diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3257c733..e484fb30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ _Synchronously_ sets the specified configuration (config) for the forever module
 Starts a script with forever.
 
 ### forever.startDaemon (file, options)
-Starts a script with forever as a daemon. WARNING: Will daemonize the current process.
+Starts a script with forever as a daemon. WARNING: Will daemonize the current process. `file` field can be ommited when `options.command` is set.
 
 ### forever.stop (index)
 Stops the forever daemon script at the specified index. These indices are the same as those returned by forever.list(). This method returns an EventEmitter that raises the 'stop' event when complete.
diff --git a/bin/monitor b/bin/monitor
index 2bd9fd9f..f29588f6 100755
--- a/bin/monitor
+++ b/bin/monitor
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ function start(options) {
     // would still be running in the background unaffected.
     //
     forever.startServer(monitor);
-    
+
     //
     // Disconnect the IPC channel, letting this monitor's parent process know
     // that the child has started successfully.
     //
     process.disconnect();
-    
+
     //
     // Write the pidFile to disk
     //
     writePid(options.pidFile, monitor.child.pid);
   });
-  
+
   //
   // When the monitor restarts update the pid in the pidFile
   //
@@ -64,7 +64,36 @@ function start(options) {
     catch(e){}
   }
   monitor.on('stop', cleanUp);
-  monitor.on('exit', cleanUp);
+  monitor.on('exit', function()
+  {
+    cleanUp()
+
+    // Start fallback command
+    var onexit = options.onexit
+    if(onexit)
+    {
+      var env = options.env || {}
+
+      // Service has a environment defined, override current process.env
+      if(onexit.env)
+        onexit.env.__proto__ = env
+
+      // Service has not defined an environment, use current process.env
+      else
+        onexit.env = env;
+
+      onexit.stdio = onexit.stdio || options.stdio
+
+      onexit.uid     = onexit.uid     || options.uid
+      onexit.logFile = onexit.logFile || options.logFile
+      onexit.pidFile = onexit.pidFile || options.pidFile
+
+      // Start service
+      console.log(onexit)
+      var child = forever.startDaemon(onexit)
+      console.log(child)
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 //
@@ -80,4 +109,4 @@ process.on('message', function (data) {
     started = true;
     start(options);
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/bin/starter b/bin/starter
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..84f5efda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/starter
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+var resolve = require('path').resolve
+
+var forever = require('..')
+
+
+// Get path of configuration file. By default, search on the user's $HOME
+var servicesPath;
+if(process.argv.length > 2)
+  servicesPath = process.argv[2]
+else
+  servicesPath = resolve(process.env.HOME, 'etc', 'forever-starter.json')
+
+
+// Load configuration file
+var services;
+try
+{
+  services = require(servicesPath)
+}
+catch(exception)
+{
+  console.error(exception)
+  process.exit(-1)
+}
+
+
+// Start services
+services.forEach(function(service)
+{
+  if(typeof service == 'string')
+    service =
+    {
+      command: service,
+      enabled: true
+    };
+
+  if(service.enabled)
+  {
+    // Service has a environment defined, override current process.env
+    if(service.env)
+      service.env.__proto__ = process.env
+
+    // Service has not defined an environment, use current process.env
+    else
+      service.env = process.env;
+
+    // Start service
+    forever.startDaemon(service)
+  }
+})
diff --git a/lib/forever.js b/lib/forever.js
index 6a3a7964..10c0befa 100644
--- a/lib/forever.js
+++ b/lib/forever.js
@@ -384,6 +384,15 @@ forever.start = function (script, options) {
 // Starts a script with forever as a daemon
 //
 forever.startDaemon = function (script, options) {
+  if (script && !Array.isArray(script) && typeof script != 'string') {
+    options = script;
+    script = undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (!script && !(options && options.command)) {
+    throw new SyntaxError("One of 'script' or 'options.command' fields must be defined")
+  }
+
   options         = options || {};
   options.uid     = options.uid || utile.randomString(4).replace(/^\-/, '_');
   options.logFile = forever.logFilePath(options.logFile || forever.config.get('logFile') || options.uid + '.log');
@@ -399,9 +408,11 @@ forever.startDaemon = function (script, options) {
   //
   outFD = fs.openSync(options.logFile, 'a');
   errFD = fs.openSync(options.logFile, 'a');
-  monitorPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'bin', 'monitor');
 
-  monitor = spawn(process.execPath, [monitorPath, script], {
+  var args = [path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'bin', 'monitor')];
+  if(script) args.push(script);
+
+  monitor = spawn(process.execPath, args, {
     stdio: ['ipc', outFD, errFD],
     detached: true
   });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfd63765..e6591c12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
     "vows": "0.7.x"
   },
   "bin": {
-    "forever": "./bin/forever"
+    "forever": "bin/forever",
+    "forever-starter": "bin/starter"
   },
   "main": "./lib/forever",
   "scripts": {