diff -r 3de96d11e417 -r ee8de27ff264 src/bin/fork.js
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/bin/fork.js	Wed Aug 13 21:02:03 2014 +0200
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+#! /usr/bin/env nodejs
+//
+//  mDNSGw - Zero Configuration DNS Gateway for Mesh Networks
+//  Copyright © 2014 Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
+//
+//  Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
+//  any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
+//  above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+//
+//  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
+//  WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
+//  WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+//  AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+//  DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
+//  PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
+//  ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF
+//  THIS SOFTWARE.
+//
+//  This file is part of mDNSGw, a Zero configuration DNS gateway
+//  which can be found at http://dev.europalab.com/mdnsgw/
+//
+//  fork.js: ECMA JavaScript implementation
+//
+
+/***********************************************************
+|                  ____  _   _ ____   ____                 |
+|        _ __ ___ |  _ \| \ | / ___| / ___|_      __       |
+|       | '_ ` _ \| | | |  \| \___ \| |  _\ \ /\ / /       |
+|       | | | | | | |_| | |\  |___) | |_| |\ V  V /        |
+|       |_| |_| |_|____/|_| \_|____/ \____| \_/\_/         |
+|                                                          |
+| Requirements: Redis server with standard configuration   |
+|               NodeJS and NPM modules (see package.json)  |
+|                                                          |
+| Execute: To start this application, launch it with the   |
+|          script named fork.js: $ ./fork.js               |
+|                                                          |
+| Support: http://list.europalab.com/mailman/mdnsgs/       |
+|                                                          |
+***********************************************************/
+
+// import module dependencies
+var forkserv = require('forever-monitor');
+
+
+// configure a child process to daemonize
+var childproc = new (forkserv.Monitor)('app.js', {
+  max: 4,
+  silent: true,
+  pidFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.pid',
+  logFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.log',
+  outFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.out',
+  errFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.err',
+  options: []
+});
+
+childproc.on('exit', function () {
+  console.log('app.js has exited after 4 restarts');
+});
+
+// fork a child
+childproc.start();
+
+//// daemonize by exit
+//that doesn't work
+//process.exit(0);