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+# Automatically starting Cowrie with supervisord
+
+* Copy the file `cowrie.conf` to `/etc/supervisor/conf/`
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+[program:cowrie]
+command=/home/cowrie/cowrie/bin/cowrie start
+directory=/home/cowrie/cowrie/
+user=cowrie
+autorestart=true
+redirect_stderr=true