Latest version doesn't provide startup script anymore, make sure we create that ourselves

tasks/install.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
     - "Add ElastAlert to Boot-List"
     - "Restart ElastAlert"
 
+- name: "Start Script"
+  template:
+    src='etc_init_d_elastalert'
+    dest='/etc/init.d/elastalert'
+    owner='root'
+    group='root'
+    mode='755'
+
 - name: "Install PIP Components"
   pip:
     name='{{ item }}'

templates/etc_init_d_elastalert

+#!/bin/sh
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: elastalert
+# Short-Description: Start and stop ElastAlert
+# Description: ElastAlert
+# Required-Start: $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop: $remote_fs
+# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
+### END INIT INFO
+
+export HOME=/root
+
+# Action to take
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        echo "Starting ElastAlert ..."
+        cd /opt/elastalert
+        /usr/local/bin/elastalert &
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        echo "Stoping ElastAlert ..."
+        kill `pidof /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/elastalert` && echo "ElastAlert stopped"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        $0 stop
+        $0 start
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: service elastalert {start|stop|restart}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit $?