pm2: command not found on Ubuntu server 14.04

Created on 19 Mar 2015 · 10Comments · Source: Unitech/pm2

Node version installed v0.10.25

When installing npm install pm2 -g and run pm2 start server.js I get the following issue:

No command 'pm2' found, did you mean:
 Command 'pms' from package 'pms' (universe)
 Command 'pmw' from package 'pmw' (universe)
 Command 'wm2' from package 'wm2' (universe)
 Command 'pmk' from package 'pmk' (universe)
 Command 'fpm2' from package 'fpm2' (universe)
 Command 'pmi' from package 'powermanagement-interface' (universe)
 Command 'pom2' from package 'libpod-pom-perl' (universe)
 Command 'pm' from package 'powerman' (universe)
pm2: command not found

Any clue why I get this?

PS: I'm working as root.

Source

michele-prandina

Most helpful comment

...because PM2 is not in your path.

type:
npm config get prefix

Append "/bin" to whatever that result is,
Then add that to your path in /etc/environment

(then restart or type "source /etc/environment" for that to take effect)

klinquist on 19 Mar 2015

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All 10 comments

...because PM2 is not in your path.

type:
npm config get prefix

Append "/bin" to whatever that result is,
Then add that to your path in /etc/environment

(then restart or type "source /etc/environment" for that to take effect)

klinquist on 19 Mar 2015

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This can be closed

vladikoff on 7 Apr 2015

@klinquist could you explain this with commands? I tried this and it did not work

marcusjwhelan on 29 May 2018

@marcusjwhelan run npm config get prefix. You will get something similar to:

/home/user/.npm-global

Take it and add /bin:

/home/user/.npm-global/bin

Run nano ~/.bashrc (Ubuntu) and add to the last line:

export PATH=$PATH:/home/user/.npm-global/bin

Save (Ctrl) + O), close (Ctrl + X) and run source ~/.bashrc.

jesobreira on 23 Jun 2018

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@klinquist thanks, it worked for me.

surajpadhy on 28 Jun 2018

@jesobreira clean and simple, thank you very much friend!

jesussanzdev on 23 Mar 2020

@jesobreira thanks, dude!

LucasAsafe on 12 May 2020

You want clean and simple? I'll give you clean and simple! Copy/paste:

echo "PATH=\$PATH:`npm config get prefix`/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

klinquist on 12 May 2020

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@jesussanzdev @LucasAsafe you are welcome! It's worth to mention that the original answer was posted by @klinquist and my answer was just to add verbosity to his solution. Kudos to him!

jesobreira on 12 May 2020

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