--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+./stop.sh
+rm core*
+
+test -d out || mkdir out
+rm out/*
+
+# figure machine's ip
+HOSTNAME=`hostname`
+IP=`host $HOSTNAME | cut -d ' ' -f 4`
+[ "$CEPH_BIN" == "" ] && CEPH_BIN=.
+
+echo hostname $HOSTNAME
+echo "ip $IP"
+if [ `echo $IP | grep '^127\\.'` ]
+then
+ echo
+ echo "WARNING: hostname resolves to loopback; remote hosts will not be able to"
+ echo " connect. either adjust /etc/hosts, or edit this script to use your"
+ echo " machine's real IP."
+ echo
+fi
+
+# build a fresh fs monmap, mon fs
+$CEPH_BIN/monmaptool --create --clobber --add $IP:12345 --print .ceph_monmap
+$CEPH_BIN/mkmonfs --clobber mondata/mon0 --mon 0 --monmap .ceph_monmap
+
+# shared args
+ARGS="-d --bind $IP -o out"
+
+# start monitor
+$CEPH_BIN/cmon $ARGS mondata/mon0 --debug_mon 10 --debug_ms 1
+
+# build and inject an initial osd map
+$CEPH_BIN/osdmaptool --clobber --createsimple .ceph_monmap 4 --print .ceph_osdmap
+$CEPH_BIN/cmonctl osd setmap -i .ceph_osdmap
+
+for osd in 0 #1 2 3
+do
+ $CEPH_BIN/cosd --mkfs_for_osd $osd dev/osd$osd # initialize empty object store
+ $CEPH_BIN/cosd $ARGS dev/osd$osd #--debug_osd 40
+done
+
+# mds
+$CEPH_BIN/cmds $ARGS --debug_ms 1 #--debug_mds 20 --debug_ms 20
+
+echo "started. stop.sh to stop. see out/* (e.g. 'tail -f out/????') for debug output."
+