wo.conf

# copy this file to /etc/init/wo.conf
description "Web Observatory"
author "Xin Wang <xwang@soton.ac.uk>"

# When to start the service
start on started mongodb and runlevel [2345]

# When to stop the service
stop on shutdown

# Automatically restart process if crashed
respawn
respawn limit 10 5

# we don't use buil-in log because we use a script below
# console log

# drop root proviliges and switch to mymetorapp user
setuid wo
setgid wo

script
    export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
    export NODE_PATH=/usr/lib/nodejs:/usr/lib/node_modules:/usr/share/javascript
    # set to home directory of the user Meteor will be running as
    export PWD=/home/wo
    export HOME=/home/wo
    # leave as 127.0.0.1 for security
    export BIND_IP=127.0.0.1
    # the port nginx is proxying requests to
    export PORT=4000
    # this allows Meteor to figure out correct IP address of visitors
    export HTTP_FORWARDED_COUNT=1
    # MongoDB connection string using todos as database name
    export MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/wo
    # The domain name as configured previously as server_name in nginx
    export ROOT_URL=https://dev-001.ecs.soton.ac.uk
    # optional JSON config - the contents of file specified by passing "--settings" parameter to meteor command in development mode
    # export METEOR_SETTINGS= '{"public": {"environment": "prod"}, "github": {"clientId": "", "secret": ""}, "facebook": {"appId": "", "secret": ""} }' 

    # this is optional: http://docs.meteor.com/#email
    # commented out will default to no email being sent
    # replace USERNAME and PASS by your username and password there
    # export MAIL_URL=smtp://USERNAME:PASS@smtp.mailgun.org
    # alternatively install "apt-get install default-mta" and uncomment:
    export MAIL_URL=smtp://localhost
    exec node /home/wo/bundle/main.js >> /home/wo/wo.log
end script
#One thing to notice in this configuration file is the METEOR_SETTINGS parameter. If you use meteor --settings config.json when launching Meteor's development mode, then you should paste the contents of config.json as a variable in METEOR_SETTINGS.