How to use SnailyCADv4 with PM2

Learn how to start SnailyCADv4 in the background using PM2.

Requirements

• SnailyCADv4
• PM2

Installing PM2

PM2 can be installed with the following command:

npm install pm2 -g

Usage

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Make sure you are in your SnailyCAD instance directory. If you are not, you can use the cd command to navigate to the directory:

cd snaily-cadv4

1. Open the Command Prompt/Terminal and navigate to your SnailyCAD instance directory.
2. Stop SnailyCAD if already running.
3. In the Command Prompt/Terminal run: pm2 start npm --name SnailyCADv4 -- run start
4. Done!

Useful commands

• pm2 stop SnailyCADv4: stop the SnailyCAD process.
• pm2 stop all: stop all pm2 processes.
• pm2 logs: view the logs of the pm2 processes.
• pm2 monit: view the usage of the pm2 processes