giammin Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) It would be great if it were possible to install btsync as a service on windows Edited July 10, 2015 by giammin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssideratos Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 +1  for making btSync available on Windows as a service.   There shouldn't be a need for a workaround, especially when that workaround precludes your ability to interact with the GUI. Appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkyevolved Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Please, I now need this now that we've moved to a proper server. I need it to be run as a service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giammin Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 the new version with sync api can be run with no gui and a web interface . maybe it can be used to run it as a service with the workaround and configured with webinterface dont understand if it can be done without an api key... https://www.getsync.com/api/getting-started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shallowz Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Has Windows service been implimented in the latest version yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm583 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 love2scoot, I used your method(except for the WebUI part) to sync files from multiple user accounts on multiple computers across my local network with a beta version of BTSync( I think it was 1.4X). I have recently updated my computers to Windows 10 and when doing so I decided to upgrade to the latest version of BTSync (2.1.1). However, I can not get it to run as a service. It only runs when user is logged in and BTSync is running on the desktop. Do you (or any one reading this) have any advice for getting it to run while user not logged in?  Maybe run as scheduled task? Use an older version of BTSync? Another program that will do what I want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Reviving this thread since it seems as if a built in solution for runing BTSync as a service still is missing.  I need to start BTSync as a service on Windows Server 2008 where normally no user is loged in. My plan is to use sc.exe (included in Windows) to create the service and as far as I understand the command should then be:sc create BTSync binpath= "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent Sync\BTSync.exe" start= auto This creates the service but it is not started. When I try to start the service from the Windows "Services GUI" I get a message saying:"Windows could not start the BTSync service on Local Computer.  Error 1053: ...." I see that the service is run as "Local System" and not as my user.The best way to solve this would be to get BTSync installed somewhere else than under %USERPROFILE% for example under Program Files so Local System can reach it but I haven't manage to do this. Does anyone knows if it is possible. The other option seems to be to let the service log on as my user. I have supplied user name and password in the Log On Tab in the service properties but it still dosn't work. Same error as above.Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm583 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 I'm having the same problem you are. I know it used to work in beta, the beta version I was using  installed to program files instead of to each user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm583 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Quist, what version of BTSync are you trying to use? Over the past couple of hours I've tried running multiple versions of BTSync as service using NSSM, the newest one I could get to work was 1.4.111. It's the newest beta version I could find. None of the 2.X versions I tried worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I'm on 2.1.Where is 1.4.111 installed, is it under program files?My IT department will defenitely not like NSSM to be installed on the machine (hard enough with BTSync) since this is a corporate server so I hope to find a solution with sc.exe.I will try with 1.4.111.Thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Just realized that sc.exe doesn't work if the exe wasn't programmed to run as a service (which BTSync apparently isn't). As has been explained early in this thread the trick is to use srvany.exe (found in the Windows Server 2003 resource kit on Microsofts homepage, it works also with newer versions of Windows) Use "sc " to create a new service that launches "srvany " (e.g. sc create MyService binPath= C:\Windows\System32\srvany.exe DisplayName= "MyService" ) Using RegEdit : create a "Parameters " key for your service (e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MyService\Paramaters\ ) Using RegEdit : within the newly created "Parameters " key , create a string value called "Application " and enter the full path to the BTSync application. (No quotes required.) In the Service manager right click on your new service, choose properties and enter the user credentials for the user which BT Sync is installed under. Start your service and cross your fingers! Edited August 27, 2015 by Quist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawson2000 Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 +1 for a running as a service - or at least being able to access the GUI using this workaround... Our of curiosity, it has been over two and a half years since this feature was requested. Is there some reason that this has not been incorporated into the software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawson2000 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Awwwwww... crap. I just upgraded my computers to 2.2 and was feeling all happy until I realized my home server was not liking the change. It is just running Win7 and I tried to do the workaround and start Sync with the Task Scheduler, but it does not seem to work. Back here I came looking for the answer and I got a little lost.  Can someone walk me through the work around for 2.2? I think is has to do with the /config setup but I am not sure after that. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolofee Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 +1 on the Windows Service feature. I really need this. I tried all the suggestions offered here for workarounds, and none of them worked out for me. However, I finally did get one workaround to succeed by using a paid program called AlwaysUp. Try that if nothing else works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impet Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 +1 on the Windows Service feature. Must have feature. I wounder how they managed to run it in cloud ??? http://blog.getsync.com/2015/11/04/how-lumsden-mccormick-uses-sync-to-replicate-data-between-onsite-server-and-ec2-instance/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Sync 2.3 has just been released and it add some really great new features. One big feature is Windows Service! Yes it is implemented as of now. Take a look at the changelog posted here http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/41999-latest-desktop-build-230/ Happy syncing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlaster Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Any chance of getting the equivalent for OS X? Â I would love to be able to have my sync keep working even when I'm logged out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Any chance of getting the equivalent for OS X?  I would love to be able to have my sync keep working even when I'm logged out. It's a little dated, but please see the solution and/or consider discussing the topic further in this thread instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Thanks, great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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