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+###Checkpoint
+
+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:
+
+    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.