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Run node as a service with pm2

I am trying to run a node api as a service but when I run the following command

C:\Windows\System32>pm2-service-install -n 0PM2

it asks the following question

Perform environment setup (recommended)?

I put yes but it stays there and does nothing

What could be the problem?

Solution

  • You can simply install the pm2 package.

    npm install pm2 -g

    Run the module that has your server

     pm2 start app.js

    If the above things are working fine, it shows your installation and configuration are correct. Now, use pm2 commands:

    pm2 startup

    follow the command from the o/p of above command

    pm2 save

    It seems you are using windows, you should use these steps:

    1. download the pm2-installer from here.
    2. Copy the entire pm2-installer directory onto the target machine, then run:
    npm run setup
    1. On Windows, the setup script assumes you have already configured npm to use prefix and cache directories in a location accessible to the Local Service user. If not, it will issue a warning and ask if you're sure you'd like to proceed. To set up npm automatically, run configure first:
    npm run configure
npm run setup

    Check here for more details.