I have create a ServiceStack console application that works great, but of course, I have to leave it running after triggering it from a command prompt. I want to run this as a Windows Service.
I'm reviewing this wiki page which states that you can run SS as a Windows Service.
https://github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack/wiki/Self-hosting
I was not totally clear on how to do this. This StarterTemplate is referenced from 2 years ago. Do I clone this project and then copy my code into it?
The easiest way is to create a ServiceStack Windows Service Empty project in ServiceStackVS VS.NET Extension.
Otherwise you can clone the WinService project, and create a new Windows Service project from Visual Studio and copy the approach in Program.cs.
A more recent ServiceStack Windows Service project is the Razor Rockstars website running in a Windows Service Host, the template of which was based on the ServiceStack.Examples Starter template.
I use topshelf to run a servicestack console app as a windows service. It works really well for me. https://github.com/Topshelf/Topshelf
