cx_Freeze_example

python-flask-as-window-service using cx_freeze

These are the steps to create a flask applications as window services in windows 10 and python 3.8 uning cx_freeze

Based on [https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze/tree/master/cx_Freeze/samples/service]

It is required to install all the libraries in virtual enviroment to be able to work

Requierments

It required to install also the vs_buildtools and after that installed you need to restart the machine [https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=buildtools]

Install Requierment in enviroment

pip install virtualenv 
python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\Activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

If Error in cx-Logging library for python 3.8

cx_Logging hasn't wheels/binary for py38+ and has to be compiled. It needs a C compiler, or you can get a compiled wheel at https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#cx_logging

Donwload the corresponding whell to your operating system and inside the virtual enviroments

py -m pip install cx_Logging-2.2-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl

or

pip whell install cx_Logging-2.2-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl

OPTION 1: Compile the application as window service executable

The following commannd will generate a .exe in 'build' directory

python setup.py build

install the .exe

Open a powershell with admin priviliges

cd build\exe.win-amd64-3.8\
.\Flask_Service.exe --install test

or to uninstall

.\Flask_Service.exe --uninstall test

Test the .exe

Check in browser http://localhost:5000/ to find the "hellow world"

Start the application Manually

Now, open the “Services” msc snap in

mmc Services.msc

Look for the service names "FlaskServicetest" and run it manually

Verify is working

Check in browser http://localhost:5000/ to find the hellow world

The logs

For errors go to the 'build' directory

stderr.log
teste.log
stdout.log

OPTION 2: Compile the application as window console executable using win32

The following commannd will generate a .exe in build directory

python setup_console.py build

Test the .exe

cd build\win32_service.exe
.\cx_Freeze_Flask_Service.exe debug

Check in browser http://localhost:8000/ to find the "hellow world"

Ctrl C to kill the application, close the terminal windows because it kept running