= Data collector!
  
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The data collector is a lightweight microservice application that sends metadata, collected from a system, such as an IoT network, distributed system, data center, etc.

The data are transmitted, stored, and can be retrieved at any time.

== Start 

You can start it in the same way as you start any other application.

TIP: You can find more information http://docs.swarmlab.io/SwarmLab-HowTos/swarmlab/docs/swarmlab/docs/hybrid/start-microservices.html[here^]


=== Open web interface


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click on "Click here to open the Web_App"



=== Open console

run
[source,c]
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docker exec ... Command
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=== Source directory

The directory that contains the source is in "Directory Maps -> Local" column.