run a executable jar in windows server

Question

I am using windows server to run my application. Application is built on spring boot & angular 2. I want to run the executable jar in the windows server.

I have the following queries.

1. Which is the best practice to run the jar rather than running java -jar abc.jar in cmd.
2. Best practice to log the application logs in the above configuration.

Answer 1

I recommend running it as a windows service

nssm install <servicename> "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\java.exe" "-jar <path-to-jar-file>"