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Version: 2.0.0

PM2

PM2 is an advanced process manager for node.js applications.
It'll help you to manage and keep the bot online 24/7

Installation

You can install globally using npm:

npm install -g pm2

Usage

Then, you can just start your bot using this command:

pm2 start pm2.config.json
tip

To customize the name of the process, just edit the name property in the pm2.config.json config file.

Useful commands:

  • pm2 ls -> list all the currently running process along with their id, run this command the first time and copy the id corresponding to your bot for furthermore commands
  • pm2 stop <id> -> stop the process
  • pm2 restart <id> -> restart the process
  • pm2 log <id> -> attach the log of the process to the current terminal window (you can ctrl+c at anytime, it won't stop your bot)