diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bf0639..4047938 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # metrics.sh
 
-metrics.sh is a metrics collection and fowarding daemon implemented in portable shell scripts. A simple interface based on hooks allows for writing custom metrics collectors.
+metrics.sh is a lightweight metrics collection and fowarding utility implemented in portable POSIX compliant shell scripts. An elegant interface based on hooks enables writing custom metric collectors and forwarders in a transparent way.
+
+Besides having a low impact on system resources, which makes metric.sh a suitable solution for running in virtual environments and servers with limited capacities, simplicty is the main goal of this project, hence its documentation shall fit in a single README.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/init.d/metrics.sh b/init.d/metrics.sh
index c262505..1606a1c 100644
--- a/init.d/metrics.sh
+++ b/init.d/metrics.sh
@@ -1,157 +1,90 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          metrics.sh
-# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
-# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
-# Should-Start:      $network
-# Should-Stop:       $network
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
 # Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
 # Default-Stop:      0 1 6
 # Short-Description: Start and stop metrics.sh
 # Description:       Controls the metrics daemon "metrics.sh"
 ### END INIT INFO
 
-# Author: Patrick Stadler <patrick.stadler@gmail.com
-
-# Do NOT "set -e"
-
-# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
-PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-DESC="Collect and report system metrics"
+SCRIPT=<SCRIPT>
+RUNAS=<USER>
+ARGS=<ARGS>
 NAME=metrics.sh
-DAEMON=/usr/bin/$NAME
-DAEMON_ARGS=""
+
 PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
-SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+LOGFILE=/var/log/$NAME.log
 
 # Exit if the package is not installed
 [ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
 
-# Read configuration variable file if it is present
-[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
-
-# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
-. /lib/init/vars.sh
-
-# Define LSB log_* functions.
-# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
-# and status_of_proc is working.
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
-
-#
-# Function that starts the daemon/service
-#
-do_start()
-{
-  # Return
-  #   0 if daemon has been started
-  #   1 if daemon was already running
-  #   2 if daemon could not be started
-  start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
-    || return 1
-  start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
-    $DAEMON_ARGS \
-    || return 2
-  # Add code here, if necessary, that waits for the process to be ready
-  # to handle requests from services started subsequently which depend
-  # on this one.  As a last resort, sleep for some time.
+start() {
+  if [ -f $PIDFILE ] && kill -0 $(cat $PIDFILE); then
+    echo 'Service already running' >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  echo 'Starting service…' >&2
+  local CMD="$SCRIPT &> \"$LOGFILE\" & echo \$!"
+  su -c "$CMD $ARGS" $RUNAS > "$PIDFILE"
+  echo 'Service started' >&2
 }
 
-#
-# Function that stops the daemon/service
-#
-do_stop()
-{
-  # Return
-  #   0 if daemon has been stopped
-  #   1 if daemon was already stopped
-  #   2 if daemon could not be stopped
-  #   other if a failure occurred
-  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
-  RETVAL="$?"
-  [ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
-  # Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
-  # and if the daemon is only ever run from this initscript.
-  # If the above conditions are not satisfied then add some other code
-  # that waits for the process to drop all resources that could be
-  # needed by services started subsequently.  A last resort is to
-  # sleep for some time.
-  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --exec $DAEMON
-  [ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
-  # Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
-  rm -f $PIDFILE
-  return "$RETVAL"
+stop() {
+  if [ ! -f "$PIDFILE" ] || ! kill -0 $(cat "$PIDFILE"); then
+    echo 'Service not running' >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  echo 'Stopping service…' >&2
+  kill -15 $(cat "$PIDFILE") && rm -f "$PIDFILE"
+  echo 'Service stopped' >&2
 }
 
-#
-# Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
-#
-do_reload() {
-  #
-  # If the daemon can reload its configuration without
-  # restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
-  # then implement that here.
-  #
-  start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
-  return 0
+status() {
+  printf "%-50s" "Checking $NAME..."
+  if [ -f $PIDFILE ]; then
+    PID=$(cat $PIDFILE)
+    if [ -z "$(ps axf | grep ${PID} | grep -v grep)" ]; then
+      printf "%s\n" "The process appears to be dead but pidfile still exists"
+    else
+      echo "Running, the PID is $PID"
+    fi
+  else
+    printf "%s\n" "Service not running"
+  fi
+}
+
+uninstall() {
+  echo -n 'Are you really sure you want to uninstall this service? That cannot be undone. [yes|No] '
+  local SURE
+  read SURE
+  if [ "$SURE" = "yes" ]; then
+    stop
+    rm -f "$PIDFILE"
+    echo "Notice: log file was not removed: '$LOGFILE'" >&2
+    update-rc.d -f <NAME> remove
+    rm -fv "$0"
+  fi
 }
 
 case "$1" in
   start)
-  [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
-  do_start
-  case "$?" in
-    0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
-    2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
-  esac
-  ;;
+    start
+    ;;
   stop)
-  [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
-  do_stop
-  case "$?" in
-    0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
-    2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
-  esac
-  ;;
+    stop
+    ;;
   status)
-  status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
-  ;;
-  #reload|force-reload)
-  #
-  # If do_reload() is not implemented then leave this commented out
-  # and leave 'force-reload' as an alias for 'restart'.
-  #
-  #log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
-  #do_reload
-  #log_end_msg $?
-  #;;
-  restart|force-reload)
-  #
-  # If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
-  # 'force-reload' alias
-  #
-  log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
-  do_stop
-  case "$?" in
-    0|1)
-    do_start
-    case "$?" in
-      0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
-      1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
-      *) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
-    esac
+    status
     ;;
-    *)
-    # Failed to stop
-    log_end_msg 1
+  uninstall)
+    uninstall
+    ;;
+  restart)
+    stop
+    start
     ;;
-  esac
-  ;;
   *)
-  #echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
-  echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
-  exit 3
-  ;;
+    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|uninstall}"
 esac
-
-:
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