Running XESmartTarget Continuously for 24/7 Monitoring

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Hi,

I am new to using XESmartTarget and have gone through its documentation. From my understanding, in order to use XESmartTarget effectively, I need to run the executable continuously. Is that correct? If so, is there a built-in way to run it as a service? What is the recommended approach to ensure it runs 24/7 for monitoring a production SQL Server instance?

In the demos I've seen, the XESmartTarget executable is run in a command line. However, I am concerned that if the RDP session gets disconnected or logged off by someone, the program will exit, causing the monitoring to stop. I need a solution that ensures XESmartTarget runs continuously without being interrupted.

Any suggestions or best practices for achieving this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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Hi, XESmartTarget needs to run continuously, that's right. There is no built-in way to make XESmartTarget run as a service, but you can run it in a service wrapper like NSSM. Basically, you register NSSM to run as a service (you can do so from the GUI, there's documentation on the website) and it runs whatever program you want at service start.
I don't recommend running XESmartTarget on the SQL Server box, use a different one if possible.
Hope this helps