Local Install

Run PC2 on your own computer with one command.

Install PC2

Open your terminal and paste this:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Elacity/pc2.net/main/scripts/start-local.sh | bash

Wait for it to finish, then open http://localhost:4200 in your browser.

Common Questions

How do I stop my PC2 node?

pm2 stop pc2

How do I start my PC2 node?

pm2 start pc2

How do I restart my PC2 node?

pm2 restart pc2

How do I check if PC2 is running?

pm2 status

You’ll see a table. If PC2 shows “online”, it’s running.

How do I see what’s happening (logs)?

pm2 logs pc2

Press Ctrl+C to stop watching logs.

How do I update PC2?

Open PC2 in your browser, go to Settings → About, and click Check for Updates.

Or via terminal:

cd ~/pc2.net
git pull origin main
npm install --legacy-peer-deps --ignore-scripts
cd pc2-node && npm run build
pm2 restart pc2

Windows Users

PC2 runs on Windows via WSL2:

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator
2. Run: wsl --install
3. Restart your computer
4. Open “Ubuntu” from Start menu
5. Run the install command above

Where is everything stored?

Troubleshooting

”Command not found: pm2”

Run this first:

source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh

PC2 won’t start

Check if something else is using port 4200:

lsof -i :4200

If you see a process, kill it:

kill -9 <the PID number>

Then start PC2:

pm2 start pc2

Uninstalling

pm2 stop pc2
pm2 delete pc2
rm -rf ~/pc2.net