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+Sample init scripts and service configuration for bitcoind
+==========================================================
+
+Sample scripts and configuration files for systemd, Upstart and OpenRC
+can be found in the contrib/init folder.
+
+contrib/init/bitcoind.service:    systemd service unit configuration
+contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc:     OpenRC compatible SysV style init script
+contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf: OpenRC conf.d file
+contrib/init/bitcoind.conf:       Upstart service configuration file
+
+1. Service User
+---------------------------------
+
+All three startup configurations assume the existence of a "bitcoin" user
+and group.  They must be created before attempting to use these scripts.
+
+2. Configuration
+---------------------------------
+
+At a bare minimum, bitcoind requires that the rpcpassword setting be set
+when running as a daemon.  If the configuration file does not exist or this
+setting is not set, bitcoind will shutdown promptly after startup.
+
+This password does not have to be remembered or typed as it is mostly used
+as a fixed token that bitcoind and client programs read from the configuration
+file, however it is recommended that a strong and secure password be used
+as this password is security critical to securing the wallet should the
+wallet be enabled.
+
+If bitcoind is run with "-daemon" flag, and no rpcpassword is set, it will
+print a randomly generated suitable password to stderr.  You can also
+generate one from the shell yourself like this:
+
+bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'
+
+Once you have a password in hand, set rpcpassword= in /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+
+For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings, 
+see contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf.
+
+3. Paths
+---------------------------------
+
+All three configurations assume several paths that might need to be adjusted.
+
+Binary:              /usr/bin/bitcoind
+Configuration file:  /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+Data directory:      /var/lib/bitcoind
+PID file:            /var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (OpenRC and Upstart)
+                     /var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (systemd)
+
+The configuration file, PID directory (if applicable) and data directory
+should all be owned by the bitcoin user and group.  It is advised for security
+reasons to make the configuration file and data directory only readable by the
+bitcoin user and group.  Access to bitcoin-cli and other bitcoind rpc clients
+can then be controlled by group membership.
+
+4. Installing Service Configuration
+-----------------------------------
+
+4a) systemd
+
+Installing this .service file consists on just copying it to
+/usr/lib/systemd/system directory, followed by the command
+"systemctl daemon-reload" in order to update running systemd configuration.
+
+To test, run "systemctl start bitcoind" and to enable for system startup run
+"systemctl enable bitcoind"
+
+4b) OpenRC
+
+Rename bitcoind.openrc to bitcoind and drop it in /etc/init.d.  Double
+check ownership and permissions and make it executable.  Test it with
+"/etc/init.d/bitcoind start" and configure it to run on startup with
+"rc-update add bitcoind"
+
+4c) Upstart (for Debian/Ubuntu based distributions)
+
+Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init.  Test by running "service bitcoind start"
+it will automatically start on reboot.
+
+NOTE: This script is incompatible with CentOS 5 and Amazon Linux 2014 as they
+use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon uitility.
+
+5. Auto-respawn
+-----------------------------------
+
+Auto respawning is currently only configured for Upstart and systemd.
+Reasonable defaults have been chosen but YMMV.
+
+