php-resque/extras/resque.monit

# Borrowed with modifications from
#    https://github.com/defunkt/resque/blob/master/examples/monit/resque.monit
# Replace these with your own:
# [QUEUE]
# [PATH/TO/RESQUE]
# [UID]
# [GID]
# [APP_INCLUDE]

check process resque_worker_[QUEUE]
  with pidfile /var/run/resque/worker_[QUEUE].pid
  start program = "/bin/sh -c 'APP_INCLUDE=[APP_INCLUDE] QUEUE=[QUEUE] VERBOSE=1 PIDFILE=/var/run/resque/worker_[QUEUE].pid nohup php -f [PATH/TO/RESQUE]/bin/resque > /var/log/resque/worker_[QUEUE].log &'" as uid [UID] and gid [GID]
  stop program = "/bin/sh -c 'kill -s QUIT `cat /var/run/resque/worker_[QUEUE].pid` && rm -f /var/run/resque/worker_[QUEUE].pid; exit 0;'"
  if totalmem is greater than 300 MB for 10 cycles then restart  # eating up memory?
  group resque_workers