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

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        eugekiller
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        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.

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          eugekiller
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          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/

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            sebzx10r @eugekiller
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            @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.

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

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

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

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                    sebzx10r
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                    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.

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                      sebzx10r
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                      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

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

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