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 Updating PM2 is extremely fast (less than few seconds) and seamless.
 
+You may wish to backup the `$HOME/.pm2/dump.pm2` file before performing an update, which will in turn back up your current processes.
+
 ### Process to update PM2
 
 Install the latest PM2 version: