# plz when i want run server Destroy after i close terminal

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/plz-when-i-want-run-server-destroy-after-i-close-terminal/42535
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [July 1, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/plz-when-i-want-run-server-destroy-after-i-close-terminal/42535 "2014-07-01T15:12:31Z")
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### Author: ![Mohamed\_ismail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@Mohamed\_ismail](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mohamed_ismail)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/plz-when-i-want-run-server-destroy-after-i-close-terminal/42535/1 "2014-07-01T15:12:31Z")

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i download wowza server 4.0.4 but when i close terminal server shutdown plz can i run it in backgound like service

plz help me

thanks for you

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### Author: ![Zoran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/zoran/32/385_2.png) [@Zoran](https://community.wowza.com/u/Zoran)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 10:51am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/plz-when-i-want-run-server-destroy-after-i-close-terminal/42535/2 "2014-07-02T10:51:09Z")

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Hi,

A default Wowza Streaming Engine installation also can be started as a service.

If you are running Wowza on a Windows OS, in the list of available Windows services, you should find the two Wowza services as well:

_WowzaStreamingEngine_ and _WowzaStreamingEngineManager_

If you are running a Linux based system, you can run Wowza as a service by executing the following commands:

_/etc/init.d/WowzaStreamingEngine start_

and

_/etc/init.d/WowzaStreamingEngineManager start_

Please take a look at the “[Starting (and stopping) the software](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-install-and-configure-wowza-streaming-engine#startSoftware)” section from the “[Quick Start Guide](https://www.wowza.com/docs/quick-start-guides)” article.

Zoran

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### Author: ![Paul\_Shields](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/paul_shields/32/390_2.png) [@Paul\_Shields](https://community.wowza.com/u/Paul_Shields)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/plz-when-i-want-run-server-destroy-after-i-close-terminal/42535/3 "2014-07-02T08:48:00Z")

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Hi,

It depends on your operating system, but regardless during the normal installation of Wowza it will request and then configure itself to stop and start as a service (Windows terminology) or daemon (Linux, OS X) without the need for any interaction.

Please read [this section of Quick Start Guide](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-install-and-configure-wowza-streaming-engine#startSoftware) on how Wowza can be stopped and started.

If this doesn’t help then please explain which OS you have installed Wowza on and we can try some more steps.

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Paul