Automatically Restart Your Node.js Application
Many of us write code on Node.js, click [CTRL+S] to save the file but forget to restart the application.
If we don't forget to restart the application we will go in console and hit [CTRL+C] to stop the application and then restart it by pressing the [UP] arrow and [Enter].
Nodemon
You can automate this repetitive task and make your development process easier by using `nodemon`.
`nodemon` will watch the files and if any files were changed, the `nodemon` will automatically restart your node application.
First, you need to install `nodemon`:
npm install nodemon -g
Now, you should swap the `node` command for the `nodemon` command:
$ nodemon app.js [nodemon] 1.11.0 [nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs` [nodemon] watching: *.* [nodemon] starting `node app.js` [nodemon] restarting due to changes... [nodemon] starting `node app.js`
Read about: How to set up a Node.Js development environment
If you need to manually restart your application, instead of stopping and restart `nodemon`, you can simply type `rs` on your console.
[nodemon] starting `node app.js` rs [nodemon] starting `node app.js`
Happy Coding!
