Create init script on Ubuntu
The steps
Create a shell script file at /etc/init.d/<script_file>
#!/usr/bin/env bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: <service_name>
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: <short_description>
# Description: <full_description>
### END INIT INFO
case "$1" in
start)
log_action_begin_msg "Starting service..."
<command_to_start_service>
;;
stop)
log_action_begin_msg "Stopping service..."
<command_to_stop_service>
;;
restart)
$0 stop
$0 start
;;
esac
exit 0
EOT
Make the script executable
$ sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/<script_file>
Configure it to start on boot
$ sudo sysv-rc-conf <script_file> on
References
- Startup script on Ubuntu 12.04 not getting executed. Dependencies / load order.
- Why is chkconfig no longer available in Ubuntu?