The C++ part of the Service is relatively simple. All you have to do is implement the QtService::Service interface and start it in your main. The most important methods of the service are start and stop – which are called when the service was started or stopped…

How do I set Qt_plugin_path?

Simply set QT_PLUGIN_PATH to the directory that contains the servicebackends folder. Use an absolute path if possible. Important: Some service managers (like windows) do not allow to set environment variables for services from the outside. In such cases, you must set the variables in your main, before loading the service.

How do I build a Qt Project from source?

To automatically build and install into your Qt installation, run: Download the sources. Either use git clone or download from the releases. If you choose the second option, you have to manually create a folder named .git in the projects root directory, otherwise the build will fail.