Running a binary executable as an auto-starting service on Gentoo

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Published on 2010-04-30T19:23:25Z Indexed on 2010/04/30 19:29 UTC
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I have a Gentoo box on Linode and couldn't get to install MongoDB thorough Portage, so I'm running the static binary I downloaded from the website.

How do I make it run as a service, and how do I add it to the auto-start list so it comes back up when the system is rebooted?

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