# Origin: http://howtonode.org/deploying-node-upstart-monit<\/span>\n#<\/span>\n\n# 1.) in /etc/event.d/yourprogram (old) or /etc/init/yourprogram.conf (new)<\/span>\n\ndescription "node.js server"<\/span>\nauthor      "joe"<\/span>\n\nstart on startup\nstop on shutdown\n\nscript\n  export <\/span>HOME<\/span>=<\/span>"/root"<\/span>\n  exec <\/span>sudo -u username /usr/local/bin/node /where/yourprogram.js 2>&1 >> /var/log/node.log\nend script\n\n# 2.) /etc/monitrc<\/span>\n\nset <\/span>logfile /var/log/monit.log\n\ncheck host nodejs with address 127.0.0.1\n  start program<\/span> =<\/span> "/sbin/start yourprogram"<\/span>\n  stop program<\/span>  =<\/span> "/sbin/stop yourprogram"<\/span>\n  if <\/span>failed port 8000 protocol HTTP\n      request /\n      with timeout 10 seconds\n      then <\/span>restart\n<\/pre><\/div>\n