PM2 (software) explained

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pm2
Logo Size:	250px
Screenshot Size:	350px
Author:	Alexandre Strzelewicz
Released:	^[1]
Latest Release Version:	5.3.1
Latest Release Date:	^[2]
Programming Language:	JavaScript
Platform:	Linux/Unix/Windows
Licence:	AGPLv3

PM2 is a process manager for the JavaScript runtime Node.js.

Overview

PM2 or Process Manager 2, is an Open Source, production ready Node.js process manager. Some key features of PM2 are automatic application load balancing, declarative application configuration, deployment system and monitoring.

Started in 2013 by Alexandre Strzelewicz. The code source is hosted on GitHub and installable via npm.

Further reading

• Web site: Krill . Paul . Node.js process manager set for 1.0 upgrade . . September 2, 2015 . July 8, 2016.
• Book: Ambler . T. . Cloud . N. . JavaScript Frameworks for Modern Web Dev . Chapter 4 . . 2015 . 978-1-4842-0662-1 . https://books.google.com/books?id=2IfDCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA53 . 53–72.

Notes and References

1. https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/releases?after=v0.4.8 Earliest known release
2. Web site: v5.3.1 (2024-01-20): Release 5.3.1 · Unitech/pm2 . 2024-01-20 . GitHub . 2024-02-19.