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why-is-node-running

Node is running but you don't know why? why-is-node-running is here to help you.

v3.2.2, 8 Jan 2025MITESM onlyTypes: Bundled
$ npm install why-is-node-running
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
63.7m
+407% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
0
Direct, from package.json
Last release
1 year ago
v3.2.2
GitHub stars
1.9k
52 forks
Open issues / PRs
11 / 2
Contributors
16
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
025m50m75m100mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 85.5m (25 Aug 2026)Low 9m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

63,744,540 downloads last week, 315,081,490 in the last month. The 12-month change of +407% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
024 in total
Latest version
3.2.2, 8 Jan 20251 year ago
First published
9 Feb 2016
Last push to GitHub
8 Jan 2025624 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
11
Open pull requests
2
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
102

Major versions

  1. v3 first release 3.0.0, 8 Jul 2024
  2. v2 first release 2.0.0, 14 Feb 2018
  3. v1 first release 1.0.0, 9 Feb 2016

Recent releases

VersionPublished
3.2.28 Jan 2025
3.2.129 Oct 2024
3.2.012 Jul 2024
3.1.09 Jul 2024
3.0.08 Jul 2024
2.3.08 Jul 2024
2.2.226 Apr 2022
2.2.127 Jan 2022
2.2.016 Jun 2020
2.1.27 Mar 2020
2.1.16 Mar 2020
2.1.03 Apr 2019
2.0.330 Aug 2018
2.0.25 Mar 2018

Compatibility

Module format
ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
>=20.11
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
8.6 kB
Dependencies (0)
None

Install

npm install why-is-node-running

CDN

  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/why-is-node-running@3.2.2/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/why-is-node-running@3.2.2/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/why-is-node-running@3.2.2
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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