Start Node JS application when server reboots with pm2

Question

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?

Beriberi

put some of your code here please, its quite impossible to suggest a solution otherwise. – Downcomer

@Downcomer what difference would his code make? this is a question of starting a node app automatically on reboot. – Karylkarylin

what does pm2 logs say? – Nihilism

Answer 1

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

Nihilism

https://mcmap.net/q/833334/-pm2-startup-doesn-39-t-work/… – Earth

Answer 2

Go to your server directory and use the following commands:

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

Hornswoggle