# Creating Detached Processes **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 10, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-detached-processes/57352 "2006-04-10T08:04:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![s.ross\_Ssent\_by\_Nab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@s.ross\_Ssent\_by\_Nab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/s.ross_Ssent_by_Nab)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-detached-processes/57352/1 "2006-04-10T08:04:25Z")
I need to create a side-by-side process that will stay alive after the Ruby process that created it dies. I also need to get the PID so I can kill it later. Background: This command will be executed on a server over ssh, so the Ruby process will die when the ssh command ends. Consider as an example: ssh removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ‘managewebprocess --start’ or ssh removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ‘managewebprocess --restart’ Is there any library support for this? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![s.ross\_Ssent\_by\_Nab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@s.ross\_Ssent\_by\_Nab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/s.ross_Ssent_by_Nab)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-detached-processes/57352/2 "2006-04-10T09:52:08Z")
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