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AlwaysUp 16.5: Easily Install nginx as a Service, Survive Resource Leaks, and more

AlwaysUp version 16.5 is out! Here’s what our team worked on in this new release. The Application Advisor now supports the nginx web server If you’re looking to run nginx as a Windows Service, you’re in luck. With the help … Continue reading

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AlwaysUp Feature Spotlight: Automatically Reconnect Network Drives

What is the “automatically reconnect network drives” feature? When should I use it? How do I activate the feature in AlwaysUp? How do I know if AlwaysUp hasn’t mapped my drive? AlwaysUp isn’t reconnecting my drive. Help! How do I … Continue reading

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Q&A: Can I Group My Applications in AlwaysUp?

  We are a licensed customer of AlwaysUp and its a great help to our services. However one of the things I want to be able to do is “group” services into a logical set. That way you can see which … Continue reading

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AlwaysUp 16 Handles Common Application Failures — So You Don’t Have To

As AlwaysUp enters its 21st year of babysitting important applications — and reducing interruptions during dinner time — we’re pleased to release version 16 to all customers. Version 16 is a significant step forward. Most notably, the powerful sanity check … Continue reading

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Q&A: With AlwaysUp, Where Do My Application’s Debug Messages Go?

  We have installed AlwaysUp in a number of our Windows servers, and it works great. We have a specific application that outputs debugging messages that are usually visible in the Windows Debug console view via the Sysinternals DebugView or DebugView++ … Continue reading

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