How to setup my server exe keep running

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Hi,

I have a server process which is deployed now, and I want to keep my server running.
In case, if that process crashed by some means, either some exception or any other technical flow, then I need it to be restart again.

For this, I have created another process which keep checking(e.g, every 2 minutes) in processes list for this particular process name, and in case, if not found, it will start that process.

I have implemented this solution, but I know its not a good idea, I believe there must be some better ideas for this job. Can you help me is it best approach, or suggest some better one?

Thanks.

Posted 2-Feb-12 19:37pm

Muhammad Idrees GS

Updated 3-Feb-12 0:02am

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LanFanNinja 3-Feb-12 2:04am

It would probably help someone to answer you if you would tell what language you have used to implement all this.

Muhammad Idrees GS 3-Feb-12 2:50am

Sorry i forgot to mentioned, I am using C#.net, VisualStudio 2010

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-03T00:23:00

First of all if it works for you I wouldn't exactly say it's a bad idea. There might be a problem though if your watchdog program itself would stop functioning (crash) for some reason. If you are absolutely bent on changing your setup my advice to you would be to make a windows service out of your server process if it isn't already one. Then all you have to do is configure the windows service recovery options. These recovery options can be set from within your installer. Please see here for details: Set Recovery Options in Properties of Windows Service[^].

Regards,

Manfred