start unicorn app server when the ubuntu server starts
I am running my rails application using ruby enterprise edition with unicorn as app server. I run this command
bundle exec unicorn -D -c /home/ubuntu/apps/st/config/unicorn.rb
I need to run this command soon after the system reboots or starts. I am running the app on ubuntu 10.04 LTS EC2 instance. I tried couple of examples which are mentioned on this site as well as this site but it’s not working for me. Any heads up
Answer
Try it as an Upstart. To do so, you need to create a myapp.conf file into the directory /etc/init/ with the contents below:
description "myapp server"
start on runlevel [23]
stop on shutdown
exec sudo -u myuser sh -c "cd /path/to/my/app && bundle exec unicorn -D -c /home/ubuntu/apps/st/config/unicorn.rb"
respawn
After that, you should be able to start/stop/restart your app with the commands below:
start myapp
stop myapp
restart myapp
Use ps -aux | grep myapp to check if your app is running.