SiriProxy init.d script. 1. Copy to /etc/init.d directory 2. chmod a+x siriproxy 3. update-rc.d siriproxy defaults 4. reboot Use the siriproxylog version if you want to enable logging to a file.

siriproxy

#!/bin/bash
#
# This starts and stops SiriProxy
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          siriproxy
# Required-Start:    $all
# Required-Stop:
# Short-Description: SiriProxy
# Description:       SiriProxy Server
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
### END INIT INFO


# Source function library.
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

# Set RVM path - assumes SiriProxy installed as root.  
[ -s "/etc/profile.d/rvm.sh" ] && . "/etc/profile.d/rvm.sh"

# Use the next line if SiriProxy is installed as a user - I think the syntax is correct.
#[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"

DESC="SiriProxy Server"
NAME=siriproxy
DAEMON=`/usr/bin/which siriproxy`
PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
# Use the next line to add SiriProxy options or add the options to the config.yml file, but not both.
DAEMON_ARGS="server"
LOG=/var/log/$NAME.log

[ -x $binary ] || exit 0

RETVAL=0

start() {
    echo -n "[....]Starting SiriProxy: "
    rm -f $LOG
# You may need to change the --chuid option if SiriProxy is installed as a user
    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid root:root --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --make-pidfile \
                      --exec "$DAEMON" -b --oknodo -- $DAEMON_ARGS
    log_end_msg $?
}

stop() {
    echo -n "[....]Shutting down SiriProxy: "
# You may need to change the --chuid option if SiriProxy is installed as a user
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --chuid root:root --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
                --retry 1 --oknodo
    log_end_msg $?
}

restart() {
    stop
    sleep 1
    start
}

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

exit 0

siriproxylog

#!/bin/bash
#
# This starts and stops SiriProxy
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          siriproxy
# Required-Start:    $all
# Required-Stop:
# Short-Description: SiriProxy
# Description:       SiriProxy Server
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
### END INIT INFO


# Source function library.
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

# Set RVM path - assumes SiriProxy installed as root.  
[ -s "/etc/profile.d/rvm.sh" ] && . "/etc/profile.d/rvm.sh"

# Use the next line if SiriProxy is installed as a user - I think the syntax is correct.
#[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"

DESC="SiriProxy Server"
NAME=siriproxy
DAEMON=`/usr/bin/which siriproxy`
PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
# Use the next line to add SiriProxy options or add the options to the config.yml file, but not both.
DAEMON_ARGS="server"
LOG=/var/log/$NAME.log

[ -x $binary ] || exit 0

RETVAL=0

start() {
    echo -n "[....]Starting SiriProxy: "
    rm -f $LOG
# You may need to change the --chuid option if SiriProxy is installed as a user
    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid root:root --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
                      --exec "$DAEMON" --oknodo -- $DAEMON_ARGS >> $LOG 2>&1 
    log_end_msg $?
}

stop() {
    echo -n "[....]Shutting down SiriProxy: "
# You may need to change the --chuid option if SiriProxy is installed as a user
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --chuid root:root --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
                --retry 1 --oknodo
    log_end_msg $?
}

restart() {
    stop
    sleep 1
    start
}

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

exit 0

At startup siriproxylog hangs here:
[....]Starting SiriProxy:

When I stop it, it says it stopped.
/etc/init.d/siriproxylog stop
[....]Shutting down SiriProxy: ...done.

But when I start it, it says it fails (it never stopped running)
/etc/init.d/siriproxylog start
[....]Starting SiriProxy: ...fail!

updated script to include --make-pidfile. thanks @dblanken

Note: per the start-stop-daemon man page --make-pidfile only works with the background option, thus the stop daemon method will not work with the siriproxylog version

Curious whether you've done further elaboration on this siriproxy to accomplish other IoT tasks.