Add or remove the Windows service

Installing the Windows service

The Cascade CMS Windows service can be installed by following these steps:

  • Open a command prompt using the Run as Administrator option.
  • Change into to the tomcat/bin directory within the Cascade CMS installation folder.
  • Enter: service install 
  • A Windows service with the name CascadeCMS will be installed.

If you'd like to use a different service name than the default (CascadeCMS), provide the desired name when running the service install command. Example:

C:\Program Files\Cascade CMS\tomcat\bin>service install cascade

Removing the Windows service

The Cascade CMS Windows service can be removed by following these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt using the Run as Administrator option.
  2. Change into to the tomcat/bin directory within the Cascade CMS installation folder.
  3. Enter: service remove
  4. The Windows service with the name CascadeCMS will be removed.

If you'd like to use a different service name than the default (CascadeCMS), provide the desired name when running the service remove command. Example:

C:\Program Files\Cascade CMS\tomcat\bin>service remove cascade