Stop NextPVR Server and Restart NextPVR Server Icons?

[jksmurf]

Hi sub

v4 used to have a Stop NextPVR and Start or Restart NextPVR Server command with Icons that featured prominently on my system when I was playing around with things which need this to happen. Does v5 have a similar command? I can assign icons if I need to. I searched the forum post titles but could not see anything on this.

ta

k.

[elstaci]

You can make up a Batch file with the following command to Stop or Start the NextPVR Service.



To Start the NextPVR Service:



net start "NextPVR Service"



To Stop the NextPVR Service:



net stop "NextPVR Service"



Make sure to add the " " at the beginning and end of the name of the service otherwise it won't work.



You can use Windows Notepad and then save it as Start or Stop NPVR Service.bat.

To make the Batch file run under Administration Rights. Create a Shortcut. Then under the Batch file Shortcut's Properties, enable it to run under Administration Rights.

Then just assign an icon to your created Shortcut on your desktop.



I just tried it on my Windows 10 and it worked without any issues.

[jksmurf]

You can make up a Batch file with the following command to Stop or Start the NextPVR Service.



To Start the NextPVR Service:



net start "NextPVR Service"



To Stop the NextPVR Service:



net stop "NextPVR Service"



Make sure to add the " " at the beginning and end of the name of the service otherwise it won't work.



You can use Windows Notepad and then save it as Start or Stop NPVR Service.bat.

To make the Batch file run under Administration Rights. Create a Shortcut. Then under the Batch file Shortcut's Properties, enable it to run under Administration Rights.

Then just assign an icon to your created Shortcut on your desktop.



I just tried it on my Windows 10 and it worked without any issues.

Hi elstaci,

Thank you very much, I have done what I think you suggest, but was wondering what is supposed to happen when I double click the shortcut?
I see no message about the server stopping (or starting) and I cannot see it stopping or starting in services.msc either?

The other thing in v4 the tray icon would disappear after stopping, when you hovered over it; this does not happen here.

I put both .bat files and both shortcuts in NextPVR dir, is this correct? Do I need a path in the bat? What should I be seeing when I launch it?

ta

k.

[EDIT]. OK I have the .bat files running, was a typo in the stop script. Runs a cmd window. But tray icon just goes grey does not disappear on hover?

   

[Graham]

You can make up a Batch file with the following command to Stop or Start the NextPVR Service.



To Start the NextPVR Service:



net start "NextPVR Service"



To Stop the NextPVR Service:



net stop "NextPVR Service"



Make sure to add the " " at the beginning and end of the name of the service otherwise it won't work.



You can use Windows Notepad and then save it as Start or Stop NPVR Service.bat.

To make the Batch file run under Administration Rights. Create a Shortcut. Then under the Batch file Shortcut's Properties, enable it to run under Administration Rights.

Then just assign an icon to your created Shortcut on your desktop.



I just tried it on my Windows 10 and it worked without any issues.

Hi elstaci,

Thank you very much, I have done what I think you suggest, but was wondering what is supposed to happen when I double click the shortcut?
I see no message about the server stopping (or starting) and I cannot see it stopping or starting in services.msc either?

The other thing in v4 the tray icon would disappear after stopping, when you hovered over it; this does not happen here.

I put both .bat files and both shortcuts in NextPVR dir, is this correct? Do I need a path in the bat? What should I be seeing when I launch it?

ta

k.

[EDIT]. OK I have the .bat files running, was a typo in the stop script. Runs a cmd window. But tray icon just goes grey does not disappear on hover?

I use the sc command in a batch file that begins with ... echo off ... That will display messages to show that service is starting and stopping.  SS64.com is the goto for these commands.

[mvallevand]

How often are you guys restarting the server and why? Even after a year of development I pretty much have only done it just to install new versions and now the installer stops and restarts the Windows service for us. The uptime on my production linux system is 32 days and my NAS shows 285 days, pretty much just geting the docker releases from sub. I did update it today to open the UDP discovery port but there is nothing much else to worry about.

Martin

[elstaci]

I don't have a reason to start or stop my Server. I was just showing the OP a method to manually stop or start the Server with a batch file command.

[jksmurf]

How often are you guys restarting the server and why?  Even after a year of development I pretty much have only done it just to install new versions and now the installer stops and restarts the Windows service for us.  The uptime on my production linux system is 32 days and my NAS shows 285 days, pretty much just geting the docker releases from sub.  I did update it today to open the UDP discovery port but there is nothing much else to worry about.

Martin

@elstaci and @Graham - all good, tried both, similar results, working. If tray goes grey but doesn't need to disappear to install updates or patches then I'm OK with that.


Hi Martin - maybe it's just a legacy thing from GBPVR and NPVR v1~v4 days, when regular patches required starting and stopping more than they do now.
It's sort of comforting to have them there to do what I always did; my nod to the latent geekiness in me :-). Saves me searching for a cmd Window or services.msc to do that. No biggy, ta.

k.