Run ServerSync as a Service

It is recommended that you run ServerSync as a service.

Synchronization of a local Windows File Server with a FileCloud Server or FileCloud Online (hosted by CodeLathe) is usually unattended and is configured to run automatically
If a file server is unattended, it can restart without an administrator, and unless ServerSync is a service, it will not start when the server restarts.

Note the following limitations when running ServerSync as a service:

Quick Edit does not work when ServerSync is run as a service.
Only password authentication is effective when ServerSync is run as a service; device authentication and other methods do not work.

Install ServerSync to Run as a Service

To register ServerSync as a service:

Download and install ServerSync as usual.
Start it up and enter the URL and user name (or email address) and password as usual.
Configure ServerSync to run as needed.
Uncheck the Option for Automatic Startup on Login.
After settings are done, exit out of ServerSync.

Open the following file for editing:

%APPDATA%\FileCloudServerSync\syncclientconfig.xml

Make the following changes:

Option	Changes	Notes
syncclientlocation	Change DEFAULT to absolute paths.	Make sure it matches the sync client folder that sync has already setup or things won't work.

Your code should look similar to the following example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<variantrow>
	 <rowentry>
		 <name>syncclientlocation</name>
		 <type>string</type>
		 <value>C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\FileCloudServerSyncData\client</value>
	 </rowentry>
</variantrow>

Save your changes and close the file.
Copy the syncclientconfig.xml file you just edited to the following location
```
C:\Program Files\FileCloudServerSync
```
To register the ServerSync client as a service, run the following command prompt in Administrator Mode. Note the space after each "=" in each parameter.
```
sc create serversync binpath= "C:\Program Files\FileCloudServerSync\fssyncservice.exe" displayName= "FileCloud ServerSync Service"
```
Start the sync app normally using the Services Control Panel applet.
If the app doesn't startup properly, please check the c:\windows\temp\fsservicestartup.log file.

Stop ServerSync from Running as a Service

If you are troubleshooting or need Quick Edit to work, you can stop running ServerSync as a service.

To unregister ServerSync as a service:

Run the following command prompt in Administrator Mode. Note the space after each "=" in each parameter.

sc delete serversync