Updated version, similar to the upstream[1] one: <snip> [Unit] Description=Pro-active monitoring utility for unix systems Documentation=man:monit(1) After=exim4.service network.target
[Service] Type=simple KillMode=process EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/monit ExecStart=/usr/bin/monit -I -c /etc/monit/monitrc $MONIT_OPTS ExecStop=/usr/bin/monit -I -c /etc/monit/monitrc $MONIT_OPTS quit ExecReload=/usr/bin/monit -I -c /etc/monit/monitrc $MONIT_OPTS reload Restart=on-abnormal StandardOutput=null [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target </snip> [1] https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/src/8348a39a227c155adebf59a28d9ae18c9caaf100/system/startup/monit.service.in?at=master&fileviewer=file-view-default