diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index 10fe327..4870c55 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -16,25 +16,50 @@ Write-Host ""
 $v = Get-Command v -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 if (-not $v) {
     Write-Host "V compiler not found. Downloading..."
-    
-    # Download V weekly build
+
     $vUrl = "https://github.com/vlang/v/releases/download/weekly.2024.32/v_windows.zip"
     $vZip = "$env:TEMP\v_windows.zip"
     $vDir = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\v"
-    
+
     Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $vUrl -OutFile $vZip
     Expand-Archive -Path $vZip -DestinationPath $vDir -Force
     Remove-Item $vZip
-    
+
     $env:PATH = "$vDir\v;$env:PATH"
     Write-Host "V installed to $vDir"
 }
 
+# Install NSSM (required for Windows service)
+$nssmPath = "$env:ProgramFiles\ntfy-bridge\nssm.exe"
+if (-not (Test-Path $nssmPath)) {
+    Write-Host "Downloading NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager)..."
+    $nssmUrl = "https://nssm.cc/release/nssm-2.24.zip"
+    $nssmZip = "$env:TEMP\nssm.zip"
+    $nssmDir = "$env:TEMP\nssm_extract"
+
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $nssmUrl -OutFile $nssmZip
+    Expand-Archive -Path $nssmZip -DestinationPath $nssmDir -Force
+
+    # Find nssm.exe in the extracted folder (it's in a win64 subfolder)
+    $nssmExe = Get-ChildItem -Path $nssmDir -Recurse -Name "nssm.exe" | Select-Object -First 1
+    if (-not $nssmExe) {
+        Write-Error "Could not find nssm.exe in the downloaded archive."
+        exit 1
+    }
+    $extractedNssm = Join-Path $nssmDir $nssmExe
+
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:ProgramFiles\ntfy-bridge" | Out-Null
+    Copy-Item -Force $extractedNssm $nssmPath
+    Remove-Item $nssmZip
+    Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $nssmDir
+    Write-Host "NSSM installed to $nssmPath"
+}
+
 # Build
 Write-Host "Building ntfy-bridge..."
 v -prod -o ntfy-bridge.exe .
 
-# Copy to a permanent location
+# Copy to install directory
 $installDir = "$env:ProgramFiles\ntfy-bridge"
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $installDir | Out-Null
 Copy-Item -Force ntfy-bridge.exe $installDir\
@@ -47,9 +72,9 @@ if (-not (Test-Path "$installDir\ntfy-bridge.yaml")) {
     Write-Host "  ⚠️  Edit $installDir\ntfy-bridge.yaml to configure your sources!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
 }
 
-# Install as Windows service
+# Install as Windows service (via NSSM)
 Write-Host "Installing as Windows service..."
-& "$installDir\ntfy-bridge.exe" --install-service --config "$installDir\ntfy-bridge.yaml" 2>&1 | Out-Null
+& "$installDir\ntfy-bridge.exe" --install-service --config "$installDir\ntfy-bridge.yaml" 2>&1 | Write-Host
 
 Write-Host ""
 Write-Host "Done! ntfy-bridge is installed and running as a Windows service." -ForegroundColor Green
@@ -60,6 +85,9 @@ Write-Host "  Dashboard:   http://localhost:9090/"
 Write-Host "  Health:      http://localhost:9090/health"
 Write-Host ""
 Write-Host "  Service commands:"
-Write-Host "    sc query ntfy-bridge"
-Write-Host "    sc stop ntfy-bridge"
-Write-Host "    sc start ntfy-bridge"
+Write-Host "    nssm status ntfy-bridge"
+Write-Host "    nssm stop ntfy-bridge"
+Write-Host "    nssm start ntfy-bridge"
+Write-Host "    nssm remove ntfy-bridge confirm  (uninstall)"
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "  Logs: C:\ProgramData\ntfy-bridge\service.log"
diff --git a/service.v b/service.v
index 36a11fb..95e3cfb 100644
--- a/service.v
+++ b/service.v
@@ -9,22 +9,72 @@ pub fn service_install(config_path string, quiet bool) ! {
 	println('  Config: ${abs_config}')
 
 	$if windows {
-		args := '--quiet --config "${abs_config}"'
 		name := 'ntfy-bridge'
-		cmd := 'sc create ${name} binPath= "${exe_path} ${args}" start= auto DisplayName= "ntfy-bridge Notification Hub"'
-		r := os.execute(cmd)
-		if r.exit_code != 0 {
-			eprintln('sc create failed: ${r.output}')
+		args := '--quiet --config "${abs_config}"'
+
+		// Find nssm
+		mut nssm_exe := ''
+		dir := os.dir(exe_path)
+		candidate := os.join_path(dir, 'nssm.exe')
+		if os.exists(candidate) {
+			nssm_exe = candidate
+		} else {
+			r := os.execute('where nssm 2>nul')
+			if r.exit_code == 0 && r.output.contains('nssm') {
+				nssm_exe = 'nssm'
+			}
+		}
+
+		if nssm_exe == '' {
+			eprintln('nssm.exe not found. Windows requires NSSM to run ntfy-bridge as a service.')
+			eprintln('')
+			eprintln('Install NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager):')
+			eprintln('  scoop install nssm')
+			eprintln('  OR download from https://nssm.cc/download')
+			eprintln('  OR place nssm.exe next to ntfy-bridge.exe')
 			exit(1)
 		}
-		println('  Service created.')
-		os.execute('sc failure ${name} reset= 86400 actions= restart/10000/restart/30000/restart/60000')
-		os.execute('sc description ${name} "Homelab notification hub"')
-		r2 := os.execute('sc start ${name}')
-		if r2.exit_code != 0 {
-			println('  Warning: sc start ${name} manually.')
+		println('  Using nssm: ${nssm_exe}')
+
+		// Remove previous install if exists
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" stop ${name}')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" remove ${name} confirm')
+
+		// Install the service
+		r := os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" install ${name} "${exe_path}" ${args}')
+		if r.exit_code != 0 {
+			eprintln('nssm install failed: ${r.output}')
+			exit(1)
 		}
-		println('  Service started. sc start|stop|query|delete ${name}')
+		println('  Service registered.')
+
+		// Configure service
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} AppStdout C:\\ProgramData\\ntfy-bridge\\service.log')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} AppStderr C:\\ProgramData\\ntfy-bridge\\service.log')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} AppRotateFiles 1')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} AppRotateSeconds 86400')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} AppRotateBytes 1048576')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} DisplayName "ntfy-bridge Notification Hub"')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} Description "Homelab notification hub"')
+		os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" set ${name} Start SERVICE_AUTO_START')
+
+		// Create log directory
+		os.mkdir_all('C:\\ProgramData\\ntfy-bridge') or {}
+
+		// Start the service
+		r2 := os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" start ${name}')
+		if r2.exit_code != 0 {
+			println('  Warning: nssm start ${name} failed — start manually.')
+		} else {
+			println('  Service started successfully.')
+		}
+		println('')
+		println('Service commands:')
+		println('  nssm status ${name}')
+		println('  nssm start ${name}')
+		println('  nssm stop ${name}')
+		println('  nssm restart ${name}')
+		println('  nssm remove ${name} confirm  (uninstall)')
 		return
 	}
 	$if linux {
@@ -102,10 +152,32 @@ pub fn service_uninstall() ! {
 
 	$if windows {
 		name := 'ntfy-bridge'
-		os.execute('sc stop ${name}')
-		r := os.execute('sc delete ${name}')
-		if r.exit_code != 0 {
-			return error('sc delete failed: ${r.output}')
+		// Find nssm
+		exe_path := os.executable()
+		mut nssm_exe := ''
+		dir := os.dir(exe_path)
+		candidate := os.join_path(dir, 'nssm.exe')
+		if os.exists(candidate) {
+			nssm_exe = candidate
+		} else {
+			r := os.execute('where nssm 2>nul')
+			if r.exit_code == 0 && r.output.contains('nssm') {
+				nssm_exe = 'nssm'
+			}
+		}
+
+		if nssm_exe != '' {
+			os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" stop ${name}')
+			r := os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" remove ${name} confirm')
+			if r.exit_code != 0 {
+				return error('nssm remove failed: ${r.output}')
+			}
+		} else {
+			os.execute('sc stop ${name}')
+			r := os.execute('sc delete ${name}')
+			if r.exit_code != 0 {
+				return error('sc delete failed: ${r.output}')
+			}
 		}
 		println('  Service uninstalled.')
 		return
@@ -142,8 +214,27 @@ pub fn service_uninstall() ! {
 
 pub fn service_status() ! {
 	$if windows {
-		r := os.execute('sc query ntfy-bridge')
-		if r.exit_code == 0 { println(r.output) } else { println('Not installed.') }
+		// Find nssm
+		exe_path := os.executable()
+		mut nssm_exe := ''
+		dir := os.dir(exe_path)
+		candidate := os.join_path(dir, 'nssm.exe')
+		if os.exists(candidate) {
+			nssm_exe = candidate
+		} else {
+			r := os.execute('where nssm 2>nul')
+			if r.exit_code == 0 && r.output.contains('nssm') {
+				nssm_exe = 'nssm'
+			}
+		}
+
+		if nssm_exe != '' {
+			r := os.execute('"${nssm_exe}" status ntfy-bridge')
+			if r.exit_code == 0 { println(r.output) } else { println('Not installed.') }
+		} else {
+			r := os.execute('sc query ntfy-bridge')
+			if r.exit_code == 0 { println(r.output) } else { println('Not installed.') }
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	$if linux {