diff --git a/nginx_config/start_service.sh b/nginx_config/start_service.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/nginx_config/start_service.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /
+#nginx -c /nginx_config/nginx.conf&
+exec consul-template -reload-signal='SIGHUP' -consul $CONSUL_ADDR -template="nginx_config/nginx-upstreams.ctmpl:nginx_config/upstreams/voltha-upstreams.conf:nginx -s reload"  -exec='/usr/sbin/nginx -c /nginx_config/nginx.conf -g "daemon off;"'