# Syslog as a Windows service

**URL:** <https://community.limacharlie.com/t/syslog-as-a-windows-service/310>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** adapter\
**Created:** [May 20, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.limacharlie.com/t/syslog-as-a-windows-service/310 "2025-05-20T18:28:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alan.Shearer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Alan.Shearer](https://community.limacharlie.com/u/Alan.Shearer)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.limacharlie.com/t/syslog-as-a-windows-service/310/1 "2025-05-20T18:28:50Z")

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Howdy,  
I am testing out POC and just setup the syslog adapter on a Windows box. I noticed that following the document ends up with the syslog adapter simply running as a program. Is there not a way to have it install as a service by default?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![maximelb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/community.limacharlie.com/maximelb/32/13_2.png) [@maximelb](https://community.limacharlie.com/u/maximelb)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.limacharlie.com/t/syslog-as-a-windows-service/310/2 "2025-05-20T21:55:36Z")

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Hello, that’s correct, by default the adapters just run in place. Here’s information on running it as a service in Windows and Linux: [Adapters as a Service](https://docs.limacharlie.io/docs/adapters-as-a-service)