, restart, export/import configurations, check service status, show help, display the version, and uninstall services.

Once you install Servy, Servy PowerShell module is available at:

C:\Program Files\Servy\Servy.psm1

You can find detailed examples of how to use it here.

Important: If you face any issues with the PowerShell module in automated or non-interactive environments (e.g., CI/CD, Ansible, WinRM), use -Quiet option to suppress interactive output such as spinners or loading animations.

Table of Contents

Installation

Import the module in your PowerShell session:

Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Servy\Servy.psm1" -Force

Display the version:

Show-ServyVersion -Quiet

Display help:

Show-ServyHelp

Usage Examples

Install a New Service

Install-ServyService `
  -Quiet `
  -Name "WexflowServer" `
  -Description "Wexflow Workflow Engine" `
  -Path "C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe" `
  -StartupDir "C:\Program Files\Wexflow Server\Wexflow.Server" `
  -Params "Wexflow.Server.dll" `
  -StartupType "Automatic" `

Export Service Configuration

Export-ServyServiceConfig `
  -Quiet `
  -Name "WexflowServer" `
  -ConfigFileType "xml" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.xml"

Export-ServyServiceConfig `
  -Quiet `
  -Name "WexflowServer" `
  -ConfigFileType "json" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.json"

Import Service Configuration

Import-ServyServiceConfig `
  -Quiet `
  -ConfigFileType "xml" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.xml"

Import-ServyServiceConfig `
  -Quiet `
  -ConfigFileType "json" `
  -Path "C:\WexflowServer.json"

Start, Stop, Restart, and Check Status

Start-ServyService -Quiet -Name "WexflowServer"
Get-ServyServiceStatus -Quiet -Name "WexflowServer"
Stop-ServyService -Quiet -Name "WexflowServer"
Restart-ServyService -Quiet -Name "WexflowServer"

Uninstall a Service

Uninstall-ServyService -Quiet -Name "WexflowServer"

Cmdlets Reference

Cmdlet Parameters Description
Install-ServyService -Quiet (switch, optional)
-Name (string, required)
-DisplayName (string, optional)
-Description (string, optional)
-Path (string, required)
-StartupDir (string, optional)
-Params (string, optional)
-StartupType (string, optional: Automatic, Manual, Disabled)
-ProcessPriority (string, optional: Idle, BelowNormal, Normal, AboveNormal, High, RealTime)
-StdoutPath (string, optional)
-StderrPath (string, optional)
-EnableRotation (switch, optional)
-RotationSize (int, optional)
-EnableHealth (switch, optional)
-HeartbeatInterval (int, optional)
-MaxFailedChecks (int, optional)
-RecoveryAction (string, optional: None, RestartService, RestartProcess, RestartComputer)
-MaxRestartAttempts (int, optional)
-FailureProgramPath (string, optional)
-FailureProgramStartupDir (string, optional)
-FailureProgramParams (string, optional)
-EnvironmentVariables (string, optional)
-ServiceDependencies (string, optional)
-User (string, optional)
-Password (string, optional)
-PreLaunchPath (string, optional)
-PreLaunchStartupDir (string, optional)
-PreLaunchParams (string, optional)
-PreLaunchEnv (string, optional)
-PreLaunchStdout (string, optional)
-PreLaunchStderr (string, optional)
-PreLaunchTimeout (int, optional)
-PreLaunchRetryAttempts (int, optional)
-PreLaunchIgnoreFailure (switch, optional)
-PostLaunchPath (string, optional)
-PostLaunchStartupDir (string, optional)
-PostLaunchParams (string, optional)
-EnableDebugLogs (switch, optional)
Installs a new Windows service with the specified parameters.
Uninstall-ServyService -Quiet (switch, optional)
-Name (string, required)
Uninstalls a Windows service by name.
Start-ServyService -Quiet (switch, optional)
-Name (string, required)
Starts a Windows service.
Stop-ServyService -Quiet (switch, optional)
-Name (string, required)
Stops a Windows service.
Restart-ServyService -Quiet (switch, optional)
-Name (string, required)
Restarts a Windows service.
Get-ServyServiceStatus -Quiet (switch, optional)
-Name (string, required)
Gets the current status of a Windows service. Possible results: Stopped, StartPending, StopPending, Running, ContinuePending, PausePending, Paused.
Export-ServyServiceConfig -Quiet (switch, optional)
-Name (string, required)
-ConfigFileType (string, required: xml, json)
-Path (string, required)
Exports the configuration of a service to a file (XML or JSON).
Import-ServyServiceConfig -Quiet (switch, optional)
-ConfigFileType (string, required: xml, json)
-Path (string, required)
Imports a service configuration from a file into Servy's database.
Show-ServyHelp -Quiet (switch, optional) Displays help information for all Servy CLI commands.
Show-ServyVersion -Quiet (switch, optional) Displays the current version of the Servy CLI module.

References

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