diff --git a/tools/upstart/arkmanager-instance.conf b/tools/upstart/arkmanager-instance.conf
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/upstart/arkmanager-instance.conf
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+description "ARK Server Tools service"
+
+instance $service
+
+env DAEMON="/usr/bin/arkmanager"
+
+exec "$DAEMON" useconfig $service run
diff --git a/tools/upstart/arkmanager.conf b/tools/upstart/arkmanager.conf
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/upstart/arkmanager.conf
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+start on runlevel [345]
+stop on runlevel [!345]
+
+script
+  for service in main $(grep -o '^configfile_[^=]*' /etc/arkmanager/arkmanager.cfg); do
+    start arkmanager-instance service=${service#configfile_}
+  done
+end script