gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

project_root="${project_root:-"/srv/cms/current/"}"
home_dir="${home_dir:-"/home/capdeploy"}"
rvm_path="${rvm_path:-"$home_dir/.rvm"}"
port="${1:-8000}"
environment="${2:-production}"
pids_path="${project_root}/tmp/pids/"
command="${3:-start}"

# It is important that we setup the RVM environment from .bashrc 
#   and/or using project .rvmrc in $project_root

. "$home_dir/.bashrc" 

cd "${project_root}"

mkdir -p "$pids_path"

# Might also want ot think about explicitely setting the log path :)

exec thin --daemonize --environment ${environment} --port ${port} --pid $project_root/tmp/pids/thin.${port}.pid ${command}