How to run flask app automatically during windows boot?

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How to run flask app automatically during windows boot?

I have a simple python app

@app.route("/")
def hello():
    # Login Service
    logging.debug("hello world")
    return "Hello World!"


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

python app.py runs a web app on http://localhost:5000

I want to start the same automatically during the windows boot.

I am new to python + flask + Windows..

Check this out https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4438020/how-to-start-a-python-file-while-windows-starts . The main difficulty I can see you running into is making sure the current working directory is the directory of the app. — belfner, Sep 09 '21 at 16:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 09 '21 at 17:06

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you can create a file run_app.bat in your project directory

@echo off
cls

:top
echo.
echo Starting...
echo.

python app.py

and put a shortcut of this file in windows startup folder : C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

edited Sep 09 '21 at 17:06

Thirumal

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answered Sep 09 '21 at 16:42

hakim

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How to run it in the background? – Thirumal Sep 09 '21 at 17:43

How to run flask app automatically during windows boot?

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