Cannot read property 'pm2_env' of undefined

im do custom logs

module.exports = {
    apps: [
        {
            name: 'api',
            script: './dist/main.js',
            out_file: './logs/api-out.log',
            error_file: './logs/api-error.log',
            log_date_format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss',
            max_size: '10M',
            retain: '10',
            env: {
                NODE_ENV: 'production'
            }
        }, 
    ]
}

first pm2 create folder logs and running success

but if im delete folder logs im found error "Cannot read property 'pm2_env' of undefined " instead create again folder logs but im just get error dont know why. this make me confused before im just give sample my scenario.

solution

• uninstall and install again pm2 or create again folder logs

Start by reproducing the failure with the provided PM2 ecosystem configuration: create the logs directory, run the app, remove the directory, and run PM2 again. Trace the resulting "pm2_env" error and compare it with the successful first run; done means the configured application can recover after its log directory is deleted without reinstalling PM2.