Apache prunsrv - run nodejs as windows service

nodehello.bat

:: to download Procrun binaries and see documentation visit http://commons.apache.org/daemon/procrun.html

:: this file is used to Reinstall a service each time you run it,
:: if you need to uninstall comment out with "::" the install service line

::detect x86 or x64
echo off
IF PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE EQU "ia64" GOTO IS_ia64
IF PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 EQU "ia64" GOTO IS_ia64
IF PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE EQU "amd64" GOTO IS_amd64
IF PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 EQU "amd64" GOTO IS_amd64 
IF DEFINED ProgramFiles(x86) GOTO IS_amd64 
:IS_x86
set prunsrv=c:\serverPrune\prunsrv.exe
GOTO IS_x64End
:IS_amd64
set prunsrv=c:\serverPrune\prunsrv_amd64.exe
GOTO IS_x64End
:IS_ia64
set prunsrv=c:\serverPrune\prunsrv_ia64.exe
::GOTO IS_x64End
:IS_x64End
echo on
::end detect x86 or x64

::stop service:
net stop nodehello

::delete service:
%prunsrv% //DS//nodehello

::install service:
:: ++StartParams is the arguments. arguments are separated with "#"
%prunsrv% //IS//nodehello --DisplayName="nodejs hello" --Startup=auto --Install=%prunsrv% --StartMode=exe --StartImage="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node.exe" ++StartParams=C:\Personal\NodeTestFiles\hello.js --StdOutput=C:\Personal\NodeTestFiles\hello.out.log --StdError=C:\Personal\NodeTestFiles\hello.err.log

::start service:
net start nodehello

When I use you commands I get an error with id 5.
The service can't be started. Any idea why that may be?

see if you can use nssm and pm2
https://harjinderkamboj.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/running-node-as-a-service-using-nssm-2/

there are more modern tools today

https://dzone.com/articles/running-pm2-amp-nodejs-in-production-environments
https://encyclopediaofdaniel.com/blog/nssm-a-node-js-lifesaver/