3 files changed, 60 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/config/alert-tracks-debian.ugly b/config/alert-tracks-debian.ugly
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c2acdbb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/alert-tracks-debian.ugly
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: alert-tracks
+# Required-Start: $local_fs $syslog
+# Required-Stop: $local_fs $syslog
+# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 
+# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
+# Short-Description: alert-tracks is a daemon running the WhatDoTheyKnow email alerts
+# Description: alert-tracks send WhatDoTheyKnow email alerts as required
+### END INIT INFO
+#
+# !!(*= $daemon_name *)!! Start the WhatDoTheyKnow email alert daemon
+
+NAME=!!(*= $daemon_name *)!!
+DAEMON=/data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/alaveteli/script/alert-tracks-daemon
+PIDFILE=/data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/alert-tracks.pid
+DUSER=!!(*= $user *)!!
+
+trap "" 1
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    echo -n "Starting WhatDoTheyKnow alert daemon: $NAME"
+    start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $PIDFILE --chuid $DUSER --exec $DAEMON > /dev/null
+    ;;
+
+  stop)
+    echo -n "Stopping WhatDoTheyKnow alert daemon: $NAME"
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --oknodo
+    ;;
+
+  restart)
+    echo -n "Restarting WhatDoTheyKnow alert daemon: $NAME"
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --oknodo
+    start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $PIDFILE --chuid $DUSER --exec $DAEMON > /dev/null
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart}"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo .
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo " failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
diff --git a/config/crontab.ugly b/config/crontab.ugly
index d572e1a9a..9193899af 100644
--- a/config/crontab.ugly
+++ b/config/crontab.ugly
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ MAILTO=cron-!!(*= $site *)!!@mysociety.org
 
 # Every 5 minutes
 */5 * * * * !!(*= $user *)!! run-with-lockfile -n /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/update-xapian-index.lock /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/!!(*= $vcspath *)!!/script/update-xapian-index || echo "stalled?"
-# Every 10 minutes
-5,15,25,35,45,55 * * * * !!(*= $user *)!! run-with-lockfile -n /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/alert-tracks.lock /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/!!(*= $vcspath *)!!/script/alert-tracks || echo "stalled?"
+# # Every 10 minutes
+# 5,15,25,35,45,55 * * * * !!(*= $user *)!! run-with-lockfile -n /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/alert-tracks.lock /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/!!(*= $vcspath *)!!/script/alert-tracks || echo "stalled?"
 
 # Once an hour
 39 * * * * !!(*= $user *)!! run-with-lockfile -n /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/alert-overdue-requests.lock /data/vhost/!!(*= $vhost *)!!/!!(*= $vcspath *)!!/script/alert-overdue-requests || echo "stalled?"
diff --git a/script/alert-tracks-daemon b/script/alert-tracks-daemon
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7d3c2e4b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/alert-tracks-daemon
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+LOC=`dirname $0`
+
+"$LOC/runner" 'TrackMailer.alert_tracks_loop'
+