diff --git a/ndncert/debian/ndncert-server.upstart b/ndncert/debian/ndncert-server.upstart
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+++ b/ndncert/debian/ndncert-server.upstart
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+description "NDN Certificate Management System Library"
+author      "Zhiyi Zhang <zhiyi@cs.ucla.edu>"
+
+start on started  nfd
+stop  on stopping nfd
+
+respawn
+respawn limit unlimited
+
+setuid ndn
+setgid ndn
+
+script
+  FLAGS = ""
+  if [ -f /etc/default/ndncert ]; then
+      . /etc/default/ndncert
+  fi
+
+  export HOME=/var/lib/ndn/ndncert
+  exec /usr/bin/ndncert-ca-server -c /etc/ndncert/ndncert-ca.conf $FLAGS
+end script