PM2 MM2 Not starting on start up

[eugekiller]

Yes it did I will try to uninstall and install it back. Thanks B.

[eugekiller]

Well Just reinstalled PM2 and still nothing. Using this guide not sure if everything is correct on that. https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror

Is there a way to see if PM2 is even trying to load MM on start up. Or maybe something wrong with this command:
cd ~/MagicMirror
DISPLAY=:0 npm start

[eugekiller]

Ok so i also tryed to do pm2 lists and there is nothing in the list. Does that mean anything?

[eugekiller]

Ok so i started doing some more digging. First i have a question PM2 does it actually load MM from a full reboot? meaning power off to RPI and a full start.

The reason i ask is because
When i open terminal in RPI and type npm start from MM directory it loads MM without any problems. Then i hit Ctrl Q it quits.
Then i do PM2 list and gives me 0 apps running.
Then I do pm2 start mm.sh again loads MM without a problem. Then i hit Ctrl Q it exits MM for about 10sec and then loads it back. During the 10sec I did pm2 list again and it said MM is running.

So I dont think PM2 is actually loading MM from a full reboot.

[eugekiller]

BINGO Got it to work. Not sure if others had a problem with this or its something new. but here it is.

However, there is a bug on the generated startup script that prevents PM2 from automatically run at startup. You will need to edit /etc/init.d/pm2-init.sh and

replace: export PM2_HOME=“/root/.pm2”
with: export PM2_HOME=“/home/pi/.pm2”

Got this from here: https://bekti.io/automatically-start-a-node-js-application-on-raspberry-pi/

[sebzx10r]

@eugekiller

Hey,I’m having this exact same issue. I’m trying to follow your steps but I can’t locate the pm2-init.sh file. I have the pm2 installed. I go follow the same directory paths as stated but that one file isn’t there. Any ideas about where the file is? It has to exist somewhere since I’m able to use it.

[eugekiller]

@sebzx10r Its directory is /etc/init.d/pm2-init.sh

[eugekiller]

@sebzx10r The way i did it also is used WinSCP to shh in to raspberry.

[eugekiller]

@sebzx10r Can you load MM with pm2 start mm.sh?

[sebzx10r]

Hey,yes, I go to that same exact directory,but the file isn’t there. And yes I can load MM with pm2 start mm.sh. That’s what so weird about the whole thing. It’s as if the file doesn’t exist but yet the program is working somehow.

[sebzx10r]

Hey,I kind of did a work around. I found this on another forum:
I also searched for days without success but then, I got it to work quite simply.

In Raspian click Menu,Preferences,Main Menu Editor
Click Preferences and check Default applications for LXSession
Click OK and close main menu editor
Now click Menu and Under Preferences click on Default applications for LXSession
LXSession configuration opens
Click Autostart
Under Manual autostarted applications paste in your java command line
click add
close the LXSession configuration application and reboot your pi
your java app should run after reboot

[nuckinfutz]

@sebzx10r What line did you put in the field? I can’t get it to work.

[Desertswing]

@nuckinfutz
pm2 start mm.sh

[shbatm]

I solved the same issue by using the command:
sudo pm2 startup systemd -u pi --hp /home/pi

And then using pm2 save to save the state.

[Desertswing]

@shbatm
will note that down thanks!

[raymate]

@Desertswing No idea what that did but it worked, just need to make it show the weather as that seems to have gone away

[nuckinfutz]

Try here as an alternative

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/2716/pm2-alternative

[daikaiju]

@shbatm said in PM2 MM2 Not starting on start up:

sudo pm2 startup systemd -u pi --hp /home/pi

Can also confirm this worked for me, too.

Thank you @shbatm

[pum]

@shbatm I’ve tried the following steps but it still doesn’t work, can you help me?

• sudo pm2 startup systemd -u pi --hp /home/pi
• nano mm.sh
• cd ~/MagicMirror
  DISPLAY=:0 npm start
• CTRL-O
• Enter
• CTRL-X
• chmod +x mm.sh
• pm2 start mm.sh
• pm2 save
• sudo reboot

Thanks in advance.

[shbatm]

@pum there is an existing script provided by MagicMirror now, please try deleting everything on your ~/.pm2 directory, then using:

sudo su -c "env PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin pm2 startup linux -u pi --hp /home/pi"
    pm2 start ~/MagicMirror/installers/pm2_MagicMirror.json
    pm2 save

You may have to use systemd instead of linux in the first line if you get an error.