You can shut down the Node.JS server by sending a SIGINT signal
through a kill command.
Procedure
- Notify all users of the shutdown.
- If the server is running on a terminal, press CTRL+C.
If the server is running in the background as a process, determine
the process ID, and send a SIGINT command to
that process. For more information, see kill command
Help.
Note: After the SIGINT signal
is received, the Node.js server initiates a shutdown sequence and
enters shutdown mode. All of the existing requests are completed and
no new requests are entertained. When the last request completes,
the server closes all of the connections and shuts down.