Node.js daemon configuration using upstart

service.conf

# upstart config

author "blmarket"
description "service-admin daemon upstart for ubuntu"

start on runlevel[2345]
stop on runlevel[!2345]

respawn # restart task if failed
respawn limit 5 20 # respawn up to 5 times if failed(with 20 sec of interval)

# service update from git repository and install dependencies.
pre-start script
	export HOME="/home/ubuntu"
	cd $HOME/service-admin
	exec sudo -u ubuntu sh -c 'git pull && npm install'
end script
 
# run actual service.
exec node /home/ubuntu/service-admin/