Problems with Xdata / Sparkle /Aurelious Server

[wlandgraf (Wagner Landgraf)]

@Rohit_Nz

Since the windows firewall had bound the port to the exe, will it start the exe automatically?

No.

@Rohit_Nz

Or do I need to make it a service?

You don't "need" it, but if you want the server exe application to be launched whenever the Windows OS restarts and without any user login, then yes, you need a Windows Service.

@Rohit_Nz

Is there a template or demo to make it a service?

You can simply use the regular Delphi Windows Service template and start your XData server from the OnStart event.

You can also use Sparkle.App unit to make your existing VCL app become a Windows Service app. You can learn more about it here:

BIZ0308 - Sparkle App feature

Discussion here:

Deploying XData-based service

Thanks for contribution, @Mehmet_Emin_Borbor. But actually it can be simpler than that, you can simply add Sparkle.App as the first unit of your dpr file and it will become a Windows Service application when compiled in RELEASE config.

XData Windows Service

Remove the TSparkleHttpSysDispatcher component from your data module. When you use Sparkle.App unit, it already has its own dispatcher and starts it automatically. All you need in your app are the TXDataServer components.