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+P2P Storage Simulator
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+
+The system consists of two types of components, the producer sends logs to consumer, to one at a time. Consumer discovery is done
+by the producers and other consumers.
+This repository connect the two component of the system. It uses docker-compose to build a demo
+system (with multiple producers and consumers), which can be used for evaluation. After cloning, run the command
+*docker-compose up.*
+which will set up the system.
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