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A production process manager for Node.js/Bun applications with a built-in load balancer, keeping apps alive forever and enabling zero-downtime reloads.

2.9.2-next
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Dec 21, 2017
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2.9.2-nextDec 21, 2017, 05:00 PMPre-release
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Project Overview

PM2 is a production process manager for Node.js/Bun applications with a built-in load balancer. It allows you to keep applications alive forever, reload them without downtime, and facilitate common system admin tasks.

Key Features

  • Process Management: Start, stop, restart, and delete applications
  • Cluster Mode: Starts multiple Node.js processes and load-balances HTTP/TCP/UDP queries between them
  • Zero Downtime Reload: Update applications without any downtime
  • Log Management: View, flush, and rotate logs
  • Terminal Monitoring: Monitor all processes from the command line
  • Container Support: Uses pm2-runtime as a drop-in replacement for node

Target Audience

  • Node.js/Bun application developers
  • DevOps engineers who need production process management
  • Teams who want zero-downtime deployments

Quick Start

# Install
npm install pm2 -g
# Or with Bun
bun install pm2 -g

# Start an application
pm2 start app.js

Core Advantages

  • Battle-tested process manager
  • Built-in load balancer
  • Zero-downtime reload support
  • Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows
  • Supports Node.js 18+ and Bun 1+

System Requirements

  • OS: Linux, macOS, Windows
  • Architectures: Not explicitly listed
  • Additional Dependencies: Node.js 18+ or Bun 1+

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