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A simple CLI tool for ensuring that a given node script runs continuously (i.e. forever). Version 4.0.3 via npm; verified 2022-01-28.

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npm install -g forever

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overview

Package summary

A simple CLI tool for ensuring that a given node script runs continuously (i.e. forever)

Commands and aliases

  • forever

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for forever. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
  • Installs with 14 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 11 build dependencies.

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forevercliglobal executable

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page generated2026-08-04
manager version4.0.3
manager updated2022-01-28
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/foreverjs/forever

  • warningThe package-manager record has not been updated in over a year.2022-01-28T20:23:35.467Zhigh confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/foreverjs/forevernone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keynpm:forever
Version4.0.3
Package managernpm
Package manager pagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/forever
Homepagehttps://github.com/foreverjs/forever#readme
Repositoryhttps://github.com/foreverjs/forever
Upstream docshttps://github.com/foreverjs/forever#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/forever/-/forever-4.0.3.tgz
Issue trackerhttps://github.com/foreverjs/forever/issues
Last updated2022-01-28T20:23:35.467Z
Published2022-01-28T20:23:35.467Z
Dependenciesasync, cliff, clone, colors, configstore, eventemitter2, flatiron, forever-monitor, mkdirp, nssocket, object-assign, prettyjson, shush, winston
Build dependencieschai, cli-testlab, eslint, eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier, getopts, mocha, moment, prettier, request, vows
Bottlenot recorded
npm postinstallnot defined
Servicenone declared
Keywordscli, fault tolerant, sysadmin, tools

registry facts

Source database details

Source Databasenpm registry
Dist Tags
Latest
4.0.3
Version Count55
Maintainers
  • jcrugzz
  • jeffsu
  • indexzero
  • bradleymeck
  • kibertoad
AuthorCharlie Robbins
Publisherkibertoad
Engines
Node
>=6
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Shasum592e9676acb591d8dff88d08dc379b22e7ebe786
Unpacked Size149,659
File Count0
Created At2010-12-25T05:01:45.504Z
Latest Published At2022-01-28T20:23:35.467Z
Modified At2026-03-28T01:14:18.476Z

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