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How keep my app running after close Putty?

Posted June 24, 2016 31.6k views
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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?

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FluffoTheMaster June 24, 2016

You could use screen :))

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  • marcosmendes June 24, 2016

    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/

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