# win\_nssm - How to specify Startup directory

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-nssm-how-to-specify-startup-directory/20347>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 25, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-nssm-how-to-specify-startup-directory/20347 "2016-01-25T22:56:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Levis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Joe\_Levis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joe_Levis)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-nssm-how-to-specify-startup-directory/20347/1 "2016-01-25T22:56:55Z")

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Does anyone know a way to specify the Startup directory when installing a new service using win\_nssm? I may be missing something in the documentation, but I don’t see it.

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Thanks,

-Joe

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Levis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Joe\_Levis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joe_Levis)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-nssm-how-to-specify-startup-directory/20347/2 "2016-01-26T00:33:12Z")

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For now, I’m just running a raw nssm command to set the startup directory after win\_nssm installs it. However, it would be nice if win\_nssm provided the option to do this upon install.