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vCenter / ESXi API Simulator\n\nThis package implements a vSphere Web Services (SOAP) SDK endpoint intended for testing consumers of the API.\n\n[![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/macropower/vcsim.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/macropower/vcsim/builds/) [![Docker Build](https://img.shields.io/docker/cloud/build/macropower/vcsim)](https://hub.docker.com/r/macropower/vcsim/builds/) [![](https://images.microbadger.com/badges/image/macropower/vcsim.svg)](https://microbadger.com/images/macropower/vcsim \"Get your own image badge on microbadger.com\")\n\n## Starting the simulator\n\nThe simulator can simulate either a vCenter server (default) or an ESXi server.\n\n\n### Run simulator as a vCenter server\n\nStart with default settings as a vCenter server \n\n\tdocker run -d -p 8989:8989 macropower/vcsim\n\nor\n\n\tdocker run -d -p 8989:8989 macropower/vcsim --vcenter\n\n### Run simulator as a ESXi server\n\nStart with default settings as a ESXi server\n\n\tdocker run -d -p 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