ktaragorn · January 15, 2018 09:08 · Jun 25, 2014 · Jun 25, 2014 · Jun 25, 2014 · Jun 25, 2014
diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\
 PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
 PUMA_SOCKET=`grep bind $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/unix:\/\///;s/['\"]*//g"`
 WORKING_DIR=`grep directory $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
-if [ $1 -a $2 ] ; then # If passed 2 params the second one should be the puma config file
+if [ "$1" -a "$2" ] ; then # If passed 2 params the second one should be the puma config file
   PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=$2
 fi
 PUMA_CONFIGFILE_OWNER=`ls -l $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE |cut -d' ' -f3`

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ if [ $1 -a $2 ] ; then # If passed 2 params the second one should be the puma co
 fi
 PUMA_CONFIGFILE_OWNER=`ls -l $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE |cut -d' ' -f3`
 
+PUMA_PID_FILE=$WORKING_DIR$PUMA_PID_FILE
 #------------------------ checkings -------------------------------------
 if [ ! -r $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then # if not readable
   echo "File $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE not found or not readable"

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=/path/yourRailsApp/config/puma.rb # WRITE HERE PUMA CONFIG FILE
 # if desired write here the path to the desired file for example:
 # PUMA_PID_FILE=/path/foo.pid
 PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
-PUMA_TCP_PORT=`grep bind $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/tcp:\/\///;s/['\"]*//g"`
+PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
 PUMA_SOCKET=`grep bind $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/unix:\/\///;s/['\"]*//g"`
 WORKING_DIR=`grep directory $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
 if [ $1 -a $2 ] ; then # If passed 2 params the second one should be the puma config file
@@ -48,14 +48,9 @@ if [ -z $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then # if empty string
   echo 'pidfile "/path/puma.pid"'
   exit 1
 fi
-#if [ -z $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if empty string
-#  echo "bind option in $PUMA_SOCKET not found. You should write something like"
-#  echo 'bind "unix://path/railsAppName.sock"'
-#  exit 1
-#fi
-if [ -z $PUMA_TCP_PORT ] ; then # if empty string
-  echo "bind option in $PUMA_TCP_PORT not found. You should write something like"
-  echo 'bind "tcp://127.0.0.1:3000"'
+if [ -z $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if empty string
+  echo "bind option in $PUMA_SOCKET not found. You should write something like"
+  echo 'bind "unix://path/railsAppName.sock"'
   exit 1
 fi
 if [ -z $WORKING_DIR ] ; then # if empty string
@@ -68,19 +63,21 @@ fi
 #------------------------ functions -------------------------------------
 # check if puma process is running
 puma_is_running() {
-#  if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if file exist and its a socket
+  if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if file exist and its a socket
     if [ -r $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then # if file exist and readable
-      if cat $PUMA_PID_FILE | xargs pgrep -P > /dev/null ; then
+      # from @spacechurro at https://gist.github.com/joneslee85/5844933, I was not able to get the original if to work either
+      # if cat $PUMA_PID_FILE | xargs pgrep -P > /dev/null ; then
+      if ps -p `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE` > /dev/null; then
         return 0
       else
         echo "No puma process found"
       fi
     else
       echo "No puma pid file found"
     fi
-#  else
-#    echo "No puma socket found"
-#  fi
+  else
+    echo "No puma socket found"
+  fi
 
   return 1
 }

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=/path/yourRailsApp/config/puma.rb # WRITE HERE PUMA CONFIG FILE
 # if desired write here the path to the desired file for example:
 # PUMA_PID_FILE=/path/foo.pid
 PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
-PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
+PUMA_TCP_PORT=`grep bind $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/tcp:\/\///;s/['\"]*//g"`
 PUMA_SOCKET=`grep bind $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/unix:\/\///;s/['\"]*//g"`
 WORKING_DIR=`grep directory $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
 if [ $1 -a $2 ] ; then # If passed 2 params the second one should be the puma config file
@@ -48,9 +48,14 @@ if [ -z $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then # if empty string
   echo 'pidfile "/path/puma.pid"'
   exit 1
 fi
-if [ -z $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if empty string
-  echo "bind option in $PUMA_SOCKET not found. You should write something like"
-  echo 'bind "unix://path/railsAppName.sock"'
+#if [ -z $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if empty string
+#  echo "bind option in $PUMA_SOCKET not found. You should write something like"
+#  echo 'bind "unix://path/railsAppName.sock"'
+#  exit 1
+#fi
+if [ -z $PUMA_TCP_PORT ] ; then # if empty string
+  echo "bind option in $PUMA_TCP_PORT not found. You should write something like"
+  echo 'bind "tcp://127.0.0.1:3000"'
   exit 1
 fi
 if [ -z $WORKING_DIR ] ; then # if empty string
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ fi
 #------------------------ functions -------------------------------------
 # check if puma process is running
 puma_is_running() {
-  if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if file exist and its a socket
+#  if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if file exist and its a socket
     if [ -r $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then # if file exist and readable
       if cat $PUMA_PID_FILE | xargs pgrep -P > /dev/null ; then
         return 0
@@ -73,9 +78,9 @@ puma_is_running() {
     else
       echo "No puma pid file found"
     fi
-  else
-    echo "No puma socket found"
-  fi
+#  else
+#    echo "No puma socket found"
+#  fi
 
   return 1
 }

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 # You need to specify a location for the PUMA_CONFIG_FILE
 
-PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=/path/railsapp/config/puma.rb # WRITE HERE PUMA CONFIG FILE LOCATION
+PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=/path/yourRailsApp/config/puma.rb # WRITE HERE PUMA CONFIG FILE LOCATION
 # strip out quotes, remove comments, initial spaces, and get only the filename
 # if desired write here the path to the desired file for example:
 # PUMA_PID_FILE=/path/foo.pid
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ WORKING_DIR=`grep directory $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\
 if [ $1 -a $2 ] ; then # If passed 2 params the second one should be the puma config file
   PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=$2
 fi
+PUMA_CONFIGFILE_OWNER=`ls -l $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE |cut -d' ' -f3`
 
 #------------------------ checkings -------------------------------------
 if [ ! -r $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then # if not readable
@@ -87,10 +88,15 @@ case "$1" in
         rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
         echo "removed $PUMA_SOCKET"
       fi
-      if [ -e $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then # if config file exists
-        /bin/bash --login -c  "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE)"
-      else
-        /bin/bash --login -c  "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma )"
+      # Exec puma as the owner, so we need to be either root or the real owner"*
+      if [ `whoami` = $PUMA_CONFIGFILE_OWNER ] # owner
+      then
+        /bin/bash --login -c "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE)"
+      elif [ `whoami` = root ] # root
+      then
+        su -l $PUMA_CONFIGFILE_OWNER -c "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE)"
+      else # error
+        echo "you should be root or the owner of the file to have the gemset ready to start the rails stack"
       fi
 
     echo "done"

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
 # Required-Stop:  $remote_fs $syslog
 # Default-Start:  2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:   
+# Default-Stop:   0 1 6
 # Short-Description: Puma web server 
 ### END INIT INFO
 

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -16,23 +16,54 @@
 # If you need to start puma at boot time run this in debian/ubuntu: update-rc.d pumacontrol.sh defaults
 # It will create some links to execute /etc/init.d/pumacontrol.sh start at the begining
 
-# I use this in a system where the rails app is running by a normal user called $USER, where puma is 
+# I use this in a system where the rails app is running by a normal user,  where puma is 
 # configured in PUMA_CONFIG_FILE. In PUMA_CONFIG_FILE is stated to create a pid file with the PID of 
 # puma in the PUMA_PID_FILE file. The socket where nginx is redirecting the web traffic and puma is 
 # listening is PUMA_SOCKET
+
+# You need to specify a location for the PUMA_CONFIG_FILE
+
+PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=/path/railsapp/config/puma.rb # WRITE HERE PUMA CONFIG FILE LOCATION
+# strip out quotes, remove comments, initial spaces, and get only the filename
+# if desired write here the path to the desired file for example:
+# PUMA_PID_FILE=/path/foo.pid
+PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
+PUMA_PID_FILE=`grep pidfile $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
+PUMA_SOCKET=`grep bind $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/unix:\/\///;s/['\"]*//g"`
+WORKING_DIR=`grep directory $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE | sed -e "/^#/d;/^$/d;s/^\s*//;s/\w* //;s/['\"]*//g"`
+if [ $1 -a $2 ] ; then # If passed 2 params the second one should be the puma config file
+  PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=$2
+fi
 
-PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=/home/webuser/railsApp/current/config/puma.rb #In my case this has been deployed with
-               # capistrano. If you are using rails from a local environment probably will be something
-               # like /home/webuser/railsApp/config/puma.rb
-PUMA_PID_FILE=/home/webuser/puma.pid
-PUMA_SOCKET=/home/webuser/puma.sock
-WORKING_DIR=/home/webuser/railsApp/current/
-USER=webuser
-
+#------------------------ checkings -------------------------------------
+if [ ! -r $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then # if not readable
+  echo "File $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE not found or not readable"
+  echo "You should write in pumacontrol.sh the location of your config/puma.rb"
+  echo "or run this script like this 'pumacontrol.sh start /path/railsapp/config/puma.rb'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if [ -z $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then # if empty string
+  echo "pidfile option in $PUMA_PID_FILE not found. You should write something like"
+  echo 'pidfile "/path/puma.pid"'
+  exit 1
+fi
+if [ -z $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if empty string
+  echo "bind option in $PUMA_SOCKET not found. You should write something like"
+  echo 'bind "unix://path/railsAppName.sock"'
+  exit 1
+fi
+if [ -z $WORKING_DIR ] ; then # if empty string
+  echo "directory option in $WORKING_DIR not found. You should write something like"
+  echo "directory '/path/yourRailsAppRootDir/'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+#------------------------ functions -------------------------------------
 # check if puma process is running
 puma_is_running() {
-  if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then
-    if [ -e $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then
+  if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if file exist and its a socket
+    if [ -r $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then # if file exist and readable
       if cat $PUMA_PID_FILE | xargs pgrep -P > /dev/null ; then
         return 0
       else
@@ -48,43 +79,43 @@ puma_is_running() {
   return 1
 }
 
+#------------------------ script -------------------------------------
 case "$1" in
   start)
     echo "Starting puma..."
-      if [ -e  $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then
+      if [ -e $PUMA_SOCKET  ] ; then # if socket exists
         rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
         echo "removed $PUMA_SOCKET"
       fi
-      if [ -e $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then
-        su -l <%= @user %> -c "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE)"
+      if [ -e $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then # if config file exists
+        /bin/bash --login -c  "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE)"
       else
-        su -l <%= @user %> -c "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma )"
+        /bin/bash --login -c  "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma )"
       fi
 
     echo "done"
     ;;
 
   stop)
-    echo "Stopping puma..."
-      if [ -e $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then
-        su -l <%= @user %> -c " kill -s SIGTERM `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE` "
+      if [ -e $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then # if pid file exists
+        echo "Stopping puma..."
+        /bin/bash --login -c " kill -s SIGTERM `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE` "
         echo "Killed puma PID `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`"
         rm -f $PUMA_PID_FILE
         echo "removed $PUMA_PID_FILE"
       fi
-      if [ -e $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then
+      if [ -e $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then # if socket exists
         rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
         echo "removed  $PUMA_SOCKET"
       fi
-
     echo "done"
     ;;
 
   restart)
     if puma_is_running ; then
       echo "Hot-restarting puma..."
       if [ -e $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then
-        su -l <%= @user %> -c " kill -s SIGUSR2 `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE` "
+        /bin/bash --login -c " kill -s SIGUSR2 `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE` "
         echo "Killed puma PID `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`"
       fi
       echo "Doublechecking the process restart..."
@@ -94,14 +125,25 @@ case "$1" in
         exit 0
       else
         echo "Puma restart failed :/"
+        exit 1 # return error
       fi
     fi
 
     echo "Trying cold reboot"
     $0 start
     ;;
 
+  status)
+    if puma_is_running ; then
+      echo "puma is running"
+      exit 0
+    else
+      echo "puma is not running"
+      exit 1 # return error
+    fi
+
+    ;;
   *)
-    echo "Usage: script/puma.sh {start|stop|restart}" >&2
+    echo "Usage: script/puma.sh {start|stop|restart|status}" >&2
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -10,15 +10,24 @@
 # Short-Description: Puma web server 
 ### END INIT INFO
 
-# Simple move this file into your Rails `script` folder. Also make sure you `chmod +x puma.sh`.
-# Please modify the CONSTANT variables to fit your configurations.
-
-PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=<%= @puma_config_file %>
-PUMA_PID_FILE=<%= @puma_pid_file %>
-PUMA_SOCKET=<%= @puma_socket %>
-WORKING_DIR=<%= @app_dir %>
-USER=<%= @user %>
+# Simple move this file into /etc/init.d/pumacontrol.sh
+# Also make sure you `chmod +x pumacontrol.sh`.
+
+# If you need to start puma at boot time run this in debian/ubuntu: update-rc.d pumacontrol.sh defaults
+# It will create some links to execute /etc/init.d/pumacontrol.sh start at the begining
 
+# I use this in a system where the rails app is running by a normal user called $USER, where puma is 
+# configured in PUMA_CONFIG_FILE. In PUMA_CONFIG_FILE is stated to create a pid file with the PID of 
+# puma in the PUMA_PID_FILE file. The socket where nginx is redirecting the web traffic and puma is 
+# listening is PUMA_SOCKET
+
+PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=/home/webuser/railsApp/current/config/puma.rb #In my case this has been deployed with
+               # capistrano. If you are using rails from a local environment probably will be something
+               # like /home/webuser/railsApp/config/puma.rb
+PUMA_PID_FILE=/home/webuser/puma.pid
+PUMA_SOCKET=/home/webuser/puma.sock
+WORKING_DIR=/home/webuser/railsApp/current/
+USER=webuser
 
 # check if puma process is running
 puma_is_running() {

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:   pumacontrol
+# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
+# Required-Stop:  $remote_fs $syslog
+# Default-Start:  2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:   
+# Short-Description: Puma web server 
+### END INIT INFO
+
 # Simple move this file into your Rails `script` folder. Also make sure you `chmod +x puma.sh`.
 # Please modify the CONSTANT variables to fit your configurations.
+
+PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=<%= @puma_config_file %>
+PUMA_PID_FILE=<%= @puma_pid_file %>
+PUMA_SOCKET=<%= @puma_socket %>
+WORKING_DIR=<%= @app_dir %>
+USER=<%= @user %>
 
-PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=config/puma.rb
-PUMA_PID_FILE=tmp/pids/puma.pid
-PUMA_SOCKET=tmp/sockets/puma.sock
-
+
 # check if puma process is running
 puma_is_running() {
   if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then
@@ -22,37 +35,49 @@ puma_is_running() {
   else
     echo "No puma socket found"
   fi
-
+ 
   return 1
 }
-
+ 
 case "$1" in
   start)
     echo "Starting puma..."
-      rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
+      if [ -e  $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then
+        rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
+        echo "removed $PUMA_SOCKET"
+      fi
       if [ -e $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then
-        bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE
+        su -l <%= @user %> -c "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE)"
       else
-        bundle exec puma
+        su -l <%= @user %> -c "(cd $WORKING_DIR && bundle exec puma )"
       fi
-
+ 
     echo "done"
     ;;
-
+ 
   stop)
     echo "Stopping puma..."
-      kill -s SIGTERM `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`
-      rm -f $PUMA_PID_FILE
-      rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
-
+      if [ -e $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then
+        su -l <%= @user %> -c " kill -s SIGTERM `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE` "
+        echo "Killed puma PID `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`"
+        rm -f $PUMA_PID_FILE
+        echo "removed $PUMA_PID_FILE"
+      fi
+      if [ -e $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then
+        rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
+        echo "removed  $PUMA_SOCKET"
+      fi
+
     echo "done"
     ;;
-
+ 
   restart)
     if puma_is_running ; then
       echo "Hot-restarting puma..."
-      kill -s SIGUSR2 `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`
-
+      if [ -e $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then
+        su -l <%= @user %> -c " kill -s SIGUSR2 `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE` "
+        echo "Killed puma PID `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`"
+      fi
       echo "Doublechecking the process restart..."
       sleep 5
       if puma_is_running ; then
@@ -62,11 +87,11 @@ case "$1" in
         echo "Puma restart failed :/"
       fi
     fi
-
+ 
     echo "Trying cold reboot"
-    script/puma.sh start
+    $0 start
     ;;
-
+ 
   *)
     echo "Usage: script/puma.sh {start|stop|restart}" >&2
     ;;

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 # Simple move this file into your Rails `script` folder. Also make sure you `chmod +x puma.sh`.
-# The script will try to look for the `config/puma.rb` file, so make you have one first:
-# Below is example `config/puma.rb`:
-#
-# environment  'production'
-# daemonize
-# 
-# workers    2
-# threads    0, 6
-# 
-# pidfile    "rails_app/tmp/pids/puma.pid"
-# bind       "unix://rails_app/tmp/sockets/puma.sock"
-
+# Please modify the CONSTANT variables to fit your configurations.
 
+PUMA_CONFIG_FILE=config/puma.rb
 PUMA_PID_FILE=tmp/pids/puma.pid
 PUMA_SOCKET=tmp/sockets/puma.sock
 
@@ -40,7 +30,11 @@ case "$1" in
   start)
     echo "Starting puma..."
       rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
-      bundle exec puma -C config/puma.rb
+      if [ -e $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE ] ; then
+        bundle exec puma -C $PUMA_CONFIG_FILE
+      else
+        bundle exec puma
+      fi
 
     echo "done"
     ;;

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
+# Simple move this file into your Rails `script` folder. Also make sure you `chmod +x puma.sh`.
+# The script will try to look for the `config/puma.rb` file, so make you have one first:
+# Below is example `config/puma.rb`:
+#
+# environment  'production'
+# daemonize
+# 
+# workers    2
+# threads    0, 6
+# 
+# pidfile    "rails_app/tmp/pids/puma.pid"
+# bind       "unix://rails_app/tmp/sockets/puma.sock"
+
+
 PUMA_PID_FILE=tmp/pids/puma.pid
 PUMA_SOCKET=tmp/sockets/puma.sock
 

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
   stop)
     echo "Stopping puma..."
-      bundle exec pumactl -P $PUMA_PID_FILE stop
+      kill -s SIGTERM `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`
       rm -f $PUMA_PID_FILE
       rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ case "$1" in
   restart)
     if puma_is_running ; then
       echo "Hot-restarting puma..."
-        bundle exec pumactl -P $PUMA_PID_FILE restart
+      kill -s SIGUSR2 `cat $PUMA_PID_FILE`
 
       echo "Doublechecking the process restart..."
       sleep 5

diff --git a/puma.sh b/puma.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+PUMA_PID_FILE=tmp/pids/puma.pid
+PUMA_SOCKET=tmp/sockets/puma.sock
+
+# check if puma process is running
+puma_is_running() {
+  if [ -S $PUMA_SOCKET ] ; then
+    if [ -e $PUMA_PID_FILE ] ; then
+      if cat $PUMA_PID_FILE | xargs pgrep -P > /dev/null ; then
+        return 0
+      else
+        echo "No puma process found"
+      fi
+    else
+      echo "No puma pid file found"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "No puma socket found"
+  fi
+
+  return 1
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    echo "Starting puma..."
+      rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
+      bundle exec puma -C config/puma.rb
+
+    echo "done"
+    ;;
+
+  stop)
+    echo "Stopping puma..."
+      bundle exec pumactl -P $PUMA_PID_FILE stop
+      rm -f $PUMA_PID_FILE
+      rm -f $PUMA_SOCKET
+
+    echo "done"
+    ;;
+
+  restart)
+    if puma_is_running ; then
+      echo "Hot-restarting puma..."
+        bundle exec pumactl -P $PUMA_PID_FILE restart
+
+      echo "Doublechecking the process restart..."
+      sleep 5
+      if puma_is_running ; then
+        echo "done"
+        exit 0
+      else
+        echo "Puma restart failed :/"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    echo "Trying cold reboot"
+    script/puma.sh start
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: script/puma.sh {start|stop|restart}" >&2
+    ;;
+esac