start_ruote_worker.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'rubygems' # or better use Bundler
require 'ruote'
require 'ruote/storage/fs_storage'

class WorkerInstance
  def initialize(storage = Ruote::FsStorage.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'ruote_work')))
    @storage, @worker = storage, Ruote::Worker.new(storage)
  end

  def run!
    trap_signals
    @worker.run
  end

  def stop!
    @worker.context.shutdown
  end

  private
  
  def trap_signals
    %w{TERM INT}.each do |signal|
      Signal.trap(signal) do # you could trap other signals as well
        stop!
        exit
      end
    end
  end
end

WorkerInstance.new.run!

start_ruote_worker_ctl.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'rubygems'
require 'daemons'

Daemons.run File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'start_ruote_worker.rb'),
  :app_name   => "ruote_worker",
  :dir_mode   => :script,
  :dir        => '../tmp/pids',
  :multiple   => true