Add instructions how to add service dependencies (#20968)

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@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ Open "Windows Services", search for the service named "gitea", right-click it an
"Run". If everything is OK, Gitea will be reachable on `http://localhost:3000` (or the port
that was configured).
## Adding startup dependancies
To add a startup dependancy to the Gitea Windows service (eg Mysql, Mariadb), as an Administrator, then run the following command:
```
sc.exe config gitea depend= mariadb
```
This will ensure that when the Windows machine restarts, the automatic starting of Gitea is postponed until the database is ready and thus mitigate failed startups.
## Unregister as a service
To unregister Gitea as a service, open a command prompt (cmd) as an Administrator and run: