Ubuntu Upstart file for Jekyll server

jekyll.conf

description "Jekyll node.js server"
author      "Jon Hazan<[email protected]>"

env USER=www-data
env SITENAME=yoursite.com
env SITEDIR=/var/www/yoursite.com/
env JEKYLL=/usr/local/bin/jekyll

#Make sure mounting is completed before starting
start on started mountall
stop on shutdown

# Automatically Respawn:
respawn
respawn limit 99 5

script
    export HOME="/root"
    export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
    exec start-stop-daemon --make-pid --start --pidfile /var/run/$SITENAME.pid --chdir $SITEDIR --chuid $USER:$USER --exec $JEKYLL serve -- build --watch >> /var/log/jekyll-$SITENAME.log 2>&1
end script

post-start script
    # Optionally put a script here that will notifiy you node has (re)started
end script