Run parse-server as a service in EC2 AWS linux

[zh-wowtv]

I installed parse-server on my AWS Linux EC2. I can run it through:

npm start

But the problem is it will quit when I close my SSH. Is there any sample on how to run it as a service? Thanks.

[cleever]

I recommend you to use PM2

[zh-wowtv]

@cleever Sorry, don't get you. What is PM2?

[LamourBt]

you could use either pm2 or forever, they are daemon script that let you app run on your server forever (even though you are connect)

[cleever]

@zh-wowtv

http://pm2.keymetrics.io/
https://github.com/Unitech/PM2/

"pm2" is a full feature process manager for node.

"forever" aims to run your application continuously. Is an option, but I do not recommend for production environments.

https://github.com/foreverjs/forever

[zh-wowtv]

Thanks. I'll go through the document. Thanks. @cleever

[zh-wowtv]

Package.json:

  "scripts": {
    "server": "VERBOSE=1 nodemon ./server.js --exec babel-node",
  },

My mongodb is started as a service. Everything's fine if I use the following command to start my parse-server:

npm run server

But when I start by pm2. It seems the database is not connected. Because I can't see any data in my dashboard.

pm2 start myapp

I created my pm2 app like this:

pm2 start myapp.sh

Inside myapp.sh:

npm run server

Any idea? Thanks.