Tomcat upstart script

tomcat.conf

description "Tomcat Server"

  start on runlevel [2345]
  stop on runlevel [!2345]
  respawn
  respawn limit 10 5

  # run as non privileged user 
  # add user with this command:
  ## adduser --system --ingroup www-data --home /opt/tomcat tomcat
  # Ubuntu 12.04: (use 'exec sudo -u tomcat' when using 10.04)
  setuid tomcat
  setgid www-data

  # adapt paths:
  #env JAVA_HOME=/opt/java (Unnecessary given a proper java install)
  env CATALINA_HOME=/opt/tomcat

  # adapt java options to suit your needs:
  #env JAVA_OPTS="-Djava.awt.headless=true -Xms512M -Xmx1024M -server -XX:+UseParallelGC"

  exec $CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh run

  # cleanup temp directory after stop
  post-stop script 
    #rm -rf $CATALINA_HOME/temp/* (Temp is often abused, let's not clear it unless necessary)
  end script