Hello, i'm new in VPS and also here in Digital Ocean.
Situation: I have a MEAN Stack one-click app. If access my droplet via Putty and start my app, it will run. But if I close Putty my app just shut down.
Question: How can i keep my app running after close Putty?
Thanks! It works!
For people who has the same problem, just follow steps to use screen:
First of all install screen
sudo apt-get install screen
Now you can start a new screen session by just typing screen at the command line. You’ll be shown some information about screen. Hit enter, and you’ll be at a normal prompt.
To disconnect (but leave the session running)
Hit Ctrl + A and then Ctrl + D in immediate succession. You will see the message [detached]
Thats's it! After message [detached] your app will be running after you close putty.
Some extra commands
To reconnect to an already running session
screen -r
To reconnect to an existing session, or create a new one if none exists
screen -D -r
To create a new window inside of a running screen session
Hit Ctrl + A and then C in immediate succession. You will see a new prompt.
To switch from one screen window to another
Hit Ctrl + A and then Ctrl + A in immediate succession.
To list open screen windows
Hit Ctrl + A and then W in immediate succession
font: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/keep-your-ssh-session-running-when-you-disconnect/