Installing midPoint as a Windows Service

Last modified 27 Jun 2025 10:39 +02:00
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This page describes how to setup midPoint servers to run as Windows services.

MidPoint is typically set up to start automatically after the system boot on Windows. The service is started as "MidPoint" and it listens on the default TCP 8080 port.

Download

Download the midPoint binary release according to the following table:

MidPoint 4.9.3 Binary Distribution

https://evolveum.com/downloads/midpoint/4.9.3/midpoint-4.9.3-dist.zip
https://evolveum.com/downloads/midpoint/4.9.3/midpoint-4.9.3-dist.tar.gz

Unpack the archive file to a convenient location. The following instructions refer to relative paths inside this archive.

Install

Install midPoint as a service by executing the service.bat script from the bin directory with the install argument:

.\Downloads\midpoint\bin\service.bat install

The service can be controlled using common Windows Services tools.

Alternatively, you can start, stop, or configure the service using the GUI application midpointw.exe which is located in the bin directory.

Uninstall

Uninstall the midPoint service by executing the service.bat script from the bin directory with the uninstall argument. Stop the service first, then run:

.\Downloads\midpoint\bin\service.bat uninstall

You can also start/stop service with the Windows Services application.

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