BLUIRIS SERVICE

[intwoit]

How do I set up BL to run as a service and exactly what does that mean? Threads say run as service but how.

 

[Mike72ss]

Running it as a service means BI loads/runs when the computer boots up. If you have a power outage, for example, and your system is set to boot up when power is restored, BI will automatically start up.

See if this helps:

How to get Blue Iris to automatically start when restarting PC w/Windows 8.1

Mike

 

[gwminor48]

Blue Iris options, Startup tab, check "run as a Windows service". Do you have Windows 10? I think there are issues with Windows 7 running as a service, I forget what it was, I'm sure others will chime in.

 

[intwoit]

I tried that, the user interface comes up. What does it mean runs as a service?
Thank you.

 

[aaronwt]

I run my BI as as service. It runs in the background and starts running when windows loads. I run a headless machine and I don't need to log in since it's running as a service.

 

[gwminor48]

I tried that, the user interface comes up. What does it mean runs as a service?
Thank you.

As others have said, running as a service means Blue Iris starts running when Windows boots up. If Blue Iris crashes for some reason it restarts when running as a service. You can open an instance of Blue Iris on your pc and do whatever you want, close it and Blue Iris is still running in the background.

 

[intwoit]

Thank you that was a big help in my understanding.
Al