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Running PTC HTTP Server as a Windows Service
Instructions to configure PTC HTTP Server as a Windows service have been provided using the PTC HTTP Server Ant command and without the Ant command.
Without Ant
Execute this command from the Apache/bin directory:
apache -k install -n <ServiceName>
Where <ServiceName> is a unique name to reference this service.
If you have PTC HTTP Server Ant installed, you can implement using the Ant command.
With Ant
Execute the Ant command from the PTC HTTP Server root directory:
ant -f config.xml installService -DserviceName=<ServiceName>
Where <ServiceName> is a unique name to reference this service.