TopShelf Service Installation not working

Question

I've built this windows service which I ensured works locally. Now, although TopShelf's "ServiceName install" command's output indicates the install as successful, the service is nowhere to be found.

This is my service configuration code:

HostFactory.Run(servConfig => 
             {
                servConfig.Service<TimerService>(servInst => 
                {
                    servInst.ConstructUsing(
                        () => new TimerService());

                    servInst.WhenStarted(execute => execute.Start());
                    servInst.WhenStopped(execute => execute.Stop());
                });

                servConfig.SetServiceName("StayActiveService");
                servConfig.SetDisplayName("Stay active service");
                servConfig.SetDescription("Automatic timer setter");

                servConfig.StartAutomatically();
             });

Answer 1

Can you add this line and try:

servConfig.RunAsLocalSystem();

Answer 2

It magically fixed itself after some tries but there was definitely a permission warning windows event log having to do with "LocalSystem" so your suggestion might help too.