pm2 only for dev; production uses docker-compose auto-restart

docker-compose.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./node/
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    # production: no reason to use pm2 if docker offers auto-restart
+    # development: don't use docker auto-restart; rather pm2, which can watch for file changes
     #restart: always
     user: "node"
     environment:
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ services:
       - postgres
     working_dir: /home/node/app
     # for production (no file watching):
-    # command: sh -c "yarn install && yarn pm2-runtime server.js"
+    # command: sh -c "yarn install && node server.js"
     # for development (file watching/reloading):
     command: sh -c "yarn install && yarn pm2-dev server.js"
   postgres:

node/package.json

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
   "repository": "https://git.sakal.us/brian/pastebin-server.git",
   "author": "Brian Sakal <brian@sakal.us>",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "pm2": "^4.5.5"
+    },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "pg": "^8.5.1",
-    "pm2": "^4.5.5"
+    "pg": "^8.5.1"
   }
 }