CheatSheet

Here are some commands that are worth knowing. Just try them with a sample application or with your current web application on your development machine Fork mode

$ pm2 start app.js --name my-api # Name process

Cluster mode

$ pm2 start app.js -i 0 # Will start maximum processes with LB depending on available CPUs
$ pm2 start app.js -i max # Same as above, but deprecated.
$ pm2 scale app +3 # Scales `app` up by 3 workers
$ pm2 scale app 2 # Scales `app` up or down to 2 workers total

Listing

$ pm2 list # Display all processes status
$ pm2 jlist # Print process list in raw JSON
$ pm2 prettylist # Print process list in beautified JSON
$ pm2 describe 0 # Display all information about a specific process
$ pm2 monit # Monitor all processes

Logs

$ pm2 logs [--raw] # Display all processes logs in streaming
$ pm2 flush # Empty all log files
$ pm2 reloadLogs # Reload all logs

Actions

$ pm2 stop all # Stop all processes
$ pm2 restart all # Restart all processes
$ pm2 reload all # Will 0s downtime reload (for NETWORKED apps)
$ pm2 stop 0 # Stop specific process id
$ pm2 restart 0 # Restart specific process id
$ pm2 delete 0 # Will remove process from pm2 list
$ pm2 delete all # Will remove all processes from pm2 list

Misc

$ pm2 reset <process> # Reset meta data (restarted time...)
$ pm2 updatePM2 # Update in memory pm2
$ pm2 ping # Ensure pm2 daemon has been launched
$ pm2 sendSignal SIGUSR2 my-app # Send system signal to script
$ pm2 start app.js --no-daemon
$ pm2 start app.js --no-vizion
$ pm2 start app.js --no-autorestart