diff --git a/ecosystem.config.js.template b/ecosystem.config.js.template
index 4c51376..38fd4f4 100644
--- a/ecosystem.config.js.template
+++ b/ecosystem.config.js.template
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ module.exports = {
             name: '<instance_name>-email',
             script: 'index.js',
             instances: 1,
-            autorestart: true,
-            watch: true,
+            autorestart: false,
+            watch: false,
+            cron_restart: "*/15 * * * *",
             max_memory_restart: '1G',
             env: {
                 NODE_ENV: 'development',
                 PGUSER: '<db_user>',
                 PGPASSWORD: '<db_password>',
                 SCHEMA: '<db_user>',
-                KEY: '<encryption_key_must_match_ems-api>',
                 BASE_URL: '<base_url_of_frontend>'
                 EMAIL_FROM: '<email_from_address>',
                 // See https://nodemailer.com/smtp/ for all options
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
                 PGUSER: '<db_user>',
                 PGPASSWORD: '<db_password>',
                 SCHEMA: '<db_user>',
-                KEY: '<encryption_key_must_match_ems-api>',
                 BASE_URL: '<base_url_of_frontend>'
                 EMAIL_FROM: '<email_from_address>',
                 // See https://nodemailer.com/smtp/ for all options
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4ec2a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+while getopts ":i:e:" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    i) instance="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+    e) env="$OPTARG"
+    ;;
+    \?) echo "Invalid option -$OPTARG" >&2
+    exit
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+INST_LEN=$(echo -n $instance | wc -m)
+ENV_LEN=$(echo -n $env | wc -m)
+
+if [[ $INST_LEN == 0 || $ENV_LEN == 0 ]]
+then
+  echo "Invalid parameters passed, must pass -i <instance_name> -e <environment>"
+  exit
+fi
+
+echo Paste key, then press enter
+
+read key
+
+KEY_LEN=$(echo -n $key | wc -m)
+
+if [[ $KEY_LEN = 0 ]]
+then
+  echo "Invalid key passed"
+fi
+
+KEY=$key pm2 start --only $instance --env $env
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