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+Simulation server cluster
+
+## How to use
+usage:
+```
+main.py [-h] [--simulation_time SIMULATION_TIME] [--num_runs NUM_RUNS] [--min_runs MIN_RUNS] [--confidence_level CONFIDENCE_LEVEL] [--best_c | --no-best_c]
+```
+
+options:
+```
+-h, --help            show help message and exit
+--simulation_time SIMULATION_TIME runtime of each individual simulation
+--num_runs NUM_RUNS   number of simulations to run with a fixed set of parameters
+--min_runs MIN_RUNS   minimum number of successful runs needed to calculate statistics
+--confidence_level CONFIDENCE_LEVEL confidence level
+--best_c  only run simulations for lambda=1 and determine the best C
+```
+
+#### default values:
+Simulation time: 500  
+Number of runs: 10  
+Minimum number of runs: 5  
+confidence level: 95%  
+best C (running simulation for lamba=1 only): False