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I can't keep my server running once I close terminal or my ssh session

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terminal

node.js

npm

server

digital-ocean

I have never set up a server before but since Parse announced that they are closing down I thought I might give it a shot. I have followed along with this tutorial and have managed to migrate my Parse database across to digital ocean.

When I call npm run start everything works fine. I can query for data and create new objects all from my iOS app. But there is just one problem. How do I keep the server up and running even when terminal is not running from my Mac.

When I call npm run start this is what gets logged in terminal:

> [email protected] start /var/www/parse
> node index.js

[TypeError: Cannot read property 'Kerberos' of undefined]
DATABASE_URI not specified, falling back to localhost.
parse-server-example running on port 1337.

I know that this is probably a noob question and yes my knowledge is quite limited, so if you could help me then that would be great!

Thanks for your time!

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Shayno Avatar asked Feb 07 '16 23:02

Shayno

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2 Answers

Okay so I have just found the answer after posting a question on the Digital Ocean question page, instead of running npm run start I should have been doing nohup npm start &

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Shayno Avatar answered Oct 09 '22 21:10

Shayno
  1. use screen to create a new session https://tournasdimitrios1.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/linux-the-screen-command-a-must-for-ssh/
  2. start your server
  3. detach session
  4. return to running session when needed
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Lev Avatar answered Oct 09 '22 21:10

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