Nodemon.io vs electronmon

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Nodemon.io		electronmon
	Project
137	Mentions	2
25,993	Stars	118
-	Growth	-
7.8	Activity	0.0
1 day ago	Latest Commit	about 1 year ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	-

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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Nodemon.io

Posts with mentions or reviews of Nodemon.io. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-23.

Full Stack Web Development Concept map
11 projects | dev.to | 23 Mar 2024

nodemon - enables automatic reload of your server after code change docs
Devlog Week 3: 4 - 10 December 2023
4 projects | /r/IceTheCoder | 10 Dec 2023

Then, install nodemon (in the VSCode terminal also), which, to my understanding, automatically refreshes the server you'll be sending requests to, whenever you make a change. Using plain node.js, you'd have to manually stop and restart the server after every change.
Say Goodbye to Docker Volumes 👋
2 projects | dev.to | 27 Nov 2023

That's already pretty good, but as you already know it's a PITA to work with this during development. You will have to rebuild your Docker images whenever you change your code, even though your apps will probably support hot-reloading out of the box (or with something like Nodemon if not).
Set up Hot Reload for Typescript ESM projects
2 projects | dev.to | 25 Aug 2023

Are you moving your projects to use ES Modules but you are facing some unexpected issues? You are not alone in this fight. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up nodemon along with ts-node.
Guia para Iniciantes: Criando uma API com Node.js, PostgreSQL e Padrão MVC
1 project | dev.to | 22 Aug 2023
Building a React/Express Stripe Donation Form
3 projects | dev.to | 29 Jul 2023

We can now use npm run dev to start the server using nodemon, which enables hot refreshing on changes.
Best ways to fix Nodemon error- nodemon.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system.
1 project | dev.to | 31 May 2023

Welcome to my blog, where we dive into the intriguing world of Node.js development and tackle one of the common stumbling blocks many developers encounter: the "Nodemon Error - nodemon.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system." If you've ever come across this error while working with Nodemon, fear not! In this article, we will explore the causes behind this issue, understand why scripts are disabled on certain systems and most importantly, provide you with practical solutions to overcome this obstacle and keep your development workflow seamless. So, let's embark on this troubleshooting journey together and empower ourselves to conquer the Nodemon Error!
Nodemon not watching for file changes
2 projects | /r/zsh | 18 May 2023
Setting Up Recurring Charges with the Rapyd Collect API
4 projects | dev.to | 11 May 2023

You’ll need to restart the server using node index.js whenever you change any project file. You can also use Nodemon to automate this.
Add payments feature in your application using Node.js/Express and Stripe
5 projects | dev.to | 9 May 2023

nodemon will be required to monitor for any changes in our source code and automatically restart our server.

electronmon

Posts with mentions or reviews of electronmon. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-30.

How to build Electron App by esbuild with hot reload functionality?
2 projects | dev.to | 30 Jan 2023

Use electronmon to restart the Electron app when the main process code changes, and reload WebView for the renderer process.
Building a desktop application using Electron and Create React App
9 projects | dev.to | 14 Aug 2021

electronmon: Like nodemon, but for the Electron process. Allows watching and reloading our Electron app.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Nodemon.io and electronmon you can also consider the following projects:

PM2 - Node.js Production Process Manager with a built-in Load Balancer.

electron-builder - A complete solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron app with “auto update” support out of the box

supervisor

hotwire-livereload - Live reload gem for Hotwire Rails apps.

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

create-react-app - Set up a modern web app by running one command.

chokidar - Minimal and efficient cross-platform file watching library

concurrently - Run commands concurrently. Like `npm run watch-js & npm run watch-less` but better.

supervisor - Supervisor process control system for Unix (supervisord)

electron-store - Simple data persistence for your Electron app or module - Save and load user preferences, app state, cache, etc

Phusion Passenger - A fast and robust web server and application server for Ruby, Python and Node.js

wait-on - wait-on is a cross-platform command line utility and Node.js API which will wait for files, ports, sockets, and http(s) resources to become available