ipython upstart script - Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. Put this file in the /etc/init folder to start ipython upon system booting

ipython-notebook.conf

# IPython Notebook Launcher
#   Adopted from the Rstudio upstart script
#
#
# upstart docs: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/getting-started.html
#               http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/karmic/man5/init.5.html
#
# (note that embedding a script and pre-start and post-start actions are supported)
# 

start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [!2345]

expect fork

respawn

pre-start script
   # Make sure our AppArmor profile is loaded on boot
   # (see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/+bug/577445)
   #  /usr/lib/rstudio-server/extras/apparmor/apparmor-profile-load rstudio-server
end script

# unlimited size for core dumps
limit core unlimited unlimited

# run the server
#exec start-stop-daemon --start -c vagrant --exec /usr/bin/ipython notebook
exec /usr/bin/ipython notebook