Is there benefit to using Monit instead of a basic Upstart setup?

Question

I\'m configuring my server to run node.js as a daemon. I\'ve setup Upstart to handle startup and shutdown of node, which works wonderfully. The next step is to make sure tha

Answer 1

Given that Upstart just checks the PID, a tool like Monit that makes an actual request will provide you an answer of app sanity more faithfully. A process may happily be running but stuck in some way such that it is not serving requests.