foreversd/forever
A simple CLI tool for ensuring that a given script runs continuously (i.e. forever) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5819
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1200
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
13830 stars · 935 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Forever is a Node.js CLI tool that keeps a given script running continuously by daemonizing it and restarting it if it exits. It supports start, stop, restart, and log-tailing commands, and can also be used programmatically via the forever-monitor package.
Use cases
- keep a node.js server running after crashes
- run a script as a daemon from the command line
- restart a process automatically when it fails
- tail logs of long-running background scripts
- manage multiple background scripts with start/stop/restart commands
When to choose
- you need a lightweight, simple way to keep a script alive
- you want a quick daemonizer for legacy node.js apps
- you prefer a minimal process supervisor over a full-featured one
When to avoid
- starting a new project - the maintainers recommend pm2 or nodemon instead
- you need clustering, load balancing, or rich monitoring dashboards
- you need actively maintained tooling with regular fixes
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli developer-tools monitoring deployment developer-tools cli cross-platform process-manager daemon nodejs script-runner keep-alive command-line devops automation linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/foreversd/forever · fetched 2026-08-28 · 942cc96af329
- homepage: http://github.com/foreverjs/forever · fetched 2026-08-29 · 60b6392ae6b0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| foreversd/forever | main | 23 |
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