How to install a Windows Service without Setup?

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I have a Windows Service project in Visual Studio in C#, however, I need to install this project from lines of code, without use the Installutil of console nor the Setup of Visual Studio.

There’s some way to do it?

c# .net windows-service

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You can use the class ManagedInstallerClass (responsible for dealing with the functionality of Installutil), more specifically, the method InstallHelper:

static void Main(string[] args) {
    if (System.Environment.UserInteractive) {
        if (args.Length > 0) {
            switch (args[0]) {
                case "-install": {
                   ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });
                   break;
                }
                case "-uninstall": {
                   ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { "/u", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });
                   break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;
        ServicesToRun = new ServiceBase[] { new MyService() };
        ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);
    }
}

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Example of use:

  • Install: meuProjeto.exe -install
  • Uninstall: meuProjeto.exe -uninstall

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