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+# pm5 (process manager)
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+1. Install pm5 via: `pip install pm5`
+2. Create an ecosystem file (e.g. `ecosystem.config.json`)
+3. Run `pm5` to start all configured services
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+| Field | Type | Example | Description |
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+| disabled | boolean | false | Enable or disable the service |
+| name | string | Test Application 1 | The name of the service used for debugging |
+| interpreter | string | python3.9 | The path to the interpreter |
+| interpreter_args | string[] | [] | The args passed to the interpreter |
+| script | string | test.py | The script to call |
+| args | string[] | [] | The args passed to the script |
+| instances | number | 1 | The number of instance of the script to run |
+| wait_ready | boolean | true | Wait for the service to load before continuing to the next service |
+| autorestart | boolean | true | Automatically restart the service |
+| max_restarts | number | 3 | The number of times to autorestart the service if failure before exiting |
+| env | object | {} | An object of environment key values that should be passed to the script |
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