gistfile1.sh

description "Your App"
author      "Maximilian Schulz <[email protected]>"

# Define when to run the app
start on (local-filesystems and runlevel [2345])
stop on runlevel [016]

# Default config
respawn
respawn limit 10 5

# App configuration
env APP_NAME=your_app
env APP_HOME=/var/rails/your_app
env APP_USER=your_app_user

# Ensure that some directories are available
pre-start script
  # Create folder for logs and adjust ownership
  mkdir -p /var/log/$APP_NAME
  chown -R $APP_USER:www-data /var/log/$APP_NAME
end script

# Run the server by utilizing ubuntus's start-stop-daemon
exec start-stop-daemon \
  --start \
  --pidfile /var/run/thin/$APP_NAME.pid \
  --chuid $APP_USER:www-data \
  --chdir $APP_HOME \
  --exec /home/$APP_USER/.rvm/bin/rvm-shell -- ruby-1.9.3-p194 -c 'bundle exec rails server'

respawn