Month: July 2019

Run Node.js in background permanently

Standard

Use PM2 :

PM2 is daemon process manager that will help you manage and keep your application online. Getting started with PM2 is straightforward, it is offered as a simple and intuitive CLI, installable via NPM.

Installation

The latest PM2 version is installable with NPM or Yarn:

$ npm install pm2 -g

Start an app

The simplest way to start, daemonize and monitor your application is by using this command line:

$ pm2 start app.js  //or
$ pm2 start server.js

List all processes

$ pm2 list

List all processes

The simplest way to start, daemonize and monitor your application is by using this command line:

$ pm2 list

Managing processes

Managing application state is simple here are the commands:

$ pm2 restart app_name
$ pm2 reload app_name
$ pm2 stop app_name
$ pm2 delete app_name

Instead of app_name you can pass:

  • all to act on all processes
  • id to act on a specific process id