How to stop a node program while in another command window

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I have an ubuntu server running with 2 node websites on it and I keep closing the terminals that start the app so I cannot shut the app down to make changes, I end up restarting the server.

How can I see what node instances are running and then stop them, or how do I stop a node instance through programming and I'll just make a button that kills the node instance. Either way...

In production you should use some process manager like github.com/foreverjs/forever or github.com/Unitech/pm2 both give you list of running processes and a allows you to start, stop and restart any of your apps — Molda
– Molda, Commented Nov 16, 2016 at 21:49

Gurbakhshish Singh · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-16 21:57:48Z

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If you dont want to use PM2 or systemd you can get the list of all the node.js instances running using

ps -aux | grep node

once you have the list of all nodejs processes you can kill any process using kill command

kill "Process ID goes here"

answered Nov 16, 2016 at 21:57

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Carlos Sultana · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-16 21:54:38Z

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Use a process manager. PM2 is the most widely recommended.

npm install pm2@latest -g

then

pm2 start app.js

Alternatively you can use something like screen to have multiple terminal sessions running in one window

answered Nov 16, 2016 at 21:54

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