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Overview
FireDaemon Pro allows you to schedule, configure, install and run any application program executable or script as a Windows Service.
FireDaemon will run any 32-bit or 64-bit applications (EXE or DLL), shortcuts and scripting / interpreted languages including Java, .NET, Perl, Batch (BAT/CMD),
Poweshell, Python, Ruby, TCL/TK, PHP as a Windows service for 100% uptime and availability.
Why Install Your Application Program as a Windows Service?
Running your application program executable under FireDaemon Pro is easy and requires no modification to your existing program. Key benefits include:
- Ability to start and run your application in the background without user intervention
- Ability to start your application before you login
- Ability to run your application continually across multiple user sessions
- Run your application either interactively or non-interactively
- Restarts your application in the event of failure, unintentional or malicious shutdown or at scheduled predetermined intervals
- Ability to modify your application's priority and bind to specific processors or cores
- Execute additional transient programs during the service lifecycle
- Control, log and close popups that your application might display
- Assists in meeting various government regulations, Acts and standards pertaining to computing systems robustness, security, management, access and control (eg. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), ITIL)
Key Features
- Runs any application (32-bit or 64-bit) 24 x 7 as a Windows Service
- Starts applications before you log in, without any user intervention
- Runs application in the background interactively or non-interactively
- Automatically restarts your application in the event of failure, unintentional or malicious shutdown
- Comprehensive service monitoring and failure recovery options
- Edit the properties of any built in Windows service
- Simple service configuration via intuitive GUI, CLI or XML all in one product
- Extensive logging and debugging
- Numerous service monitoring and failure recovery options
- Negligible memory and CPU consumption
- Subprocess prioritisation and job grouping
- Integrates with standard Windows Control Manager Recovery options
- CPU binding on multi-CPU / multi-core systems
- Receive email alerts when a service shuts down, restarts or crashes (requires Blat)
- Interactive service support and facilitates access access to isolated Session 0 services
- Schedules your service to run at the exact time or periodically on the defined day of the week/month/year of your choosing
- Control, log and close popups that your application might display
- Setup custom environment variables
- Integrates with standard Service Control Manager Recovery options
- Fully skinnable with your company logos, custom icons, graphics and text
- Powerful alternative to freeware tools such as srvany
- Alternative to the Windows Services applet (services.msc) and integrates with other standard Windows management tools
- Support for all recent Microsoft 32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems (XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7)
- Runs on virtualized Windows operating systems under VMware, Hyper-V, Parallels, Xen and so forth
Pricing
One FireDaemon Pro license is required for each workstation or server (virtual or physical) upon which FireDaemon Pro is intended to be run.
Just a few popular applications you can run under FireDaemon
FireDaemon can be used to run a myriad of applications including those listed below. Should you have an application that you know runs well under FireDaemon or have written a document describing how to use your product with FireDaemon then please let us know! Applications marked with an asterisk (*) link to a detailed HOWTO in the Forums.
Game Servers
Java Servlet, JSP and XML Engines
Business Productivity
Network Management Tools and Utilities
Scientific Applications
Network Service Daemons
Chat / Messenging / P2P / VoIP
Audio/Video
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FireDaemon Pro ($49)
Monitor and restart your app if it crashs, hangs or shuts down
1 License per server/workstation
