name: Netcat Example with Parameter location: localhost services: - type: org.apache.brooklyn.entity.software.base.VanillaSoftwareProcess name: Simple Netcat Server launch.command: | echo $MESSAGE | nc -l $NETCAT_PORT & echo $! > $PID_FILE env: MESSAGE: $brooklyn:config("message") NETCAT_PORT: $brooklyn:attributeWhenReady("netcat.port") brooklyn.parameters: - name: message description: a message to send to the caller default: hello - name: netcat.port type: port description: the port netcat should run on default: 4321+