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# Starting, Stopping and Restarting Devin Server

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From the terminal, run the following command:

```bash
sudo /opt/Devin/sudo_utils/handler_service_action.sh {action}
```

Available actions: `start` `stop` `restart`
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Open a terminal and run the following command:

```bash
sudo /Library/Devin/sudo_utils/handler_service_action.sh {action}
```

Available actions: `start` `stop` `restart`
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Devin Server 1.3.1 and earlier does not automatically start after system restart on Windows Server. This is fixed in Devin Server 1.3.2-beta.
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1. Open Task Manager
2. Go to Services
3. Find `DevinWinHandlerService` (named `Devin Server` in 1.3.2-beta and later)
4. Right-click and choose an action
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Devin Server runs as a background system service on your server. On Windows it is installed and managed as a native `Windows Service`, and on Unix (Linux/macOS) it is configured as a `systemd` service, managed with `systemctl`.
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