Go Windows Service

A simple Windows service that, every 2 or 5 seconds, sends a message to a MQTT broker.

Building and Running

1. Build the application for Windows:

   make build

2. Register the service (as administrator):

   sc.exe create golang-winservice `
       displayname= "Golang Sample Windows Service" `
       binPath= "$((Get-Location).Path)\golang-winservice.exe"
   sc.exe description golang-winservice `
       "Simple windows service sending messages to a MQTT broker."

3. Create the C:\ProgramData\golang-winservice\config.yml configuration file:

   mqtt:
     broker: tcp://localhost:1883
     topic: test/topic
   
   intervals:
     fast: 2
     slow: 5

4. Use the Windows Service Control Manager to start the service.

   

5. Deregister the service (as administrator):

   sc.exe delete golang-winservice