A basic command line tool to create a .service file for Node.js backend app.
This allows you to run your app without blocking the terminal.
You can run your Node.js app as a background service after creating the service file. This package contains the bare minimum code required to generate the file and a set of instructions to run the service.
Run npm i -g linux_service_maker to install
Please type linuxServiceMaker help in your terminal (after installation) for more info.
When you run the command, a linux service file is generated in the directory of your choice (current directory by default). You have to copy this file to the /etc/systemd/system/ directory.
The .service file is created following @mikemaccana's answer on
According to him,
forever, monit, PM2, etc are no longer necessary - your OS already handles these tasks.
To report issues/bugs go to:
https://github.com/joshivaibhavs/linuxServiceMaker.js/issues
New features:
Set environment variables in lsm.env file
Set username and groupname to run the process as that user
Run linuxServiceMaker help for more info