node.js http server as a Windows service

Question

I created a simple http server in Node.js.

I wanted to make it run permanently on my Windows 2008 machine, so that, if the computer reboots, it automatically restarts.

Answer 1

At a guess, I'd say that the service doesn't know where to find the node binary. You've probably updated your profile's PATH variable. My recommendation is to ALWAYS hard code the full path in service scripts.