Topshelf service not starting on windows server 2012.

[Heinrich Kollner]

Hi Guys,

I am having an issue with my topshelf service that installs and runs 100% on all windows servers except for windows server 2012.
I have installed and run this service on a Windows server 2008R, windows 7 and windows 8 without problems.
First time installing it on a windows server 2012. It installs fine without problem. When I go into Local services and start the service I am immediately presented with the following error: Error 1053: Did not respond in a timely fashion.

I have build in extensive logging to find exactly where the service fails and it does not seems to even hit the Start() method on server 2012.

I have tried everything up until now with no success.

Here's my start up method that works on all other windows server editions except for 2012.

static void Main()
        {
            try
            {

                HostFactory.Run(x =>
                {
                    x.Service<ApplicationStartup>(s =>
                    {
                        s.ConstructUsing(name => new ApplicationStartup());
                        s.WhenStarted(tc => tc.Start());
                        s.WhenStopped(tc => tc.Stop());
                    });
                    x.RunAsLocalSystem();
                    x.StartManually();
                    x.SetDescription("REDDOTT SOLUTION ENGINE");
                    x.SetDisplayName("REDDOTT SOLUTION ENGINE");
                    x.SetServiceName("REDDOTTSOLUTIONENGINE");
                });
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Logger.ErrorException("Main Registered an Exception.", ex);
                throw;
            }
        }


You help is greatly appreciated.

[Kijana Woodard]

My guess is it's something else, that is environmental, that's failing within your tc.Start call. I've run to shelf on 2012 many times, without issue.

Easy easy to find out: comment out all the code from Start and try again.

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[Chris Patterson]

Also, the factory method for your service should also include any container setup or other service-specific concerns. Your application should do nothing more than configure NLog/Log4Net before calling the HostFactory.Run() method.