How do I run a node.js app as a background service?

Question

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Answer 1

Try to run this command if you are using nohup -

nohup npm start 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null&

You can also use forever to start server

forever start -c "npm start" ./ 

PM2 also supports npm start

pm2 start npm -- start