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+[supervisord]
+logfile=/tmp/logsuperd                               ; supervisord log file
+logfile_maxbytes=0                           ; maximum size of logfile before rotation
+loglevel=error                                  ; info, debug, warn, trace
+nodaemon=true                                  ; run supervisord as a daemon
+user=root                                       ; default user
+
+[rpcinterface:supervisor]
+supervisor.rpcinterface_factory = supervisor.rpcinterface:make_main_rpcinterface
+
+[supervisorctl]
+serverurl=unix:///tmp/supervisor.sock         ; use a unix:// URL  for a unix socket
+
+; Our processes
+; writing output to stdout (1) and err (2) (for Docker logging) and disabling log rotation