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+# Standalone VES Test Collector
+
+This solution is intended to test VES messages with different format versions.
+
+## Customizing
+
+define within '.env' file
+
+```
+EXT_VES_PORT=30007
+VES_API=7
+VES_FORMAT_FILE=CommonEventFormat_30.1_ONAP.json
+LOCAL_VES_MOUNT=/var/tmp/ves-v7
+```
+
+this would mean:
+
+ * ves-testcollector URL is <ip_host>:30007/eventListener/v7
+ * logs are stored on docker host /var/tmp/VES.V7/logs
+ * VES format file is 'CommonEventFormat_30.1_ONAP.json'
+ *
+ ## USAGE
+
+```
+docker-compose up -d
+cd /var/tmp/ves-v7/logs
+tail -f evel-output.log
+
+```
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