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PM2 Process Manager

by @asteinberger

Manage Node.js applications with PM2 process manager. Use for deploying, monitoring, and auto-restarting Node apps in production. Covers starting apps, viewing logs, setting up auto-start on boot, and managing multiple processes.

Versionv1.0.0
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TERMINAL
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πŸ“– About This Skill

name: pm2 description: Manage Node.js applications with PM2 process manager. Use for deploying, monitoring, and auto-restarting Node apps in production. Covers starting apps, viewing logs, setting up auto-start on boot, and managing multiple processes.

PM2 Process Manager

Production process manager for Node.js with built-in load balancer.

Install

npm install -g pm2

Quick Start

# Start an app
pm2 start app.js
pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start
pm2 start "npm run start" --name my-app
With specific port/env

pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start -- --port 3000
PORT=3000 pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start

Common Commands

# List processes
pm2 list
pm2 ls
Logs

pm2 logs              # All logs
pm2 logs my-app       # Specific app
pm2 logs --lines 100  # Last 100 lines
Control

pm2 restart my-app
pm2 stop my-app
pm2 delete my-app
pm2 reload my-app     # Zero-downtime reload
Info

pm2 show my-app
pm2 monit             # Real-time monitor

Auto-Start on Boot

# Save current process list
pm2 save
Generate startup script (run the output command with sudo)

pm2 startup
Example output - run this:


sudo env PATH=$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin pm2 startup launchd -u username --hp /Users/username

Next.js / Production Builds

# Build first
npm run build
Start production server

pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start
Or with ecosystem file

pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

Ecosystem File (ecosystem.config.js)

module.exports = {
  apps: [{
    name: 'my-app',
    script: 'npm',
    args: 'start',
    cwd: '/path/to/app',
    env: {
      NODE_ENV: 'production',
      PORT: 3000
    }
  }]
}

Useful Flags

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --name | Process name | | --watch | Restart on file changes | | -i max | Cluster mode (all CPUs) | | --max-memory-restart 200M | Auto-restart on memory limit | | --cron "0 * * * *" | Scheduled restart |

Cleanup

pm2 delete all        # Remove all processes
pm2 kill              # Kill PM2 daemon
pm2 unstartup         # Remove startup script

πŸ’‘ Examples

# Start an app
pm2 start app.js
pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start
pm2 start "npm run start" --name my-app
With specific port/env

pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start -- --port 3000
PORT=3000 pm2 start npm --name "my-app" -- start