nodectl

supervisor sctipt for nodejs.

Features

• watch code changes
• cluster
• daemonize
• colorize console
• env setter

Install

npm install -g nodectl

How to use

cd $HOME
express test
cd test
npm install
nodectl start app.js

watch

nodectl -w app.js

daemonise

nodectl -d app.js

both

nodectl -d -w app.js

stop daemon

cd ~/test
nodectl stop

daemonize and..

cd ~/test
nodectl start -d app.js
nodectl reload
nodectl restart
nodectl status
  application running.

Usage

nodectl [action] [options] <program>

Action

start

execute program (default action)

stop

stop daemonized program

restart

restart program with daemonize mode

force-clear

force clear pid

reload

release edited javascript (restart only child processes)

status

check program running or not

Options:

-p, --port [NUMBER]

default 3000, pass listening port (process.env.PORT)

-e, --env [STRING]

default development, pass environment (process.env.NODE_ENV)

-c, --cluster [NUMBER]

default number of cpu threads, concurrent process with cluster module

-P, --pidpath [STRING]

pid file location

-n, --nocolor

stop colorize console

-d, --daemon

daemonize process

-w, --watch

watch code changes, auto reload programs

-t, --test

check options (not execute)

-v, --version

show version and exit

-h, --help

show help message and exit

Defaults

• [options] default from ${HOME}/.noserc.json
• default from package.json: main

package.json search

nodectl automatically search nearest package.json form parent directories.

• application name from package.json: name
• application version from package.json: version
• application main script from package.json: main