I use Monit to start my webapps - it is cross platform (none of that systemd vs upstart business) and I get a lot of tools (admin panels, etc.) to use with it.

I use Monit to start my webapps - it is cross platform (none of that systemd vs upstart business) and I get a lot of tools (admin panels, etc.) to use with it. The con is that I dont get a lot of advanced dependency management in case of worker threads, but unless you go to specialized tools like God or Bluepill, it is good enough.