KeymetricsWhat is PM2?
Production process manager for Node.js apps with a built-in load balancer
PM2 is a tool in the Application Performance Monitoring category of a tech stack.
PM2 Pros & Cons
Pros of PM2
- ✓Reliable
- ✓Easy to manage
- ✓Easy to use
Cons of PM2
- ✗Memory leak
PM2 Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to PM2?
forever
It is a simple CLI tool for ensuring that a given script runs continuously. It is used to keep the server alive even when the server crash/stops. When the server is stopped because of some error, exception, etc.it automatically restarts it.
Supervisord
It allows its users to monitor and control a number of processes on UNIX-like operating systems. It shares some of the same goals of programs like launchd, daemontools, and runit. it is meant to be used to control processes related to a project or a customer, and is meant to start like any other program at boot time.