setup/doc/pm2.md

Setup PM2

• update Apt repository cache

sudo apt update

• globally install the latest stable version of PM2 via npm

sudo npm i -g pm2 

• create group and user pm2 following this setup

• generate the startup script
  NOTE: This instruction comes back with a reply like To setup the Startup Script, copy/paste the following command: sudo env PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin pm2 startup systemd -u <pm2 system service> --hp <pm2 installation home path>

pm2 startup systemd -u pm2

• confirm that the PM2 startup service is up and running under systemd, run the following command

systemctl status pm2-<pm2 system user>.service

Helpful PM2 instructions

• list all node application (process/microservices)

pm2 list

• monitor logs, custom metrics, process information from all processes

pm2 monit

• view details of a single Node.js process using the process ID or name

pm2 show <process ID or name

• update PM2 package

pm2 update