diff --git a/startup/debian.sh b/startup/debian.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/startup/debian.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          goircd
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $network
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $network
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:
+# Short-Description: goircd IRC server
+# Description:       goircd IRC server
+### END INIT INFO
+
+NAME=goircd
+DAEMON=/home/goircd/goircd
+PIDFILE=/var/run/goircd.pid
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    log_daemon_msg "Starting $NAME daemon" "$NAME"
+    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background \
+      --pidfile $PIDFILE --make-pidfile --exec $DAEMON \
+      -- -hostname irc.example.com
+    log_end_msg $?
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    log_daemon_msg "Stopping $NAME daemon" "$NAME"
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE
+    log_end_msg $?
+    rm -f $PIDFILE
+    ;;
+  restart)
+    $0 stop || :
+    $0 start
+    ;;
+  status)
+    status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE "$NAME" "$NAME"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/goircd {start|stop|restart|status}"
+    exit 1
+esac
diff --git a/startup/freebsd.rc b/startup/freebsd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53bc8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/startup/freebsd.rc
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+
+# PROVIDE: goircd
+# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS NETWORKING
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="goircd"
+rcvar=goircd_enable
+command="/home/goircd/goircd"
+command_args="-hostname irc.example.com &"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/startup/upstart.conf b/startup/upstart.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a06661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/startup/upstart.conf
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+description "goircd IRC server"
+
+start on (started networking)
+stop on (stopped networking)
+console log
+exec /home/goircd/goircd -hostname irc.example.com