Run program on server forever without manually starting it

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I have created an application which resides on a server. The application uses Django to connect. So, if I want to access the web page I have to run the following command to start the server -

 python manage.py runserver ip adress:port number

What is the way to keep it running all the time even after shutting down my computer?

But, I also want to save the logs of the application so that I can see it later and debug or just check the running of the program whenever I want to.

Check this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10408816/how-do-i-use-the-nohup-command-without-getting-nohup-out — itzMEonTV, Jan 22 '18 at 06:42
Simple but dirty way, run it as a background process (python manage.py runserver ip:port &) and log out of the server — at14, Jan 22 '18 at 06:43
@itzMEonTV that worked. Thanks :) I need another help. Can you please have a look at my post. i have edited it. — TeeKay, Jan 22 '18 at 07:15
Use `tmux` then. You will have better control over your application.https://gist.github.com/MohamedAlaa/2961058 — itzMEonTV, Jan 22 '18 at 07:21
You **must not** use runserver in production. There's a whole section of the documentation about deployment; you should read it. — Daniel Roseman, Jan 22 '18 at 08:34

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '18 at 09:08

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I managed to solve the issue by running the following command -

 nohup python manage.py runserver ip:port > Output.txt &

The log is getting saved in the Output.txt file.

answered Jan 22 '18 at 09:08

TeeKay

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