6.7. Windows
Installation of Apache Karaf as windows service is supported through winsw.
To install Apache Karaf as windows service, perform the following:
- Rename the
karaf-service-win.exe
file tokaraf-4.exe
file. - Rename the
karaf-service-win.xml
file tokaraf-4.xml
file. - Customize the service descriptor as per your requirements.
- Use the service executable to install, start and stop the service.
Here is an example:
C:\opt\apache-karaf-4\bin\contrib> karaf-4.exe install C:\opt\apache-karaf-4\bin\contrib> karaf-4.exe start