Essential PM2 Commands on Ubuntu: Manage Node.js Apps Like a Pro
Author: Ferry Dermawan
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Tags: ubuntu
🚀 Basic Process Management
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
pm2 start app.js |
Start a Node.js application |
pm2 start app.js --name my-app |
Start the app with a custom process name |
pm2 list |
List all running processes managed by PM2 |
pm2 show <id or name> or pm2 describe <id or name> |
Show detailed information about a specific process |
pm2 restart <id or name> |
Restart a specific process |
pm2 reload <id or name> |
Gracefully reload a process (zero downtime) |
pm2 stop <id or name> |
Stop a specific process |
pm2 delete <id or name> |
Delete a process from the PM2 process list |
pm2 delete all |
Remove all processes from PM2 management |
🔁 Startup & Auto-Restart
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
pm2 startup |
Generate and configure PM2 to launch on system boot |
pm2 save |
Save current process list for automatic reload on reboot |
pm2 resurrect |
Restore processes saved via pm2 save |
📈 Monitoring & Logs
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
pm2 monit |
Launch PM2's real-time process monitoring dashboard |
pm2 logs |
Show logs for all processes |
pm2 logs <id or name> |
Show logs for a specific process |
pm2 flush |
Clear all logs |
pm2 reloadLogs |
Reload logs in real-time |
🛠️ Miscellaneous
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
pm2 env <id or name> |
Show environment variables for a specific process |
pm2 reload ecosystem.config.js |
Reload all apps defined in an ecosystem file |
pm2 start ecosystem.config.js |
Start all apps from an ecosystem file |