var fork = require('child_process').fork, start = function() { var nbb = fork('./app', process.argv.slice(2), { env: { 'NODE_ENV': process.env.NODE_ENV } }); nbb.on('message', function(cmd) { if (cmd === 'nodebb:restart') { if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development') { nbb.on('exit', function() { start(); }); nbb.kill(); } else { console.log('[app] Development Mode is on, restart aborted.'); } } }); } start();