Command-line tool

pm2

npm/pm2

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC · Still published on npm

Production process manager for Node.JS applications with a built-in load balancer. cli fault tolerant sysadmin tools pm2 logs log json express hapi kraken reload

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g pm2

macOS

npm install -g pm2

Linux

npm install -g pm2

Start a process with a name that can be used for later operations

pm2 start app.js --name application_name

List processes

pm2 list

Monitor all processes

pm2 monit

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