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

It's working fine on CentOS 7

PM2 version 4.2.1

let's take two scenarios:

1. npm start //server.js

pm2 start "npm -- start" --name myMainFile

2. npm run main //main.js

pm2 start "npm -- run main" --name myMainFile