Megatest

               (new-server-key "")
              )

          ;; write start-flag file, wait 0.25s, then if previously the start-flag file was older than <idletime> seconds, and the new file still has the same server key as you just wrote, return #t.
	  ;; the intention is to make sure nfs can read the file we just wrote, and make sure it was written by us, and not another process.
           (if (and old-enough
		   (begin
                     (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Writing " start-flag)
                     (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "Writing " start-flag)
		     (with-output-to-file start-flag (lambda () (print server-key)))
		     (thread-sleep! 0.25)
		     (set! new-server-key (with-input-from-file start-flag (lambda () (read-line))))
		     (equal? server-key new-server-key))
                )
	      #t

  ;; and wait for it to be at least <server idletime> seconds old
  (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)
  (if (not (server:check-if-running areapath)) ;; why try if there is already a server running?
      (let* (
	     (lock-file    (conc areapath "/logs/server-start.lock")))
	(let* ((start-flag (conc areapath "/logs/server-start-last")))
	  (common:simple-file-lock-and-wait lock-file expire-time: 25)
	  (debug:print-info  0 *default-log-port* "server:kind-run: touching " start-flag)
	  (debug:print-info  2 *default-log-port* "server:kind-run: touching " start-flag)
	  (system (conc "touch " start-flag)) ;; lazy but safe
	  (server:run areapath)
	  (thread-sleep! 20) ;; don't release the lock for at least a few seconds. And allow time for the server startup to get to "SERVER STARTED".
	  (common:simple-file-release-lock lock-file)))

      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Found server already running. NOT trying to start another.")
   )