node.js instance manager

node.js instance manager is a simple application that lets you manage the execution of multiple instance of node.js applications. You can play/stop many instances and monitor them using a simple UI that reside in the system tray. You can specify the port of all instances and many other process parameters.

Download (Win64) ~6.2MB
Source on GitHub

Motivation

It is useful to have a single view on all your node instances that are running and being able to quickly restart them, etc.

Usage

You add a new node instance slot by pressing the Add button.
Then browse for a node.js startup script (same script you would start using node.exe on the command line).
If your node application is a server that needs a given port, enter it in the port field.
Finally press the Play button to start the node process. If it didn't crashed at startup, the icon should pass to a stop button state.
- Pressing the stop button will kill the node process
Repeat the process for other node instances.

Additional options

More node instance options...
- - Open Browser: opens a browser view on http://localhost:port
  - Open Explorer: opens a file explorer view where the startup scripts is
  - Edit Env. Vars: edits environment variables that will be passed to the node process when started.
    - Special variables:
      - INITSTART=1: start node when application starts
      - HTTPROOT=a_root/sub_folder: path concatenated when opening the node in the browser (e.g. http://localhost:9999/a_root/sub_folder)
      - DEBUGPORT=2600: used to override the 5858 default node debug port
      - NODEPATH=C:/Programe Files/nodejs/node.exe: override which node.exe to use when launching that specific instance.
  - Log: opens a log window of the running node process.
  - Debug: adds the debug argument to the node process to be debugged
  - Delete: deletes the node instance slot
When you minimize the application it will be hidden from the application taskbar and a icon will be available in the system tray to re-open it.

Configurations

Node.js executable path
Start as minimized

Improvements (TODO)

Port on Mac (partly done, just need to fix UI a bit)
Port on Linux
Start all nodes at once
Group nodes
- Start all nodes of a group
Sort node instance slots (using a small drag and drop widget?)
Save logs
See in the log window stderr
Detect all started node.exe process and list them as new slots

Requirements

Windows

Install Visual Studio 2010
Install Qt libraries 4.8.4 for Windows (VS 2010, 234 MB)
Install Visual Studio Add-in 1.1.11 for Qt4

Mac

Install xcode tools (xcode > preferences > downloads > install command line tools)
git clone && configure && make && sudo make installQT 4.8.5 for Mac
> export PATH=/usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.8.5/bin:$PATH
> qmake -spec /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.8.5/mkspecs/unsupported/macx-clang/
> make
> ls build.output/nim.app

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