diff --git a/srcpkgs/monit/files/monit/run b/srcpkgs/monit/files/monit/run
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d959f195aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/monit/files/monit/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec monit -I -c /etc/monit/monitrc 2>&1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/monit/template b/srcpkgs/monit/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/monit/template
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Template file for 'monit'
+pkgname=monit
+version=5.11
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+conf_files="/etc/monit/monitrc"
+makedepends="pam-devel libressl-devel"
+short_desc="Utility for monitoring, processes, files, directories and devices"
+maintainer="Duncaen <mail@duncano.de>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://mmonit.com/monit/"
+distfiles="http://mmonit.com/monit/dist/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d507957b1e18e6f45af5a4d3f94529ab22b26f522f5f62287919bc905c44283a
+
+post_install() {
+	vinstall monitrc 700 etc/monit
+	vsv monit
+}