diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index f36d2d6..1d10c59 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var pjson = require("./package.json");
+
 var config = require("./config/general");
 var socket_config = require("./config/general");
 
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ var Cluster = function(cluster) {
 
 		if (cluster.isMaster) {
 
+			log.info((pjson.name || "web cluster") + " > starting infrastructure...");
+
 			for (var i = 0; i < numCPUs; i++)
 				cluster.fork()
 
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ var Cluster = function(cluster) {
 			var server = new Server(function(server, app){
 				server.listen(app.get('port'), function(){
 					socket = new Socket(server);
-					log.info('Worker listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
+					log.info('worker listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
 				});
 			});
 		}
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@ var Cluster = function(cluster) {
 
 	function init() {
 
+		if(!config[config.state])
+			throw new Error("No configuration state available");
+
 		var state = config[config.state];
 		numCPUs = state.cluster? state.cluster.max || numCPUs : numCPUs;
 
@@ -63,5 +70,5 @@ var Cluster = function(cluster) {
 var cluster = new Cluster(cluster);
 
 cluster.start(function(){
-	log.info("Starting cluster with " + cluster.cpus + " forks.\n")
+	log.info("starting cluster with " + cluster.cpus + " forks.\n")
 });
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diff --git a/config/general.js b/config/general.js
index 116d301..72a0b22 100644
--- a/config/general.js
+++ b/config/general.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
-	
-	state: "development",
+
+	state: "production",
 
 	development: {
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 430fc08..76156a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node app.js",
+    "deploy": "node scripts/deploy.js",
+    "stop": "node scripts/stopall.js",
     "debug": "node-inspector --web-port=3333 & node --debug-brk app",
     "test": "nodeunit tests/*",
     "debug-test": "node-inspector --web-port=3333 & node --debug-brk `which nodeunit` tests/*",
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@
     "mongojs": "~0.7.17",
     "async": "~0.2.9",
     "express-ejs-layouts": "~0.3.1",
-    "ejs": "~0.8.4"
+    "ejs": "~0.8.4",
+    "forever": "~0.10.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodeunit": "~0.8.1"
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.js b/scripts/deploy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25d4c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/env node
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////
+//											//
+//	Node Web Cluster - Deployment Routines	//
+//											//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+var forever = require("forever")
+var path = require("path")
+var log = require("winston")
+
+try {
+
+	// fork and start
+	forever.startDaemon(path.resolve(__dirname, "../app.js"), {
+		logFile: path.resolve(__dirname, "../logs"),
+		logFile: path.resolve(__dirname, "../logs/pids"),
+	});
+
+	log.info("forever started successfully")
+}
+catch(e) {
+
+	// ooops
+	log.error("ooops, forever could not be launched!");
+	throw e;
+}
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diff --git a/scripts/stopall.js b/scripts/stopall.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69aa110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/stopall.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/env node
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////
+//											//
+//	Node Web Cluster - Deployment Routines	//
+//											//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+var forever = require("forever");
+var log = require("winston")
+
+try {
+
+	log.info("stopping all forever forks")
+	forever.stopAll()	
+}
+catch(e) {
+
+	// ooops
+	log.error("ooops, forever could not be stopped!");
+	throw e;
+}
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