node

#!/bin/sh
set -e

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:           {{SERVICE_NAME}}
# Required-Start:     $all
# Required-Stop:      $all
# Should-Start:
# Should-Stop:
# Default-Start:      2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:       0 1 6
# Short-Description:  A Node Service
# Description:
# A longer description of your node service.
# Please be a good citizen and update the following sections
# with the information for your service:
#   * Provides
#   * Short-Description
#   * Description
#
### END INIT INFO

BASE=service
NODE=$(which node)

# Note: index.js MUST be excutable with the proper shebang:
# #!/usr/bin/env node
SERVICE=/path/to/service/index.js
SERVICE_PIDFILE=/var/run/${BASE}.pid
SERVICE_LOGFILE=/var/log/${BASE}.log
SERVICE_OPTS=
SERVICE_DESC="SERVICE"

# Import lsb functions
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

# Check for node
if [ ! -x $NODE ]; then
  log_failure_msg "$NODE not present or not executable"
fi

case "$1" in
  start)
    touch "$SERVICE_LOGFILE"
    log_begin_msg "Starting $SERVICE_DESC"
    start-stop-daemon --start --background --no-close \
      --exec "$SERVICE" \
      --pidfile "$SERVICE_PIDFILE" \
      --make-pidfile \
      -- \
      $SERVICE_OPTS \
      >> "$SERVICE_LOGFILE" 2>&1
    log_end_msg $?
    ;;
  stop)
    log_begin_msg "Stopping $SERVICE_DESC"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile "$SERVICE_PIDFILE"
    log_end_msg $?
    ;;
  status)
    status_of_proc -p "$SERVICE_PIDFILE" "$SERVICE" "$SERVICE_DESC"
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status}"
    ;;
esac