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+#!/bin/bash
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          zammad
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog 
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Zammad application
+# Description:       Zammad application
+### END INIT INFO
+
+
+APP_ROOT="/home/zammad/zammad"
+PID_PATH="$APP_ROOT/tmp/pids"
+WEB_SERVER_PID="$PID_PATH/puma.pid"
+SOCKET_PATH="$APP_ROOT/tmp/sockets"
+SOCKET_FILE="$SOCKET_PATH/zammad.socket"
+
+APP_USER="zammad"
+DAEMON_OPTS="-p 3000 -d -e production --pidfile $WEB_SERVER_PID"
+
+NAME="zammad"
+DESC="Zammad application"
+
+
+check_daemons() {
+    PUMA_PID=-1
+    PUMA_OK=1
+    if [ -f $WEB_SERVER_PID ]; then
+      PUMA_PID=$(pgrep -F $WEB_SERVER_PID)
+      PUMA_OK=$?
+    fi
+    MISC_OK=0
+    MISC_PID=0
+}
+
+execute() {
+  sudo -u $APP_USER -H bash -l -c "$1"
+}
+
+start() {
+  cd $APP_ROOT
+  check_daemons
+  if [ $PUMA_OK -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo Puma is already running
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  execute "RAILS_ENV=production puma $DAEMON_OPTS"
+  echo "$DESC started"
+}
+
+stop() {
+  cd $APP_ROOT
+  check_daemons
+  if [ "$PUMA_OK" -eq 0 ]; then
+    ## Program is running, stop it.
+    kill -QUIT $PUMA_PID
+    test -f "$WEB_SERVER_PID" && rm -f "$WEB_SERVER_PID" 
+    echo "$DESC stopped"
+  else
+    ## Program is not running, exit with error.
+    echo "Error! $DESC is not started!"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+restart() {
+  cd $APP_ROOT
+  check_daemons
+  if [ "$PUMA_OK" -ne 0 -a "$MISC" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Restarting $DESC..."
+    kill -USR2 $PUMA_PID
+    echo "$DESC restarted."
+  else
+    echo "Error, $NAME not running!"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+status() {
+  cd $APP_ROOT
+  check_daemons
+  if [ $PUMA_OK -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "$DESC / Puma with PID $PUMA_PID is running."
+  else
+    echo "$DESC is not running."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+## Check to see if we are running as root first.
+## Found at http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-root-user-check-script.html
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+    echo "This script must be run as root"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+        start
+        ;;
+  stop)
+        stop
+        ;;
+  restart)
+        restart
+        ;;
+  status)
+        status
+        ;;
+  *)
+        echo "Usage: service zammad {start|stop|restart|reload}" >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0