title: Starting node server in azure batch startup
body: <p>I am new to Azure batch. I am working in <strong>windows</strong> <strong>environment</strong>.<br>
  My requirement is, a node js server should be running before any batch task runs on machine.
  I have tried to start the node server in job preparation task as well as  pool start task with following task command line  statement<br>
   <br><strong>cmd /c start node.exe my_js_file.js</strong> 
  <br><br>But as soon as start task completes , Node server running on machine dies.
  If I do not use <strong>start</strong> in above command , node server starts and keeps running but start task also keeps running and never completes.
  <br>What can I do to start node js server in background in azure batch.
   <br><br> I have also tried to start node server when a new task executes (which is a command line application). But as soon as task completes, node process also gets killed.</p>