diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+LISTENER_BIN=/usr/local/eth-log-alerting/pipe.sh
+test -x $LISTENER_BIN || exit 5
+PIDFILE=/var/run/eth_log_alerting.pid
+
+case "$1" in
+      start)
+            echo -n "Starting log alerting.... "
+            startproc -f -p $PIDFILE $LISTENER_BIN
+            echo "running"
+            ;;
+          *)
+            echo "Usage: $0 start"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+esac