Windows Service
If you're running Openfire on Windows, you will likely want to run Openfire as a standard Windows service after initial setup. If you used the Windows installer, a openfire-service.exe file will be in thebin directory of the installation. You can use this executable to install and control the Openfire service.
From a console window, you can run the following commands:- openfire-service /install -- installs the service.
- openfire-service /uninstall -- uninstalls the service.
- openfire-service /start -- starts the service
- openfire-service /stop -- stops the service.
You can also use the Services tool in the Windows Control Panel to start and stop the service.
Note: the graphical launcher is not compatible with the Windows service at this time. If you install the service, you should use service controls as described above to control the server rather than the graphical launcher.