# Plex as a Service **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [July 1, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-a-service/150048 "2016-07-01T15:49:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MJDNET](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mjdnet/32/17034_2.png) [@MJDNET](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MJDNET)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-a-service/150048/1 "2016-07-01T15:49:36Z")
Could plex be run as a service on Mac (and Windows) so that on server restart it will auto run as a core service on machine start? Also enabling true server capabilities without user login? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-a-service/150048/2 "2016-07-01T15:52:37Z")
duplicate feature request > **[\[Popular\] Create Plex Server as a service (Windows)](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46718/popular-create-plex-server-as-a-service-windows)** > > Hi, I would like to see Plex Server created as a service on windows, this way you could have the option of starting Plex Server when you turn on the PC. You don’t have to login to an account. It is great when the power goes out, etc… when... > **[\[Feature\] \[OS X\] PMS run as system service / without menu bar item](http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/131836/feature-os-x-pms-run-as-system-service-without-menu-bar-item)** > > Hello,   I created a bug here that details an issue that prevents PMS being run as a service on OS X. I'm creating a feature request to fix this issue here (I'm not sure whether it's a feature or a bug, but Tobias called it a feature so I'll go... closing there is a workaround [available for Windows](http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/93994/pms-as-a-service/p1#top "available for Windows") already ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-as-a-service/150048/3 "2020-10-03T13:04:13Z")