Azure App Services PM2 Build

Azure App Services is a powerful cloud-based platform that allows developers to build, deploy, and manage web and mobile applications. With PM2, you can easily manage your Node.js applications on Azure App Services.

What is PM2?

PM2 is a process manager for Node.js applications that helps you manage multiple processes, monitor server resources, and take automatic actions based on specific events.

PM2 can help you scale your Node.js app from a single instance to a cluster of servers easily.

Why use PM2 with Azure App Services?

Azure App Services is a great cloud platform to host your Node.js applications, but it doesn't come with a built-in process manager like PM2.

By using PM2, you can benefit from its process management features, such as automatic restarts, load balancing, and performance monitoring.

How to use PM2 with Azure App Services?

To use PM2 with Azure App Services, you need to build your Node.js application with PM2 locally and then deploy it to Azure App Services.

Here are the steps to get started:

1. Install PM2 using npm:

npm install pm2 -g

2. Create a PM2 configuration file called ecosystem.config.js, where you can define your app settings, environment variables, and other configurations:

module.exports = {
  apps: [
    {
      name: 'myapp',
      script: 'app.js',
      watch: true,
      env: {
        NODE_ENV: 'production'
      }
    }
  ]
}

3. Use PM2 to start your application locally:

pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

4. Once your application is running with PM2, you can deploy it to Azure App Services using FTP, Git, or other deployment methods.

5. To start your Node.js application with PM2 on Azure App Services, you need to add a startup command in your package.json or in the Azure Portal:

"scripts": {
  "start": "pm2 start ecosystem.config.js --no-daemon"
}

Conclusion

By using PM2 with Azure App Services, you can manage your Node.js applications more efficiently and take advantage of PM2's process management features.

Follow the steps above to get started with PM2 and Azure App Services today!