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The Windows *cmd* file `install-beszel-service.cmd` installs the [Beszel](https://beszel.dev) agent as a service under Microsoft Windows.
## Prerequisites
- Microsoft Windows 10 or later (32 or 64 bit)
- Git installed
If you don´t have Git installed, either
- install Git with Winget: `winget install git.git` or
- download and extract the ZIP file from [Releases](https://gitea.elpatron.me/elpatron/Install-Beszel-Agent/releases/).
## Usage
Open a `cmd.exe` shell with administrative rights.
Open a `cmd.exe` shell with **administrative rights**.
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## Explanation
The script copies `agent.exe` into the directory `%ProgramFiles%\BeszelAgent` and takes usage of *[NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager](https://nssm.cc/)* to install the service. *NSSM* is being installed by *[Winget](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli)*.
The script copies `agent.exe` into the directory `%ProgramFiles%\BeszelAgent` and takes usage of *[NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager](https://nssm.cc/)* to install the service. If *NSSM* is not yet installed on your system, it will be downloaded and installed to the Beszel agent directory.
The provided `agent.exe` was compiled on January, 18th 2025 by me and should be exchanged by a self compiled or official executable.
The provided `agent.exe` was compiled on January, 17th 2025 by me and should be exchanged by a self compiled or official executable.
For more details, see [*Using Beszel to monitor Windows*](https://blog.ktz.me/using-beszel-to-monitor-windows/) by Alex Kretschmar.