I want to run AliECS and other O²/FLP software

:arrow_right: O²/FLP Suite deployment instructions

These instructions apply to both single-node and multi-node deployments.

Contact alice-o2-flp-support for assistance with provisioning and deployment.
I want to ensure AliECS can run and control my process
- My software is based on FairMQ and/or O² DPL
  
  :palm_tree: Nothing to do, AliECS natively supports FairMQ (and DPL) devices.
- My software does not use FairMQ and/or DPL, but should be controlled through a state machine
  
  :telescope: See the OCC documentation to learn how to integrate the O² Control and Configuration library with your software. Readout is currently the only example of this setup.
- My software is a command line utility with no state machine
  
  :palm_tree: Nothing to do, AliECS natively supports generic commands. Make sure the task template for your command sets the control mode to basic (see example).
I want to build and run AliECS for development purposes

:hammer_and_wrench: Building instructions

:arrow_right: Running instructions
I want to communicate with AliECS via one of the plugins
- Receive updates on running environments via Kafka

Using AliECS

There are two ways of interacting with AliECS:

The AliECS GUI - not in this repository, but included in most deployments, recommended

:arrow_right: AliECS GUI documentation
coconut - the command-line control and configuration utility, included with AliECS core

:arrow_right: Using coconut

:arrow_right: coconut command reference