diff --git a/xos/observers/vcpe/run.sh b/xos/observers/vcpe/run.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/observers/vcpe/run.sh
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+if [[ ! -e ./vcpe-observer.py ]]; then
+    ln -s ../../xos-observer.py vcpe-observer.py
+fi
+
+export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
+python vcpe-observer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/observers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config
diff --git a/xos/observers/vcpe/start.sh b/xos/observers/vcpe/start.sh
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+++ b/xos/observers/vcpe/start.sh
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+if [[ ! -e ./vcpe-observer.py ]]; then
+    ln -s ../../xos-observer.py vcpe-observer.py
+fi
+
+export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
+nohup python vcpe-observer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/observers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config > /dev/null 2>&1 &
diff --git a/xos/observers/vcpe/stop.sh b/xos/observers/vcpe/stop.sh
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index 0000000..e90e16c
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+++ b/xos/observers/vcpe/stop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkill -9 -f vcpe-observer.py
diff --git a/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config b/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config
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index 0000000..f69f9ca
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+++ b/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_observer_config
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+
+[plc]
+name=plc
+deployment=VICCI
+
+[db]
+name=xos
+user=postgres
+password=password
+host=localhost
+port=5432
+
+[api]
+host=128.112.171.237
+port=8000
+ssl_key=None
+ssl_cert=None
+ca_ssl_cert=None
+ratelimit_enabled=0
+omf_enabled=0
+mail_support_address=support@localhost
+nova_enabled=True
+
+[observer]
+name=vcpe
+dependency_graph=/opt/xos/observers/vcpe/model-deps
+steps_dir=/opt/xos/observers/vcpe/steps
+deleters_dir=/opt/xos/observers/vcpe/deleters
+log_file=console
+#/var/log/hpc.log
+driver=None
+
+[feefie]
+client_id='vicci_dev_central'
+user_id='pl'