diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/fax_queue_monitor.lua b/resources/install/scripts/fax_queue_monitor.lua
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+	local sleep_interval = 60;
+
+--include config.lua
+	require "resources.functions.config";
+
+--general functions
+	require "resources.functions.file_exists";
+	require "resources.functions.mkdir";
+	require "resources.functions.sleep";
+
+	local log = require "resources.functions.log".fax_queue_monitor
+	local Next = require "fax_queue.next"
+
+	mkdir(scripts_dir .. "/run");
+
+--define the run file
+	local run_file = scripts_dir .. "/run/fax_queue.tmp";
+
+--used to stop the lua service
+	local file = assert(io.open(run_file, "w"));
+	file:write("remove this file to stop the script");
+	file:close()
+
+	log.notice("Start")
+
+	while true do
+		local ok, err = pcall(function()
+			Next.poll_once()
+		end)
+
+		if not ok then
+			log.errf("fail poll queue: %s", tostring(err))
+		end
+
+		if not file_exists(run_file) then
+			break;
+		end
+
+		sleep(sleep_interval * 1000)
+	end
+
+	log.notice("Stop")