diff --git a/contrib/nghttpx-upstart.conf b/contrib/nghttpx-upstart.conf
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+# vim: ft=upstart:
+
+description "HTTP/2 reverse proxy"
+
+start on runlevel [2]
+stop on runlevel [016]
+
+exec /usr/bin/nghttpx