dedicated server question windows server

Hi,

i have a question to those, who are running a dedicated server, not a rented one.
do you run and start the server via the GUI or does anyone has it set up as a service on the server?#

i am running a dedicated server, i tried to set it up as a service, but the service is not start or stucks in starting.
do you use the console window? do you close it?

any tips?

my issue here is, that during the time, the server is accumulating at some point a lot of memory, till it starts to lag, so i have to restart (GUI).