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PM2

Advanced Node.js process manager and monitoring tool.

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PM2 is a Node.js process management and monitoring suite that helps teams run, maintain, and observe their applications. The open-source PM2 Process Manager handles process lifecycle tasks such as starting, restarting, and maintaining Node.js processes, while the web-based PM2 Monitoring Dashboard tracks bugs and exceptions and delivers alerts.

The product line includes the PM2 Process Manager, the PM2 Monitoring Dashboard, and the PM2 AI Assistant (MCP), an endpoint that lets MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude, Cursor, and Claude Desktop query server status, metrics, logs, exceptions, traces, and alerts, secured by OAuth with a PM2.io account. An Enterprise Solution offers advanced optimization features and dedicated infrastructure for critical workloads.

PM2 is aimed at developers and teams running Node.js applications, from individual use of the open-source process manager to organizations needing monitoring and enterprise support. The process manager is open source and installed via npm; the monitoring dashboard is accessed through a registration flow, and enterprise offerings are arranged by contacting the vendor.

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