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The format of the beacon message will be JSON, which is already in use in other components and simple to implement. The message will be sent via HTTP/REST on a non-standard port (5001) to an AWS “collector” VM operated by TIER (collectorhttps://dashboard.testbed.tier.internet2.edu/elk/app/kibana#). Each container will be configured at final build time with a random time for these daily messages to be sent (via cron). That random time will be between midnight and 4am. This is the format of the incoming message:
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