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

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Answer 1

If you are using pm2, you can use it with autorestart set to false:

$ pm2 ecosystem

This will generate a sample ecosystem.config.js:

module.exports = {
  apps: [
    {
      script: './scripts/companies.js',
      autorestart: false,
    },
    {
      script: './scripts/domains.js',
      autorestart: false,
    },
    {
      script: './scripts/technologies.js',
      autorestart: false,
    },
  ],
}

$ pm2 start ecosystem.config.js