Start Node JS application when server reboots with pm2

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I am trying to use the module pm2 to start my node js app everytime the server boots. I have used the command pm2 startup ubuntu but each time I restart the server, my application is not running and I have to start it manually again.

Any ideas what is causing this issue?

put some of your code here please, its quite impossible to suggest a solution otherwise. — sam100rav, Aug 17 '15 at 14:58
@sam100rav what difference would his code make? this is a question of starting a node app automatically on reboot. — Kevin B, Aug 17 '15 at 15:11

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '15 at 17:52

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Make sure you do save your processes:

pm2 start app.js 
pm2 startup ubuntu 
pm2 save

Once you have started the apps and want to keep them on server reboot do: pm2 save

Source: https://github.com/Unitech/PM2/blob/master/ADVANCED_README.md#startup-script

answered Aug 17 '15 at 17:52

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32839213/pm2-startup-doesnt-work/34820339#34820339 – Rizwan Patel Feb 25 '16 at 05:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 03 '16 at 11:45

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Go to your server directory and use the following commands:

pm2 start <your_app_name.js>
pm2 startup ubuntu
pm2 save

edited Sep 03 '16 at 11:45

Tunaki

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answered Sep 03 '16 at 04:25

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Start Node JS application when server reboots with pm2

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