PID Files

Saves out PID files, for example:

   master.pid
   worker.0.pid
   worker.1.pid
   worker.2.pid
   worker.3.pid

Usage

The pidfiles([path]) plugin saves pid (process-id) files to the given path or ./pids.

save to ./pids:

 cluster(server)
   .use(cluster.pidfiles())
   .listen(3000);

save to /var/run/node:

 cluster(server)
   .use(cluster.pidfiles('/var/run/node'))
   .listen(3000);

master.pidfiles

The pidfiles directory.

master.pidof(name)

Return a PID for the given name.

  master.pidof('master')
  // => 5978

  master.pidof('worker.0')
  // => 5979