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+# warrend - multiversion runner for warren deployed go apps
+#
+# upstart init script
+
+description "warrend multiversion runner"
+author	"Dan Ballard"
+
+start on (net-device-up
+	and local-filesystems
+        and runlevel [2345])
+stop on (runlevel [016])
+
+respawn
+
+exec warrend