init.d script for resque, usually in /etc/init.d/resque - note that paths are specific to where the app is installed, the user refers to the user which the rails app runs under, and the environment is specified for the cap command

resque.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# resque workers
#
# chkconfig: 2345 95 05

start(){
  echo "starting resque workers"
  su - tapas_rails -c 'cd /export/home/tapas_rails/tapas_rails/current && bundle exec cap production resque:start'
}

stop(){
  echo "stopping resque workers"
  su - tapas_rails -c 'cd /export/home/tapas_rails/tapas_rails/current && bundle exec cap production resque:stop'
}

status(){
  echo "checking resque status"
  su - tapas_rails -c 'cd /export/home/tapas_rails/tapas_rails/current && bundle exec cap production resque:status'
}

restart(){
  echo "restarting resque workers"
  su - tapas_rails -c 'cd /export/home/tapas_rails/tapas_rails/current && bundle exec cap production resque:restart'
}

case "$1" in
    status)
      status
      ;;
    start)
      start
      ;;
    stop)
      stop
      ;;
    restart)
      restart
      ;;
    *)
      echo "Usage: $0 {status|start|stop|restart}"
      exit 1

esac
exit 0