Upstart configuration for GeoServer

geoserver.conf

# GeoServer
# /etc/init/geoserver.conf

description "GeoServer upstart configuration"

# Stanzas

# When to start the service
start on runlevel [2345]

# When to stop the service
stop on runlevel [016]

# Automatically restart process if crashed
respawn

# Current Working Dir
chdir /home/geoserver/geoserver/

# Set environment variables
env JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle
env GEOSERVER_HOME=/home/geoserver/geoserver
env JAVA_OPTS="-XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Xmx2048m"

# Run as geosserver user
setuid geoserver
setgid nogroup 

# Run before process
pre-start script

end script

# Start command
script
  exec /home/geoserver/geoserver/bin/startup.sh
end script