Using Upstart to keep God process monitor up under RVM

etc_init_god.conf

# god upstart service
description "God process monitoring"

# When to start and stop the service
start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [016]

# Automatically restart process if crashed
kill timeout 20
respawn

# Don't use expect fork with -D below
#expect fork

# Start the process
script
  export RAILS_ENV=staging
  cd /home/YOUR_USER_PATH
  #
  # NOTE: Explanation of command and flags below
  #
  # -D run in the foreground, this gives a god process in the processlist
  # -P put the PID in this file. May need to be deleted if god crashes <shudder>
  # -c config file
  # --log this is where god's log entries go, the workers log files are set in the resque config file.
  #
  # bootup_god - https://rvm.io/integration/god/
  # bootup_god create command: rvm wrapper ruby-1.9.3-p194 bootup god
  #
  /usr/local/rvm/bin/bootup_god -D -P /var/run/god -c /home/YOUR_USER_PATH/config/resque.god.rb --log /var/log/god.log 
end script