diff --git a/extras/resque.logrotate b/extras/resque.logrotate
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+/var/log/resque/*.log {
+        daily
+        missingok
+        rotate 7
+        compress
+        compressoptions -4
+        notifempty
+        create 640 root adm
+        copytruncate
+}
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diff --git a/extras/resque.monit b/extras/resque.monit
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+# 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]/resque.php > /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
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