diff --git a/monit-ceph-create-start b/monit-ceph-create-start
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Nico Schottelius, 2018-02-22
+# Copyright ungleich glarus ag
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "$0: to monitor"
+    echo "f.i. osd.17 or mon.server4"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+to_monitor=$1
+
+
+cat > "/etc/monit/conf-enabled/$to_monitor" <<EOF
+# Auto generated by $0
+check process $to_monitor with pidfile /var/run/ceph/${to_monitor}.pid
+   start program = "/etc/init.d/ceph start ${to_monitor}" with timeout 60 seconds
+   stop program  = "/etc/init.d/ceph stop ${to_monitor}"
+   group server
+
+EOF
+
+monit reload
+monit start "$to_monitor"