diff --git a/xerxes.conf b/xerxes.conf
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/xerxes.conf
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+#tcp:127.0.0.1:13338 tcp:localhost:3306 quiet debug
+tcp:127.0.0.1:13338 tcp:localhost:3306 quiet
+unix:testfile tcp:localhost:3306 quiet
diff --git a/xerxes_runner.rb b/xerxes_runner.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..12d59e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xerxes_runner.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+require 'syslog'
+
+@config_file="xerxes.conf"
+@bin_name="./xerxes"
+
+@log = Syslog.open('xerxes')
+
+@threads = Array.new ;
+
+def run_process(cfg, num) 
+   m = Thread.current
+   t = Thread.start{
+
+    pid = Process.fork{
+      exec(@bin_name, "--src", cfg[:src], "--dst", cfg[:dst], (cfg[:debug] ? "--debug" : ""), (cfg[:quiet] ? "--quiet" : ""))
+    }
+    @threads[num][:pid] = pid
+    @log.notice("Xerxes for #{cfg[:src]}<->#{cfg[:dst]} started")
+    Process.wait(pid)
+    @log.warning("Xerxes for #{cfg[:src]}<->#{cfg[:dst]} died")
+    sleep 0.2
+    m.wakeup 
+  }
+  t
+end
+
+def check_threads
+  @threads.each_index{|idx|
+    if (!@threads[idx][:thread].alive?)
+      @log.notice("try to restart Xerxes for #{@threads[idx][:config][:src]}<->#{@threads[idx][:config][:dst]}")
+      @threads[idx][:thread] = run_process(@threads[idx][:config], idx)
+    end
+  }
+end
+
+i = 0;
+File.foreach(@config_file){|line|
+  if (line =~ /^((tcp|unix):([\d\w_.\/-]+)(:(\d+))?) ((tcp|unix):([\d\w_.\/-]+)(:(\d+))?)( quiet)?( debug)?$/)
+    
+    match = Regexp.last_match[1..12]
+
+    @threads[i] = Hash.new
+    @threads[i][:config] = Hash.new
+
+    @threads[i][:config][:src] = match[0]
+    @threads[i][:config][:dst] = match[5]
+    @threads[i][:config][:quiet] = ! match[10].nil?
+    @threads[i][:config][:debug] = ! match[11].nil?
+
+    i = i +1
+  end
+}
+
+@threads.each_index{|idx|
+  @log.notice("try to start Xerxes for #{@threads[idx][:config][:src]}<->#{@threads[idx][:config][:dst]}")
+  @threads[idx][:thread] = run_process(@threads[idx][:config], idx)
+}
+
+m = Thread.current
+Thread.start{
+  Signal.trap("TERM"){
+    @log.warning("SIGTERM recived, exiting")
+    @threads.each{|thread|
+      @log.info("quit Xerxes for #{thread[:config][:src]}<->#{thread[:config][:dst]}")
+      thread[:thread].kill
+      Process.kill("TERM", thread[:pid])
+    }
+    Process.exit!
+  }
+}
+
+while(true) do
+  sleep
+  sleep 0.5
+  check_threads
+end