Can the EdAlive Server be run as a Windows service, so that the Administrator does not have to be logged in all the time?
There are several options for running the EdAlive Server as a Windows service.
Uninstall the old version of the EdAlive Server, and download and install the latest version, which comes with an option for installing the EdAlive Server as a Windows service.
As an important note, you may wish to back up your group and user data.
Some programs, like Fire Daemon allow you to install and run virtually any native Windows application or script as a service. See their site for more information. Note that EdAlive does not support or endorse this method of running the EdAlive Server as a service.
It is possible to alter the registry in order to run the EdAlive Server as a service. See How To Create a User-Defined Service for more information.