Run Rails Unicorn Server As Ubuntu Service

gistfile1.sh

# Add this line to your web app users crontab to start unicorn after reboot
@reboot service unicorn start

unicorn

#!/bin/bash

# Drop this file into /etc/init.d on Ubuntu
# Stop, Start and Restart unicorn like a normal service
# Usage: service unicorn stop|start|restart

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
APP_PATH=/home/deploy/app/current # Change this to your app path
NAME=unicorn
DESC="Unicorn Rails"
PID=/tmp/unicorn.pid

case "$1" in
  start)
    echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
    source /usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm && cd $APP_PATH && unicorn_rails -c $APP_PATH/config/unicorn.rb -D -E production
    ;;
  stop)
    echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
    kill -QUIT `cat $PID`
    ;;
  restart)
    echo -n "Restarting $DESC: "
    kill -QUIT `cat $PID`
    sleep 1
    source /usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm && cd $APP_PATH && unicorn_rails -c $APP_PATH/config/unicorn.rb -D -E production
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: $NAME {start|stop|restart}" >&2
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

exit 0