---
tags:
  - Blue Iris
  - Batch
  - Monitoring
  - Scripting
  - Windows
---

## Purpose
This document records the procedure for blue iris server watchdog.  Follow the environment assumptions and commands below.

```batch
@echo off

REM Change to the Blue Iris 5 directory
CD "C:\Program Files\Blue Iris 5"

:LOOP
REM Check if the BlueIrisAdmin.exe process is running
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq BlueIris.exe" | find /I "BlueIris.exe" >nul

REM If the process is not found, start the process
if errorlevel 1 (
    REM Start BlueIrisAdmin.exe
    BlueIrisAdmin.exe
)

REM Wait for 10 seconds before checking again
timeout /t 10 /nobreak >nul

REM Go back to the beginning of the loop
GOTO :LOOP
```

## Related Documentation
- [Related Applications Documentation](<../../../reference/Applications/index.md>) — Find the connected deployments, procedures, and references for this subject.