PM2 Commands

Installation Instructions

Install Node.js and npm

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs npm

Install PM2 Globally

sudo npm install -g pm2

Configure PM2 Startup

pm2 startup systemd -u  --hp /home/
sudo env PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin pm2 startup systemd -u  --hp /home/

Process Management

Start a Process

pm2 start  --name ""

Start a new process with a custom name

List Processes

pm2 list

Display all running processes

Restart Process

pm2 restart

Restart a specific process

pm2 restart all

Restart all processes

Stop Process

pm2 stop

Stop a specific process

pm2 stop all

Stop all processes

Delete Process

pm2 delete

Remove a specific process

pm2 delete all

Remove all processes

Process State Management

pm2 save

Save current process list

pm2 startup

Generate startup script

pm2 resurrect

Restore previously saved processes

pm2 kill

Kill PM2 daemon and all processes

cat ~/.pm2/dump.pm2

View saved process list

rm ~/.pm2/dump.pm2

Delete saved process list

Log Management

View Process Logs

pm2 logs

Stream logs for a specific process

View All Logs

pm2 logs

Stream logs for all processes

Clear Process Logs

pm2 flush

Clear logs for a specific process

Clear All Logs

pm2 flush

Clear logs for all processes

Python Integration

Start Python Application

pm2 start  --interpreter  --name ""

Start a Python app with virtual environment

Troubleshooting

Remove PM2 Service

sudo systemctl disable pm2-
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/pm2-.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Remove PM2 service for a specific user

System Service Management

systemctl list-unit-files | grep pm2
sudo systemctl stop 
sudo systemctl disable 
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/pm2-root.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Manage PM2 system service

Complete Service Removal

sudo systemctl stop .service && 
sudo systemctl disable .service && 
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/.service && 
sudo systemctl daemon-reload && 
sudo systemctl reset-failed

Completely remove a system service