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    Unitech/pm2

    Node.js/Typescript/Bun Production Process Manager with a built-in Load Balancer.

    cli
    networking
    monitoring
    backend
    command-line
    command-line-tool
    deploy
    load-balancer
    node
    JavaScript
    NOASSERTION
    43.3K stars
    2.7K forks
    624 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    4 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 4 days ago, with 268 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Manages and monitors Node.js, Bun, and other applications with built-in load balancing and zero downtime reload capabilities.
    • Ensures high availability and performance by keeping apps alive, enabling cluster mode, and providing seamless hot reloads without downtime.
    • Use for running and managing production Node.js or Bun applications with automatic process restarts and monitoring.
    • Use for implementing load-balanced Node.js clusters to maximize CPU utilization and improve application reliability.
    • Use for containerized environments to run Node.js apps with a hardened production process manager and integrated monitoring.

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    From the README

    PM2 is a production process manager for Node.js/Bun applications with a built-in load balancer. It allows you to keep applications alive forever, to reload them without downtime and to facilitate common system admin tasks.

    Starting an application in production mode is as easy as:

    PM2 is constantly assailed by more than 1800 tests.

    Works on Linux (stable) & macOS (stable) & Windows (stable). All Node.js versions are supported starting Node.js 12.X and Bun since v1

    Excerpt from the Unitech/pm2 README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Open issues

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