Servy 8.4 introduces enhanced recovery orchestration, improved security, significant performance optimizations, and bug fixes across the entire service ecosystem. The full changelog is available below.

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Servy 8.3 improves the UI experience and includes many fixes. The full changelog is available below.

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• fix(manager): CPU, RAM and PID resource monitoring shows "N/A" or frozen values for services (#796)
• fix(manager): set PID to N/A when service is uninstalled
• fix(core): ServiceValidationRules.cs - Missing Name/ExecutablePath reported as Warnings instead of Errors (#785)
• fix(core): RotatingStreamWriter.cs - Constructor captures _useLocalTimeForRotation before it is assigned (#791)
• fix(service): TimerAdapter.cs - Disposed-state check bypassed on event/property accessors (#786)
• fix(restarter): AppDbContext created but never disposed (#792)
• ci(setup-dotnet): dotnet-install.ps1 downloaded and executed without signature or hash verification (#787)
• ci(global.json): rollForward: latestPatch weakens build reproducibility (#790)
• ci(publish): CycloneDX CLI, Inno Setup, and 7-Zip installers downloaded and executed without integrity verification (#793)

Servy 8.1 introduces many fixes across main components. The full release notes are available in the expandable section below.

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Servy 8.0 introduces many fixes across all components. The full release notes are available in the expandable section below.

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Servy 7.9 introduces a hardened security infrastructure, significant performance optimizations, and a wealth of new features. It's packed with an extensive list of improvements, and the full release notes are available in the expandable section below.

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• feat(logger): add LogRollingInterval config for daily, weekly, or monthly log rotation
• fix(logger): defer file creation until first write (lazy init)
• fix(core): replace WMI with SCM/Registry for resource refresh service queries (#48)
• fix(cli): --version output goes to stderr instead of stdout (#49)
• fix(cli): only inject the default verb if the user didn't provide a recognized verb
• fix(psm1): misleading error message when Servy CLI is not found (#50)
• fix(psm1): Invoke-ServyCli: non-zero exit code caught by its own try/catch block (#51)
• fix(psm1): Install-ServyService: Pre-stop and Post-stop parameters missing [string] type declaration (#52)
• fix(psm1): missing module manifest (.psd1) for Servy PowerShell module (#53)
• fix(psm1): Add-Arg does not quote values containing spaces (#54)
• fix(psm1): use System.Diagnostics.Process instead of & in Invoke-ServyCli (#54)
• fix(psm1): Uninstall-ServyService: incorrect function name in .EXAMPLE (#55)
• fix(psm1): Show-ServyVersion: inconsistent invocation pattern compared to other functions (#56)
• fix(psm1): Show-ServyHelp: .EXAMPLE does not demonstrate -Command parameter (#57)
• fix(psm1): Install-ServyService: PostLaunch missing parameters that PreLaunch has (#58)
• fix(psm1): Import-ServyServiceConfig: missing -Name parameter unlike Export-ServyServiceConfig (#59)
• perf(core): accelerate startup by replacing WMI with fast SCM/Registry queries (#48)

• feat(logger): add EnableEventLog option to allow disabling Windows Event Log via configuration
• refactor(core): general code cleanup and refactoring
• docs(wiki): improve Advanced Configuration documentation
• chore(announcement): launch new Servy website with refreshed branding, security audits, and 100% code coverage

• feat(service): read entire service configuration from database instead of service parameters
• feat(logger): implement dual-channel LogLevel support for the Windows Event Log and local files
• feat(logger): add LogRotationSizeMB configuration option (default: 10MB)
• feat(logger): add NONE Log Level to disable logging
• fix(logger): implement IDisposable in EventLogLogger for clean teardown
• fix(logger): prevent duplicate exception text in logs
• fix(service): use synchronous resource extraction to ensure thread safety
• fix(service): move resource refresh to service constructor to ensure it's done before any operations that rely on it
• fix(service): move logger disposal to service teardown
• fix(service): include LogLevel setting in .NET Framework 4.8 build
• fix(service): move event source creation to constructor for self-healing initialization
• fix(service): refactor InstallService to use InstallServiceOptions class for improved maintainability
• fix(restarter): ensure logger is disposed on exit
• fix(manager): improve stability and configuration consistency
• fix(manager): ensure EventRecords are disposed to prevent memory leaks
• fix(manager): include missing ConfigurationAppPublishPath configuration in .NET Framework 4.8 build
• fix(manager): remove deprecated EnableDebugLogs setting from .NET 10.0 build
• fix(manager): optimize log search threading by removing redundant Task.Run and Dispatcher nesting
• fix(net48): rename Servy.Restarter.exe to Servy.Restarter.Net48.exe to avoid conflict with the .NET 10.0 build
• ci(publish): update publish workflow to handle the new Servy.Restarter.Net48.exe filename for the .NET Framework 4.8 build

• feat(logger): expand observability across Desktop, CLI, Manager, Service, and Restarter logs
• feat(logger): add DEBUG level for more verbose output during troubleshooting
• feat(logger): add LogLevel setting to dynamically adjust log verbosity at runtime
• fix(logger): prevent null entries in logs after abrupt termination
• fix(core): improve embedded resource extraction and refresh reliability after installation
• fix(core): prevent redundant resource refreshes using 20-minute timestamp delta
• fix(core): ensure reliable resource extraction on the first run after installation
• fix(cli): ensure logger is initialized before use in CLI