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forever

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

v4.0.3, 28 Jan 2022MITCommonJSTypes: NoneCLI tools and terminal utilities
$ npm install forever

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
169.4k
+81% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
14
Direct, from package.json
Last release
4 years ago
v4.0.3
GitHub stars
13.8k
933 forks
Open issues / PRs
319 / 24
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0100k200k300kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 254.2k (14 Jul 2026)Low 94.1k (23 Sept 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

169,424 downloads last week, 797,898 in the last month. The 12-month change of +81% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
-
Latest version
4.0.3, 28 Jan 20224 years ago
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
21 May 20231,222 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
319
Open pull requests
24
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
485

Major versions

-

Recent releases

-

Module format
CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
>=6
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
146 kB
Dependencies (14)
asynccliffcloneshushcolorsmkdirpwinstonflatironnssocketprettyjsonconfigstoreeventemitter2object-assignforever-monitor
npm install forever
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/forever@4.0.3/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/forever@4.0.3/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/forever@4.0.3
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.