Node.js Upstart config file running as root

bastion.conf

description "node.js bastion server - used for services that must attach to protected ports (e.g. 80)"
author      "Wyndham Jade - http://www.wyndhamjade.com"
 
# used to be: start on startup
# until we found some mounts weren't ready yet while booting:
start on started mountall
stop on shutdown
 
# Automatically Respawn:
respawn
respawn limit 99 5
 
script
    # Not sure why $HOME is needed, but we found that it is:
    # Change the home directory to the actual home directory for the script
    export HOME="/home/bastion"
 
    exec /usr/local/bin/node /home/bastion/server.js >> /var/log/node-bastion.log 2>&1
end script
 
post-start script
   # Optionally put a script here that will notifiy you node has (re)started
   # /root/bin/hoptoad.sh "node.js has started!"
end script