Document what is sent in checkpoint request

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Bryan Boreham authored and Matthias Radestock committed 2016-06-20 03:13:10 +01:00
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Weave Net [periodically contacts Weaveworks servers for available
versions](https://github.com/weaveworks/go-checkpoint). New versions
are announced in the log and in [the status
summary](/site/troubleshooting.md#weave-status). To disable this
check, run the following before launching Weave Net:
summary](/site/troubleshooting.md#weave-status).
The information sent in this check is:
* Host UUID hash
* Kernel version
* Docker version
* Weave Net version
* Network mode, e.g. 'awsvpc'
To disable this check, run the following before launching Weave Net:
export CHECKPOINT_DISABLE=1
###Guides for Specific Platforms
CoreOS users see [here](/guides/networking-docker-containers-with-weave-on-coreos/) for an example of installing Weave using cloud-config.