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init.d script to launch Play framework under Ubuntu
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
## END INIT INFO
# Path to play install folder
PLAY_HOME=/usr/share/play
PLAY=$PLAY_HOME/play
# Path to the JVM
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk
export JAVA_HOME
# User running the Play process
USER=www-data
# Path to the application
APPLICATION_PATH=/var/www/playapps/NAME_OF_APPLICATION
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting Play service: "
rm -f ${APPLICATION_PATH}/server.pid
su $USER -c "${PLAY} start ${APPLICATION_PATH} --%production >/dev/null"
RETVAL=$?
# You may want to start more applications as follows
# [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && su $USER -c "${PLAY} start application2"
# RETVAL=$?
if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
log_end_msg 0
else
log_end_msg 1
fi
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down Play service: "
${PLAY} stop ${APPLICATION_PATH} > /dev/null
# ${PLAY} stop application2 > /dev/null
RETVAL=$?
if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
log_end_msg 0
else
log_end_msg 1
fi
;;
status)
${PLAY} status ${APPLICATION_PATH}
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status}" >&2
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
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Does it work on Play 2.2.x? It didn't for me.

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