Can pm2 run an 'npm start' script

Question

Is there a way for pm2 to run an npm start script or do you just have to run pm2 start app.js

So in development

npm start

Answer 1

PM2 now supports npm start:

pm2 start npm -- start

To assign a name to the PM2 process, use the --name option:

pm2 start npm --name "app name" -- start