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EmJee
EmJee

Reputation: 183

Node.js application stops running in google cloud vm

I recently tried out Google Cloud for running node.js applications. Currently, I have a node Minecraft bot (using the library Mineflayer) running on a VM instance in the compute engine at Google Cloud.

The problem I encountered was that when there is no active SSH connection from my pc to the VM, the MC bot leaves the game. When there are players online, and I close the connection to the VM, the bot leaves after a few minutes.

Is this a setting in the compute engine that I need to turn on, to keep scripts running, or could there be something else? I am new to Google Cloud, and also pretty new to node.js, so if anyone has suggestions or fixes I would really appreciate a comment.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 812

Answers (1)

Aryan Singh Dhiman
Aryan Singh Dhiman

Reputation: 11

To get around this use screen.

Using screen you can create multiple virtual terminals which will remain alive even after the SSH session ends.

  • To install screen use:

      sudo apt install screen

  • To start your server:

      sudo screen -S <SESSION_NAME> node server.js

SESSION_NAME would be the name of your virtual terminal.

  • To exit the new virtual terminal press CTRL+A and CTRL+D in quick succession.

  • To access your terminal use:

      sudo screen -r <SESSION_NAME>

Upvotes: 1

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