Windows autostart

start_aura.bat

please check this file start_aura.bat in the project folder of SL5net Aura.

Option A — Startup folder (simplest, visible console window)

  1. Create a batch file, e.g. C:\Users\<YourName>\Scripts\aura_engine.bat:

@echo off
wsl bash -c "if [ -f /tmp/sl5_aura/sl5net_aura_project_root ]; then exit 0; else mkdir -p /tmp/sl5_aura && touch /tmp/sl5_aura/sl5net_aura_project_root; /home/linus/SL5-aura-service/scripts/restart_venv_and_run-server.sh >> /home/linus/SL5-aura-service/aura_engine.log 2>&1; fi"

  1. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, hit Enter. This opens: C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

  2. Right-click inside that folder → New → Shortcut → point it to aura_engine.bat. It now runs at every login.

Option B — Task Scheduler (recommended: hidden, no window flash)

Run this once in PowerShell:

$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "wsl.exe" -Argument "bash -c `"if [ -f /tmp/sl5_aura/sl5net_aura_project_root ]; then exit 0; else mkdir -p /tmp/sl5_aura && touch /tmp/sl5_aura/sl5net_aura_project_root; /home/linus/SL5-aura-service/scripts/restart_venv_and_run-server.sh >> /home/linus/SL5-aura-service/aura_engine.log 2>&1; fi`""
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn
$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -Hidden -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AuraEngine" -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Settings $settings -Description "Starts the SL5 Aura Service at login"

This creates a task AuraEngine that fires at every logon, runs fully in the background, and writes to the same aura_engine.log used in the Linux/Mac versions.

Test without logging out:

Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AuraEngine"
Get-Content "\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\linus\SL5-aura-service\aura_engine.log" -Wait

Adjust Ubuntu to your actual distro name — check with:

wsl -l -v

Check it’s registered:

Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AuraEngine"

Disable/remove:

Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AuraEngine" -Confirm:$false

Do you actually run this project through WSL on that Windows machine, or does it need a native Windows/PowerShell rewrite of restart_venv_and_run-server.sh (no WSL involved)?