pm2-webui-next

A modern web-based dashboard for PM2 process manager, built with Next.js, Hono, and Tailwind CSS.

Features

• Real-time process monitoring with CPU and memory charts
• Start, stop, restart, reload, and delete processes
• Live log streaming (stdout and stderr)
• System information overview (hostname, platform, uptime, etc.)
• Dark mode support
• Configurable settings (log rotation, daemon visibility)

Quick Start

Run directly without installing:

# Using npx
npx pm2-webui-next

# Using bunx
bunx pm2-webui-next

Then open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Note: PM2 must be installed and running on the host machine.

Installation

npm install -g pm2-webui-next
pm2-webui-next

Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | Default | |----------|-------------|---------| | PORT | Port to listen on | 3000 | | HOSTNAME | Host to bind to | 0.0.0.0 |

Configuration

Settings can be configured through the web UI at /settings:

| Option | Description | Default | |--------|-------------|---------| | Log Rotation | Maximum log lines displayed per process | 500 | | Exclude Daemon | Hide the PM2 WebUI daemon from process list | false |

Settings are persisted in a local data/settings.json file.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Lint
npm run lint

# Type check
npm run typecheck

# Build for production
npm run build

# Start production server
npm start

Publishing

The npm package contains only the pre-built standalone server output (no source code).

npm publish

This runs prepublishOnly automatically, which builds the project and copies the standalone output into publishable directories.

Tech Stack

• Next.js 15 — React framework with standalone output
• Hono — API routing
• Tailwind CSS v4 — Styling
• Recharts — Charts
• Lucide React — Icons
• PM2 — Process manager client

License

MIT