diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b61a4a34a55..3ae86fccf53 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ script/refresh_db
 
 # temp directory for chef (used to configure vagrant VM)
 chef/tmp/*
+
+# .procfile
+.profile
diff --git a/.procfile.sample b/.procfile.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c5ce9475fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.procfile.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+###
+# .procfile example
+##
+# Move this file to .procfile and change the values
+# below to suit your needs.
+###
+
+# This specifies how many of each task to run
+concurrency: web=2,sidekiq=1,clockwork=1
+
+# Define the port range to use, must be in multiples of 1000
+port: 3000
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0137b1d56b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+web: bundle exec rails server -p $PORT
+sidekiq: bundle exec sidekiq -e $RAILS_ENV
+clockwork: bundle exec clockwork config/clock.rb