pm2

Start application

$ pm2 start [app.js]

$ pm2 start [app.js] --name "[app_name]"

$ pm2 list

$ pm2 stop [name|id]

$ pm2 restart [name|id]

$ pm2 logs

$ pm2 monit

pm2 [command] [options]

pm2 is a production process manager for Node.js applications. It keeps applications running continuously with automatic restart on crashes, built-in load balancing via cluster mode, and centralized log management.
The tool provides a monitoring dashboard (monit), process listing, log viewing, and startup script generation for system boot persistence. It can manage multiple applications simultaneously, each with independent configurations for instances, environment variables, and restart strategies.

start APP

Start application.

Stop process.

Restart process.

List processes.

View logs.

Monitor dashboard.

Process name.

ecosystem.config.js

Application configuration file defining processes, environment variables, and deployment settings.

PM2 home directory containing logs, process database, and module data.

Environment variable to override the default PM2 home directory.

Node.js specific. Requires npm install. Daemon-based.

PM2 was created for production Node.js process management.

node(1), forever(1), nodemon(1)