diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index a5a0fecacf..ac57f1c6c5 100755
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="settings"
-#python2.5 -m cProfile -o profiler.log -s time server.py
-python2.5 server.py
+
+## Uncomment whichever python binary you'd like to use to run the game.
+## Evennia is developed on 2.5 but should be compatible with 2.4.
+# PYTHON_BIN="python"
+# PYTHON_BIN="python2.4"
+PYTHON_BIN="python2.5"
+
+## The name of your logfile.
+LOGNAME="evennia.log"
+## Where to put the last log file from the game's last running
+## on next startup.
+LOGNAME_OLD="evennia.log.old"
+mv $LOGNAME $LOGNAME_OLD
+
+## There are several different ways you can run the server, read the
+## description for each and uncomment the desired mode.
+
+## Generate profile data for use with cProfile.
+# $PYTHON_BIN -m cProfile -o profiler.log -s time server.py
+## Interactive mode. Good for development and debugging.
+# $PYTHON_BIN server.py
+## Stand-alone mode. Good for running games.
+nohup $PYTHON_BIN server.py > $LOGNAME &