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 [Graphite](http://graphite.wikidot.com/) is required for historical data retrieval.  See the provided YAML configuration example, [vmpooler.yaml.example](vmpooler.yaml.example), for details.
 
 
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 ## License
 
 vmpooler is distributed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html).  See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.