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How to Daemonize the STROMDAO Energy Application Framework (EAF) with pm2

Introduction

The STROMDAO Energy Application Framework (EAF) is a Node.js-based platform for developing and deploying energy applications. It can be run as a daemon process using pm2, a process manager for Node.js applications. This guide will show you how to install pm2 and use it to daemonize the STROMDAO EAF.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 12 or higher
• pm2

Installation

To install pm2, run the following command:

npm install -g pm2

Starting the STROMDAO EAF with pm2

To start the STROMDAO EAF with pm2, change into the framework folder of the STROMDAO EAF repository and run the following command:

pm2 start --name eaf npm -- start

This will start the STROMDAO EAF as a daemon process named "eaf". You can check the status of the process by running the following command:

pm2 status eaf

Available Commands

Once the STROMDAO EAF is running with pm2, you can use the following commands to manage it:

• pm2 logs eaf: Shows log output to the console
• pm2 restart eaf: Restarts the framework
• pm2 stop eaf: Stops the framework

For more information on pm2 commands, please refer to the pm2 documentation.

Auto Start on System Boot

To configure the STROMDAO EAF to start automatically on system boot, you can use the following command:

pm2 startup

This will create a systemd service file for the STROMDAO EAF. You can then enable the service by running the following command:

systemctl enable pm2-eaf.service