forever module on node.js doesn't work - warnings

Question

I use windows 7 and nodejs 0.10.12. I installed the latest version of forever module like so

npm install -g forever

and then I typed

forever start helloserver.js

And I get the following

warn: --minUptime not set. Defaulting to: 1000ms
warn: --spinSleepTime not set. Your script will exit if it does not stay up for at least 1000ms
info: Forever processing file: helloserver.js

Now , I type

forever list

just to check and I get

info: No forever processes running

Also note that during the installation of forever I got these warnings

package.json [email protected] No repository field.
package.json [email protected] No repository field.
package.json [email protected] 'repositories' (plural) Not supported
package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' filed
package.json [email protected] No readme data
package.json [email protected] No readme data
package.json [email protected] No readme data
package.json [email protected] No readme data
package.json [email protected] No readme data
engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"v.0.10.12","npm":"1.2.32"})
engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"v.0.10.12","npm":"1.2.32"})
engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"v.0.10.12","npm":"1.2.32"})
engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"v.0.10.12","npm":"1.2.32"})
engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x"} (current: {"node":"v.0.10.12","npm":"1.2.32"})

I guess the forever module is not installed correctly so cannot run the server? I don't get it and I cant think of a solution. Any suggestions/tips? Should I use node 0.8.x? Or there is a workaround?

Thanks

forever is used to make it easy to run Services on various platforms. This is helpful because the various Linux distros vary wildly on how they implement Services. However, on a Windows 7 box, configuring Services is easy and well-documented. I would skip forever and simply use the existing Windows Services stuff. — Gates VP
– Gates VP, Commented Jul 15, 2013 at 18:00
@GatesVP If I get it, you suggest I should stop worrying about the Forever and install the helloserver.js as a service on Windows. Right? — slevin
– slevin, Commented Jul 15, 2013 at 18:05
Well the Service will probably be a call to node c:\path\to\helloserver.js, but that's the premise. Windows Services will provide you with the basic forever features like starting when the computer starts, automatic restart on failure, etc. If you need the command-line access, PowerShell will grant you full access to the services stuff. — Gates VP
– Gates VP, Commented Jul 16, 2013 at 19:09

SaliproPham · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-26 03:45:42Z

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I think Forever, last version (0.10.0), work on Windows instability but not Linux. You can try following but i recommend you should choose another resolve.

forever start -c node script.js

Note: you can't list and stop in forever with "forever list".

answered Dec 26, 2013 at 3:45

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