diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e743a14466..58bdac0c9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ feeds/recent.rss
 # winston?
 error.log
 events.log
+
+pidfile
diff --git a/loader.js b/loader.js
index 2263955ef9..3bb103d417 100644
--- a/loader.js
+++ b/loader.js
@@ -1,26 +1,65 @@
-var	fork = require('child_process').fork,
-	start = function() {
-		nbb = fork('./app', process.argv.slice(2), {
-				env: {
-					'NODE_ENV': process.env.NODE_ENV
-				}
-			});
+"use strict";
 
-		nbb.on('message', function(cmd) {
-			if (cmd === 'nodebb:restart') {
-				nbb.on('exit', function() {
-					start();
+var	nconf = require('nconf'),
+	fs = require('fs'),
+	pidFilePath = __dirname + '/pidfile',
+	start = function() {
+		var	fork = require('child_process').fork,
+			nbb_start = function() {
+				nbb = fork('./app', process.argv.slice(2), {
+						env: {
+							'NODE_ENV': process.env.NODE_ENV
+						}
+					});
+
+				nbb.on('message', function(cmd) {
+					if (cmd === 'nodebb:restart') {
+						nbb.on('exit', function() {
+							nbb_start();
+						});
+						nbb.kill();
+					}
 				});
+			},
+			nbb_stop = function() {
 				nbb.kill();
-			}
-		});
-	},
-	stop = function() {
-		nbb.kill();
+				if (fs.existsSync(pidFilePath)) {
+					var	pid = parseInt(fs.readFileSync(pidFilePath, { encoding: 'utf-8' }), 10);
+					if (process.pid === pid) {
+						fs.unlinkSync(pidFilePath);
+					}
+				}
+			};
+
+		process.on('SIGINT', nbb_stop);
+		process.on('SIGTERM', nbb_stop);
+
+		nbb_start();
 	},
 	nbb;
 
-process.on('SIGINT', stop);
-process.on('SIGTERM', stop);
+nconf.argv();
 
-start();
\ No newline at end of file
+if (nconf.get('d')) {
+	// Check for a still-active NodeBB process
+	if (fs.existsSync(pidFilePath)) {
+		console.log('\n  Error: Another NodeBB is already running!');
+		process.exit();
+	}
+
+	// Initialise logging streams
+	var	outputStream = fs.createWriteStream(__dirname + '/logs/output.log');
+	outputStream.on('open', function(fd) {
+		// Daemonize
+		require('daemon')({
+			stdout: fd
+		});
+
+		// Write its pid to a pidfile
+		fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/pidfile', process.pid);
+
+		start();
+	});
+} else {
+	start();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logs/.gitignore b/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..397b4a7624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.log
diff --git a/nodebb b/nodebb
index 0ea67b0a69..107d96259e 100755
--- a/nodebb
+++ b/nodebb
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@
 
 case "$1" in
 	start)
-		node loader "$@"
+		echo "Starting NodeBB";
+		echo "  \"./nodebb stop\" to stop the NodeBB server";
+		echo "  \"./nodebb log\" to view server output";
+		node loader -d "$@"
+		;;
+
+	stop)
+		echo "Stopping NodeBB. Goodbye!";
+		kill `cat pidfile`;
+		;;
+
+	log)
+		tail -F ./logs/output.log;
 		;;
 
 	upgrade)
@@ -42,13 +54,17 @@ case "$1" in
 
 	*)
 		echo "Welcome to NodeBB"
-		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|dev|watch|upgrade}"
+		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|log|setup|reset|upgrade|dev|watch}"
 		echo ''
 		column -s '	' -t <<< '
-		start	Start NodeBB in production mode
-		dev	Start NodeBB in development mode
-		watch	Start NodeBB in development mode and watch for changes
+		start	Start the NodeBB server
+		stop	Stops the NodeBB server
+		log	Opens the logging interface (useful for debugging)
+		setup	Runs the NodeBB setup script
+		reset	Disables all plugins, restores the default theme.
 		upgrade	Run NodeBB upgrade scripts, ensure packages are up-to-date
+		dev	Start NodeBB in interactive development mode
+		watch	Start NodeBB in development mode and watch for changes
 		'
 		exit 1
 esac
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 221a6a781a..fec5bc2bab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   },
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
+    "start": "./nodebb start",
+    "stop": "./nodebb stop",
     "test": "mocha ./tests"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "~0.0.14",
     "nodebb-theme-cerulean": "~0.0.13",
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "~0.0.22",
-    "less": "^1.6.3"
+    "less": "^1.6.3",
+    "daemon": "~1.1.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "redis": "0.8.3",
diff --git a/public/language/pt_BR/global.json b/public/language/pt_BR/global.json
index 26d5525a81..efb6b78f23 100644
--- a/public/language/pt_BR/global.json
+++ b/public/language/pt_BR/global.json
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@
     "500.message": "Oops! deu algo errado!",
     "register": "Cadastrar",
     "login": "Logar",
-    "welcome_back": "Welcome Back ",
-    "you_have_successfully_logged_in": "You have successfully logged in",
+    "please_log_in": "Por favor efetue o login",
+    "posting_restriction_info": "Postagens esta restritas para membros registrados. clique aqui para logar",
+    "welcome_back": "Bem vindo de volta",
+    "you_have_successfully_logged_in": "Você logou com sucesso",
     "logout": "Logout",
     "logout.title": "Logout com sucesso.",
     "logout.message": "Logado com Sucesso!",
     "save_changes": "Salvar Alterações",
     "close": "Fechar",
-    "pagination": "Pagination",
+    "pagination": "Paginação",
     "header.admin": "Admin",
     "header.recent": "Recente",
     "header.unread": "Não Lido",
@@ -52,5 +54,5 @@
     "dnd": "Não Perturbe",
     "invisible": "Invisível",
     "offline": "Offline",
-    "privacy": "Privacy"
+    "privacy": "Privacidade"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/language/pt_BR/notifications.json b/public/language/pt_BR/notifications.json
index fa7441b08d..253ec3cfdd 100644
--- a/public/language/pt_BR/notifications.json
+++ b/public/language/pt_BR/notifications.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "title": "Notificações",
-    "no_notifs": "You have no new notifications",
-    "see_all": "See all Notifications",
+    "no_notifs": "Você não tem nenhuma notificação nova",
+    "see_all": "Visualizar todas as Notificações",
     "back_to_home": "voltar para home",
     "outgoing_link": "Link Externo",
     "outgoing_link_message": "Você está; saindo para um link externo",
diff --git a/public/language/pt_BR/pages.json b/public/language/pt_BR/pages.json
index 8f6d6f08e8..313eee0d2c 100644
--- a/public/language/pt_BR/pages.json
+++ b/public/language/pt_BR/pages.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "home": "Home",
     "unread": "Tópicos Não Lidos",
-    "popular": "Popular Topics",
+    "popular": "Tópicos Populares",
     "recent": "Tópicos Recentes",
     "users": "Usuários Registrados",
     "notifications": "Notificações",
diff --git a/public/language/pt_BR/recent.json b/public/language/pt_BR/recent.json
index b67b2e88b4..9adf191ed6 100644
--- a/public/language/pt_BR/recent.json
+++ b/public/language/pt_BR/recent.json
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     "day": "Dia",
     "week": "Semana",
     "month": "Mês",
-    "no_recent_topics": "There are no recent topics."
+    "no_recent_topics": "Nenhum tópico recente."
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/language/pt_BR/topic.json b/public/language/pt_BR/topic.json
index a20ea66672..0e01e879f4 100644
--- a/public/language/pt_BR/topic.json
+++ b/public/language/pt_BR/topic.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "topic": "Tópico",
     "topics": "Tópicos",
     "no_topics_found": "Nenhum tópico encontrado!",
-    "no_posts_found": "No posts found!",
+    "no_posts_found": "Nenhum post encontrado!",
     "profile": "Profile",
     "posted_by": "Postado por",
     "chat": "Bate Papo",
@@ -19,19 +19,24 @@
     "tools": "Ferramentas",
     "flag": "Marcar",
     "flag_title": "Marcar este post para moderação",
-    "deleted_message": "This thread has been deleted. Only users with thread management privileges can see it.",
-    "watch": "Watch",
-    "share_this_post": "Share this Post",
+    "deleted_message": "Esta Thread foi deletada. Somente usuários com privilégios administrativos podem ver.",
+    "following_topic.title": "Seguir Tópico",
+    "following_topic.message": "Você receberá notificações quando alguém responder este tópico.",
+    "not_following_topic.title": "Não está seguindo Tópico",
+    "not_following_topic.message": "Você não irá mais receber notificações deste tópico.",
+    "login_to_subscribe": "Por favor registre ou logue para poder assinar este tópico",
+    "watch": "Acompanhar",
+    "share_this_post": "Compartilhar este Post",
     "thread_tools.title": "Ferramentas da Thread",
     "thread_tools.markAsUnreadForAll": "Marcar como não lido",
-    "thread_tools.pin": "Pin Topic",
-    "thread_tools.unpin": "Unpin Topic",
-    "thread_tools.lock": "Lock Topic",
-    "thread_tools.unlock": "Unlock Topic",
-    "thread_tools.move": "Move Topic",
-    "thread_tools.fork": "Fork Topic",
-    "thread_tools.delete": "Delete Topic",
-    "thread_tools.restore": "Restore Topic",
+    "thread_tools.pin": "Fixar Tópico",
+    "thread_tools.unpin": "Remover Fixação do Tópico",
+    "thread_tools.lock": "Trancar Tópico",
+    "thread_tools.unlock": "Destrancar Tópico",
+    "thread_tools.move": "Mover Tópico",
+    "thread_tools.fork": "Fork Tópico",
+    "thread_tools.delete": "Deletar Tópico",
+    "thread_tools.restore": "Restaurar Tópico",
     "load_categories": "Carregando Categorias",
     "disabled_categories_note": "Categorias desabilitadas estão em cinza",
     "confirm_move": "Mover",
@@ -41,10 +46,10 @@
     "favourites.not_logged_in.title": "Não Logado",
     "favourites.not_logged_in.message": "Por Favor logar para favoritar o tópico",
     "favourites.has_no_favourites": "Você não tem nenhum item favoritado!",
-    "vote.not_logged_in.title": "Not Logged In",
-    "vote.not_logged_in.message": "Please log in in order to vote",
-    "vote.cant_vote_self.title": "Invalid Vote",
-    "vote.cant_vote_self.message": "You cannot vote for your own post",
+    "vote.not_logged_in.title": "Não está logado",
+    "vote.not_logged_in.message": "Por favor efetuar login para votar",
+    "vote.cant_vote_self.title": "Voto inválido",
+    "vote.cant_vote_self.message": "Você não pode votar o seu próprio post",
     "loading_more_posts": "Carregando mais posts",
     "move_topic": "Mover Tó;pico",
     "move_post": "Mover Post",
@@ -55,11 +60,14 @@
     "fork_success": "Fork realizado com sucesso!",
     "reputation": "Reputação",
     "posts": "Posts",
-    "composer.title_placeholder": "Enter your topic title here...",
-    "composer.write": "Write",
-    "composer.preview": "Preview",
-    "composer.discard": "Discard",
-    "composer.submit": "Submit",
-    "composer.replying_to": "Replying to",
-    "composer.new_topic": "New Topic"
+    "composer.title_placeholder": "Digite seu tópico aqui...",
+    "composer.write": "Escreva",
+    "composer.preview": "Pré Visualização",
+    "composer.discard": "Descartar",
+    "composer.submit": "Enviar",
+    "composer.replying_to": "Respondendo para",
+    "composer.new_topic": "Novo Tópico",
+    "composer.drag_and_drop_images": "Clique e arraste imagens aqui",
+    "composer.content_is_parsed_with": "Conteúdo está separado com",
+    "composer.upload_instructions": "Mande suas imagens arrastando e soltando."
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/language/pt_BR/user.json b/public/language/pt_BR/user.json
index 09270bb6d8..6991971504 100644
--- a/public/language/pt_BR/user.json
+++ b/public/language/pt_BR/user.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "age": "Idade",
     "joined": "Cadastrou",
     "lastonline": "Última vez online",
-    "profile": "Profile",
+    "profile": "Perfil",
     "profile_views": "Visualizações de Profile",
     "reputation": "Reputação",
     "posts": "Posts",
@@ -19,29 +19,29 @@
     "signature": "Assinatura",
     "gravatar": "Gravatar",
     "birthday": "Aniversário",
-    "chat": "Chat",
-    "follow": "Follow",
-    "unfollow": "Unfollow",
+    "chat": "Bate Papo",
+    "follow": "Seguir",
+    "unfollow": "Deixar de Seguir",
     "change_picture": "Alterar Foto",
     "edit": "Editar",
     "uploaded_picture": "Foto Carregada",
     "upload_new_picture": "Carregar novo Foto",
-    "current_password": "Current Password",
+    "current_password": "Senha Atual",
     "change_password": "Alterar Senha",
     "confirm_password": "Confirmar Senha",
     "password": "Senha",
     "upload_picture": "Carregar Foto",
     "upload_a_picture": "Carregar Foto",
-    "image_spec": "You may only upload PNG, JPG, or GIF files",
+    "image_spec": "Você pode usar somente arquivos PNG, JPG ou GIF",
     "max": "max.",
     "settings": "Configurações",
     "show_email": "Mostrar meu email",
     "has_no_follower": "Ninguém está seguindo esse usuário :(",
     "follows_no_one": "Este usuário não está seguindo ninguém :(",
-    "has_no_posts": "This user didn't post anything yet.",
+    "has_no_posts": "Este usuário não postou nada ainda.",
     "email_hidden": "Email Escondido",
     "hidden": "Escondido",
-    "paginate_description": "Paginate topics and posts instead of using infinite scroll.",
-    "topics_per_page": "Topics per Page",
-    "posts_per_page": "Posts per Page"
+    "paginate_description": "Paginação de tópicos e posts ao invés de usar \"scroll infinito\"",
+    "topics_per_page": "Tópicos por Página",
+    "posts_per_page": "Posts por Página"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/language/sk/global.json b/public/language/sk/global.json
index 6fa7361dca..cf17eb234d 100644
--- a/public/language/sk/global.json
+++ b/public/language/sk/global.json
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     "500.message": "Jejda, vyzerá, že sa niečo pokazilo.",
     "register": "Registrovať",
     "login": "Prihlásiť sa",
+    "please_log_in": "Prosím Prihláste sa",
+    "posting_restriction_info": "Prispievanie je obmedzené len pre registrovaných, kliknite pre Prihlásenie sa ",
     "welcome_back": "Vitaj naspäť",
     "you_have_successfully_logged_in": "Úspešne si sa prihlásil",
     "logout": "Odhlásiť sa",
diff --git a/public/language/sk/pages.json b/public/language/sk/pages.json
index d60e0a0a9b..4fa2659252 100644
--- a/public/language/sk/pages.json
+++ b/public/language/sk/pages.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "home": "Home",
     "unread": "Unread Topics",
-    "popular": "Popular Topics",
+    "popular": "Populárne Témy",
     "recent": "Recent Topics",
     "users": "Registered Users",
     "notifications": "Notifications",
diff --git a/public/language/sk/topic.json b/public/language/sk/topic.json
index 4bf7ffe6cd..b7a2bac591 100644
--- a/public/language/sk/topic.json
+++ b/public/language/sk/topic.json
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
     "flag": "Označiť",
     "flag_title": "Označiť príspevok pre moderáciu",
     "deleted_message": "Toto vlákno bolo vymazané. Iba užívatelia s privilégiami ho môžu vidieť.",
+    "following_topic.title": "Sledovať Tému",
+    "following_topic.message": "Budete teraz príjimať notifikácie, ked niekto prispeje do témy.",
+    "not_following_topic.title": "Nesledujete Tému",
+    "not_following_topic.message": "Nebudete už dostávať notifikácie z tejto Témy",
+    "login_to_subscribe": "Prosím Zaregistrujte sa alebo sa Prihláste, aby ste mohli odoberať túto Tému",
     "watch": "Sledovať",
     "share_this_post": "Zdielaj tento príspevok",
     "thread_tools.title": "Nástroje",
@@ -61,5 +66,8 @@
     "composer.discard": "Zahodiť",
     "composer.submit": "Poslať",
     "composer.replying_to": "Odpovedáš ",
-    "composer.new_topic": "Nová téma"
+    "composer.new_topic": "Nová téma",
+    "composer.drag_and_drop_images": "Pretiahni a Pusť Obrázky Sem",
+    "composer.content_is_parsed_with": "Obsah je vybraný s",
+    "composer.upload_instructions": "Nahraj obrázky pretiahnutím a pustením ich."
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins.js b/src/plugins.js
index 5dad12632a..30731712e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins.js
@@ -114,20 +114,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 			if (pluginData.minver && semver.validRange(pluginData.minver)) {
 				if (!semver.satisfies(pkg.version, pluginData.minver)) {
 					// If NodeBB is not new enough to run this plugin
-					if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-						// Throw a warning in development, but do nothing else
-						winston.warn('[plugins/' + pluginData.id + '] This plugin may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing.');
-					} else {
-						if (nconf.get('check-plugins') !== false) {
-							// Refuse to load this plugin...
-							winston.error('[plugins/' + pluginData.id + '] This plugin is reportedly incompatible with your version of NodeBB, so it has been disabled.');
-							winston.error('[plugins/' + pluginData.id + '] Use `--no-check-plugins` if you wish to live dangerously.');
-
-							// ... and disable it, too
-							Plugins.toggleActive(pluginData.id);
-							return callback();
-						}
-					}
+					winston.warn('[plugins/' + pluginData.id + '] This plugin may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing.');
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index b7028efc5c..b4d5afe7b6 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var	shutdown = function(code) {
 		db.close();
 		winston.info('[app] Database connection closed.');
 
-		winston.info('[app] Goodbye!');
+		winston.info('[app] Shutdown complete.');
 		process.exit();
 	},
 	restart = function() {