Configure Service

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CONFIGURE SERVICE

The Baslogue^® Application Server (BaslogueServer.exe) runs as a Windows Service. The Configure Service screen provides an easy way to install and configure the service. Three actions are performed by this screen:

The BaslogueServer.exe is installed as a Windows Service, and set as "automatic" start so that it will start on boot
The Service is set to "Run As" the nominated user, which may be the "Local System" account
The Service is set to listen on a nominated Port. This is how it will receive connections from BaslogueClient.exe installed on Client computers. It is up to you to open up access to this port for the server if necessary so that client computers can establish a connection.

Should I use the Local System account, or a nominated user account?

The answer to this question lies in what type of database you are using, and where that database is located.

If you are using a Microsoft SQL Server database it depends on where the database is located:

If the database is located on the local machine (i.e. the same machine as the Baslogue^® Server) then it should be fine to run as the Local System account, as this account will have Administrator access to the database
If the database is located on a different machine then you will need to run as a nominated Windows user - and that user must explicitly be granted "db_owner" access to the database

If you are using a MySQL database it should be fine to always run using the Local System account regardless of where the database is located. This is because database access is established by using a nominated MySQL username and password instead of using Windows Authentication.

What Port Number should I use?

The default port is 9000. If you have no other programs listening or communicating on this port then the default should be fine. If you have a need to use a different port then you can nominate any port you wish - it must be an unused port, of course.