How should I use pm2 command for npm run dev

Question

I'm running my app using sudo npm run dev how should I use pm2 in order to run sudo npm run dev this command.

would you please show how your `dev` script is defined in the `package.json` file? — Shimon Brandsdorfer, Mar 20 '17 at 19:35
` "scripts": { "dev": "NODE_ENV=development nodemon index | myscript" }` — Asmita Bhiware, Mar 20 '17 at 19:50
I see you use `nodemon`, do you need `nodemon` if you use `pm2`? — Shimon Brandsdorfer, Mar 20 '17 at 22:38
You can just do `"scripts": { "dev": "NODE_ENV=development pm2 index | myscript" }'. Please let me know if it works — Shimon Brandsdorfer, Mar 20 '17 at 22:42

zenny · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-06T14:44:39.150

66

The following works for me.

pm2 start "npm run dev" --name myAppName

Your app name will be myAppName

You can see the logs

pm2 logs "myAppName"

edited Mar 06 '20 at 14:44

answered Jan 17 '19 at 07:50

zenny

You can also specify the app name with --name argument, like this: `pm2 start "npm run dev" --name myAppName` Then you can see logs by `pm2 logs myAppName` Also, please don't use `sudo` until it's really necessary (in most cases, pm2 can work fine without sudo). – Maxím G. Jan 26 '19 at 22:20

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 17 '18 at 23:42

3

Try this: sudo pm2 start npm -- dev

answered Jun 17 '18 at 23:42

bumbleshoot

Abhishek Kumar · Answer 3 · 2022-08-04T06:24:27.920

2

The answer given by @zenny is correct, I want to add that

pm2 start "npm run dev" --name myAppName

try running the above command logged in as a root user instead of a non-root user. I had the same error in AWS ubuntu, it worked me.

edited Aug 04 '22 at 06:24

answered Aug 04 '22 at 06:23

Abhishek Kumar

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 20 '17 at 19:34

0

In your package.json file, you will define the scripts for npm to run.

So, you can change your file to look something like this:

 "scripts": {
    "dev": "pm2 start app.js"
  },

answered Mar 20 '17 at 19:34

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 08 '22 at 11:24

0

Also: pm2 start npm -- run dev

(I didn't need to use the app name bits)

answered Mar 08 '22 at 11:24

Darren Shewry

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