diff --git a/service/internal/config/config.go b/service/internal/config/config.go
index fadb024..95f2312 100644
--- a/service/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/service/internal/config/config.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DefaultIconForDirectories       string
 	DefaultIconForBack              string
 	AdditionalNavigationLinks       []*NavigationLink
+	ServiceHostMode                 string
 
 	usedConfigDir string
 }
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ func DefaultConfigWithBasePort(basePort int) *Config {
 	config.DefaultIconForDirectories = "&#128193"
 	config.DefaultIconForBack = "«"
 	config.ThemeCacheDisabled = false
+	config.ServiceHostMode = ""
 
 	config.ListenAddressSingleHTTPFrontend = fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", basePort)
 	config.ListenAddressRestActions = fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", basePort+1)
diff --git a/service/internal/servicehost/servicehost_nonwin.go b/service/internal/servicehost/servicehost_nonwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ecd407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/internal/servicehost/servicehost_nonwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package servicehost
+
+import (
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func Start(mode string) {
+	log.Debugf("servicehost nonwin")
+}
+
+func GetConfigFilePath() string {
+	log.Debugf("servicehost nonwin")
+	return "../"
+}
diff --git a/service/internal/servicehost/servicehost_windows.go b/service/internal/servicehost/servicehost_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..607ddb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/internal/servicehost/servicehost_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+package servicehost
+
+import (
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"fmt"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/debug"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type otWindowsService struct{}
+
+//gocyclo:ignore
+func (m *otWindowsService) Execute(args []string, r <-chan svc.ChangeRequest, status chan<- svc.Status) (svcSpecificExitCode bool, exitCode uint32) {
+	const cmdsAccepted = svc.AcceptStop | svc.AcceptShutdown | svc.AcceptPauseAndContinue
+
+	tick := time.Tick(1 * time.Minute)
+
+	status <- svc.Status{State: svc.StartPending}
+	status <- svc.Status{State: svc.Running, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
+
+	log.Info("Servicehost started")
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-tick:
+			log.Debug("servicehost Tick")
+		case c := <-r:
+			switch c.Cmd {
+			case svc.Interrogate:
+				status <- c.CurrentStatus
+			case svc.Stop, svc.Shutdown:
+				log.Info("Stopping service")
+				return false, 0
+			case svc.Pause:
+				status <- svc.Status{State: svc.Paused, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
+			case svc.Continue:
+				status <- svc.Status{State: svc.Running, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
+			default:
+				log.Infof("Unexpected control request: %d", c.Cmd)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func setupLogging() {
+	logsDir := path.Join(GetConfigFilePath(), "logs")
+
+	os.MkdirAll(logsDir, 0755)
+
+	timestamp := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02_15-04-05")
+
+	filename := path.Join(logsDir, fmt.Sprintf("OliveTin-service-%v.log", timestamp))
+
+	log.Infof("Setting up logging to file: %v", filename)
+
+	f, err := os.Create(filename)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Infof("Failed to open log file: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("Switching to log file: %v", f.Name())
+		log.SetOutput(f)
+		log.Infof("Opened log file: %v", f.Name())
+	}
+}
+
+func GetConfigFilePath() string {
+	programDataDir := path.Join(os.Getenv("ProgramData"), "OliveTin")
+
+	_, err := os.Stat(programDataDir)
+
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		os.MkdirAll(programDataDir, 0755)
+	}
+
+	return programDataDir
+}
+
+func cdToExecutableDir() {
+	ex, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to get executable path: %s", err))
+	}
+
+	exPath := filepath.Dir(ex)
+
+	err = os.Chdir(exPath)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to change directory to executable path: %s", err))
+	}
+}
+
+func startServiceHandler(mode string) {
+	cdToExecutableDir()
+
+	const serviceName = "OliveTin"
+
+	var err error
+
+	switch mode {
+	case "winsvc-debug":
+		log.Infof("Running Windows service in debug mode")
+
+		err = debug.Run(serviceName, &otWindowsService{})
+	case "winsvc-standard":
+		log.Infof("Running Windows service in standard mode")
+
+		err = svc.Run(serviceName, &otWindowsService{})
+	case "":
+		return
+	default:
+		log.Fatalf("Unknown servicehost service mode: %s", mode)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to run service: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Servicehost handler completed")
+
+	os.Exit(0)
+
+}
+
+func Start(mode string) {
+	setupLogging()
+
+	go startServiceHandler(mode)
+}
diff --git a/service/main.go b/service/main.go
index 3e65289..326de69 100644
--- a/service/main.go
+++ b/service/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/oncron"
 	"github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/onfileindir"
 	"github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/onstartup"
+	"github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/servicehost"
 	updatecheck "github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/updatecheck"
 	"github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/websocket"
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func initViperConfig(configDir string) {
 	viper.SetConfigName("config.yaml")
 	viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
 	viper.AddConfigPath(configDir)
-	viper.AddConfigPath("../")
+	viper.AddConfigPath(servicehost.GetConfigFilePath())
 	viper.AddConfigPath("/config") // For containers.
 	viper.AddConfigPath("/etc/OliveTin/")
 
@@ -154,6 +155,8 @@ func warnIfPuidGuid() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	servicehost.Start(cfg.ServiceHostMode)
+
 	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"configDir": cfg.GetDir(),
 	}).Infof("OliveTin started")