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NSSM

NSSM (the Non-Sucking Service Manager) is a Windows service helper that runs applications as services and restarts them if they fail. It is released into the public domain.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source
  • Freeware

  1. NSSM is public domain: it and its source code may be used unconditionally for any purpose.[1]

  2. The latest release is nssm 2.24 (2014-08-31); pre-release build 2.24-101 (2017-04-26) or newer is recommended for Windows 10 Creators Update and later.[2]

  3. The 32-bit and 64-bit versions are compiled from the same source code.[3]

  4. NSSM monitors the service it runs, restarts the application if it dies, and logs its progress to the Windows Event Log.[4]

Products

  • NSSM

References

  1. NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager · nssm.cc · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager · nssm.cc · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager · nssm.cc · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager · nssm.cc · retrieved 2026-09-27
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