diff --git a/debian/resources/monit.sh b/debian/resources/monit.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#move to script directory so all relative paths work
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+#includes
+. ./config.sh
+. ./environment.sh
+
+#make the monit shell script executable
+chmod 755 monit/shell.sh
+
+#copy the freeswitch monit config
+cp monit/freeswitch /etc/monit/conf.d
+
+#restart monit
+service monit restart