/etc/init startup script in Ubuntu 14.04?

Question

How can I use /etc/init to run scripts on startup in Ubuntu 14.04? File: minecraft.conf in /etc/init

respawn limit 20 5
cd /home/minecraft
java -Xmx2048M -Xms2048M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

There's no logs on reboot, or else I'd love to share them.

forgot to mention; cd /home/minecraft java -Xmx2048M -Xms2048M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
will run the jar as expected. — Crim, Nov 21 '15 at 06:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 21 '15 at 07:09

It seems like you need file-system to navigate directory before starting init script so use like

start on local-filesystems

or if your jar need networking should be working at the time of starting or running init task then use like

start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)

or

start on (local-filesystem and started networking)

instead of

start on runlevel [2345]

and better to use like:

java -Xmx2048M -Xms2048M -jar /home/minecraft/minecraft_server.jar nogui

or

cd /home/minecraft && java -Xmx2048M -Xms2048M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

learn more about upstart from Upstart Ubuntu cookbook

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