How to run Node.js as a background process and never die?

Question

I connect to the linux server via putty SSH. I tried to run it as a background process like this:

$ node server.js &

However, after 2.5

Answer 1

I have this function in my shell rc file, based on @Yoichi's answer:

nohup-template () {
    [[ "$1" = "" ]] && echo "Example usage:\nnohup-template urxvtd" && return 0
    nohup "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
}

You can use it this way:

nohup-template "command you would execute here"