# Does the edge gateway automatically boot up as a service or do I need to put it in WIN startup folder?

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**Created:** [June 3, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-the-edge-gateway-automatically-boot-up-as-a-service-or-do-i-need-to-put-it-in-win-startup-folder/91308 "2024-06-03T19:26:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![CHRISTINE\_POLARINE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@CHRISTINE\_POLARINE](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/CHRISTINE_POLARINE)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-the-edge-gateway-automatically-boot-up-as-a-service-or-do-i-need-to-put-it-in-win-startup-folder/91308/1 "2024-06-03T19:26:19Z")

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does the edge gateway automatically boot up as a service or do I need to put it in WIN startup folder?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-the-edge-gateway-automatically-boot-up-as-a-service-or-do-i-need-to-put-it-in-win-startup-folder/91308/2 "2024-06-03T19:47:34Z")

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Edge, like other editions of Ignition, is installed as a OS service by the installer. Don't attempt to manually set it up to start automatically or you may cause yourself issues whenever you upgrade.