Running Azureus as a windows service revisited
This is a follow-up to my [2006 post][1]. It’s a shame I’m not using Windows any more and I can’t figure this out for OS X, but the old post continues to get hits, so I thought I would neaten things up a bit!
I haven’t completely tested this system with more recent versions of Azureus/Vuze, but all the files seem to be much the same, so I’m guessing it will be OK. Please leave any comments with news to the contrary.
As before, I have taken much of my information from other places, but I feel put it together in an easier to follow manner. In particular, the bulk of ideas came from the [azureus wiki][3]
###Step 1: Install Azureus and enable Headless operation
1. Download the executable installer from [sourceforge][2]
2. Ensure that the installation directory contains the file Azureus2.jar
3. Download the files log4j.jar and commons-cli.jar from [here][4] and place into the Azureus directory. This will allow command-line (headless) operation.
4. To run, use command java -jar Azureus2-XXX.jar --ui=console
[1]: http://shayne.powerlot.net/2006/08/07/running-azureus-as-a-windows-service/
[2]: http://azureus.sourceforge.net
[3]: http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/RunAzureusAsAService
[4]: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index_CVS.php
Just so you know, I followed these instructions again today with the latest Vuze and everything worked as advertised.