Ubuntu 14.04 - pm2 startup not starting after reboot

Question

I am using pm2 to start a node.js process, and I would like this process to be started automatically when the system (Ubuntu 14.04 on Intel Atom processor) is booted. I have

Answer 1

What steps work for me on Ubuntu 18.04.4

1. npm i pm2 -g
2. run this command as root user: pm2 startup
   • creates service pm2-root found in /etc/systemd/system
3. systemctl enable pm2-root, service pm2-root status
   • Note: after Node upgrade, run these commands as root: pm2 unstartup, pm2 startup; documentation
4. pm2 start dist\index.js --name YourNodeApp
5. pm2 save
6. reboot
7. pm2 ls should show your YourNodeApp online