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+---
+# monitoringservice-onboard/defaults/main.yml
+
+cord_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir + '/cord' }}"
+cord_profile_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir + '/cord_profile' }}"
+
+xos_bootstrap_ui_port: 9001
+