Adding upstream version 1.33.0.upstream/1.33.0

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

35 files changed, 356 insertions, 5382 deletions

diff --git a/aclk/aclk.c b/aclk/aclk.c
index a24d258c5..936f431b6 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk.c
+++ b/aclk/aclk.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int wait_till_agent_claimed(void)
  * agent claimed, cloud url set and private key available
  * 
  * @param aclk_hostname points to location where string pointer to hostname will be set
- * @param ackl_port port to int where port will be saved
+ * @param aclk_port port to int where port will be saved
  * 
  * @return If non 0 returned irrecoverable error happened and ACLK should be terminated
  */
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void msg_callback_old_protocol(const char *topic, const void *msg, size_t
     close(logfd);
 #endif
 
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Got Message From Broker Topic \"%s\" QOS %d MSG: \"%s\"", topic, qos, cmsg);
+    debug(D_ACLK, "Got Message From Broker Topic \"%s\" QoS %d MSG: \"%s\"", topic, qos, cmsg);
 
     if (strcmp(cmd_topic, topic))
         error("Received message on unexpected topic %s", topic);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void msg_callback_old_protocol(const char *topic, const void *msg, size_t
         return;
     }
 
-    aclk_handle_cloud_message(cmsg);
+    aclk_handle_cloud_cmd_message(cmsg);
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NEW_CLOUD_PROTOCOL
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int read_query_thread_count()
 
 void aclk_graceful_disconnect(mqtt_wss_client client);
 
-/* Keeps connection alive and handles all network comms.
+/* Keeps connection alive and handles all network communications.
  * Returns on error or when netdata is shutting down.
  * @param client instance of mqtt_wss_client
  * @returns  0 - Netdata Exits
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static int handle_connection(mqtt_wss_client client)
             return 1;
         }
 
-        if (disconnect_req) {
+        if (disconnect_req || aclk_kill_link) {
             disconnect_req = 0;
             aclk_graceful_disconnect(client);
             aclk_queue_unlock();
@@ -763,6 +763,10 @@ void *aclk_main(void *ptr)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_NEW_CLOUD_PROTOCOL
+    aclk_init_rx_msg_handlers();
+#endif
+
     // This thread is unusual in that it cannot be cancelled by cancel_main_threads()
     // as it must notify the far end that it shutdown gracefully and avoid the LWT.
     netdata_thread_disable_cancelability();
@@ -859,7 +863,7 @@ exit:
 // fix this in both old and new ACLK
 extern void health_alarm_entry2json_nolock(BUFFER *wb, ALARM_ENTRY *ae, RRDHOST *host);
 
-void ng_aclk_alarm_reload(void)
+void aclk_alarm_reload(void)
 {
     ACLK_SHARED_STATE_LOCK;
     if (unlikely(aclk_shared_state.agent_state == ACLK_HOST_INITIALIZING)) {
@@ -871,7 +875,7 @@ void ng_aclk_alarm_reload(void)
     aclk_queue_query(aclk_query_new(METADATA_ALARMS));
 }
 
-int ng_aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae)
+int aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae)
 {
     BUFFER *local_buffer;
     json_object *msg;
@@ -902,7 +906,7 @@ int ng_aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int ng_aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create)
+int aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create)
 {
     struct aclk_query *query;
 
@@ -926,7 +930,7 @@ int ng_aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create)
  * Add a new collector to the list
  * If it exists, update the chart count
  */
-void ng_aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
+void aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
 {
     struct aclk_query *query;
     struct _collector *tmp_collector;
@@ -969,7 +973,7 @@ void ng_aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *m
  * This function will release the memory used and schedule
  * a cloud update
  */
-void ng_aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
+void aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
 {
     struct aclk_query *query;
     struct _collector *tmp_collector;
@@ -1010,7 +1014,7 @@ void ng_aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *m
     aclk_queue_query(query);
 }
 
-void ng_aclk_host_state_update(RRDHOST *host, int cmd)
+void aclk_host_state_update(RRDHOST *host, int cmd)
 {
     uuid_t node_id;
     int ret;
diff --git a/aclk/aclk.h b/aclk/aclk.h
index 444de86be..4d8546314 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk.h
+++ b/aclk/aclk.h
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ extern struct aclk_shared_state {
     int mqtt_shutdown_msg_rcvd;
 } aclk_shared_state;
 
-void ng_aclk_alarm_reload(void);
-int ng_aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae);
+void aclk_alarm_reload(void);
+int aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae);
 
 /* Informs ACLK about created/deleted chart
  * @param create 0 - if chart was deleted, other if chart created
  */
-int ng_aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create);
+int aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create);
 
-void ng_aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name);
-void ng_aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name);
+void aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name);
+void aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name);
 
-void ng_aclk_host_state_update(RRDHOST *host, int cmd);
+void aclk_host_state_update(RRDHOST *host, int cmd);
 
 void aclk_send_node_instances(void);
 
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_api.c b/aclk/aclk_api.c
index 251f5b708..172cf2982 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_api.c
+++ b/aclk/aclk_api.c
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 #include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
 #include "database/rrd.h"
 
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
+#ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
 #include "aclk.h"
 #endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-#include "legacy/agent_cloud_link.h"
-#endif
 
 int aclk_connected = 0;
 int aclk_kill_link = 0;
@@ -20,12 +17,6 @@ int aclk_disable_single_updates = 0;
 
 int aclk_stats_enabled;
 
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-int aclk_ng = 1;
-#else
-int aclk_ng = 0;
-#endif
-
 #define ACLK_IMPL_KEY_NAME "aclk implementation"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
@@ -33,41 +24,13 @@ void *aclk_starter(void *ptr) {
     char *aclk_impl_req = config_get(CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD, ACLK_IMPL_KEY_NAME, "ng");
 
     if (!strcasecmp(aclk_impl_req, "ng")) {
-        aclk_ng = 1;
+        return aclk_main(ptr);
     } else if (!strcasecmp(aclk_impl_req, "legacy")) {
-        aclk_ng = 0;
+        error("Legacy ACLK is not supported anymore key \"" ACLK_IMPL_KEY_NAME "\" in section \"" CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD "\" ignored. Using ACLK-NG.");
     } else {
-        error("Unknown value \"%s\" of key \"" ACLK_IMPL_KEY_NAME "\" in section \"" CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD "\". Trying default ACLK %s.", aclk_impl_req, aclk_ng ? "NG" : "Legacy");
-    }
-
-#ifndef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng) {
-        error("Configuration requests ACLK-NG but it is not available in this agent. Switching to Legacy.");
-        aclk_ng = 0;
-    }
-#endif
-
-#ifndef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng) {
-        error("Configuration requests ACLK Legacy but it is not available in this agent. Switching to NG.");
-        aclk_ng = 1;
-    }
-#endif
-
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng) {
-        info("Starting ACLK-NG");
-        return aclk_main(ptr);
-    }
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng) {
-        info("Starting ACLK Legacy");
-        return legacy_aclk_main(ptr);
+        error("Unknown value \"%s\" of key \"" ACLK_IMPL_KEY_NAME "\" in section \"" CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD "\". Using ACLK-NG. This config key will be deprecated.", aclk_impl_req);
     }
-#endif
-    error_report("No ACLK could be started");
-    return NULL;
+    return aclk_main(ptr);
 }
 
 void aclk_single_update_disable()
@@ -79,99 +42,15 @@ void aclk_single_update_enable()
 {
     aclk_disable_single_updates = 0;
 }
-
-void aclk_alarm_reload(void)
-{
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        ng_aclk_alarm_reload();
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        legacy_aclk_alarm_reload();
-#endif
-}
-
-int aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create)
-{
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        return ng_aclk_update_chart(host, chart_name, create);
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        return legacy_aclk_update_chart(host, chart_name, create);
-#endif
-    error_report("No usable aclk_update_chart implementation");
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae)
-{
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        return ng_aclk_update_alarm(host, ae);
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        return legacy_aclk_update_alarm(host, ae);
-#endif
-    error_report("No usable aclk_update_alarm implementation");
-    return 1;
-}
-
-void aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
-{
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        return ng_aclk_add_collector(host, plugin_name, module_name);
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        return legacy_aclk_add_collector(host, plugin_name, module_name);
-#endif
-    error_report("No usable aclk_add_collector implementation");
-}
-
-void aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
-{
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        return ng_aclk_del_collector(host, plugin_name, module_name);
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        return legacy_aclk_del_collector(host, plugin_name, module_name);
-#endif
-    error_report("No usable aclk_del_collector implementation");
-}
-
-void aclk_host_state_update(RRDHOST *host, int connect)
-{
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        return ng_aclk_host_state_update(host, connect);
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        return legacy_aclk_host_state_update(host, connect);
-#endif
-    error_report("Couldn't use any version of aclk_host_state_update");
-}
-
 #endif /* ENABLE_ACLK */
 
 struct label *add_aclk_host_labels(struct label *label) {
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
+#ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
     label = add_label_to_list(label, "_aclk_ng_available", "true", LABEL_SOURCE_AUTO);
 #else
     label = add_label_to_list(label, "_aclk_ng_available", "false", LABEL_SOURCE_AUTO);
 #endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    label = add_label_to_list(label, "_aclk_legacy_available", "true", LABEL_SOURCE_AUTO);
-#else
     label = add_label_to_list(label, "_aclk_legacy_available", "false", LABEL_SOURCE_AUTO);
-#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
     ACLK_PROXY_TYPE aclk_proxy;
     char *proxy_str;
@@ -189,7 +68,7 @@ struct label *add_aclk_host_labels(struct label *label) {
             break;
     }
 
-    label = add_label_to_list(label, "_aclk_impl", aclk_ng ? "Next Generation" : "Legacy", LABEL_SOURCE_AUTO);
+    label = add_label_to_list(label, "_aclk_impl", "Next Generation", LABEL_SOURCE_AUTO);
     label = add_label_to_list(label, "_aclk_proxy", proxy_str, LABEL_SOURCE_AUTO);
 #endif
     return label;
@@ -199,30 +78,14 @@ char *aclk_state(void) {
 #ifndef ENABLE_ACLK
     return strdupz("ACLK Available: No");
 #else
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        return ng_aclk_state();
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        return legacy_aclk_state();
+    return ng_aclk_state();
 #endif
-#endif /* ENABLE_ACLK */
-    return NULL;
 }
 
 char *aclk_state_json(void) {
 #ifndef ENABLE_ACLK
-    return strdupz("{\"aclk-available\": false}");
+    return strdupz("{\"aclk-available\":false}");
 #else
-#ifdef ACLK_NG
-    if (aclk_ng)
-        return ng_aclk_state_json();
-#endif
-#ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
-    if (!aclk_ng)
-        return legacy_aclk_state_json();
+    return ng_aclk_state_json();
 #endif
-#endif /* ENABLE_ACLK */
-    return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_query_queue.c b/aclk/aclk_query_queue.c
index 18b4783ee..fe7ee123c 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_query_queue.c
+++ b/aclk/aclk_query_queue.c
@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@ static inline int _aclk_queue_query(aclk_query_t query)
 static inline volatile uint32_t *aclk_stats_qmetric_for_qtype(aclk_query_type_t qtype) {
     switch (qtype) {
         case HTTP_API_V2:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_http;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_http;
         case ALARM_STATE_UPDATE:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_alarm_upd;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_alarm_upd;
         case METADATA_INFO:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_metadata_info;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_metadata_info;
         case METADATA_ALARMS:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_metadata_alarms;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_metadata_alarms;
         case CHART_NEW:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_chart_new;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_chart_new;
         case CHART_DEL:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_chart_del;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_chart_del;
         case REGISTER_NODE:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_register_node;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_register_node;
         case NODE_STATE_UPDATE:
-            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_type_node_upd;
+            return &aclk_metrics_per_sample.query_type_node_upd;
         default:
             return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_rrdhost_state.h b/aclk/aclk_rrdhost_state.h
index 73925b330..9138123df 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_rrdhost_state.h
+++ b/aclk/aclk_rrdhost_state.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef enum aclk_agent_state {
 
 typedef struct aclk_rrdhost_state {
     char *claimed_id; // Claimed ID if host has one otherwise NULL
+    char *prev_claimed_id; // Claimed ID if changed (reclaimed) during runtime
 
 #ifdef ACLK_LEGACY
     // per child popcorning
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.c b/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.c
index e7ce932ea..ecb2b4179 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.c
+++ b/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static inline int aclk_v2_payload_get_query(const char *payload, char **query_ur
     }\
     ACLK_SHARED_STATE_UNLOCK;
 
-static int aclk_handle_cloud_request_v2(struct aclk_request *cloud_to_agent, char *raw_payload)
+static int aclk_handle_cloud_http_request_v2(struct aclk_request *cloud_to_agent, char *raw_payload)
 {
     if (!aclk_use_new_cloud_arch) {
         HTTP_CHECK_AGENT_INITIALIZED();
@@ -172,73 +172,43 @@ error:
     return 1;
 }
 
-typedef struct aclk_incoming_msg_type{
-    char *name;
-    int(*fnc)(struct aclk_request *, char *);
-}aclk_incoming_msg_type;
-
-aclk_incoming_msg_type aclk_incoming_msg_types_compression[] = {
-    { .name = "http",    .fnc = aclk_handle_cloud_request_v2 },
-    { .name = NULL,      .fnc = NULL                         }
-};
-
-struct aclk_incoming_msg_type *aclk_incoming_msg_types = aclk_incoming_msg_types_compression;
-
-int aclk_handle_cloud_message(char *payload)
+int aclk_handle_cloud_cmd_message(char *payload)
 {
     struct aclk_request cloud_to_agent;
     memset(&cloud_to_agent, 0, sizeof(struct aclk_request));
 
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_recvd++;
-        ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
     if (unlikely(!payload)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("ACLK incoming message is empty");
-        goto err_cleanup_nojson;
+        error_report("ACLK incoming 'cmd' message is empty");
+        return 1;
     }
 
-    debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK incoming message (%s)", payload);
+    debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK incoming 'cmd' message (%s)", payload);
 
     int rc = json_parse(payload, &cloud_to_agent, cloud_to_agent_parse);
 
     if (unlikely(rc != JSON_OK)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Malformed json request (%s)", payload);
+        error_report("Malformed json request (%s)", payload);
         goto err_cleanup;
     }
 
     if (!cloud_to_agent.type_id) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Cloud message is missing compulsory key \"type\"");
+        error_report("Cloud message is missing compulsory key \"type\"");
         goto err_cleanup;
     }
 
-
-    for (int i = 0; aclk_incoming_msg_types[i].name; i++) {
-        if (strcmp(cloud_to_agent.type_id, aclk_incoming_msg_types[i].name) == 0) {
-            if (likely(!aclk_incoming_msg_types[i].fnc(&cloud_to_agent, payload))) {
-                // in case of success handler is supposed to clean up after itself
-                // or as in the case of aclk_handle_cloud_request take
-                // ownership of the pointers (done to avoid copying)
-                // see what `aclk_queue_query` parameter `internal` does
-
-                // NEVER CONTINUE THIS LOOP AFTER CALLING FUNCTION!!!
-                // msg handlers (namely aclk_handle_version_responce)
-                // can freely change what aclk_incoming_msg_types points to
-                // so either exit or restart this for loop
-                freez(cloud_to_agent.type_id);
-                return 0;
-            }
-            goto err_cleanup;
-        }
+    // Originally we were expecting to have multiple types of 'cmd' message,
+    // but after the new protocol was designed we will ever only have 'http'
+    if (strcmp(cloud_to_agent.type_id, "http")) {
+        error_report("Only 'http' cmd message is supported");
+        goto err_cleanup;
     }
 
-    errno = 0;
-    error("Unknown message type from Cloud \"%s\"", cloud_to_agent.type_id);
+    if (likely(!aclk_handle_cloud_http_request_v2(&cloud_to_agent, payload))) {
+        // aclk_handle_cloud_request takes ownership of the pointers
+        // (to avoid copying) in case of success
+        freez(cloud_to_agent.type_id);
+        return 0;
+    }
 
 err_cleanup:
     if (cloud_to_agent.payload)
@@ -250,191 +220,283 @@ err_cleanup:
     if (cloud_to_agent.callback_topic)
         freez(cloud_to_agent.callback_topic);
 
-err_cleanup_nojson:
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_err++;
-        ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
     return 1;
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NEW_CLOUD_PROTOCOL
-void aclk_handle_new_cloud_msg(const char *message_type, const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+typedef uint32_t simple_hash_t;
+typedef int(*rx_msg_handler)(const char *msg, size_t msg_len);
+
+int handle_old_proto_cmd(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
 {
-    // TODO do the look up table with hashes to optimize when there are more
-    // than few
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "cmd")) {
-        // msg is binary payload in all other cases
-        // however in this message from old legacy cloud
-        // we have to convert it to C string
-        char *str = mallocz(msg_len+1);
-        memcpy(str, msg, msg_len);
-        str[msg_len] = 0;
-        aclk_handle_cloud_message(str);
+    // msg is binary payload in all other cases
+    // however in this message from old legacy cloud
+    // we have to convert it to C string
+    char *str = mallocz(msg_len+1);
+    memcpy(str, msg, msg_len);
+    str[msg_len] = 0;
+    if (aclk_handle_cloud_cmd_message(str)) {
         freez(str);
-        return;
+        return 1;
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "CreateNodeInstanceResult")) {
-        node_instance_creation_result_t res = parse_create_node_instance_result(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!res.machine_guid || !res.node_id) {
-            error_report("Error parsing CreateNodeInstanceResult");
-            freez(res.machine_guid);
-            freez(res.node_id);
-            return;
-        }
+    freez(str);
+    return 0;
+}
 
-        debug(D_ACLK, "CreateNodeInstanceResult: guid:%s nodeid:%s", res.machine_guid, res.node_id);
+int create_node_instance_result(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    node_instance_creation_result_t res = parse_create_node_instance_result(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!res.machine_guid || !res.node_id) {
+        error_report("Error parsing CreateNodeInstanceResult");
+        freez(res.machine_guid);
+        freez(res.node_id);
+        return 1;
+    }
 
-        uuid_t host_id, node_id;
-        if (uuid_parse(res.machine_guid, host_id)) {
-            error("Error parsing machine_guid provided by CreateNodeInstanceResult");
-            freez(res.machine_guid);
-            freez(res.node_id);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (uuid_parse(res.node_id, node_id)) {
-            error("Error parsing node_id provided by CreateNodeInstanceResult");
-            freez(res.machine_guid);
-            freez(res.node_id);
-            return;
-        }
-        update_node_id(&host_id, &node_id);
-
-        aclk_query_t query = aclk_query_new(NODE_STATE_UPDATE);
-        query->data.node_update.hops = 1; //TODO - real hop count instead of hardcoded
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(localhost);
-        query->data.node_update.claim_id = strdupz(localhost->aclk_state.claimed_id);
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
-
-        RRDHOST *host = rrdhost_find_by_guid(res.machine_guid, 0);
-        query->data.node_update.live = 0;
-
-        if (host) {
-            // not all host must have RRDHOST struct created for them
-            // if they never connected during runtime of agent
-            if (host == localhost) {
-                query->data.node_update.live = 1;
-                query->data.node_update.hops = 0;
-            } else {
-                netdata_mutex_lock(&host->receiver_lock);
-                query->data.node_update.live = (host->receiver != NULL);
-                netdata_mutex_unlock(&host->receiver_lock);
-                query->data.node_update.hops = host->system_info->hops;
-            }
-        }
+    debug(D_ACLK, "CreateNodeInstanceResult: guid:%s nodeid:%s", res.machine_guid, res.node_id);
 
-        query->data.node_update.node_id = res.node_id; // aclk_query_free will free it
-        query->data.node_update.queryable = 1;
-        query->data.node_update.session_id = aclk_session_newarch;
-        aclk_queue_query(query);
+    uuid_t host_id, node_id;
+    if (uuid_parse(res.machine_guid, host_id)) {
+        error("Error parsing machine_guid provided by CreateNodeInstanceResult");
         freez(res.machine_guid);
-        return;
+        freez(res.node_id);
+        return 1;
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "SendNodeInstances")) {
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Got SendNodeInstances");
-        aclk_send_node_instances();
-        return;
+    if (uuid_parse(res.node_id, node_id)) {
+        error("Error parsing node_id provided by CreateNodeInstanceResult");
+        freez(res.machine_guid);
+        freez(res.node_id);
+        return 1;
     }
-
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "StreamChartsAndDimensions")) {
-        stream_charts_and_dims_t res = parse_stream_charts_and_dims(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!res.claim_id || !res.node_id) {
-            error("Error parsing StreamChartsAndDimensions msg");
-            freez(res.claim_id);
-            freez(res.node_id);
-            return;
+    update_node_id(&host_id, &node_id);
+
+    aclk_query_t query = aclk_query_new(NODE_STATE_UPDATE);
+    query->data.node_update.hops = 1; //TODO - real hop count instead of hardcoded
+    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(localhost);
+    query->data.node_update.claim_id = strdupz(localhost->aclk_state.claimed_id);
+    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
+
+    RRDHOST *host = rrdhost_find_by_guid(res.machine_guid, 0);
+    query->data.node_update.live = 0;
+
+    if (host) {
+        // not all host must have RRDHOST struct created for them
+        // if they never connected during runtime of agent
+        if (host == localhost) {
+            query->data.node_update.live = 1;
+            query->data.node_update.hops = 0;
+        } else {
+            netdata_mutex_lock(&host->receiver_lock);
+            query->data.node_update.live = (host->receiver != NULL);
+            netdata_mutex_unlock(&host->receiver_lock);
+            query->data.node_update.hops = host->system_info->hops;
         }
-        chart_batch_id = res.batch_id;
-        aclk_start_streaming(res.node_id, res.seq_id, res.seq_id_created_at.tv_sec, res.batch_id);
+    }
+
+    query->data.node_update.node_id = res.node_id; // aclk_query_free will free it
+    query->data.node_update.queryable = 1;
+    query->data.node_update.session_id = aclk_session_newarch;
+    aclk_queue_query(query);
+    freez(res.machine_guid);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int send_node_instances(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    UNUSED(msg);
+    UNUSED(msg_len);
+    aclk_send_node_instances();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int stream_charts_and_dimensions(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    stream_charts_and_dims_t res = parse_stream_charts_and_dims(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!res.claim_id || !res.node_id) {
+        error("Error parsing StreamChartsAndDimensions msg");
         freez(res.claim_id);
         freez(res.node_id);
-        return;
+        return 1;
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "ChartsAndDimensionsAck")) {
-        chart_and_dim_ack_t res = parse_chart_and_dimensions_ack(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!res.claim_id || !res.node_id) {
-            error("Error parsing StreamChartsAndDimensions msg");
-            freez(res.claim_id);
-            freez(res.node_id);
-            return;
-        }
-        aclk_ack_chart_sequence_id(res.node_id, res.last_seq_id);
+    chart_batch_id = res.batch_id;
+    aclk_start_streaming(res.node_id, res.seq_id, res.seq_id_created_at.tv_sec, res.batch_id);
+    freez(res.claim_id);
+    freez(res.node_id);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int charts_and_dimensions_ack(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    chart_and_dim_ack_t res = parse_chart_and_dimensions_ack(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!res.claim_id || !res.node_id) {
+        error("Error parsing StreamChartsAndDimensions msg");
         freez(res.claim_id);
         freez(res.node_id);
-        return;
-    }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "UpdateChartConfigs")) {
-        struct update_chart_config res = parse_update_chart_config(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!res.claim_id || !res.node_id || !res.hashes)
-            error("Error parsing UpdateChartConfigs msg");
-        else
-            aclk_get_chart_config(res.hashes);
-        destroy_update_chart_config(&res);
-        return;
+        return 1;
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "StartAlarmStreaming")) {
-        struct start_alarm_streaming res = parse_start_alarm_streaming(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!res.node_id || !res.batch_id) {
-            error("Error parsing StartAlarmStreaming");
-            freez(res.node_id);
-            return;
-        }
-        aclk_start_alert_streaming(res.node_id, res.batch_id, res.start_seq_id);
+    aclk_ack_chart_sequence_id(res.node_id, res.last_seq_id);
+    freez(res.claim_id);
+    freez(res.node_id);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int update_chart_configs(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    struct update_chart_config res = parse_update_chart_config(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!res.claim_id || !res.node_id || !res.hashes)
+        error("Error parsing UpdateChartConfigs msg");
+    else
+        aclk_get_chart_config(res.hashes);
+    destroy_update_chart_config(&res);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int start_alarm_streaming(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    struct start_alarm_streaming res = parse_start_alarm_streaming(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!res.node_id || !res.batch_id) {
+        error("Error parsing StartAlarmStreaming");
         freez(res.node_id);
-        return;
+        return 1;
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "SendAlarmLogHealth")) {
-        char *node_id = parse_send_alarm_log_health(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!node_id) {
-            error("Error parsing SendAlarmLogHealth");
-            return;
-        }
-        aclk_send_alarm_health_log(node_id);
-        freez(node_id);
-        return;
+    aclk_start_alert_streaming(res.node_id, res.batch_id, res.start_seq_id);
+    freez(res.node_id);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int send_alarm_log_health(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    char *node_id = parse_send_alarm_log_health(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!node_id) {
+        error("Error parsing SendAlarmLogHealth");
+        return 1;
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "SendAlarmConfiguration")) {
-        char *config_hash = parse_send_alarm_configuration(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!config_hash || !*config_hash) {
-            error("Error parsing SendAlarmConfiguration");
-            freez(config_hash);
-            return;
-        }
-        aclk_send_alarm_configuration(config_hash);
+    aclk_send_alarm_health_log(node_id);
+    freez(node_id);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int send_alarm_configuration(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    char *config_hash = parse_send_alarm_configuration(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!config_hash || !*config_hash) {
+        error("Error parsing SendAlarmConfiguration");
         freez(config_hash);
-        return;
+        return 1;
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "SendAlarmSnapshot")) {
-        struct send_alarm_snapshot *sas = parse_send_alarm_snapshot(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!sas->node_id || !sas->claim_id) {
-            error("Error parsing SendAlarmSnapshot");
-            destroy_send_alarm_snapshot(sas);
-            return;
-        }
-        aclk_process_send_alarm_snapshot(sas->node_id, sas->claim_id, sas->snapshot_id, sas->sequence_id);
+    aclk_send_alarm_configuration(config_hash);
+    freez(config_hash);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int send_alarm_snapshot(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    struct send_alarm_snapshot *sas = parse_send_alarm_snapshot(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!sas->node_id || !sas->claim_id) {
+        error("Error parsing SendAlarmSnapshot");
         destroy_send_alarm_snapshot(sas);
-        return;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    aclk_process_send_alarm_snapshot(sas->node_id, sas->claim_id, sas->snapshot_id, sas->sequence_id);
+    destroy_send_alarm_snapshot(sas);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int handle_disconnect_req(const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    struct disconnect_cmd *cmd = parse_disconnect_cmd(msg, msg_len);
+    if (!cmd)
+        return 1;
+    if (cmd->permaban) {
+        error("Cloud Banned This Agent!");
+        aclk_disable_runtime = 1;
+    }
+    info("Cloud requested disconnect (EC=%u, \"%s\")", (unsigned int)cmd->error_code, cmd->error_description);
+    if (cmd->reconnect_after_s > 0) {
+        aclk_block_until = now_monotonic_sec() + cmd->reconnect_after_s;
+        info(
+            "Cloud asks not to reconnect for %u seconds. We shall honor that request",
+            (unsigned int)cmd->reconnect_after_s);
+    }
+    disconnect_req = 1;
+    freez(cmd->error_description);
+    freez(cmd);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+    const char *name;
+    simple_hash_t name_hash;
+    rx_msg_handler fnc;
+} new_cloud_rx_msg_t;
+
+new_cloud_rx_msg_t rx_msgs[] = {
+    { .name = "cmd",                       .name_hash = 0, .fnc = handle_old_proto_cmd         },
+    { .name = "CreateNodeInstanceResult",  .name_hash = 0, .fnc = create_node_instance_result  },
+    { .name = "SendNodeInstances",         .name_hash = 0, .fnc = send_node_instances          },
+    { .name = "StreamChartsAndDimensions", .name_hash = 0, .fnc = stream_charts_and_dimensions },
+    { .name = "ChartsAndDimensionsAck",    .name_hash = 0, .fnc = charts_and_dimensions_ack    },
+    { .name = "UpdateChartConfigs",        .name_hash = 0, .fnc = update_chart_configs         },
+    { .name = "StartAlarmStreaming",       .name_hash = 0, .fnc = start_alarm_streaming        },
+    { .name = "SendAlarmLogHealth",        .name_hash = 0, .fnc = send_alarm_log_health        },
+    { .name = "SendAlarmConfiguration",    .name_hash = 0, .fnc = send_alarm_configuration     },
+    { .name = "SendAlarmSnapshot",         .name_hash = 0, .fnc = send_alarm_snapshot          },
+    { .name = "DisconnectReq",             .name_hash = 0, .fnc = handle_disconnect_req        },
+    { .name = NULL,                        .name_hash = 0, .fnc = NULL                         },
+};
+
+new_cloud_rx_msg_t *find_rx_handler_by_hash(simple_hash_t hash)
+{
+    // we can afford to not compare strings after hash match
+    // because we check for collisions at initialization in
+    // aclk_init_rx_msg_handlers()
+    for (int i = 0; rx_msgs[i].fnc; i++) {
+        if (rx_msgs[i].name_hash == hash)
+            return &rx_msgs[i];
     }
-    if (!strcmp(message_type, "DisconnectReq")) {
-        struct disconnect_cmd *cmd = parse_disconnect_cmd(msg, msg_len);
-        if (!cmd)
-            return;
-        if (cmd->permaban) {
-            error ("Cloud Banned This Agent!");
-            aclk_disable_runtime = 1;
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void aclk_init_rx_msg_handlers(void)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; rx_msgs[i].fnc; i++) {
+        simple_hash_t hash = simple_hash(rx_msgs[i].name);
+        new_cloud_rx_msg_t *hdl = find_rx_handler_by_hash(hash);
+        if (unlikely(hdl)) {
+            // the list of message names changes only by changing
+            // the source code, therefore fatal is appropriate
+            fatal("Hash collision. Choose better hash. Added '%s' clashes with existing '%s'", rx_msgs[i].name, hdl->name);
+        }
+        rx_msgs[i].name_hash = hash;
+    }
+}
+
+void aclk_handle_new_cloud_msg(const char *message_type, const char *msg, size_t msg_len)
+{
+    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
+        ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
+        aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_recvd++;
+        ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
+    }
+    new_cloud_rx_msg_t *msg_descriptor = find_rx_handler_by_hash(simple_hash(message_type));
+    debug(D_ACLK, "Got message named '%s' from cloud", message_type);
+    if (unlikely(!msg_descriptor)) {
+        error("Do not know how to handle message of type '%s'. Ignoring", message_type);
+        if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
+            ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
+            aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_err++;
+            ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
         }
-        info ("Cloud requested disconnect (EC=%u, \"%s\")", (unsigned int)cmd->error_code, cmd->error_description);
-        if (cmd->reconnect_after_s > 0) {
-            aclk_block_until = now_monotonic_sec() + cmd->reconnect_after_s;
-            info ("Cloud asks not to reconnect for %u seconds. We shall honor that request", (unsigned int)cmd->reconnect_after_s);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (msg_descriptor->fnc(msg, msg_len)) {
+        error("Error processing message of type '%s'", message_type);
+        if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
+            ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
+            aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_err++;
+            ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
         }
-        disconnect_req = 1;
-        freez(cmd->error_description);
-        freez(cmd);
         return;
     }
-    error ("Unknown new cloud arch message type received \"%s\"", message_type);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.h b/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.h
index 074dc004a..38243a4c9 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.h
+++ b/aclk/aclk_rx_msgs.h
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #include "daemon/common.h"
 #include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
 
-int aclk_handle_cloud_message(char *payload);
+int aclk_handle_cloud_cmd_message(char *payload);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NEW_CLOUD_PROTOCOL
+void aclk_init_rx_msg_handlers(void);
 void aclk_handle_new_cloud_msg(const char *message_type, const char *msg, size_t msg_len);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_stats.c b/aclk/aclk_stats.c
index 765c6a333..a7d4a4709 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_stats.c
+++ b/aclk/aclk_stats.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void aclk_stats_cloud_req_type(struct aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample
 
     if (unlikely(!st)) {
         st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_cloud_req_type", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Requests received from cloud by their type", "req/s",
+            "netdata", "aclk_processed_query_type", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Query thread commands processed by their type", "cmd/s",
             "netdata", "stats", 200006, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED);
 
         rd_type_http = rrddim_add(st, "http", NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ static void aclk_stats_cloud_req_type(struct aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample
     } else
         rrdset_next(st);
 
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_http, per_sample->cloud_req_type_http);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_alarm_upd, per_sample->cloud_req_type_alarm_upd);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_metadata_info, per_sample->cloud_req_type_metadata_info);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_metadata_alarms, per_sample->cloud_req_type_metadata_alarms);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_chart_new, per_sample->cloud_req_type_chart_new);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_chart_del, per_sample->cloud_req_type_chart_del);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_register_node, per_sample->cloud_req_type_register_node);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_node_upd, per_sample->cloud_req_type_node_upd);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_http, per_sample->query_type_http);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_alarm_upd, per_sample->query_type_alarm_upd);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_metadata_info, per_sample->query_type_metadata_info);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_metadata_alarms, per_sample->query_type_metadata_alarms);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_chart_new, per_sample->query_type_chart_new);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_chart_del, per_sample->query_type_chart_del);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_register_node, per_sample->query_type_register_node);
+    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_type_node_upd, per_sample->query_type_node_upd);
 
     rrdset_done(st);
 }
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_stats.h b/aclk/aclk_stats.h
index 317a34ba4..3cc6a0cb0 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_stats.h
+++ b/aclk/aclk_stats.h
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ extern struct aclk_metrics_per_sample {
     volatile uint32_t cloud_req_recvd;
     volatile uint32_t cloud_req_err;
 
-    // request types.
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_http;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_alarm_upd;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_metadata_info;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_metadata_alarms;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_chart_new;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_chart_del;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_register_node;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_type_node_upd;
+    // query types.
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_http;
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_alarm_upd;
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_metadata_info;
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_metadata_alarms;
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_chart_new;
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_chart_del;
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_register_node;
+    volatile uint32_t query_type_node_upd;
 
     // HTTP-specific request types.
     volatile uint32_t cloud_req_http_by_type[ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_HTTP_REQ_TYPE_CNT];
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_tx_msgs.c b/aclk/aclk_tx_msgs.c
index 237c1bdd2..74fc19c72 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_tx_msgs.c
+++ b/aclk/aclk_tx_msgs.c
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ static void aclk_send_message_with_bin_payload(mqtt_wss_client client, json_obje
     json_object_to_file_ext(filename, msg, JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY);
 #endif */
 
-    mqtt_wss_publish_pid(client, topic, full_msg, len,  MQTT_WSS_PUB_QOS1, &packet_id);
+    int rc = mqtt_wss_publish_pid_block(client, topic, full_msg, len,  MQTT_WSS_PUB_QOS1, &packet_id, 5000);
+    if (rc == MQTT_WSS_ERR_BLOCK_TIMEOUT)
+        error("Timeout sending binpacked message");
+    if (rc == MQTT_WSS_ERR_TX_BUF_TOO_SMALL)
+        error("Message is bigger than allowed maximum");
 #ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
     aclk_stats_msg_published(packet_id);
 #endif
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ static struct json_object *create_hdr(const char *type, const char *msg_id, time
 
 // TODO handle this somehow on older json-c
 //    tmp = json_object_new_uint64(ts_us);
-// probably jso->_to_json_strinf -> custom function
+// probably jso->_to_json_string -> custom function
 //          jso->o.c_uint64 -> map this with pointer to signed int
 // commit that implements json_object_new_uint64 is 3c3b592
 // between 0.14 and 0.15
@@ -420,7 +424,10 @@ uint16_t aclk_send_agent_connection_update(mqtt_wss_client client, int reachable
         rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
         return 0;
     }
-    conn.claim_id = localhost->aclk_state.claimed_id;
+    if (localhost->aclk_state.prev_claimed_id)
+        conn.claim_id = localhost->aclk_state.prev_claimed_id;
+    else
+        conn.claim_id = localhost->aclk_state.claimed_id;
 
     char *msg = generate_update_agent_connection(&len, &conn);
     rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
@@ -432,6 +439,10 @@ uint16_t aclk_send_agent_connection_update(mqtt_wss_client client, int reachable
 
     pid = aclk_send_bin_message_subtopic_pid(client, msg, len, ACLK_TOPICID_AGENT_CONN, "UpdateAgentConnection");
     freez(msg);
+    if (localhost->aclk_state.prev_claimed_id) {
+        freez(localhost->aclk_state.prev_claimed_id);
+        localhost->aclk_state.prev_claimed_id = NULL;
+    }
     return pid;
 }
 
diff --git a/aclk/aclk_util.h b/aclk/aclk_util.h
index 07de5c58a..4d8744e7f 100644
--- a/aclk/aclk_util.h
+++ b/aclk/aclk_util.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 // Helper stuff which should not have any further inside ACLK dependency
 // and are supposed not to be needed outside of ACLK
-
 extern int aclk_use_new_cloud_arch;
 extern usec_t aclk_session_newarch;
 
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/Makefile.am b/aclk/legacy/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cd876b40..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
-MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
-
-CLEANFILES = \
-    tests/install-fake-charts.d.sh \
-    $(NULL)
-
-include $(top_srcdir)/build/subst.inc
-SUFFIXES = .in
-
-#sbin_SCRIPTS = \
-#    tests/install-fake-charts.d.sh \
-#    $(NULL)
-
-dist_noinst_SCRIPTS = tests/install-fake-charts.d.sh
-dist_noinst_DATA = tests/install-fake-charts.d.sh.in
-
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_common.c b/aclk/legacy/aclk_common.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f8368e44..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_common.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
-#include <libwebsockets.h>
-#endif
-
-netdata_mutex_t legacy_aclk_shared_state_mutex = NETDATA_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
-struct legacy_aclk_shared_state legacy_aclk_shared_state = {
-    .version_neg = 0,
-    .version_neg_wait_till = 0
-};
-
-int aclk_decode_base_url(char *url, char **aclk_hostname, int *aclk_port)
-{
-    int pos = 0;
-    if (!strncmp("https://", url, 8)) {
-        pos = 8;
-    } else if (!strncmp("http://", url, 7)) {
-        error("Cannot connect ACLK over %s -> unencrypted link is not supported", url);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    int host_end = pos;
-    while (url[host_end] != 0 && url[host_end] != '/' && url[host_end] != ':')
-        host_end++;
-    if (url[host_end] == 0) {
-        *aclk_hostname = strdupz(url + pos);
-        *aclk_port = 443;
-        info("Setting ACLK target host=%s port=%d from %s", *aclk_hostname, *aclk_port, url);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    if (url[host_end] == ':') {
-        *aclk_hostname = callocz(host_end - pos + 1, 1);
-        strncpy(*aclk_hostname, url + pos, host_end - pos);
-        int port_end = host_end + 1;
-        while (url[port_end] >= '0' && url[port_end] <= '9')
-            port_end++;
-        if (port_end - host_end > 6) {
-            error("Port specified in %s is invalid", url);
-            return 0;
-        }
-        *aclk_port = atoi(&url[host_end+1]);
-    }
-    if (url[host_end] == '/') {
-        *aclk_port = 443;
-        *aclk_hostname = callocz(1, host_end - pos + 1);
-        strncpy(*aclk_hostname, url+pos, host_end - pos);
-    }
-    info("Setting ACLK target host=%s port=%d from %s", *aclk_hostname, *aclk_port, url);
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_common.h b/aclk/legacy/aclk_common.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 080680ff1..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_common.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef ACLK_COMMON_H
-#define ACLK_COMMON_H
-
-#include "../aclk_rrdhost_state.h"
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-
-extern netdata_mutex_t legacy_aclk_shared_state_mutex;
-#define legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK netdata_mutex_lock(&legacy_aclk_shared_state_mutex)
-#define legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK netdata_mutex_unlock(&legacy_aclk_shared_state_mutex)
-
-// minimum and maximum supported version of ACLK
-// in this version of agent
-#define ACLK_VERSION_MIN 2
-#define ACLK_VERSION_MAX 3
-
-// Version negotiation messages have they own versioning
-// this is also used for LWT message as we set that up
-// before version negotiation
-#define ACLK_VERSION_NEG_VERSION 1
-
-// Maximum time to wait for version negotiation before aborting
-// and defaulting to oldest supported version
-#define VERSION_NEG_TIMEOUT 3
-
-#if ACLK_VERSION_MIN > ACLK_VERSION_MAX
-#error "ACLK_VERSION_MAX must be >= than ACLK_VERSION_MIN"
-#endif
-
-// Define ACLK Feature Version Boundaries Here
-#define ACLK_V_COMPRESSION   2
-#define ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE 3
-
-#define ACLK_IS_HOST_INITIALIZING(host) (host->aclk_state.state == ACLK_HOST_INITIALIZING)
-#define ACLK_IS_HOST_POPCORNING(host) (ACLK_IS_HOST_INITIALIZING(host) && host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update)
-
-extern struct legacy_aclk_shared_state {
-    // optimization to avoid looping through hosts
-    // every time Query Thread wakes up
-    RRDHOST *next_popcorn_host;
-
-    // read only while ACLK connected
-    // protect by lock otherwise
-    int version_neg;
-    usec_t version_neg_wait_till;
-} legacy_aclk_shared_state;
-
-const char *aclk_proxy_type_to_s(ACLK_PROXY_TYPE *type);
-
-int aclk_decode_base_url(char *url, char **aclk_hostname, int *aclk_port);
-
-#endif //ACLK_COMMON_H
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_https_client.c b/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_https_client.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a490c6f4..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_https_client.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,244 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#define ACLK_LWS_HTTPS_CLIENT_INTERNAL
-#include "aclk_lws_https_client.h"
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-#include "aclk_lws_wss_client.h"
-
-#define SMALL_BUFFER 16
-
-struct simple_hcc_data {
-    char *data;
-    size_t data_size;
-    size_t written;
-    char lws_work_buffer[1024 + LWS_PRE];
-    char *payload;
-    int response_code;
-    int done;
-};
-
-static int simple_https_client_callback(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason, void *user, void *in, size_t len)
-{
-    UNUSED(user);
-    int n;
-    char *ptr;
-    char buffer[SMALL_BUFFER];
-    struct simple_hcc_data *perconn_data = lws_get_opaque_user_data(wsi);
-
-    switch (reason) {
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_RECEIVE_CLIENT_HTTP_READ:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_RECEIVE_CLIENT_HTTP_READ");
-        if (perconn_data->data_size - 1 - perconn_data->written < len)
-            return 1;
-        memcpy(&perconn_data->data[perconn_data->written], in, len);
-        perconn_data->written += len;
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_RECEIVE_CLIENT_HTTP:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_RECEIVE_CLIENT_HTTP");
-        if(!perconn_data) {
-            error("Missing Per Connect Data");
-            return -1;
-        }
-        n = sizeof(perconn_data->lws_work_buffer) - LWS_PRE;
-        ptr = perconn_data->lws_work_buffer + LWS_PRE;
-        if (lws_http_client_read(wsi, &ptr, &n) < 0)
-            return -1;
-        perconn_data->data[perconn_data->written] = '\0';
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_DESTROY:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_DESTROY");
-        if(perconn_data)
-            perconn_data->done = 1;
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_ESTABLISHED_CLIENT_HTTP:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_ESTABLISHED_CLIENT_HTTP");
-        if(perconn_data)
-            perconn_data->response_code = lws_http_client_http_response(wsi);
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_CLOSED_CLIENT_HTTP:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_CLOSED_CLIENT_HTTP");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_LOAD_EXTRA_CLIENT_VERIFY_CERTS:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_LOAD_EXTRA_CLIENT_VERIFY_CERTS");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_APPEND_HANDSHAKE_HEADER:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_APPEND_HANDSHAKE_HEADER");
-        if(perconn_data && perconn_data->payload) {
-            unsigned char **p = (unsigned char **)in, *end = (*p) + len;
-            snprintfz(buffer, SMALL_BUFFER, "%zu", strlen(perconn_data->payload));
-            if (lws_add_http_header_by_token(wsi,
-                    WSI_TOKEN_HTTP_CONTENT_LENGTH,
-                    (unsigned char *)buffer, strlen(buffer), p, end))
-                return -1;
-            if (lws_add_http_header_by_token(wsi,
-                    WSI_TOKEN_HTTP_CONTENT_TYPE,
-                    (unsigned char *)ACLK_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON,
-                    strlen(ACLK_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON), p, end))
-                return -1;
-            lws_client_http_body_pending(wsi, 1);
-            lws_callback_on_writable(wsi);
-        }
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_HTTP_WRITEABLE:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_HTTP_WRITEABLE");
-        if(perconn_data && perconn_data->payload) {
-            n = strlen(perconn_data->payload);
-            if(perconn_data->data_size < (size_t)LWS_PRE + n + 1) {
-                error("Buffer given is not big enough");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            memcpy(&perconn_data->data[LWS_PRE], perconn_data->payload, n);
-            if(n != lws_write(wsi, (unsigned char*)&perconn_data->data[LWS_PRE], n, LWS_WRITE_HTTP)) {
-                error("lws_write error");
-                perconn_data->data[0] = 0;
-                return 1;
-            }
-            lws_client_http_body_pending(wsi, 0);
-            // clean for subsequent reply read
-            perconn_data->data[0] = 0;
-        }
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_HTTP_BIND_PROTOCOL:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_HTTP_BIND_PROTOCOL");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_CREATE:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_CREATE");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_PROTOCOL_INIT:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_PROTOCOL_INIT");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_HTTP_DROP_PROTOCOL:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_HTTP_DROP_PROTOCOL");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_NEW_CLIENT_INSTANTIATED:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_NEW_CLIENT_INSTANTIATED");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_GET_THREAD_ID:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_GET_THREAD_ID");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_EVENT_WAIT_CANCELLED:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_EVENT_WAIT_CANCELLED");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_PERFORM_SERVER_CERT_VERIFICATION:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_PERFORM_SERVER_CERT_VERIFICATION");
-        return 0;
-    case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_FILTER_PRE_ESTABLISH:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_FILTER_PRE_ESTABLISH");
-        return 0;
-    default:
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Unknown callback %d", (int)reason);
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-static const struct lws_protocols protocols[] = {
-    {
-        "http",
-        simple_https_client_callback,
-        0,
-        0,
-        0,
-        0,
-        0
-    },
-    { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
-};
-
-static void simple_hcc_log_divert(int level, const char *line)
-{
-    UNUSED(level);
-    error("Libwebsockets: %s", line);
-}
-
-int aclk_send_https_request(char *method, char *host, int port, char *url, char *b, size_t b_size, char *payload)
-{
-    info("%s %s", __func__, method);
-
-    struct lws_context_creation_info info;
-    struct lws_client_connect_info i;
-    struct lws_context *context;
-
-    struct simple_hcc_data *data = callocz(1, sizeof(struct simple_hcc_data));
-    data->data = b;
-    data->data[0] = 0;
-    data->data_size = b_size;
-    data->payload = payload;
-
-    int n = 0;
-    time_t timestamp;
-
-    struct lws_vhost *vhost;
-
-    memset(&info, 0, sizeof info);
-
-    info.options = LWS_SERVER_OPTION_DO_SSL_GLOBAL_INIT;
-    info.port = CONTEXT_PORT_NO_LISTEN;
-    info.protocols = protocols;
-
-
-    context = lws_create_context(&info);
-    if (!context) {
-        error("Error creating LWS context");
-        freez(data);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    lws_set_log_level(LLL_ERR | LLL_WARN, simple_hcc_log_divert);
-
-    lws_service(context, 0);
-
-    memset(&i, 0, sizeof i); /* otherwise uninitialized garbage */
-    i.context = context;
-
-#ifdef ACLK_SSL_ALLOW_SELF_SIGNED
-    i.ssl_connection = LCCSCF_USE_SSL | LCCSCF_ALLOW_SELFSIGNED | LCCSCF_SKIP_SERVER_CERT_HOSTNAME_CHECK | LCCSCF_ALLOW_INSECURE;
-    info("Disabling SSL certificate checks");
-#else
-    i.ssl_connection = LCCSCF_USE_SSL;
-#endif
-#if defined(HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host) && HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host == 0
-#warning DISABLING SSL HOSTNAME VALIDATION BECAUSE IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THIS SYSTEM.
-    i.ssl_connection |= LCCSCF_SKIP_SERVER_CERT_HOSTNAME_CHECK;
-#endif
-
-    i.port = port;
-    i.address = host;
-    i.path = url;
-
-    i.host = i.address;
-    i.origin = i.address;
-    i.method = method;
-    i.opaque_user_data = data;
-    i.alpn = "http/1.1";
-
-    i.protocol = protocols[0].name;
-
-    vhost = lws_get_vhost_by_name(context, "default");
-    if(!vhost)
-        fatal("Could not find the default LWS vhost.");
-
-    //set up proxy
-    aclk_wss_set_proxy(vhost);
-
-    lws_client_connect_via_info(&i);
-
-    // libwebsockets handle connection timeouts already
-    // this adds additional safety in case of bug in LWS
-    timestamp = now_monotonic_sec();
-    while( n >= 0 && !data->done && !netdata_exit) {
-        n = lws_service(context, 0);
-        if( now_monotonic_sec() - timestamp > SEND_HTTPS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT ) {
-            data->data[0] = 0;
-            data->done = 1;
-            error("Servicing LWS took too long.");
-        }
-    }
-
-    lws_context_destroy(context);
-
-    n = data->response_code;
-
-    freez(data);
-    return (n < 200 || n >= 300);
-}
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_https_client.h b/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_https_client.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f30a37fd..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_https_client.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#ifndef NETDATA_LWS_HTTPS_CLIENT_H
-#define NETDATA_LWS_HTTPS_CLIENT_H
-
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
-
-#define DATAMAXLEN 1024*16
-
-#ifdef ACLK_LWS_HTTPS_CLIENT_INTERNAL
-#define ACLK_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON "application/json"
-#define SEND_HTTPS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT 30
-#endif
-
-int aclk_send_https_request(char *method, char *host, int port, char *url, char *b, size_t b_size, char *payload);
-
-#endif /* NETDATA_LWS_HTTPS_CLIENT_H */
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_wss_client.c b/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_wss_client.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 012f2a8cc..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_wss_client.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,622 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#include "aclk_lws_wss_client.h"
-
-#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-#include "aclk_stats.h"
-#include "../aclk_proxy.h"
-
-extern int aclk_shutting_down;
-
-static int aclk_lws_wss_callback(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason, void *user, void *in, size_t len);
-
-struct aclk_lws_wss_perconnect_data {
-    int todo;
-};
-
-static struct aclk_lws_wss_engine_instance *engine_instance = NULL;
-
-void lws_wss_check_queues(size_t *write_len, size_t *write_len_bytes, size_t *read_len)
-{
-    if (write_len != NULL && write_len_bytes != NULL)
-    {
-        *write_len = 0;
-        *write_len_bytes = 0;
-        if (engine_instance != NULL)
-        {
-            aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-
-            struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *write_b;
-            size_t w,wb;
-            for(w=0, wb=0, write_b = engine_instance->write_buffer_head; write_b != NULL; write_b = write_b->next)
-            {
-                w++;
-                wb += write_b->data_size - write_b->written;
-            }
-            *write_len = w;
-            *write_len_bytes = wb;
-            aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-        }
-    }
-    else if (write_len != NULL)
-    {
-        *write_len = 0;
-        if (engine_instance != NULL)
-        {
-            aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-
-            struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *write_b;
-            size_t w;
-            for(w=0, write_b = engine_instance->write_buffer_head; write_b != NULL; write_b = write_b->next)
-                w++;
-            *write_len = w;
-            aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-        }
-    }
-    if (read_len != NULL)
-    {
-        *read_len = 0;
-        if (engine_instance != NULL)
-        {
-            aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-            *read_len = lws_ring_get_count_waiting_elements(engine_instance->read_ringbuffer, NULL);
-            aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static inline struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *lws_wss_packet_buffer_new(void *data, size_t size)
-{
-    struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *new = callocz(1, sizeof(struct lws_wss_packet_buffer));
-    if (data) {
-        new->data = mallocz(LWS_PRE + size);
-        memcpy(new->data + LWS_PRE, data, size);
-        new->data_size = size;
-        new->written = 0;
-    }
-    return new;
-}
-
-static inline void lws_wss_packet_buffer_append(struct lws_wss_packet_buffer **list, struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *item)
-{
-    struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *tail = *list;
-    if (!*list) {
-        *list = item;
-        return;
-    }
-    while (tail->next) {
-        tail = tail->next;
-    }
-    tail->next = item;
-}
-
-static inline struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *lws_wss_packet_buffer_pop(struct lws_wss_packet_buffer **list)
-{
-    struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *ret = *list;
-    if (ret != NULL)
-        *list = ret->next;
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static inline void lws_wss_packet_buffer_free(struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *item)
-{
-    freez(item->data);
-    freez(item);
-}
-
-static inline void _aclk_lws_wss_read_buffer_clear(struct lws_ring *ringbuffer)
-{
-    size_t elems = lws_ring_get_count_waiting_elements(ringbuffer, NULL);
-    if (elems > 0)
-        lws_ring_consume(ringbuffer, NULL, NULL, elems);
-}
-
-static inline void _aclk_lws_wss_write_buffer_clear(struct lws_wss_packet_buffer **list)
-{
-    struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *i;
-    while ((i = lws_wss_packet_buffer_pop(list)) != NULL) {
-        lws_wss_packet_buffer_free(i);
-    }
-    *list = NULL;
-}
-
-static inline void aclk_lws_wss_clear_io_buffers()
-{
-    aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-    _aclk_lws_wss_read_buffer_clear(engine_instance->read_ringbuffer);
-    aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-    aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-    _aclk_lws_wss_write_buffer_clear(&engine_instance->write_buffer_head);
-    aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-}
-
-static const struct lws_protocols protocols[] = { { "aclk-wss", aclk_lws_wss_callback,
-                                                    sizeof(struct aclk_lws_wss_perconnect_data), 32768*4, 0, 0, 32768*4 },
-                                                  { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
-
-static void aclk_lws_wss_log_divert(int level, const char *line)
-{
-    switch (level) {
-        case LLL_ERR:
-            error("Libwebsockets Error: %s", line);
-            break;
-        case LLL_WARN:
-            debug(D_ACLK, "Libwebsockets Warn: %s", line);
-            break;
-        default:
-            error("Libwebsockets try to log with unknown log level (%d), msg: %s", level, line);
-    }
-}
-
-static int aclk_lws_wss_client_init( char *target_hostname, int target_port)
-{
-    static int lws_logging_initialized = 0;
-
-    if (unlikely(!lws_logging_initialized)) {
-        lws_set_log_level(LLL_ERR | LLL_WARN, aclk_lws_wss_log_divert);
-        lws_logging_initialized = 1;
-    }
-
-    if (!target_hostname)
-        return 1;
-
-    engine_instance = callocz(1, sizeof(struct aclk_lws_wss_engine_instance));
-
-    engine_instance->host = target_hostname;
-    engine_instance->port = target_port;
-
-
-    aclk_lws_mutex_init(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-    aclk_lws_mutex_init(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-
-    engine_instance->read_ringbuffer = lws_ring_create(1, ACLK_LWS_WSS_RECV_BUFF_SIZE_BYTES, NULL);
-    if (!engine_instance->read_ringbuffer)
-        goto failure_cleanup;
-
-    return 0;
-
-failure_cleanup:
-    freez(engine_instance);
-    return 1;
-}
-
-void aclk_lws_wss_destroy_context()
-{
-    if (!engine_instance)
-        return;
-    if (!engine_instance->lws_context)
-        return;
-    lws_context_destroy(engine_instance->lws_context);
-    engine_instance->lws_context = NULL;
-}
-
-
-void aclk_lws_wss_client_destroy()
-{
-    if (engine_instance == NULL)
-        return;
-
-    aclk_lws_wss_destroy_context();
-    engine_instance->lws_wsi = NULL;
-
-    aclk_lws_wss_clear_io_buffers();
-
-#ifdef ACLK_LWS_MOSQUITTO_IO_CALLS_MULTITHREADED
-    pthread_mutex_destroy(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-    pthread_mutex_destroy(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-#endif
-}
-
-#ifdef LWS_WITH_SOCKS5
-static int aclk_wss_set_socks(struct lws_vhost *vhost, const char *socks)
-{
-    char *proxy = strstr(socks, ACLK_PROXY_PROTO_ADDR_SEPARATOR);
-
-    if (!proxy)
-        return -1;
-
-    proxy += strlen(ACLK_PROXY_PROTO_ADDR_SEPARATOR);
-
-    if (!*proxy)
-        return -1;
-
-    return lws_set_socks(vhost, proxy);
-}
-#endif
-
-void aclk_wss_set_proxy(struct lws_vhost *vhost)
-{
-    const char *proxy;
-    ACLK_PROXY_TYPE proxy_type;
-    char *log;
-
-    proxy = aclk_get_proxy(&proxy_type);
-
-#ifdef LWS_WITH_SOCKS5
-    lws_set_socks(vhost, ":");
-#endif
-    lws_set_proxy(vhost, ":");
-
-    if (proxy_type == PROXY_TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
-        error("Unknown proxy type");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (proxy_type == PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5 || proxy_type == PROXY_TYPE_HTTP) {
-        log = strdupz(proxy);
-        safe_log_proxy_censor(log);
-        info("Connecting using %s proxy:\"%s\"", aclk_proxy_type_to_s(&proxy_type), log);
-        freez(log);
-    }
-    if (proxy_type == PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5) {
-#ifdef LWS_WITH_SOCKS5
-        if (aclk_wss_set_socks(vhost, proxy))
-            error("LWS failed to accept socks proxy.");
-        return;
-#else
-        fatal("We have no SOCKS5 support but we made it here. Programming error!");
-#endif
-    }
-    if (proxy_type == PROXY_TYPE_HTTP) {
-        if (lws_set_proxy(vhost, proxy))
-            error("LWS failed to accept http proxy.");
-        return;
-    }
-    if (proxy_type != PROXY_DISABLED)
-        error("Unknown proxy type");
-}
-
-// Return code indicates if connection attempt has started async.
-int aclk_lws_wss_connect(char *host, int port)
-{
-    struct lws_client_connect_info i;
-    struct lws_vhost *vhost;
-    int n;
-
-    if (!engine_instance) {
-        if (aclk_lws_wss_client_init(host, port))
-            return 1;       // Propagate failure
-    }
-
-    if (!engine_instance->lws_context)
-    {
-        // First time through (on this connection), create the context
-        struct lws_context_creation_info info;
-        memset(&info, 0, sizeof(struct lws_context_creation_info));
-        info.options = LWS_SERVER_OPTION_DO_SSL_GLOBAL_INIT;
-        info.port = CONTEXT_PORT_NO_LISTEN;
-        info.protocols = protocols;
-        engine_instance->lws_context = lws_create_context(&info);
-        if (!engine_instance->lws_context)
-        {
-            error("Failed to create lws_context, ACLK will not function");
-            return 1;
-        }
-        return 0;
-        // PROTOCOL_INIT callback will call again.
-    }
-
-    for (n = 0; n < ACLK_LWS_CALLBACK_HISTORY; n++)
-        engine_instance->lws_callback_history[n] = 0;
-
-    if (engine_instance->lws_wsi) {
-        error("Already Connected. Only one connection supported at a time.");
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    memset(&i, 0, sizeof(i));
-    i.context = engine_instance->lws_context;
-    i.port = engine_instance->port;
-    i.address = engine_instance->host;
-    i.path = "/mqtt";
-    i.host = engine_instance->host;
-    i.protocol = "mqtt";
-
-    // from LWS docu:
-    // If option LWS_SERVER_OPTION_EXPLICIT_VHOSTS is given, no vhost is
-    // created; you're expected to create your own vhosts afterwards using
-    // lws_create_vhost().  Otherwise a vhost named "default" is also created
-    // using the information in the vhost-related members, for compatibility.
-    vhost = lws_get_vhost_by_name(engine_instance->lws_context, "default");
-    if(!vhost)
-        fatal("Could not find the default LWS vhost.");
-
-    aclk_wss_set_proxy(vhost);
-
-#ifdef ACLK_SSL_ALLOW_SELF_SIGNED
-    i.ssl_connection = LCCSCF_USE_SSL | LCCSCF_ALLOW_SELFSIGNED | LCCSCF_SKIP_SERVER_CERT_HOSTNAME_CHECK | LCCSCF_ALLOW_INSECURE;
-    info("Disabling SSL certificate checks");
-#else
-    i.ssl_connection = LCCSCF_USE_SSL;
-#endif
-#if defined(HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host) && HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host == 0
-#warning DISABLING SSL HOSTNAME VALIDATION BECAUSE IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THIS SYSTEM.
-    i.ssl_connection |= LCCSCF_SKIP_SERVER_CERT_HOSTNAME_CHECK;
-#endif
-    lws_client_connect_via_info(&i);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static inline int received_data_to_ringbuff(struct lws_ring *buffer, void *data, size_t len)
-{
-    if (lws_ring_insert(buffer, data, len) != len) {
-        error("ACLK_LWS_WSS_CLIENT: receive buffer full. Closing connection to prevent flooding.");
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-#ifdef ACLK_TRP_DEBUG_VERBOSE
-static const char *aclk_lws_callback_name(enum lws_callback_reasons reason)
-{
-    switch (reason) {
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_WRITEABLE:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_WRITEABLE";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_RECEIVE:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_RECEIVE";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_PROTOCOL_INIT:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_PROTOCOL_INIT";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_NEW_CLIENT_INSTANTIATED:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_NEW_CLIENT_INSTANTIATED";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_USER:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_USER";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CLOSED:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CLOSED";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_WS_PEER_INITIATED_CLOSE:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_WS_PEER_INITIATED_CLOSE";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_DESTROY:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_DESTROY";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_ESTABLISHED:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_ESTABLISHED";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_PERFORM_SERVER_CERT_VERIFICATION:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_PERFORM_SERVER_CERT_VERIFICATION";
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_EVENT_WAIT_CANCELLED:
-            return "LWS_CALLBACK_EVENT_WAIT_CANCELLED";
-        default:
-            // Not using an internal buffer here for thread-safety with unknown calling context.
-            error("Unknown LWS callback %u", reason);
-            return "unknown";
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
-void aclk_lws_wss_fail_report()
-{
-    int i;
-    int anything_to_send = 0;
-    BUFFER *buf;
-
-    if (netdata_anonymous_statistics_enabled <= 0)
-        return;
-
-    // guess - most of the callback will be 1-99 + ',' + \0
-    buf = buffer_create((ACLK_LWS_CALLBACK_HISTORY * 2) + 10);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ACLK_LWS_CALLBACK_HISTORY; i++)
-        if (engine_instance->lws_callback_history[i]) {
-            buffer_sprintf(buf, "%s%d", (i ? "," : ""), engine_instance->lws_callback_history[i]);
-            anything_to_send = 1;
-        }
-
-    if (anything_to_send)
-        send_statistics("ACLK_CONN_FAIL", "FAIL", buffer_tostring(buf));
-
-    buffer_free(buf);
-}
-
-static int aclk_lws_wss_callback(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason, void *user, void *in, size_t len)
-{
-    UNUSED(user);
-    struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *data;
-    int retval = 0;
-    static int lws_shutting_down = 0;
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = ACLK_LWS_CALLBACK_HISTORY - 1; i > 0; i--)
-        engine_instance->lws_callback_history[i] = engine_instance->lws_callback_history[i - 1];
-    engine_instance->lws_callback_history[0] = (int)reason;
-
-    if (unlikely(aclk_shutting_down && !lws_shutting_down)) {
-            lws_shutting_down = 1;
-            retval = -1;
-            engine_instance->upstream_reconnect_request = 0;
-    }
-
-    // Callback servicing is forced when we are closed from above.
-    if (engine_instance->upstream_reconnect_request) {
-        error("Closing lws connection due to libmosquitto error.");
-        char *upstream_connection_error = "MQTT protocol error. Closing underlying wss connection.";
-        lws_close_reason(
-            wsi, LWS_CLOSE_STATUS_PROTOCOL_ERR, (unsigned char *)upstream_connection_error,
-            strlen(upstream_connection_error));
-        retval = -1;
-        engine_instance->upstream_reconnect_request = 0;
-    }
-
-    // Don't log to info - volume is proportional to message flow on ACLK.
-    switch (reason) {
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_WRITEABLE:
-            aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-            data = engine_instance->write_buffer_head;
-            if (likely(data)) {
-                size_t bytes_left = data->data_size - data->written;
-                if ( bytes_left > FRAGMENT_SIZE)
-                    bytes_left = FRAGMENT_SIZE;
-                int n = lws_write(wsi, data->data + LWS_PRE + data->written, bytes_left, LWS_WRITE_BINARY);
-                if (n>=0) {
-                    data->written += n;
-                    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-                        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-                        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.write_q_consumed += n;
-                        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-                    }
-                }
-                //error("lws_write(req=%u,written=%u) %zu of %zu",bytes_left, rc, data->written,data->data_size,rc);
-                if (data->written == data->data_size)
-                {
-                    lws_wss_packet_buffer_pop(&engine_instance->write_buffer_head);
-                    lws_wss_packet_buffer_free(data);
-                }
-                if (engine_instance->write_buffer_head)
-                    lws_callback_on_writable(engine_instance->lws_wsi);
-            }
-            aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-            return retval;
-
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_RECEIVE:
-            aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-            if (!received_data_to_ringbuff(engine_instance->read_ringbuffer, in, len))
-                retval = 1;
-            aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-            if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-                LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-                legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.read_q_added += len;
-                LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-            }
-
-            // to future myself -> do not call this while read lock is active as it will eventually
-            // want to acquire same lock later in aclk_lws_wss_client_read() function
-            aclk_lws_connection_data_received();
-            return retval;
-
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_CREATE:
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_FILTER_PRE_ESTABLISH:
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_APPEND_HANDSHAKE_HEADER:
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_LOAD_EXTRA_CLIENT_VERIFY_CERTS:
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_GET_THREAD_ID: // ?
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_EVENT_WAIT_CANCELLED:
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_OPENSSL_PERFORM_SERVER_CERT_VERIFICATION:
-            // Expected and safe to ignore.
-#ifdef ACLK_TRP_DEBUG_VERBOSE
-            debug(D_ACLK, "Ignoring expected callback from LWS: %s", aclk_lws_callback_name(reason));
-#endif
-            return retval;
-
-        default:
-            // Pass to next switch, this case removes compiler warnings.
-            break;
-    }
-    // Log to info - volume is proportional to connection attempts.
-#ifdef ACLK_TRP_DEBUG_VERBOSE
-    info("Processing callback %s", aclk_lws_callback_name(reason));
-#endif
-    switch (reason) {
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_PROTOCOL_INIT:
-            aclk_lws_wss_connect(engine_instance->host, engine_instance->port); // Makes the outgoing connection
-            break;
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_NEW_CLIENT_INSTANTIATED:
-            if (engine_instance->lws_wsi != NULL && engine_instance->lws_wsi != wsi)
-                error("Multiple connections on same WSI? %p vs %p", engine_instance->lws_wsi, wsi);
-            engine_instance->lws_wsi = wsi;
-            break;
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR:
-            error(
-                "Could not connect MQTT over WSS server \"%s:%d\". LwsReason:\"%s\"", engine_instance->host,
-                engine_instance->port, (in ? (char *)in : "not given"));
-            // Fall-through
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CLOSED:
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_WS_PEER_INITIATED_CLOSE:
-            engine_instance->lws_wsi = NULL; // inside libwebsockets lws_close_free_wsi is called after callback
-            aclk_lws_connection_closed();
-            return -1;                       // the callback response is ignored, hope the above remains true
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_WSI_DESTROY:
-            aclk_lws_wss_clear_io_buffers();
-            if (!engine_instance->websocket_connection_up)
-                aclk_lws_wss_fail_report();
-            engine_instance->lws_wsi = NULL;
-            engine_instance->websocket_connection_up = 0;
-            aclk_lws_connection_closed();
-            break;
-        case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_ESTABLISHED:
-            engine_instance->websocket_connection_up = 1;
-            aclk_lws_connection_established(engine_instance->host, engine_instance->port);
-            break;
-
-        default:
-#ifdef ACLK_TRP_DEBUG_VERBOSE
-            error("Unexpected callback from libwebsockets %s", aclk_lws_callback_name(reason));
-#endif
-            break;
-    }
-    return retval; //0-OK, other connection should be closed!
-}
-
-int aclk_lws_wss_client_write(void *buf, size_t count)
-{
-    if (engine_instance && engine_instance->lws_wsi && engine_instance->websocket_connection_up) {
-        aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-        lws_wss_packet_buffer_append(&engine_instance->write_buffer_head, lws_wss_packet_buffer_new(buf, count));
-        aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->write_buf_mutex);
-
-        if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-            LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-            legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.write_q_added += count;
-            LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-        }
-
-        lws_callback_on_writable(engine_instance->lws_wsi);
-        return count;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int aclk_lws_wss_client_read(void *buf, size_t count)
-{
-    size_t data_to_be_read = count;
-
-    aclk_lws_mutex_lock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-    size_t readable_byte_count = lws_ring_get_count_waiting_elements(engine_instance->read_ringbuffer, NULL);
-    if (unlikely(readable_byte_count == 0)) {
-        errno = EAGAIN;
-        data_to_be_read = -1;
-        goto abort;
-    }
-
-    if (readable_byte_count < data_to_be_read)
-        data_to_be_read = readable_byte_count;
-
-    data_to_be_read = lws_ring_consume(engine_instance->read_ringbuffer, NULL, buf, data_to_be_read);
-    if (data_to_be_read == readable_byte_count)
-        engine_instance->data_to_read = 0;
-
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.read_q_consumed += data_to_be_read;
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
-abort:
-    aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(&engine_instance->read_buf_mutex);
-    return data_to_be_read;
-}
-
-void aclk_lws_wss_service_loop()
-{
-    if (engine_instance)
-    {
-        /*if (engine_instance->lws_wsi) {
-            lws_cancel_service(engine_instance->lws_context);
-            lws_callback_on_writable(engine_instance->lws_wsi);
-        }*/
-        lws_service(engine_instance->lws_context, 0);
-    }
-}
-
-// in case the MQTT connection disconnect while lws transport is still operational
-// we should drop connection and reconnect
-// this function should be called when that happens to notify lws of that situation
-void aclk_lws_wss_mqtt_layer_disconnect_notif()
-{
-    if (!engine_instance)
-        return;
-    if (engine_instance->lws_wsi && engine_instance->websocket_connection_up) {
-        engine_instance->upstream_reconnect_request = 1;
-        lws_callback_on_writable(
-            engine_instance->lws_wsi); //here we just do it to ensure we get callback called from lws, we don't need any actual data to be written.
-    }
-}
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_wss_client.h b/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_wss_client.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c68649cf3..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_lws_wss_client.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#ifndef ACLK_LWS_WSS_CLIENT_H
-#define ACLK_LWS_WSS_CLIENT_H
-
-#include <libwebsockets.h>
-
-#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
-
-// This is as define because ideally the ACLK at high level
-// can do mosquitto writes and reads only from one thread
-// which is cleaner implementation IMHO
-// in such case this mutexes are not necessary and life
-// is simpler
-#define ACLK_LWS_MOSQUITTO_IO_CALLS_MULTITHREADED 1
-
-#define ACLK_LWS_WSS_RECV_BUFF_SIZE_BYTES (128 * 1024)
-
-#define ACLK_LWS_CALLBACK_HISTORY 10
-
-#ifdef ACLK_LWS_MOSQUITTO_IO_CALLS_MULTITHREADED
-#define aclk_lws_mutex_init(x) netdata_mutex_init(x)
-#define aclk_lws_mutex_lock(x) netdata_mutex_lock(x)
-#define aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(x) netdata_mutex_unlock(x)
-#else
-#define aclk_lws_mutex_init(x)
-#define aclk_lws_mutex_lock(x)
-#define aclk_lws_mutex_unlock(x)
-#endif
-
-struct aclk_lws_wss_engine_callbacks {
-    void (*connection_established_callback)();
-    void (*data_rcvd_callback)();
-    void (*data_writable_callback)();
-    void (*connection_closed)();
-};
-
-struct lws_wss_packet_buffer {
-    unsigned char *data;
-    size_t data_size, written;
-    struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *next;
-};
-
-struct aclk_lws_wss_engine_instance {
-    //target host/port for connection
-    char *host;
-    int port;
-
-    //internal data
-    struct lws_context *lws_context;
-    struct lws *lws_wsi;
-
-#ifdef ACLK_LWS_MOSQUITTO_IO_CALLS_MULTITHREADED
-    netdata_mutex_t write_buf_mutex;
-    netdata_mutex_t read_buf_mutex;
-#endif
-
-    struct lws_wss_packet_buffer *write_buffer_head;
-    struct lws_ring *read_ringbuffer;
-
-    //flags to be read by engine user
-    int websocket_connection_up;
-
-    // currently this is by default disabled
-
-    int data_to_read;
-    int upstream_reconnect_request;
-
-    int lws_callback_history[ACLK_LWS_CALLBACK_HISTORY];
-};
-
-void aclk_lws_wss_client_destroy();
-void aclk_lws_wss_destroy_context();
-
-int aclk_lws_wss_connect(char *host, int port);
-
-int aclk_lws_wss_client_write(void *buf, size_t count);
-int aclk_lws_wss_client_read(void *buf, size_t count);
-void aclk_lws_wss_service_loop();
-
-void aclk_lws_wss_mqtt_layer_disconnect_notif();
-
-// Notifications inside the layer above
-void aclk_lws_connection_established();
-void aclk_lws_connection_data_received();
-void aclk_lws_connection_closed();
-void lws_wss_check_queues(size_t *write_len, size_t *write_len_bytes, size_t *read_len);
-
-void aclk_wss_set_proxy(struct lws_vhost *vhost);
-
-#define FRAGMENT_SIZE 4096
-#endif
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_query.c b/aclk/legacy/aclk_query.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 21eae11fd..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_query.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,843 +0,0 @@
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-#include "aclk_query.h"
-#include "aclk_stats.h"
-#include "aclk_rx_msgs.h"
-#include "agent_cloud_link.h"
-
-#define WEB_HDR_ACCEPT_ENC "Accept-Encoding:"
-
-#define ACLK_QUERY_THREAD_NAME "ACLK_Query"
-
-pthread_cond_t legacy_query_cond_wait = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
-pthread_mutex_t legacy_query_lock_wait = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-#define LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_LOCK pthread_mutex_lock(&legacy_query_lock_wait)
-#define LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_UNLOCK pthread_mutex_unlock(&legacy_query_lock_wait)
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma region ACLK_QUEUE
-#endif
-
-static netdata_mutex_t queue_mutex = NETDATA_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-#define ACLK_QUEUE_LOCK netdata_mutex_lock(&queue_mutex)
-#define ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK netdata_mutex_unlock(&queue_mutex)
-
-struct aclk_query {
-    usec_t created;
-    struct timeval tv_in;
-    usec_t created_boot_time;
-    time_t run_after; // Delay run until after this time
-    ACLK_CMD cmd;     // What command is this
-    char *topic;      // Topic to respond to
-    char *data;       // Internal data (NULL if request from the cloud)
-    char *msg_id;     // msg_id generated by the cloud (NULL if internal)
-    char *query;      // The actual query
-    u_char deleted;   // Mark deleted for garbage collect
-    int idx;          // index of query thread
-    struct aclk_query *next;
-};
-
-struct aclk_query_queue {
-    struct aclk_query *aclk_query_head;
-    struct aclk_query *aclk_query_tail;
-    unsigned int count;
-} aclk_queue = { .aclk_query_head = NULL, .aclk_query_tail = NULL, .count = 0 };
-
-
-unsigned int aclk_query_size()
-{
-    int r;
-    ACLK_QUEUE_LOCK;
-    r = aclk_queue.count;
-    ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-    return r;
-}
-
-/*
- * Free a query structure when done
- */
-static void aclk_query_free(struct aclk_query *this_query)
-{
-    if (unlikely(!this_query))
-        return;
-
-    freez(this_query->topic);
-    if (likely(this_query->query))
-        freez(this_query->query);
-    if(this_query->data && this_query->cmd == ACLK_CMD_CLOUD_QUERY_2) {
-        struct aclk_cloud_req_v2 *del = (struct aclk_cloud_req_v2 *)this_query->data;
-        freez(del->query_endpoint);
-        freez(del->data);
-        freez(del);
-    }
-    if (likely(this_query->msg_id))
-        freez(this_query->msg_id);
-    freez(this_query);
-}
-
-/*
- * Get the next query to process - NULL if nothing there
- * The caller needs to free memory by calling aclk_query_free()
- *
- *      topic
- *      query
- *      The structure itself
- *
- */
-static struct aclk_query *aclk_queue_pop()
-{
-    struct aclk_query *this_query;
-
-    ACLK_QUEUE_LOCK;
-
-    if (likely(!aclk_queue.aclk_query_head)) {
-        ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    this_query = aclk_queue.aclk_query_head;
-
-    // Get rid of the deleted entries
-    while (this_query && this_query->deleted) {
-        aclk_queue.count--;
-
-        aclk_queue.aclk_query_head = aclk_queue.aclk_query_head->next;
-
-        if (likely(!aclk_queue.aclk_query_head)) {
-            aclk_queue.aclk_query_tail = NULL;
-        }
-
-        aclk_query_free(this_query);
-
-        this_query = aclk_queue.aclk_query_head;
-    }
-
-    if (likely(!this_query)) {
-        ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!this_query->deleted && this_query->run_after > now_realtime_sec()) {
-        info("Query %s will run in %ld seconds", this_query->query, this_query->run_after - now_realtime_sec());
-        ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    aclk_queue.count--;
-    aclk_queue.aclk_query_head = aclk_queue.aclk_query_head->next;
-
-    if (likely(!aclk_queue.aclk_query_head)) {
-        aclk_queue.aclk_query_tail = NULL;
-    }
-
-    ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-    return this_query;
-}
-
-// Returns the entry after which we need to create a new entry to run at the specified time
-// If NULL is returned we need to add to HEAD
-// Need to have a QUERY lock before calling this
-
-static struct aclk_query *aclk_query_find_position(time_t time_to_run)
-{
-    struct aclk_query *tmp_query, *last_query;
-
-    // Quick check if we will add to the end
-    if (likely(aclk_queue.aclk_query_tail)) {
-        if (aclk_queue.aclk_query_tail->run_after <= time_to_run)
-            return aclk_queue.aclk_query_tail;
-    }
-
-    last_query = NULL;
-    tmp_query = aclk_queue.aclk_query_head;
-
-    while (tmp_query) {
-        if (tmp_query->run_after > time_to_run)
-            return last_query;
-        last_query = tmp_query;
-        tmp_query = tmp_query->next;
-    }
-    return last_query;
-}
-
-// Need to have a QUERY lock before calling this
-static struct aclk_query *
-aclk_query_find(char *topic, void *data, char *msg_id, char *query, ACLK_CMD cmd, struct aclk_query **last_query)
-{
-    struct aclk_query *tmp_query, *prev_query;
-    UNUSED(cmd);
-
-    tmp_query = aclk_queue.aclk_query_head;
-    prev_query = NULL;
-    while (tmp_query) {
-        if (likely(!tmp_query->deleted)) {
-            if (strcmp(tmp_query->topic, topic) == 0 && (!query || strcmp(tmp_query->query, query) == 0)) {
-                if ((!data || data == tmp_query->data) &&
-                    (!msg_id || (msg_id && strcmp(msg_id, tmp_query->msg_id) == 0))) {
-                    if (likely(last_query))
-                        *last_query = prev_query;
-                    return tmp_query;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        prev_query = tmp_query;
-        tmp_query = tmp_query->next;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * Add a query to execute, the result will be send to the specified topic
- */
-
-int legacy_aclk_queue_query(char *topic, void *data, char *msg_id, char *query, int run_after, int internal, ACLK_CMD aclk_cmd)
-{
-    struct aclk_query *new_query, *tmp_query;
-
-    // Ignore all commands while we wait for the agent to initialize
-    if (unlikely(!aclk_connected))
-        return 1;
-
-    run_after = now_realtime_sec() + run_after;
-
-    ACLK_QUEUE_LOCK;
-    struct aclk_query *last_query = NULL;
-
-    tmp_query = aclk_query_find(topic, data, msg_id, query, aclk_cmd, &last_query);
-    if (unlikely(tmp_query)) {
-        if (tmp_query->run_after == run_after) {
-            ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-            LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP;
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        if (last_query)
-            last_query->next = tmp_query->next;
-        else
-            aclk_queue.aclk_query_head = tmp_query->next;
-
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Removing double entry");
-        aclk_query_free(tmp_query);
-        aclk_queue.count--;
-    }
-
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.queries_queued++;
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
-    new_query = callocz(1, sizeof(struct aclk_query));
-    new_query->cmd = aclk_cmd;
-    if (internal) {
-        new_query->topic = strdupz(topic);
-        if (likely(query))
-            new_query->query = strdupz(query);
-    } else {
-        new_query->topic = topic;
-        new_query->query = query;
-        new_query->msg_id = msg_id;
-    }
-
-    new_query->data = data;
-    new_query->next = NULL;
-    now_realtime_timeval(&new_query->tv_in);
-    new_query->created = (new_query->tv_in.tv_sec * USEC_PER_SEC) + new_query->tv_in.tv_usec;
-    new_query->created_boot_time = now_boottime_usec();
-    new_query->run_after = run_after;
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Added query (%s) (%s)", topic, query ? query : "");
-
-    tmp_query = aclk_query_find_position(run_after);
-
-    if (tmp_query) {
-        new_query->next = tmp_query->next;
-        tmp_query->next = new_query;
-        if (tmp_query == aclk_queue.aclk_query_tail)
-            aclk_queue.aclk_query_tail = new_query;
-        aclk_queue.count++;
-        ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-        LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    new_query->next = aclk_queue.aclk_query_head;
-    aclk_queue.aclk_query_head = new_query;
-    aclk_queue.count++;
-
-    ACLK_QUEUE_UNLOCK;
-    LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma endregion
-#endif
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma region Helper Functions
-#endif
-
-/*
- * Take a buffer, encode it and rewrite it
- *
- */
-
-static char *aclk_encode_response(char *src, size_t content_size, int keep_newlines)
-{
-    char *tmp_buffer = mallocz(content_size * 2);
-    char *dst = tmp_buffer;
-    while (content_size > 0) {
-        switch (*src) {
-            case '\n':
-                if (keep_newlines)
-                {
-                    *dst++ = '\\';
-                    *dst++ = 'n';
-                }
-                break;
-            case '\t':
-                break;
-            case 0x01 ... 0x08:
-            case 0x0b ... 0x1F:
-                *dst++ = '\\';
-                *dst++ = 'u';
-                *dst++ = '0';
-                *dst++ = '0';
-                *dst++ = (*src < 0x0F) ? '0' : '1';
-                *dst++ = to_hex(*src);
-                break;
-            case '\"':
-                *dst++ = '\\';
-                *dst++ = *src;
-                break;
-            default:
-                *dst++ = *src;
-        }
-        src++;
-        content_size--;
-    }
-    *dst = '\0';
-
-    return tmp_buffer;
-}
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma endregion
-#endif
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma region ACLK_QUERY
-#endif
-
-
-static usec_t aclk_web_api_request_v1(RRDHOST *host, struct web_client *w, char *url, usec_t q_created)
-{
-    usec_t t = now_boottime_usec();
-    legacy_aclk_metric_mat_update(&legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_q_recvd_to_processed, t - q_created);
-
-    w->response.code = web_client_api_request_v1(host, w, url);
-    t = now_boottime_usec() - t;
-
-    legacy_aclk_metric_mat_update(&legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_q_db_query_time, t);
-
-    return t;
-}
-
-static int aclk_execute_query(struct aclk_query *this_query)
-{
-    if (strncmp(this_query->query, "/api/v1/", 8) == 0) {
-        struct web_client *w = (struct web_client *)callocz(1, sizeof(struct web_client));
-        w->response.data = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-        w->response.header = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_HEADER_SIZE);
-        w->response.header_output = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_HEADER_SIZE);
-        strcpy(w->origin, "*"); // Simulate web_client_create_on_fd()
-        w->cookie1[0] = 0;      // Simulate web_client_create_on_fd()
-        w->cookie2[0] = 0;      // Simulate web_client_create_on_fd()
-        w->acl = 0x1f;
-
-        char *mysep = strchr(this_query->query, '?');
-        if (mysep) {
-            strncpyz(w->decoded_query_string, mysep, NETDATA_WEB_REQUEST_URL_SIZE);
-            *mysep = '\0';
-        } else
-            strncpyz(w->decoded_query_string, this_query->query, NETDATA_WEB_REQUEST_URL_SIZE);
-
-        mysep = strrchr(this_query->query, '/');
-
-        // TODO: handle bad response perhaps in a different way. For now it does to the payload
-        w->tv_in = this_query->tv_in;
-        now_realtime_timeval(&w->tv_ready);
-        aclk_web_api_request_v1(localhost, w, mysep ? mysep + 1 : "noop", this_query->created_boot_time);
-        size_t size = w->response.data->len;
-        size_t sent = size;
-        w->response.data->date = w->tv_ready.tv_sec;
-        web_client_build_http_header(w);  // TODO: this function should offset from date, not tv_ready
-        BUFFER *local_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-        buffer_flush(local_buffer);
-        local_buffer->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-        aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "http", this_query->msg_id, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-        buffer_strcat(local_buffer, ",\n\t\"payload\": ");
-        char *encoded_response = aclk_encode_response(w->response.data->buffer, w->response.data->len, 0);
-        char *encoded_header = aclk_encode_response(w->response.header_output->buffer, w->response.header_output->len, 1);
-
-        buffer_sprintf(
-            local_buffer, "{\n\"code\": %d,\n\"body\": \"%s\",\n\"headers\": \"%s\"\n}", 
-            w->response.code, encoded_response, encoded_header);
-
-        buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "\n}");
-
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Response:%s", encoded_header);
-
-        aclk_send_message(this_query->topic, local_buffer->buffer, this_query->msg_id);
-
-        struct timeval tv;
-        now_realtime_timeval(&tv);
-
-        log_access("%llu: %d '[ACLK]:%d' '%s' (sent/all = %zu/%zu bytes %0.0f%%, prep/sent/total = %0.2f/%0.2f/%0.2f ms) %d '%s'",
-                   w->id
-            , gettid()
-            , this_query->idx
-            , "DATA"
-            , sent
-            , size
-            , size > sent ? -((size > 0) ? (((size - sent) / (double) size) * 100.0) : 0.0) : ((size > 0) ? (((sent - size ) / (double) size) * 100.0) : 0.0)
-            , dt_usec(&w->tv_ready, &w->tv_in) / 1000.0
-            , dt_usec(&tv, &w->tv_ready) / 1000.0
-            , dt_usec(&tv, &w->tv_in) / 1000.0
-            , w->response.code
-            , strip_control_characters(this_query->query)
-        );
-
-        buffer_free(w->response.data);
-        buffer_free(w->response.header);
-        buffer_free(w->response.header_output);
-        freez(w);
-        buffer_free(local_buffer);
-        freez(encoded_response);
-        freez(encoded_header);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static int aclk_execute_query_v2(struct aclk_query *this_query)
-{
-    int retval = 0;
-    usec_t t;
-    BUFFER *local_buffer = NULL;
-    struct aclk_cloud_req_v2 *cloud_req = (struct aclk_cloud_req_v2 *)this_query->data;
-
-#ifdef NETDATA_WITH_ZLIB
-    int z_ret;
-    BUFFER *z_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-    char *start, *end;
-#endif
-
-    struct web_client *w = (struct web_client *)callocz(1, sizeof(struct web_client));
-    w->response.data = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-    w->response.header = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_HEADER_SIZE);
-    w->response.header_output = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_HEADER_SIZE);
-    strcpy(w->origin, "*"); // Simulate web_client_create_on_fd()
-    w->cookie1[0] = 0;      // Simulate web_client_create_on_fd()
-    w->cookie2[0] = 0;      // Simulate web_client_create_on_fd()
-    w->acl = 0x1f;
-
-    char *mysep = strchr(this_query->query, '?');
-    if (mysep) {
-        url_decode_r(w->decoded_query_string, mysep, NETDATA_WEB_REQUEST_URL_SIZE + 1);
-        *mysep = '\0';
-    } else
-        url_decode_r(w->decoded_query_string, this_query->query, NETDATA_WEB_REQUEST_URL_SIZE + 1);
-
-    mysep = strrchr(this_query->query, '/');
-
-    // execute the query
-    w->tv_in = this_query->tv_in;
-    now_realtime_timeval(&w->tv_ready);
-    t = aclk_web_api_request_v1(cloud_req->host, w, mysep ? mysep + 1 : "noop", this_query->created_boot_time);
-    size_t size = (w->mode == WEB_CLIENT_MODE_FILECOPY)?w->response.rlen:w->response.data->len;
-    size_t sent = size;
-
-#ifdef NETDATA_WITH_ZLIB
-    // check if gzip encoding can and should be used
-    if ((start = strstr(cloud_req->data, WEB_HDR_ACCEPT_ENC))) {
-        start += strlen(WEB_HDR_ACCEPT_ENC);
-        end = strstr(start, "\x0D\x0A");
-        start = strstr(start, "gzip");
-
-        if (start && start < end) {
-            w->response.zstream.zalloc = Z_NULL;
-            w->response.zstream.zfree = Z_NULL;
-            w->response.zstream.opaque = Z_NULL;
-            if(deflateInit2(&w->response.zstream, web_gzip_level, Z_DEFLATED, 15 + 16, 8, web_gzip_strategy) == Z_OK) {
-                w->response.zinitialized = 1;
-                w->response.zoutput = 1;
-            } else
-                error("Failed to initialize zlib. Proceeding without compression.");
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (w->response.data->len && w->response.zinitialized) {
-        w->response.zstream.next_in = (Bytef *)w->response.data->buffer;
-        w->response.zstream.avail_in = w->response.data->len;
-        do {
-            w->response.zstream.avail_out = NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_ZLIB_CHUNK_SIZE;
-            w->response.zstream.next_out = w->response.zbuffer;
-            z_ret = deflate(&w->response.zstream, Z_FINISH);
-            if(z_ret < 0) {
-                if(w->response.zstream.msg)
-                    error("Error compressing body. ZLIB error: \"%s\"", w->response.zstream.msg);
-                else
-                    error("Unknown error during zlib compression.");
-                retval = 1;
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-            int bytes_to_cpy = NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_ZLIB_CHUNK_SIZE - w->response.zstream.avail_out;
-            buffer_need_bytes(z_buffer, bytes_to_cpy);
-            memcpy(&z_buffer->buffer[z_buffer->len], w->response.zbuffer, bytes_to_cpy);
-            z_buffer->len += bytes_to_cpy;
-        } while(z_ret != Z_STREAM_END);
-        // so that web_client_build_http_header
-        // puts correct content length into header
-        buffer_free(w->response.data);
-        w->response.data = z_buffer;
-        z_buffer = NULL;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    w->response.data->date = w->tv_ready.tv_sec;
-    web_client_build_http_header(w);
-    local_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-    local_buffer->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-    aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "http", this_query->msg_id, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, ",\"t-exec\": %llu,\"t-rx\": %llu,\"http-code\": %d", t, this_query->created, w->response.code);
-    buffer_strcat(local_buffer, "}\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A");
-    buffer_strcat(local_buffer, w->response.header_output->buffer);
-
-    if (w->response.data->len) {
-#ifdef NETDATA_WITH_ZLIB
-        if (w->response.zinitialized) {
-            buffer_need_bytes(local_buffer, w->response.data->len);
-            memcpy(&local_buffer->buffer[local_buffer->len], w->response.data->buffer, w->response.data->len);
-            local_buffer->len += w->response.data->len;
-            sent = sent - size + w->response.data->len;
-        } else {
-#endif
-            buffer_strcat(local_buffer, w->response.data->buffer);
-#ifdef NETDATA_WITH_ZLIB
-        }
-#endif
-    }
-
-    aclk_send_message_bin(this_query->topic, local_buffer->buffer, local_buffer->len, this_query->msg_id);
-
-    struct timeval tv;
-    now_realtime_timeval(&tv);
-
-    log_access("%llu: %d '[ACLK]:%d' '%s' (sent/all = %zu/%zu bytes %0.0f%%, prep/sent/total = %0.2f/%0.2f/%0.2f ms) %d '%s'",
-               w->id
-        , gettid()
-        , this_query->idx
-        , "DATA"
-        , sent
-        , size
-        , size > sent ? -((size > 0) ? (((size - sent) / (double) size) * 100.0) : 0.0) : ((size > 0) ? (((sent - size ) / (double) size) * 100.0) : 0.0)
-        , dt_usec(&w->tv_ready, &w->tv_in) / 1000.0
-        , dt_usec(&tv, &w->tv_ready) / 1000.0
-        , dt_usec(&tv, &w->tv_in) / 1000.0
-        , w->response.code
-        , strip_control_characters(this_query->query)
-    );
-cleanup:
-#ifdef NETDATA_WITH_ZLIB
-    if(w->response.zinitialized)
-        deflateEnd(&w->response.zstream);
-    buffer_free(z_buffer);
-#endif
-    buffer_free(w->response.data);
-    buffer_free(w->response.header);
-    buffer_free(w->response.header_output);
-    freez(w);
-    buffer_free(local_buffer);
-    return retval;
-}
-
-#define ACLK_HOST_PTR_COMPULSORY(x) \
-    if (unlikely(!host)) { \
-        errno = 0; \
-        error(x " needs host pointer"); \
-        break; \
-    }
-
-/*
- * This function will fetch the next pending command and process it
- *
- */
-static int aclk_process_query(struct aclk_query_thread *t_info)
-{
-    struct aclk_query *this_query;
-    static long int query_count = 0;
-    ACLK_METADATA_STATE meta_state;
-    RRDHOST *host;
-
-    if (!aclk_connected)
-        return 0;
-
-    this_query = aclk_queue_pop();
-    if (likely(!this_query)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (unlikely(this_query->deleted)) {
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Garbage collect query %s:%s", this_query->topic, this_query->query);
-        aclk_query_free(this_query);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    query_count++;
-
-    host = (RRDHOST*)this_query->data;
-    this_query->idx = t_info->idx;
-
-    debug(
-        D_ACLK, "Query #%ld (%s) size=%zu in queue %llu ms", query_count, this_query->topic,
-        this_query->query ? strlen(this_query->query) : 0, (now_realtime_usec() - this_query->created)/USEC_PER_MS);
-
-    switch (this_query->cmd) {
-        case ACLK_CMD_ONCONNECT:
-            ACLK_HOST_PTR_COMPULSORY("ACLK_CMD_ONCONNECT");
-#if ACLK_VERSION_MIN < ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE
-            if (host != localhost && legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg < ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE) {
-                error("We are not allowed to send connect message in ACLK version before %d", ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE);
-                break;
-            }
-#else
-#warning "This check became unnecessary. Remove"
-#endif
-
-            debug(D_ACLK, "EXECUTING on connect metadata command for host \"%s\" GUID \"%s\"",
-                host->hostname,
-                host->machine_guid);
-
-            rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-            meta_state = host->aclk_state.metadata;
-            host->aclk_state.metadata = ACLK_METADATA_SENT;
-            rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-            aclk_send_metadata(meta_state, host);
-            break;
-
-        case ACLK_CMD_CHART:
-            ACLK_HOST_PTR_COMPULSORY("ACLK_CMD_CHART");
-
-            debug(D_ACLK, "EXECUTING a chart update command");
-            aclk_send_single_chart(host, this_query->query);
-            break;
-
-        case ACLK_CMD_CHARTDEL:
-            ACLK_HOST_PTR_COMPULSORY("ACLK_CMD_CHARTDEL");
-
-            debug(D_ACLK, "EXECUTING a chart delete command");
-            //TODO: This send the info metadata for now
-            legacy_aclk_send_info_metadata(ACLK_METADATA_SENT, host);
-            break;
-
-        case ACLK_CMD_ALARM:
-            debug(D_ACLK, "EXECUTING an alarm update command");
-            aclk_send_message(this_query->topic, this_query->query, this_query->msg_id);
-            break;
-
-        case ACLK_CMD_CLOUD:
-            debug(D_ACLK, "EXECUTING a cloud command");
-            aclk_execute_query(this_query);
-            break;
-        case ACLK_CMD_CLOUD_QUERY_2:
-            debug(D_ACLK, "EXECUTING Cloud Query v2");
-            aclk_execute_query_v2(this_query);
-            break;
-
-        case ACLK_CMD_CHILD_CONNECT:
-        case ACLK_CMD_CHILD_DISCONNECT:
-            ACLK_HOST_PTR_COMPULSORY("ACLK_CMD_CHILD_CONNECT/ACLK_CMD_CHILD_DISCONNECT");
-
-            debug(
-                D_ACLK, "Execution Child %s command",
-                this_query->cmd == ACLK_CMD_CHILD_CONNECT ? "connect" : "disconnect");
-            aclk_send_info_child_connection(host, this_query->cmd);
-            break;
-
-        default:
-            errno = 0;
-            error("Unknown ACLK Query Command");
-            break;
-    }
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Query #%ld (%s) done", query_count, this_query->topic);
-
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.queries_dispatched++;
-        legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread[t_info->idx]++;
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-
-        if (likely(getrusage_called_this_tick[t_info->idx] < MAX_GETRUSAGE_CALLS_PER_TICK)) {
-            getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD, &rusage_per_thread[t_info->idx]);
-            getrusage_called_this_tick[t_info->idx]++;
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    aclk_query_free(this_query);
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
-void legacy_aclk_query_threads_cleanup(struct aclk_query_threads *query_threads)
-{
-    if (query_threads && query_threads->thread_list) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < query_threads->count; i++) {
-            netdata_thread_join(query_threads->thread_list[i].thread, NULL);
-        }
-        freez(query_threads->thread_list);
-    }
-
-    struct aclk_query *this_query;
-
-    do {
-        this_query = aclk_queue_pop();
-        aclk_query_free(this_query);
-    } while (this_query);
-}
-
-#define TASK_LEN_MAX 22
-void legacy_aclk_query_threads_start(struct aclk_query_threads *query_threads)
-{
-    info("Starting %d query threads.", query_threads->count);
-
-    char thread_name[TASK_LEN_MAX];
-    query_threads->thread_list = callocz(query_threads->count, sizeof(struct aclk_query_thread));
-    for (int i = 0; i < query_threads->count; i++) {
-        query_threads->thread_list[i].idx = i; //thread needs to know its index for statistics
-
-        if(unlikely(snprintfz(thread_name, TASK_LEN_MAX, "%s_%d", ACLK_QUERY_THREAD_NAME, i) < 0))
-            error("snprintf encoding error");
-        netdata_thread_create(
-            &query_threads->thread_list[i].thread, thread_name, NETDATA_THREAD_OPTION_JOINABLE, legacy_aclk_query_main_thread,
-            &query_threads->thread_list[i]);
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Checks and updates popcorning state of rrdhost
- * returns actual/updated popcorning state
- */
-
-ACLK_AGENT_STATE aclk_host_popcorn_check(RRDHOST *host)
-{
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-    ACLK_AGENT_STATE ret = host->aclk_state.state;
-    if (host->aclk_state.state != ACLK_HOST_INITIALIZING){
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    if (!host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update){
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    time_t t_diff = now_monotonic_sec() - host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update;
-
-    if (t_diff >= ACLK_STABLE_TIMEOUT) {
-        host->aclk_state.state = ACLK_HOST_STABLE;
-        host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update = 0;
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-        info("Host \"%s\" stable, ACLK popcorning finished. Last interrupt was %ld seconds ago", host->hostname, t_diff);
-        return ACLK_HOST_STABLE;
-    }
-
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * Main query processing thread
- *
- * On startup wait for the agent collectors to initialize
- * Expect at least a time of ACLK_STABLE_TIMEOUT seconds
- * of no new collectors coming in in order to mark the agent
- * as stable (set agent_state = AGENT_STABLE)
- */
-void *legacy_aclk_query_main_thread(void *ptr)
-{
-    struct aclk_query_thread *info = ptr;
-
-    while (!netdata_exit) {
-        if(aclk_host_popcorn_check(localhost) == ACLK_HOST_STABLE) {
-#ifdef ACLK_DEBUG
-            _dump_collector_list();
-#endif
-            break;
-        }
-        sleep_usec(USEC_PER_SEC * 1);
-    }
-
-    while (!netdata_exit) {
-        if(aclk_disable_runtime) {
-            sleep(1);
-            continue;
-        }
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-        if (unlikely(!legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg)) {
-            if (!legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg_wait_till || legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg_wait_till > now_monotonic_usec()) {
-                legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-                info("Waiting for ACLK Version Negotiation message from Cloud");
-                sleep(1);
-                continue;
-            }
-            info("ACLK version negotiation failed (This is expected). No reply to \"hello\" with \"version\" from cloud in time of %ds."
-                " Reverting to default ACLK version of %d.", VERSION_NEG_TIMEOUT, ACLK_VERSION_MIN);
-            legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg = ACLK_VERSION_MIN;
-            aclk_set_rx_handlers(legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-        }
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(localhost);
-        if (unlikely(localhost->aclk_state.metadata == ACLK_METADATA_REQUIRED)) {
-            if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query("on_connect", localhost, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_ONCONNECT))) {
-                rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
-                errno = 0;
-                error("ACLK failed to queue on_connect command");
-                sleep(1);
-                continue;
-            }
-            localhost->aclk_state.metadata = ACLK_METADATA_CMD_QUEUED;
-        }
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
-
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-        if (legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host && aclk_host_popcorn_check(legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host) == ACLK_HOST_STABLE) {
-            legacy_aclk_queue_query("on_connect", legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_ONCONNECT);
-            legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host = NULL;
-            aclk_update_next_child_to_popcorn();
-        }
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-
-        while (aclk_process_query(info)) {
-            // Process all commands
-        };
-
-        LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_LOCK;
-
-        // TODO: Need to check if there are queries awaiting already
-        if (unlikely(pthread_cond_wait(&legacy_query_cond_wait, &legacy_query_lock_wait)))
-            sleep_usec(USEC_PER_SEC * 1);
-
-        LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma endregion
-#endif
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_query.h b/aclk/legacy/aclk_query.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 622b66e2c..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_query.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#ifndef NETDATA_ACLK_QUERY_H
-#define NETDATA_ACLK_QUERY_H
-
-#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
-#include "web/server/web_client.h"
-
-#define ACLK_STABLE_TIMEOUT 3 // Minimum delay to mark AGENT as stable
-
-#define MAX_GETRUSAGE_CALLS_PER_TICK 5 // Maximum number of times getrusage can be called per tick, per thread.
-
-extern pthread_cond_t legacy_query_cond_wait;
-extern pthread_mutex_t legacy_query_lock_wait;
-extern uint8_t *getrusage_called_this_tick;
-#define LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP pthread_cond_signal(&legacy_query_cond_wait)
-#define LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP_ALL pthread_cond_broadcast(&legacy_query_cond_wait)
-struct aclk_query_thread {
-    netdata_thread_t thread;
-    int idx;
-};
-
-struct aclk_query_threads {
-    struct aclk_query_thread *thread_list;
-    int count;
-};
-
-struct aclk_cloud_req_v2 {
-    char *data;
-    RRDHOST *host;
-    char *query_endpoint;
-};
-
-void *legacy_aclk_query_main_thread(void *ptr);
-int legacy_aclk_queue_query(char *token, void *data, char *msg_type, char *query, int run_after, int internal, ACLK_CMD cmd);
-
-void legacy_aclk_query_threads_start(struct aclk_query_threads *query_threads);
-void legacy_aclk_query_threads_cleanup(struct aclk_query_threads *query_threads);
-unsigned int aclk_query_size();
-
-#endif //NETDATA_AGENT_CLOUD_LINK_H
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_rx_msgs.c b/aclk/legacy/aclk_rx_msgs.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d4778bbcf..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_rx_msgs.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,388 +0,0 @@
-
-#include "aclk_rx_msgs.h"
-
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-#include "aclk_stats.h"
-#include "aclk_query.h"
-#include "agent_cloud_link.h"
-
-#ifndef UUID_STR_LEN
-#define UUID_STR_LEN 37
-#endif
-
-static inline int aclk_extract_v2_data(char *payload, char **data)
-{
-    char* ptr = strstr(payload, ACLK_V2_PAYLOAD_SEPARATOR);
-    if(!ptr)
-        return 1;
-    ptr += strlen(ACLK_V2_PAYLOAD_SEPARATOR);
-    *data = strdupz(ptr);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#define ACLK_GET_REQ "GET "
-#define ACLK_CHILD_REQ "/host/"
-#define ACLK_CLOUD_REQ_V2_PREFIX "/api/v1/"
-#define STRNCMP_CONSTANT_PREFIX(str, const_pref) strncmp(str, const_pref, strlen(const_pref))
-static inline int aclk_v2_payload_get_query(struct aclk_cloud_req_v2 *cloud_req, struct aclk_request *req)
-{
-    const char *start, *end, *ptr, *query_type;
-    char uuid_str[UUID_STR_LEN];
-    uuid_t uuid;
-
-    errno = 0;
-
-    if(STRNCMP_CONSTANT_PREFIX(cloud_req->data, ACLK_GET_REQ)) {
-        error("Only accepting GET HTTP requests from CLOUD");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    start = ptr = cloud_req->data + strlen(ACLK_GET_REQ);
-
-    if(!STRNCMP_CONSTANT_PREFIX(ptr, ACLK_CHILD_REQ)) {
-        ptr += strlen(ACLK_CHILD_REQ);
-        if(strlen(ptr) < UUID_STR_LEN) {
-            error("the child id in URL too short \"%s\"", start);
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        strncpyz(uuid_str, ptr, UUID_STR_LEN - 1);
-
-        for(int i = 0; i < UUID_STR_LEN && uuid_str[i]; i++)
-            uuid_str[i] = tolower(uuid_str[i]);
-
-        if(ptr[0] && uuid_parse(uuid_str, uuid)) {
-            error("Got Child query (/host/XXX/...) host id \"%s\" doesn't look like valid GUID", uuid_str);
-            return 1;
-        }
-        ptr += UUID_STR_LEN - 1;
-
-        cloud_req->host = rrdhost_find_by_guid(uuid_str, 0);
-        if(!cloud_req->host) {
-            error("Cannot find host with GUID \"%s\"", uuid_str);
-            return 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if(STRNCMP_CONSTANT_PREFIX(ptr, ACLK_CLOUD_REQ_V2_PREFIX)) {
-        error("Only accepting requests that start with \"%s\" from CLOUD.", ACLK_CLOUD_REQ_V2_PREFIX);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    ptr += strlen(ACLK_CLOUD_REQ_V2_PREFIX);
-    query_type = ptr;
-
-    if(!(end = strstr(ptr, " HTTP/1.1\x0D\x0A"))) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Doesn't look like HTTP GET request.");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if(!(ptr = strchr(ptr, '?')) || ptr > end) 
-        ptr = end;
-    cloud_req->query_endpoint = mallocz((ptr - query_type) + 1);
-    strncpyz(cloud_req->query_endpoint, query_type, ptr - query_type);
-
-    req->payload = mallocz((end - start) + 1);
-    strncpyz(req->payload, start, end - start);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#define HTTP_CHECK_AGENT_INITIALIZED() rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(localhost);\
-    if (unlikely(localhost->aclk_state.state == ACLK_HOST_INITIALIZING)) {\
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Ignoring \"http\" cloud request; agent not in stable state");\
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);\
-        return 1;\
-    }\
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
-
-/*
- * Parse the incoming payload and queue a command if valid
- */
-static int aclk_handle_cloud_request_v1(struct aclk_request *cloud_to_agent, char *raw_payload)
-{
-    UNUSED(raw_payload);
-    HTTP_CHECK_AGENT_INITIALIZED();
-
-    errno = 0;
-    if (unlikely(cloud_to_agent->version != 1)) {
-        error(
-            "Received \"http\" message from Cloud with version %d, but ACLK version %d is used",
-            cloud_to_agent->version,
-            legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (unlikely(!cloud_to_agent->payload)) {
-        error("payload missing");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    
-    if (unlikely(!cloud_to_agent->callback_topic)) {
-        error("callback_topic missing");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    
-    if (unlikely(!cloud_to_agent->msg_id)) {
-        error("msg_id missing");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query(cloud_to_agent->callback_topic, NULL, cloud_to_agent->msg_id, cloud_to_agent->payload, 0, 0, ACLK_CMD_CLOUD)))
-        debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK failed to queue incoming \"http\" message");
-
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_v1++;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_ok++;
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int aclk_handle_cloud_request_v2(struct aclk_request *cloud_to_agent, char *raw_payload)
-{
-    HTTP_CHECK_AGENT_INITIALIZED();
-
-    struct aclk_cloud_req_v2 *cloud_req;
-    char *data;
-    int stat_idx;
-
-    errno = 0;
-    if (cloud_to_agent->version < ACLK_V_COMPRESSION) {
-        error(
-            "This handler cannot reply to request with version older than %d, received %d.",
-            ACLK_V_COMPRESSION,
-            cloud_to_agent->version);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (unlikely(aclk_extract_v2_data(raw_payload, &data))) {
-        error("Error extracting payload expected after the JSON dictionary.");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    cloud_req = mallocz(sizeof(struct aclk_cloud_req_v2));
-    cloud_req->data = data;
-    cloud_req->host = localhost;
-
-    if (unlikely(aclk_v2_payload_get_query(cloud_req, cloud_to_agent))) {
-        error("Could not extract payload from query");
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (unlikely(!cloud_to_agent->callback_topic)) {
-        error("Missing callback_topic");
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (unlikely(!cloud_to_agent->msg_id)) {
-        error("Missing msg_id");
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    // we do this here due to cloud_req being taken over by query thread
-    // which if crazy quick can free it after legacy_aclk_queue_query
-    stat_idx = aclk_cloud_req_type_to_idx(cloud_req->query_endpoint);
-
-    // legacy_aclk_queue_query takes ownership of data pointer
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query(
-            cloud_to_agent->callback_topic, cloud_req, cloud_to_agent->msg_id, cloud_to_agent->payload, 0, 0,
-            ACLK_CMD_CLOUD_QUERY_2))) {
-        error("ACLK failed to queue incoming \"http\" v2 message");
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_v2++;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_ok++;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_by_type[stat_idx]++;
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-cleanup:
-    freez(cloud_req->query_endpoint);
-    freez(cloud_req->data);
-    freez(cloud_req);
-    return 1;
-}
-
-// This handles `version` message from cloud used to negotiate
-// protocol version we will use
-static int aclk_handle_version_response(struct aclk_request *cloud_to_agent, char *raw_payload)
-{
-    UNUSED(raw_payload);
-    int version = -1;
-    errno = 0;
-
-    if (unlikely(cloud_to_agent->version != ACLK_VERSION_NEG_VERSION)) {
-        error(
-            "Unsupported version of \"version\" message from cloud. Expected %d, Got %d",
-            ACLK_VERSION_NEG_VERSION,
-            cloud_to_agent->version);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(!cloud_to_agent->min_version)) {
-        error("Min version missing or 0");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(!cloud_to_agent->max_version)) {
-        error("Max version missing or 0");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(cloud_to_agent->max_version < cloud_to_agent->min_version)) {
-        error(
-            "Max version (%d) must be >= than min version (%d)", cloud_to_agent->max_version,
-            cloud_to_agent->min_version);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (unlikely(cloud_to_agent->min_version > ACLK_VERSION_MAX)) {
-        error(
-            "Agent too old for this cloud. Minimum version required by cloud %d."
-            " Maximum version supported by this agent %d.",
-            cloud_to_agent->min_version, ACLK_VERSION_MAX);
-        aclk_kill_link = 1;
-        aclk_disable_runtime = 1;
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(cloud_to_agent->max_version < ACLK_VERSION_MIN)) {
-        error(
-            "Cloud version is too old for this agent. Maximum version supported by cloud %d."
-            " Minimum (oldest) version supported by this agent %d.",
-            cloud_to_agent->max_version, ACLK_VERSION_MIN);
-        aclk_kill_link = 1;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    version = MIN(cloud_to_agent->max_version, ACLK_VERSION_MAX);
-
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-    if (unlikely(now_monotonic_usec() > legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg_wait_till)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("The \"version\" message came too late ignoring.");
-        goto err_cleanup;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Version has already been set to %d", legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-        goto err_cleanup;
-    }
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg = version;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-
-    info("Choosing version %d of ACLK", version);
-
-    aclk_set_rx_handlers(version);
-
-    return 0;
-
-err_cleanup:
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-    return 1;
-}
-
-typedef struct aclk_incoming_msg_type{
-    char *name;
-    int(*fnc)(struct aclk_request *, char *);
-}aclk_incoming_msg_type;
-
-aclk_incoming_msg_type legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types_v1[] = {
-    { .name = "http",    .fnc = aclk_handle_cloud_request_v1 },
-    { .name = "version", .fnc = aclk_handle_version_response },
-    { .name = NULL,      .fnc = NULL                         }
-};
-
-aclk_incoming_msg_type legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types_compression[] = {
-    { .name = "http",    .fnc = aclk_handle_cloud_request_v2 },
-    { .name = "version", .fnc = aclk_handle_version_response },
-    { .name = NULL,      .fnc = NULL                         }
-};
-
-struct aclk_incoming_msg_type *legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types = legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types_v1;
-
-void aclk_set_rx_handlers(int version)
-{
-    if(version >= ACLK_V_COMPRESSION) {
-        legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types = legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types_compression;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types = legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types_v1;
-}
-
-int legacy_aclk_handle_cloud_message(char *payload)
-{
-    struct aclk_request cloud_to_agent;
-    memset(&cloud_to_agent, 0, sizeof(struct aclk_request));
-
-    if (unlikely(!payload)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("ACLK incoming message is empty");
-        goto err_cleanup_nojson;
-    }
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK incoming message (%s)", payload);
-
-    int rc = json_parse(payload, &cloud_to_agent, legacy_cloud_to_agent_parse);
-
-    if (unlikely(rc != JSON_OK)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Malformed json request (%s)", payload);
-        goto err_cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (!cloud_to_agent.type_id) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Cloud message is missing compulsory key \"type\"");
-        goto err_cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (!legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg && strcmp(cloud_to_agent.type_id, "version")) {
-        error("Only \"version\" message is allowed before popcorning and version negotiation is finished. Ignoring");
-        goto err_cleanup;
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types[i].name; i++) {
-        if (strcmp(cloud_to_agent.type_id, legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types[i].name) == 0) {
-            if (likely(!legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types[i].fnc(&cloud_to_agent, payload))) {
-                // in case of success handler is supposed to clean up after itself
-                // or as in the case of aclk_handle_cloud_request take
-                // ownership of the pointers (done to avoid copying)
-                // see what `legacy_aclk_queue_query` parameter `internal` does
-
-                // NEVER CONTINUE THIS LOOP AFTER CALLING FUNCTION!!!
-                // msg handlers (namely aclk_handle_version_response)
-                // can freely change what legacy_aclk_incoming_msg_types points to
-                // so either exit or restart this for loop
-                freez(cloud_to_agent.type_id);
-                return 0;
-            }
-            goto err_cleanup;
-        }
-    }
-
-    errno = 0;
-    error("Unknown message type from Cloud \"%s\"", cloud_to_agent.type_id);
-
-err_cleanup:
-    if (cloud_to_agent.payload)
-        freez(cloud_to_agent.payload);
-    if (cloud_to_agent.type_id)
-        freez(cloud_to_agent.type_id);
-    if (cloud_to_agent.msg_id)
-        freez(cloud_to_agent.msg_id);
-    if (cloud_to_agent.callback_topic)
-        freez(cloud_to_agent.callback_topic);
-
-err_cleanup_nojson:
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.cloud_req_err++;
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-
-    return 1;
-}
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_rx_msgs.h b/aclk/legacy/aclk_rx_msgs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f99114f..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_rx_msgs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#ifndef NETDATA_ACLK_RX_MSGS_H
-#define NETDATA_ACLK_RX_MSGS_H
-
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
-
-int legacy_aclk_handle_cloud_message(char *payload);
-void aclk_set_rx_handlers(int version);
-
-
-#endif /* NETDATA_ACLK_RX_MSGS_H */
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_stats.c b/aclk/legacy/aclk_stats.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fbbb322a1..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_stats.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,411 +0,0 @@
-#include "aclk_stats.h"
-
-netdata_mutex_t legacy_aclk_stats_mutex = NETDATA_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
-int legacy_query_thread_count;
-
-// data ACLK stats need per query thread
-struct legacy_aclk_qt_data {
-    RRDDIM *dim;
-} *legacy_aclk_qt_data = NULL;
-
-// ACLK per query thread cpu stats
-struct legacy_aclk_cpu_data {
-    RRDDIM *user;
-    RRDDIM *system;
-    RRDSET *st;
-} *legacy_aclk_cpu_data = NULL;
-
-uint32_t *legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread = NULL;
-uint32_t *legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread_sample = NULL;
-struct rusage *rusage_per_thread;
-uint8_t *getrusage_called_this_tick = NULL;
-
-static struct legacy_aclk_metrics legacy_aclk_metrics = {
-    .online = 0,
-};
-
-struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample;
-
-struct aclk_mat_metrics aclk_mat_metrics = {
-#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-    .latency = { .name = "aclk_latency_mqtt",
-                 .prio = 200002,
-                 .st = NULL,
-                 .rd_avg = NULL,
-                 .rd_max = NULL,
-                 .rd_total = NULL,
-                 .unit = "ms",
-                 .title = "ACLK Message Publish Latency" },
-#endif
-
-    .cloud_q_db_query_time = { .name = "aclk_db_query_time",
-                               .prio = 200006,
-                               .st = NULL,
-                               .rd_avg = NULL,
-                               .rd_max = NULL,
-                               .rd_total = NULL,
-                               .unit = "us",
-                               .title = "Time it took to process cloud requested DB queries" },
-
-    .cloud_q_recvd_to_processed = { .name = "aclk_cloud_q_recvd_to_processed",
-                                    .prio = 200007,
-                                    .st = NULL,
-                                    .rd_avg = NULL,
-                                    .rd_max = NULL,
-                                    .rd_total = NULL,
-                                    .unit = "us",
-                                    .title = "Time from receiving the Cloud Query until it was picked up "
-                                             "by query thread (just before passing to the database)." }
-};
-
-void legacy_aclk_metric_mat_update(struct aclk_metric_mat_data *metric, usec_t measurement)
-{
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        if (metric->max < measurement)
-            metric->max = measurement;
-
-        metric->total += measurement;
-        metric->count++;
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-    }
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_collect(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample, struct legacy_aclk_metrics *permanent)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st_aclkstats = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_online_status = NULL;
-
-    if (unlikely(!st_aclkstats)) {
-        st_aclkstats = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_status", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "ACLK/Cloud connection status",
-            "connected", "netdata", "stats", 200000, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_LINE);
-
-        rd_online_status = rrddim_add(st_aclkstats, "online", NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st_aclkstats);
-
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_aclkstats, rd_online_status, per_sample->offline_during_sample ? 0 : permanent->online);
-
-    rrdset_done(st_aclkstats);
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_query_queue(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st_query_thread = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_queued = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_dispatched = NULL;
-
-    if (unlikely(!st_query_thread)) {
-        st_query_thread = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_query_per_second", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "ACLK Queries per second", "queries/s",
-            "netdata", "stats", 200001, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_AREA);
-
-        rd_queued = rrddim_add(st_query_thread, "added", NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        rd_dispatched = rrddim_add(st_query_thread, "dispatched", NULL, -1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st_query_thread);
-
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_query_thread, rd_queued, per_sample->queries_queued);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_query_thread, rd_dispatched, per_sample->queries_dispatched);
-
-    rrdset_done(st_query_thread);
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_write_q(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_wq_add = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_wq_consumed = NULL;
-
-    if (unlikely(!st)) {
-        st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_write_q", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Write Queue Mosq->Libwebsockets", "KiB/s",
-            "netdata", "stats", 200003, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_AREA);
-
-        rd_wq_add = rrddim_add(st, "added", NULL, 1, 1024 * localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        rd_wq_consumed = rrddim_add(st, "consumed", NULL, 1, -1024 * localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st);
-
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_wq_add, per_sample->write_q_added);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_wq_consumed, per_sample->write_q_consumed);
-
-    rrdset_done(st);
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_read_q(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_rq_add = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_rq_consumed = NULL;
-
-    if (unlikely(!st)) {
-        st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_read_q", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Read Queue Libwebsockets->Mosq", "KiB/s",
-            "netdata", "stats", 200004, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_AREA);
-
-        rd_rq_add = rrddim_add(st, "added", NULL, 1, 1024 * localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        rd_rq_consumed = rrddim_add(st, "consumed", NULL, 1, -1024 * localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st);
-
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_rq_add, per_sample->read_q_added);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_rq_consumed, per_sample->read_q_consumed);
-
-    rrdset_done(st);
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_cloud_req(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_rq_ok = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_rq_err = NULL;
-
-    if (unlikely(!st)) {
-        st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_cloud_req", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Requests received from cloud", "req/s",
-            "netdata", "stats", 200005, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED);
-
-        rd_rq_ok = rrddim_add(st, "accepted", NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        rd_rq_err = rrddim_add(st, "rejected", NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st);
-
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_rq_ok, per_sample->cloud_req_ok);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_rq_err, per_sample->cloud_req_err);
-
-    rrdset_done(st);
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_cloud_req_version(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_rq_v1 = NULL;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_rq_v2 = NULL;
-
-    if (unlikely(!st)) {
-        st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_cloud_req_version", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Requests received from cloud by their version", "req/s",
-            "netdata", "stats", 200006, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED);
-
-        rd_rq_v1 = rrddim_add(st, "v1",  NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        rd_rq_v2 = rrddim_add(st, "v2+", NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st);
-
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_rq_v1, per_sample->cloud_req_v1);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_rq_v2, per_sample->cloud_req_v2);
-
-    rrdset_done(st);
-}
-
-static char *cloud_req_type_names[ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT] = {
-    "other",   
-    "info",
-    "data",
-    "alarms",
-    "alarm_log",
-    "chart",
-    "charts"
-    // if you change update:
-    // #define ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT 7
-};
-
-int aclk_cloud_req_type_to_idx(const char *name)
-{
-    for (int i = 1; i < ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT; i++)
-        if (!strcmp(cloud_req_type_names[i], name))
-            return i;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_cloud_req_cmd(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample *per_sample)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st;
-    static int initialized = 0;
-    static RRDDIM *rd_rq_types[ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT];
-
-    if (unlikely(!initialized)) {
-        initialized = 1;
-        st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_cloud_req_cmd", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Requests received from cloud by their type (api endpoint queried)", "req/s",
-            "netdata", "stats", 200007, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED);
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT; i++)
-            rd_rq_types[i] = rrddim_add(st, cloud_req_type_names[i], NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st);
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT; i++)
-        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd_rq_types[i], per_sample->cloud_req_by_type[i]);
-
-    rrdset_done(st);
-}
-
-#define MAX_DIM_NAME 22
-static void aclk_stats_query_threads(uint32_t *queries_per_thread)
-{
-    static RRDSET *st = NULL;
-
-    char dim_name[MAX_DIM_NAME];
-
-    if (unlikely(!st)) {
-        st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", "aclk_query_threads", NULL, "aclk", NULL, "Queries Processed Per Thread", "req/s",
-            "netdata", "stats", 200008, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED);
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < legacy_query_thread_count; i++) {
-            if (snprintfz(dim_name, MAX_DIM_NAME, "Query %d", i) < 0)
-                error("snprintf encoding error");
-            legacy_aclk_qt_data[i].dim = rrddim_add(st, dim_name, NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        }
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(st);
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < legacy_query_thread_count; i++) {
-        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, legacy_aclk_qt_data[i].dim, queries_per_thread[i]);
-    }
-
-    rrdset_done(st);
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_mat_metric_process(struct aclk_metric_mat *metric, struct aclk_metric_mat_data *data)
-{
-    if(unlikely(!metric->st)) {
-        metric->st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-            "netdata", metric->name, NULL, "aclk", NULL, metric->title, metric->unit, "netdata", "stats", metric->prio,
-            localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_LINE);
-
-        metric->rd_avg   = rrddim_add(metric->st, "avg",   NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        metric->rd_max   = rrddim_add(metric->st, "max",   NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-        metric->rd_total = rrddim_add(metric->st, "total", NULL, 1, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRD_ALGORITHM_ABSOLUTE);
-    } else
-        rrdset_next(metric->st);
-
-    if(data->count)
-        rrddim_set_by_pointer(metric->st, metric->rd_avg, roundf((float)data->total / data->count));
-    else
-        rrddim_set_by_pointer(metric->st, metric->rd_avg, 0);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(metric->st, metric->rd_max, data->max);
-    rrddim_set_by_pointer(metric->st, metric->rd_total, data->total);
-
-    rrdset_done(metric->st);
-}
-
-static void aclk_stats_cpu_threads(void)
-{
-    char id[100 + 1];
-    char title[100 + 1];
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < legacy_query_thread_count; i++) {
-        if (unlikely(!legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st)) {
-
-            snprintfz(id, 100, "aclk_thread%d_cpu", i);
-            snprintfz(title, 100, "Cpu Usage For Thread No %d", i);
-
-            legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st = rrdset_create_localhost(
-                                         "netdata", id, NULL, "aclk", NULL, title, "milliseconds/s",
-                                         "netdata", "stats", 200020 + i, localhost->rrd_update_every, RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED);
-
-            legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].user   = rrddim_add(legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st, "user",   NULL, 1, 1000, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
-            legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].system = rrddim_add(legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st, "system", NULL, 1, 1000, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
-
-        } else
-            rrdset_next(legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st);
-    }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < legacy_query_thread_count; i++) {
-        rrddim_set_by_pointer(legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st, legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].user, rusage_per_thread[i].ru_utime.tv_sec * 1000000ULL + rusage_per_thread[i].ru_utime.tv_usec);
-        rrddim_set_by_pointer(legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st, legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].system, rusage_per_thread[i].ru_stime.tv_sec * 1000000ULL + rusage_per_thread[i].ru_stime.tv_usec);
-        rrdset_done(legacy_aclk_cpu_data[i].st);
-    }
-}
-
-void legacy_aclk_stats_thread_cleanup()
-{
-    freez(legacy_aclk_qt_data);
-    freez(legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread);
-    freez(legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread_sample);
-    freez(legacy_aclk_cpu_data);
-    freez(rusage_per_thread);
-}
-
-void *legacy_aclk_stats_main_thread(void *ptr)
-{
-    struct aclk_stats_thread *args = ptr;
-
-    legacy_query_thread_count = args->query_thread_count;
-    legacy_aclk_qt_data = callocz(legacy_query_thread_count, sizeof(struct legacy_aclk_qt_data));
-    legacy_aclk_cpu_data = callocz(legacy_query_thread_count, sizeof(struct legacy_aclk_cpu_data));
-    legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread = callocz(legacy_query_thread_count, sizeof(uint32_t));
-    legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread_sample = callocz(legacy_query_thread_count, sizeof(uint32_t));
-    rusage_per_thread = callocz(legacy_query_thread_count, sizeof(struct rusage));
-    getrusage_called_this_tick = callocz(legacy_query_thread_count, sizeof(uint8_t));
-
-    heartbeat_t hb;
-    heartbeat_init(&hb);
-    usec_t step_ut = localhost->rrd_update_every * USEC_PER_SEC;
-
-    memset(&legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample, 0, sizeof(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample));
-
-    struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample per_sample;
-    struct legacy_aclk_metrics permanent;
-
-    while (!netdata_exit) {
-        netdata_thread_testcancel();
-        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // Wait for the next iteration point.
-
-        heartbeat_next(&hb, step_ut);
-        if (netdata_exit) break;
-
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-        // to not hold lock longer than necessary, especially not to hold it
-        // during database rrd* operations
-        memcpy(&per_sample, &legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample, sizeof(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample));
-        memcpy(&permanent, &legacy_aclk_metrics, sizeof(struct legacy_aclk_metrics));
-        memset(&legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample, 0, sizeof(struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample));
-
-        memcpy(legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread_sample, legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread, sizeof(uint32_t) * legacy_query_thread_count);
-        memset(legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread, 0, sizeof(uint32_t) * legacy_query_thread_count);
-        memset(getrusage_called_this_tick, 0, sizeof(uint8_t) * legacy_query_thread_count);
-        LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-
-        aclk_stats_collect(&per_sample, &permanent);
-        aclk_stats_query_queue(&per_sample);
-
-        aclk_stats_write_q(&per_sample);
-        aclk_stats_read_q(&per_sample);
-
-        aclk_stats_cloud_req(&per_sample);
-        aclk_stats_cloud_req_version(&per_sample);
-
-        aclk_stats_cloud_req_cmd(&per_sample);
-
-        aclk_stats_query_threads(legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread_sample);
-
-        aclk_stats_cpu_threads();
-
-#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-        aclk_stats_mat_metric_process(&aclk_mat_metrics.latency, &per_sample.latency);
-#endif
-        aclk_stats_mat_metric_process(&aclk_mat_metrics.cloud_q_db_query_time, &per_sample.cloud_q_db_query_time);
-        aclk_stats_mat_metric_process(&aclk_mat_metrics.cloud_q_recvd_to_processed, &per_sample.cloud_q_recvd_to_processed);
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void legacy_aclk_stats_upd_online(int online) {
-    if(!aclk_stats_enabled)
-        return;
-
-    LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK;
-    legacy_aclk_metrics.online = online;
-
-    if(!online)
-        legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.offline_during_sample = 1;
-    LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK;
-}
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/aclk_stats.h b/aclk/legacy/aclk_stats.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 560de3b5e..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/aclk_stats.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#ifndef NETDATA_ACLK_STATS_H
-#define NETDATA_ACLK_STATS_H
-
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-
-#define ACLK_STATS_THREAD_NAME "ACLK_Stats"
-
-extern netdata_mutex_t legacy_aclk_stats_mutex;
-
-#define LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_LOCK netdata_mutex_lock(&legacy_aclk_stats_mutex)
-#define LEGACY_ACLK_STATS_UNLOCK netdata_mutex_unlock(&legacy_aclk_stats_mutex)
-
-struct aclk_stats_thread {
-    netdata_thread_t *thread;
-    int query_thread_count;
-};
-
-// preserve between samples
-struct legacy_aclk_metrics {
-    volatile uint8_t online;
-};
-
-//mat = max average total
-struct aclk_metric_mat_data {
-    volatile uint32_t total;
-    volatile uint32_t count;
-    volatile uint32_t max;
-};
-
-//mat = max average total
-struct aclk_metric_mat {
-    char *name;
-    char *title;
-    RRDSET *st;
-    RRDDIM *rd_avg;
-    RRDDIM *rd_max;
-    RRDDIM *rd_total;
-    long prio;
-    char *unit;
-};
-
-extern struct aclk_mat_metrics {
-#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-    struct aclk_metric_mat latency;
-#endif
-    struct aclk_metric_mat cloud_q_db_query_time;
-    struct aclk_metric_mat cloud_q_recvd_to_processed;
-} aclk_mat_metrics;
-
-void legacy_aclk_metric_mat_update(struct aclk_metric_mat_data *metric, usec_t measurement);
-
-#define ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT 7
-// if you change update cloud_req_type_names
-
-int aclk_cloud_req_type_to_idx(const char *name);
-
-// reset to 0 on every sample
-extern struct legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample {
-    /* in the unlikely event of ACLK disconnecting
-       and reconnecting under 1 sampling rate
-       we want to make sure we record the disconnection
-       despite it being then seemingly longer in graph */
-    volatile uint8_t offline_during_sample;
-
-    volatile uint32_t queries_queued;
-    volatile uint32_t queries_dispatched;
-
-    volatile uint32_t write_q_added;
-    volatile uint32_t write_q_consumed;
-
-    volatile uint32_t read_q_added;
-    volatile uint32_t read_q_consumed;
-
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_ok;
-    volatile uint32_t cloud_req_err;
-
-    volatile uint16_t cloud_req_v1;
-    volatile uint16_t cloud_req_v2;
-
-    volatile uint16_t cloud_req_by_type[ACLK_STATS_CLOUD_REQ_TYPE_CNT];
-
-#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-    struct aclk_metric_mat_data latency;
-#endif
-    struct aclk_metric_mat_data cloud_q_db_query_time;
-    struct aclk_metric_mat_data cloud_q_recvd_to_processed;
-} legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample;
-
-extern uint32_t *legacy_aclk_queries_per_thread;
-extern struct rusage *rusage_per_thread;
-
-void *legacy_aclk_stats_main_thread(void *ptr);
-void legacy_aclk_stats_thread_cleanup();
-void legacy_aclk_stats_upd_online(int online);
-
-#endif /* NETDATA_ACLK_STATS_H */
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/agent_cloud_link.c b/aclk/legacy/agent_cloud_link.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 80ca23971..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/agent_cloud_link.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1502 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
-#include "agent_cloud_link.h"
-#include "aclk_lws_https_client.h"
-#include "aclk_query.h"
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-#include "aclk_stats.h"
-#include "../aclk_collector_list.h"
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
-#include <libwebsockets.h>
-#endif
-
-int aclk_shutting_down = 0;
-
-// Other global state
-static int aclk_subscribed = 0;
-static char *aclk_username = NULL;
-static char *aclk_password = NULL;
-
-static char *global_base_topic = NULL;
-static int aclk_connecting = 0;
-int aclk_force_reconnect = 0;       // Indication from lower layers
-
-static netdata_mutex_t aclk_mutex = NETDATA_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
-#define ACLK_LOCK netdata_mutex_lock(&aclk_mutex)
-#define ACLK_UNLOCK netdata_mutex_unlock(&aclk_mutex)
-
-void lws_wss_check_queues(size_t *write_len, size_t *write_len_bytes, size_t *read_len);
-void aclk_lws_wss_destroy_context();
-
-char *create_uuid()
-{
-    uuid_t uuid;
-    char *uuid_str = mallocz(36 + 1);
-
-    uuid_generate(uuid);
-    uuid_unparse(uuid, uuid_str);
-
-    return uuid_str;
-}
-
-int legacy_cloud_to_agent_parse(JSON_ENTRY *e)
-{
-    struct aclk_request *data = e->callback_data;
-
-    switch (e->type) {
-        case JSON_OBJECT:
-        case JSON_ARRAY:
-            break;
-        case JSON_STRING:
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, "msg-id")) {
-                data->msg_id = strdupz(e->data.string);
-                break;
-            }
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, "type")) {
-                data->type_id = strdupz(e->data.string);
-                break;
-            }
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, "callback-topic")) {
-                data->callback_topic = strdupz(e->data.string);
-                break;
-            }
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, "payload")) {
-                if (likely(e->data.string)) {
-                    size_t len = strlen(e->data.string);
-                    data->payload = mallocz(len+1);
-                    if (!url_decode_r(data->payload, e->data.string, len + 1))
-                        strcpy(data->payload, e->data.string);
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-            break;
-        case JSON_NUMBER:
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, "version")) {
-                data->version = e->data.number;
-                break;
-            }
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, "min-version")) {
-                data->min_version = e->data.number;
-                break;
-            }
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, "max-version")) {
-                data->max_version = e->data.number;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            break;
-
-        case JSON_BOOLEAN:
-            break;
-
-        case JSON_NULL:
-            break;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-static RSA *aclk_private_key = NULL;
-static int create_private_key()
-{
-    if (aclk_private_key != NULL)
-        RSA_free(aclk_private_key);
-    aclk_private_key = NULL;
-    char filename[FILENAME_MAX + 1];
-    snprintfz(filename, FILENAME_MAX, "%s/cloud.d/private.pem", netdata_configured_varlib_dir);
-
-    long bytes_read;
-    char *private_key = read_by_filename(filename, &bytes_read);
-    if (!private_key) {
-        error("Claimed agent cannot establish ACLK - unable to load private key '%s' failed.", filename);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Claimed agent loaded private key len=%ld bytes", bytes_read);
-
-    BIO *key_bio = BIO_new_mem_buf(private_key, -1);
-    if (key_bio==NULL) {
-        error("Claimed agent cannot establish ACLK - failed to create BIO for key");
-        goto biofailed;
-    }
-
-    aclk_private_key = PEM_read_bio_RSAPrivateKey(key_bio, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    BIO_free(key_bio);
-    if (aclk_private_key!=NULL)
-    {
-        freez(private_key);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    char err[512];
-    ERR_error_string_n(ERR_get_error(), err, sizeof(err));
-    error("Claimed agent cannot establish ACLK - cannot create private key: %s", err);
-
-biofailed:
-    freez(private_key);
-    return 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * After a connection failure -- delay in milliseconds
- * When a connection is established, the delay function
- * should be called with
- *
- * mode 0 to reset the delay
- * mode 1 to calculate sleep time [0 .. ACLK_MAX_BACKOFF_DELAY * 1000] ms
- *
- */
-unsigned long int aclk_reconnect_delay(int mode)
-{
-    static int fail = -1;
-    unsigned long int delay;
-
-    if (!mode || fail == -1) {
-        srandom(time(NULL));
-        fail = mode - 1;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    delay = (1 << fail);
-
-    if (delay >= ACLK_MAX_BACKOFF_DELAY) {
-        delay = ACLK_MAX_BACKOFF_DELAY * 1000;
-    } else {
-        fail++;
-        delay *= 1000;
-        delay += (random() % (MAX(1000, delay/2)));
-    }
-
-    return delay;
-}
-
-// This will give the base topic that the agent will publish messages.
-// subtopics will be sent under the base topic e.g.  base_topic/subtopic
-// This is called during the connection, we delete any previous topic
-// in-case the user has changed the agent id and reclaimed.
-
-char *create_publish_base_topic()
-{
-    char *agent_id = is_agent_claimed();
-    if (unlikely(!agent_id))
-        return NULL;
-
-    ACLK_LOCK;
-
-    if (global_base_topic)
-        freez(global_base_topic);
-    char tmp_topic[ACLK_MAX_TOPIC + 1], *tmp;
-
-    snprintf(tmp_topic, ACLK_MAX_TOPIC, ACLK_TOPIC_STRUCTURE, agent_id);
-    tmp = strchr(tmp_topic, '\n');
-    if (unlikely(tmp))
-        *tmp = '\0';
-    global_base_topic = strdupz(tmp_topic);
-
-    ACLK_UNLOCK;
-    freez(agent_id);
-    return global_base_topic;
-}
-
-/*
- * Build a topic based on sub_topic and final_topic
- * if the sub topic starts with / assume that is an absolute topic
- *
- */
-
-char *get_topic(char *sub_topic, char *final_topic, int max_size)
-{
-    int rc;
-
-    if (likely(sub_topic && sub_topic[0] == '/'))
-        return sub_topic;
-
-    if (unlikely(!global_base_topic))
-        return sub_topic;
-
-    rc = snprintf(final_topic, max_size, "%s/%s", global_base_topic, sub_topic);
-    if (unlikely(rc >= max_size))
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Topic has been truncated to [%s] instead of [%s/%s]", final_topic, global_base_topic, sub_topic);
-
-    return final_topic;
-}
-
-/* Avoids the need to scan through all RRDHOSTS
- * every time any Query Thread Wakes Up
- * (every time we need to check child popcorn expiry)
- * call with legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK held
- */
-void aclk_update_next_child_to_popcorn(void)
-{
-    RRDHOST *host;
-    int any = 0;
-
-    rrd_rdlock();
-    rrdhost_foreach_read(host) {
-        if (unlikely(host == localhost || rrdhost_flag_check(host, RRDHOST_FLAG_ARCHIVED)))
-            continue;
-
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-        if (!ACLK_IS_HOST_POPCORNING(host)) {
-            rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        any = 1;
-
-        if (unlikely(!legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host)) {
-            legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host = host;
-            rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update > host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update)
-            legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host = host;
-
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-    }
-    if(!any)
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host = NULL;
-
-    rrd_unlock();
-}
-
-/* If popcorning bump timer.
- * If popcorning or initializing (host not stable) return 1
- * Otherwise return 0
- */
-static int aclk_popcorn_check_bump(RRDHOST *host)
-{
-    time_t now = now_monotonic_sec();
-    int updated = 0, ret;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-
-    ret = ACLK_IS_HOST_INITIALIZING(host);
-    if (unlikely(ACLK_IS_HOST_POPCORNING(host))) {
-        if(now != host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update) {
-            updated = 1;
-            info("Restarting ACLK popcorn timer for host \"%s\" with GUID \"%s\"", host->hostname, host->machine_guid);
-        }
-        host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update = now;
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-
-        if (host != localhost && updated)
-            aclk_update_next_child_to_popcorn();
-
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-    return ret;
-}
-
-inline static int aclk_host_initializing(RRDHOST *host)
-{
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-    int ret = ACLK_IS_HOST_INITIALIZING(host);
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static void aclk_start_host_popcorning(RRDHOST *host)
-{
-    usec_t now = now_monotonic_sec();
-    info("Starting ACLK popcorn timer for host \"%s\" with GUID \"%s\"", host->hostname, host->machine_guid);
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-    if (host == localhost && !ACLK_IS_HOST_INITIALIZING(host)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Localhost is allowed to do popcorning only once after startup!");
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    host->aclk_state.state = ACLK_HOST_INITIALIZING;
-    host->aclk_state.metadata = ACLK_METADATA_REQUIRED;
-    host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update = now;
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-    if (host != localhost)
-        aclk_update_next_child_to_popcorn();
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-}
-
-static void aclk_stop_host_popcorning(RRDHOST *host)
-{
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-    if (!ACLK_IS_HOST_POPCORNING(host)) {
-        rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-        return;
-    }
-    
-    info("Host Disconnected before ACLK popcorning finished. Canceling. Host \"%s\" GUID:\"%s\"", host->hostname, host->machine_guid);
-    host->aclk_state.t_last_popcorn_update = 0;
-    host->aclk_state.metadata = ACLK_METADATA_REQUIRED;
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-
-    if(host == legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host) {
-        legacy_aclk_shared_state.next_popcorn_host = NULL;
-        aclk_update_next_child_to_popcorn();
-    }
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-}
-
-/*
- * Add a new collector to the list
- * If it exists, update the chart count
- */
-void legacy_aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
-{
-    struct _collector *tmp_collector;
-    if (unlikely(!netdata_ready)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    COLLECTOR_LOCK;
-
-    tmp_collector = _add_collector(host->machine_guid, plugin_name, module_name);
-
-    if (unlikely(tmp_collector->count != 1)) {
-        COLLECTOR_UNLOCK;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    COLLECTOR_UNLOCK;
-
-    if(aclk_popcorn_check_bump(host))
-        return;
-
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query("collector", host, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_ONCONNECT)))
-        debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK failed to queue on_connect command on collector addition");
-}
-
-/*
- * Delete a collector from the list
- * If the chart count reaches zero the collector will be removed
- * from the list by calling del_collector.
- *
- * This function will release the memory used and schedule
- * a cloud update
- */
-void legacy_aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name)
-{
-    struct _collector *tmp_collector;
-    if (unlikely(!netdata_ready)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    COLLECTOR_LOCK;
-
-    tmp_collector = _del_collector(host->machine_guid, plugin_name, module_name);
-
-    if (unlikely(!tmp_collector || tmp_collector->count)) {
-        COLLECTOR_UNLOCK;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    debug(
-        D_ACLK, "DEL COLLECTOR [%s:%s] -- charts %u", plugin_name ? plugin_name : "*", module_name ? module_name : "*",
-        tmp_collector->count);
-
-    COLLECTOR_UNLOCK;
-
-    _free_collector(tmp_collector);
-
-    if (aclk_popcorn_check_bump(host))
-        return;
-
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query("collector", host, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_ONCONNECT)))
-        debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK failed to queue on_connect command on collector deletion");
-}
-
-static void aclk_graceful_disconnect()
-{
-    size_t write_q, write_q_bytes, read_q;
-    time_t event_loop_timeout;
-
-    // Send a graceful disconnect message
-    BUFFER *b = buffer_create(512);
-    aclk_create_header(b, "disconnect", NULL, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    buffer_strcat(b, ",\n\t\"payload\": \"graceful\"}");
-    aclk_send_message(ACLK_METADATA_TOPIC, (char*)buffer_tostring(b), NULL);
-    buffer_free(b);
-
-    event_loop_timeout = now_realtime_sec() + 5;
-    write_q = 1;
-    while (write_q && event_loop_timeout > now_realtime_sec()) {
-        _link_event_loop();
-        lws_wss_check_queues(&write_q, &write_q_bytes, &read_q);
-    }
-
-    aclk_shutting_down = 1;
-    _link_shutdown();
-    aclk_lws_wss_mqtt_layer_disconnect_notif();
-
-    write_q = 1;
-    event_loop_timeout = now_realtime_sec() + 5;
-    while (write_q && event_loop_timeout > now_realtime_sec()) {
-        _link_event_loop();
-        lws_wss_check_queues(&write_q, &write_q_bytes, &read_q);
-    }
-    aclk_shutting_down = 0;
-}
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma region Incoming Msg Parsing
-#endif
-
-struct dictionary_singleton {
-    char *key;
-    char *result;
-};
-
-int json_extract_singleton(JSON_ENTRY *e)
-{
-    struct dictionary_singleton *data = e->callback_data;
-
-    switch (e->type) {
-        case JSON_OBJECT:
-        case JSON_ARRAY:
-            break;
-        case JSON_STRING:
-            if (!strcmp(e->name, data->key)) {
-                data->result = strdupz(e->data.string);
-                break;
-            }
-            break;
-        case JSON_NUMBER:
-        case JSON_BOOLEAN:
-        case JSON_NULL:
-            break;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma endregion
-#endif
-
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma region Challenge Response
-#endif
-
-// Base-64 decoder.
-// Note: This is non-validating, invalid input will be decoded without an error.
-//       Challenges are packed into json strings so we don't skip newlines.
-//       Size errors (i.e. invalid input size or insufficient output space) are caught.
-size_t base64_decode(unsigned char *input, size_t input_size, unsigned char *output, size_t output_size)
-{
-    static char lookup[256];
-    static int first_time=1;
-    if (first_time)
-    {
-        first_time = 0;
-        for(int i=0; i<256; i++)
-            lookup[i] = -1;
-        for(int i='A'; i<='Z'; i++)
-            lookup[i] = i-'A';
-        for(int i='a'; i<='z'; i++)
-            lookup[i] = i-'a' + 26;
-        for(int i='0'; i<='9'; i++)
-            lookup[i] = i-'0' + 52;
-        lookup['+'] = 62;
-        lookup['/'] = 63;
-    }
-    if ((input_size & 3) != 0)
-    {
-        error("Can't decode base-64 input length %zu", input_size);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    size_t unpadded_size = (input_size/4) * 3;
-    if ( unpadded_size > output_size )
-    {
-        error("Output buffer size %zu is too small to decode %zu into", output_size, input_size);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    // Don't check padding within full quantums
-    for (size_t i = 0 ; i < input_size-4 ; i+=4 )
-    {
-        uint32_t value = (lookup[input[0]] << 18) + (lookup[input[1]] << 12) + (lookup[input[2]] << 6) + lookup[input[3]];
-        output[0] = value >> 16;
-        output[1] = value >> 8;
-        output[2] = value;
-        //error("Decoded %c %c %c %c -> %02x %02x %02x", input[0], input[1], input[2], input[3], output[0], output[1], output[2]);
-        output += 3;
-        input += 4;
-    }
-    // Handle padding only in last quantum
-    if (input[2] == '=') {
-        uint32_t value = (lookup[input[0]] << 6) + lookup[input[1]];
-        output[0] = value >> 4;
-        //error("Decoded %c %c %c %c -> %02x", input[0], input[1], input[2], input[3], output[0]);
-        return unpadded_size-2;
-    }
-    else if (input[3] == '=') {
-        uint32_t value = (lookup[input[0]] << 12) + (lookup[input[1]] << 6) + lookup[input[2]];
-        output[0] = value >> 10;
-        output[1] = value >> 2;
-        //error("Decoded %c %c %c %c -> %02x %02x", input[0], input[1], input[2], input[3], output[0], output[1]);
-        return unpadded_size-1;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        uint32_t value = (input[0] << 18) + (input[1] << 12) + (input[2]<<6) + input[3];
-        output[0] = value >> 16;
-        output[1] = value >> 8;
-        output[2] = value;
-        //error("Decoded %c %c %c %c -> %02x %02x %02x", input[0], input[1], input[2], input[3], output[0], output[1], output[2]);
-        return unpadded_size;
-    }
-}
-
-size_t base64_encode(unsigned char *input, size_t input_size, char *output, size_t output_size)
-{
-    uint32_t value;
-    static char lookup[] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
-                           "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
-                           "0123456789+/";
-    if ((input_size/3+1)*4 >= output_size)
-    {
-        error("Output buffer for encoding size=%zu is not large enough for %zu-bytes input", output_size, input_size);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    size_t count = 0;
-    while (input_size>3)
-    {
-        value = ((input[0] << 16) + (input[1] << 8) + input[2]) & 0xffffff;
-        output[0] = lookup[value >> 18];
-        output[1] = lookup[(value >> 12) & 0x3f];
-        output[2] = lookup[(value >> 6) & 0x3f];
-        output[3] = lookup[value & 0x3f];
-        //error("Base-64 encode (%04x) -> %c %c %c %c\n", value, output[0], output[1], output[2], output[3]);
-        output += 4;
-        input += 3;
-        input_size -= 3;
-        count += 4;
-    }
-    switch (input_size)
-    {
-        case 2:
-            value = (input[0] << 10) + (input[1] << 2);
-            output[0] = lookup[(value >> 12) & 0x3f];
-            output[1] = lookup[(value >> 6) & 0x3f];
-            output[2] = lookup[value & 0x3f];
-            output[3] = '=';
-            //error("Base-64 encode (%06x) -> %c %c %c %c\n", (value>>2)&0xffff, output[0], output[1], output[2], output[3]); 
-            count += 4;
-            break;
-        case 1:
-            value = input[0] << 4;
-            output[0] = lookup[(value >> 6) & 0x3f];
-            output[1] = lookup[value & 0x3f];
-            output[2] = '=';
-            output[3] = '=';
-            //error("Base-64 encode (%06x) -> %c %c %c %c\n", value, output[0], output[1], output[2], output[3]); 
-            count += 4;
-            break;
-        case 0:
-            break;
-    }
-    return count;
-}
-
-
-
-int private_decrypt(unsigned char * enc_data, int data_len, unsigned char *decrypted)
-{
-    int  result = RSA_private_decrypt( data_len, enc_data, decrypted, aclk_private_key, RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING);
-    if (result == -1) {
-        char err[512];
-        ERR_error_string_n(ERR_get_error(), err, sizeof(err));
-        error("Decryption of the challenge failed: %s", err);
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-void aclk_get_challenge(char *aclk_hostname, int port)
-{
-    char *data_buffer = mallocz(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Performing challenge-response sequence");
-    if (aclk_password != NULL)
-    {
-        freez(aclk_password);
-        aclk_password = NULL;
-    }
-    // curl http://cloud-iam-agent-service:8080/api/v1/auth/node/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/challenge
-    // TODO - target host?
-    char *agent_id = is_agent_claimed();
-    if (agent_id == NULL)
-    {
-        error("Agent was not claimed - cannot perform challenge/response");
-        goto CLEANUP;
-    }
-    char url[1024];
-    sprintf(url, "/api/v1/auth/node/%s/challenge", agent_id);
-    info("Retrieving challenge from cloud: %s %d %s", aclk_hostname, port, url);
-    if(aclk_send_https_request("GET", aclk_hostname, port, url, data_buffer, NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE, NULL))
-    {
-        error("Challenge failed: %s", data_buffer);
-        goto CLEANUP;
-    }
-    struct dictionary_singleton challenge = { .key = "challenge", .result = NULL };
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Challenge response from cloud: %s", data_buffer);
-    if ( json_parse(data_buffer, &challenge, json_extract_singleton) != JSON_OK)
-    {
-        freez(challenge.result);
-        error("Could not parse the json response with the challenge: %s", data_buffer);
-        goto CLEANUP;
-    }
-    if (challenge.result == NULL ) {
-        error("Could not retrieve challenge from auth response: %s", data_buffer);
-        goto CLEANUP;
-    }
-
-
-    size_t challenge_len = strlen(challenge.result);
-    unsigned char decoded[512];
-    size_t decoded_len = base64_decode((unsigned char*)challenge.result, challenge_len, decoded, sizeof(decoded));
-
-    unsigned char plaintext[4096]={};
-    int decrypted_length = private_decrypt(decoded, decoded_len, plaintext);
-    freez(challenge.result);
-    char encoded[512];
-    size_t encoded_len = base64_encode(plaintext, decrypted_length, encoded, sizeof(encoded));
-    encoded[encoded_len] = 0;
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Encoded len=%zu Decryption len=%d: '%s'", encoded_len, decrypted_length, encoded);
-
-    char response_json[4096]={};
-    sprintf(response_json, "{\"response\":\"%s\"}", encoded);
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Password phase: %s",response_json);
-    // TODO - host
-    sprintf(url, "/api/v1/auth/node/%s/password", agent_id);
-    if(aclk_send_https_request("POST", aclk_hostname, port, url, data_buffer, NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE, response_json))
-    {
-        error("Challenge-response failed: %s", data_buffer);
-        goto CLEANUP;
-    }
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Password response from cloud: %s", data_buffer);
-
-    struct dictionary_singleton password = { .key = "password", .result = NULL };
-    if ( json_parse(data_buffer, &password, json_extract_singleton) != JSON_OK)
-    {
-        freez(password.result);
-        error("Could not parse the json response with the password: %s", data_buffer);
-        goto CLEANUP;
-    }
-
-    if (password.result == NULL ) {
-        error("Could not retrieve password from auth response");
-        goto CLEANUP;
-    }
-    if (aclk_password != NULL )
-        freez(aclk_password);
-    aclk_password = password.result;
-    if (aclk_username != NULL)
-        freez(aclk_username);
-    aclk_username = agent_id;
-    agent_id = NULL;
-
-CLEANUP:
-    if (agent_id != NULL)
-        freez(agent_id);
-    freez(data_buffer);
-    return;
-}
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#pragma endregion
-#endif
-
-static void aclk_try_to_connect(char *hostname, int port)
-{
-    int rc;
-
-// this is useful for developers working on ACLK
-// allows connecting agent to any MQTT broker
-// for debugging, development and testing purposes
-#ifndef ACLK_DISABLE_CHALLENGE
-    if (!aclk_private_key) {
-        error("Cannot try to establish the agent cloud link - no private key available!");
-        return;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    info("Attempting to establish the agent cloud link");
-#ifdef ACLK_DISABLE_CHALLENGE
-    error("Agent built with ACLK_DISABLE_CHALLENGE. This is for testing "
-          "and development purposes only. Warranty void. Won't be able "
-          "to connect to Netdata Cloud.");
-    if (aclk_password == NULL)
-        aclk_password = strdupz("anon");
-#else
-    aclk_get_challenge(hostname, port);
-    if (aclk_password == NULL)
-        return;
-#endif
-
-    aclk_connecting = 1;
-    create_publish_base_topic();
-
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg = 0;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg_wait_till = 0;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-
-    rc = mqtt_attempt_connection(hostname, port, aclk_username, aclk_password);
-    if (unlikely(rc)) {
-        error("Failed to initialize the agent cloud link library");
-    }
-}
-
-// Sends "hello" message to negotiate ACLK version with cloud
-static inline void aclk_hello_msg()
-{
-    BUFFER *buf = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_HEADER_SIZE);
-
-    char *msg_id = create_uuid();
-
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_LOCK;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg = 0;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg_wait_till = now_monotonic_usec() + USEC_PER_SEC * VERSION_NEG_TIMEOUT;
-    legacy_aclk_shared_state_UNLOCK;
-
-    //Hello message is versioned separately from the rest of the protocol
-    aclk_create_header(buf, "hello", msg_id, 0, 0, ACLK_VERSION_NEG_VERSION);
-    buffer_sprintf(buf, ",\"min-version\":%d,\"max-version\":%d}", ACLK_VERSION_MIN, ACLK_VERSION_MAX);
-    aclk_send_message(ACLK_METADATA_TOPIC, buf->buffer, msg_id);
-    freez(msg_id);
-    buffer_free(buf);
-}
-
-/**
- * Main agent cloud link thread
- *
- * This thread will simply call the main event loop that handles
- * pending requests - both inbound and outbound
- *
- * @param ptr is a pointer to the netdata_static_thread structure.
- *
- * @return It always returns NULL
- */
-void *legacy_aclk_main(void *ptr)
-{
-    struct netdata_static_thread *static_thread = (struct netdata_static_thread *)ptr;
-    struct aclk_query_threads query_threads;
-    struct aclk_stats_thread *stats_thread = NULL;
-    time_t last_periodic_query_wakeup = 0;
-
-    query_threads.thread_list = NULL;
-
-    // This thread is unusual in that it cannot be cancelled by cancel_main_threads()
-    // as it must notify the far end that it shutdown gracefully and avoid the LWT.
-    netdata_thread_disable_cancelability();
-
-#if defined( DISABLE_CLOUD ) || !defined( ENABLE_ACLK)
-    info("Killing ACLK thread -> cloud functionality has been disabled");
-    static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITED;
-    return NULL;
-#endif
-
-#ifndef LWS_WITH_SOCKS5
-    ACLK_PROXY_TYPE proxy_type;
-    aclk_get_proxy(&proxy_type);
-    if(proxy_type == PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5) {
-        error("Disabling ACLK due to requested SOCKS5 proxy.");
-        static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITED;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    info("Waiting for netdata to be ready");
-    while (!netdata_ready) {
-        sleep_usec(USEC_PER_MS * 300);
-    }
-
-    info("Waiting for Cloud to be enabled");
-    while (!netdata_cloud_setting) {
-        sleep_usec(USEC_PER_SEC * 1);
-        if (netdata_exit) {
-            static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITED;
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    query_threads.count = MIN(processors/2, 6);
-    query_threads.count = MAX(query_threads.count, 2);
-    query_threads.count = config_get_number(CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD, "query thread count", query_threads.count);
-    if(query_threads.count < 1) {
-        error("You need at least one query thread. Overriding configured setting of \"%d\"", query_threads.count);
-        query_threads.count = 1;
-        config_set_number(CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD, "query thread count", query_threads.count);
-    }
-
-    //start localhost popcorning
-    aclk_start_host_popcorning(localhost);
-
-    aclk_stats_enabled = config_get_boolean(CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD, "statistics", CONFIG_BOOLEAN_YES);
-    if (aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        stats_thread = callocz(1, sizeof(struct aclk_stats_thread));
-        stats_thread->thread = mallocz(sizeof(netdata_thread_t));
-        stats_thread->query_thread_count = query_threads.count;
-        netdata_thread_create(
-            stats_thread->thread, ACLK_STATS_THREAD_NAME, NETDATA_THREAD_OPTION_JOINABLE, legacy_aclk_stats_main_thread,
-            stats_thread);
-    }
-
-    char *aclk_hostname = NULL; // Initializers are over-written but prevent gcc complaining about clobbering.
-    int port_num = 0;
-    info("Waiting for netdata to be claimed");
-    while(1) {
-        char *agent_id = is_agent_claimed();
-        while (likely(!agent_id)) {
-            sleep_usec(USEC_PER_SEC * 1);
-            if (netdata_exit)
-                goto exited;
-            agent_id = is_agent_claimed();
-        }
-        freez(agent_id);
-        // The NULL return means the value was never initialised, but this value has been initialized in post_conf_load.
-        // We trap the impossible NULL here to keep the linter happy without using a fatal() in the code.
-        char *cloud_base_url = appconfig_get(&cloud_config, CONFIG_SECTION_GLOBAL, "cloud base url", NULL);
-        if (cloud_base_url == NULL) {
-            error("Do not move the cloud base url out of post_conf_load!!");
-            goto exited;
-        }
-        if (aclk_decode_base_url(cloud_base_url, &aclk_hostname, &port_num))
-            error("Agent is claimed but the configuration is invalid, please fix");
-        else if (!create_private_key() && !_mqtt_lib_init())
-                break;
-
-        for (int i=0; i<60; i++) {
-            if (netdata_exit)
-                goto exited;
-
-            sleep_usec(USEC_PER_SEC * 1);
-        }
-    }
-
-    usec_t reconnect_expiry = 0; // In usecs
-
-    while (!netdata_exit) {
-        static int first_init = 0;
- /*       size_t write_q, write_q_bytes, read_q;
-        lws_wss_check_queues(&write_q, &write_q_bytes, &read_q);*/
-
-        if (aclk_disable_runtime && !aclk_connected) {
-            sleep(1);
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (aclk_kill_link) {                       // User has reloaded the claiming state
-            aclk_kill_link = 0;
-            aclk_graceful_disconnect();
-            create_private_key();
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (aclk_force_reconnect) {
-            aclk_lws_wss_destroy_context();
-            aclk_force_reconnect = 0;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(!netdata_exit && !aclk_connected && !aclk_force_reconnect)) {
-            if (unlikely(!first_init)) {
-                aclk_try_to_connect(aclk_hostname, port_num);
-                first_init = 1;
-            } else {
-                if (aclk_connecting == 0) {
-                    if (reconnect_expiry == 0) {
-                        unsigned long int delay = aclk_reconnect_delay(1);
-                        reconnect_expiry = now_realtime_usec() + delay * 1000;
-                        info("Retrying to establish the ACLK connection in %.3f seconds", delay / 1000.0);
-                    }
-                    if (now_realtime_usec() >= reconnect_expiry) {
-                        reconnect_expiry = 0;
-                        aclk_try_to_connect(aclk_hostname, port_num);
-                    }
-                    sleep_usec(USEC_PER_MS * 100);
-                }
-            }
-            if (aclk_connecting) {
-                _link_event_loop();
-                sleep_usec(USEC_PER_MS * 100);
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        _link_event_loop();
-        if (unlikely(!aclk_connected || aclk_force_reconnect))
-            continue;
-        /*static int stress_counter = 0;
-        if (write_q_bytes==0 && stress_counter ++ >5)
-        {
-            aclk_send_stress_test(8000000);
-            stress_counter = 0;
-        }*/
-
-        if (unlikely(!aclk_subscribed)) {
-            aclk_subscribed = !aclk_subscribe(ACLK_COMMAND_TOPIC, 1);
-            aclk_hello_msg();
-        }
-
-        if (unlikely(!query_threads.thread_list)) {
-            legacy_aclk_query_threads_start(&query_threads);
-        }
-
-        time_t now = now_monotonic_sec();
-        if(aclk_connected && last_periodic_query_wakeup < now) {
-            // to make `legacy_aclk_queue_query()` param `run_after` work
-            // also makes per child popcorning work
-            last_periodic_query_wakeup = now;
-            LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP;
-        }
-    } // forever
-exited:
-    // Wakeup query thread to cleanup
-    LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP_ALL;
-
-    freez(aclk_username);
-    freez(aclk_password);
-    freez(aclk_hostname);
-    if (aclk_private_key != NULL)
-        RSA_free(aclk_private_key);
-
-    static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITING;
-
-    char *agent_id = is_agent_claimed();
-    if (agent_id && aclk_connected) {
-        freez(agent_id);
-        // Wakeup thread to cleanup
-        LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP;
-        aclk_graceful_disconnect();
-    }
-
-    legacy_aclk_query_threads_cleanup(&query_threads);
-
-    _reset_collector_list();
-    freez(collector_list);
-
-    if(aclk_stats_enabled) {
-        netdata_thread_join(*stats_thread->thread, NULL);
-        legacy_aclk_stats_thread_cleanup();
-        freez(stats_thread->thread);
-        freez(stats_thread);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * this must be last -> if all static threads signal
-     * THREAD_EXITED rrdengine will dealloc the RRDSETs
-     * and RRDDIMs that are used by still running stat thread.
-     * see netdata_cleanup_and_exit() for reference
-     */
-    static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITED;
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * Send a message to the cloud, using a base topic and sib_topic
- * The final topic will be in the form <base_topic>/<sub_topic>
- * If base_topic is missing then the global_base_topic will be used (if available)
- *
- */
-int aclk_send_message_bin(char *sub_topic, const void *message, size_t len, char *msg_id)
-{
-    int rc;
-    int mid;
-    char topic[ACLK_MAX_TOPIC + 1];
-    char *final_topic;
-
-    UNUSED(msg_id);
-
-    if (!aclk_connected)
-        return 0;
-
-    if (unlikely(!message))
-        return 0;
-
-    final_topic = get_topic(sub_topic, topic, ACLK_MAX_TOPIC);
-
-    if (unlikely(!final_topic)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Unable to build outgoing topic; truncated?");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    ACLK_LOCK;
-    rc = _link_send_message(final_topic, message, len, &mid);
-    // TODO: link the msg_id with the mid so we can trace it
-    ACLK_UNLOCK;
-
-    if (unlikely(rc)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Failed to send message, error code %d (%s)", rc, _link_strerror(rc));
-    }
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-int aclk_send_message(char *sub_topic, char *message, char *msg_id)
-{
-    return aclk_send_message_bin(sub_topic, message, strlen(message), msg_id);
-}
-
-/*
- * Subscribe to a topic in the cloud
- * The final subscription will be in the form
- * /agent/claim_id/<sub_topic>
- */
-int aclk_subscribe(char *sub_topic, int qos)
-{
-    int rc;
-    char topic[ACLK_MAX_TOPIC + 1];
-    char *final_topic;
-
-    final_topic = get_topic(sub_topic, topic, ACLK_MAX_TOPIC);
-    if (unlikely(!final_topic)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Unable to build outgoing topic; truncated?");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (!aclk_connected) {
-        error("Cannot subscribe to %s - not connected!", topic);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    ACLK_LOCK;
-    rc = _link_subscribe(final_topic, qos);
-    ACLK_UNLOCK;
-
-    // TODO: Add better handling -- error will flood the logfile here
-    if (unlikely(rc)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Failed subscribe to command topic %d (%s)", rc, _link_strerror(rc));
-    }
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-// This is called from a callback when the link goes up
-void aclk_connect()
-{
-    info("Connection detected (%u queued queries)", aclk_query_size());
-
-    legacy_aclk_stats_upd_online(1);
-
-    aclk_connected = 1;
-    aclk_reconnect_delay(0);
-
-    LEGACY_QUERY_THREAD_WAKEUP;
-    return;
-}
-
-// This is called from a callback when the link goes down
-void aclk_disconnect()
-{
-    if (likely(aclk_connected))
-        info("Disconnect detected (%u queued queries)", aclk_query_size());
-
-    legacy_aclk_stats_upd_online(0);
-
-    aclk_subscribed = 0;
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(localhost);
-    localhost->aclk_state.metadata = ACLK_METADATA_REQUIRED;
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(localhost);
-    aclk_connected = 0;
-    aclk_connecting = 0;
-    aclk_force_reconnect = 1;
-}
-
-inline void aclk_create_header(BUFFER *dest, char *type, char *msg_id, time_t ts_secs, usec_t ts_us, int version)
-{
-    uuid_t uuid;
-    char uuid_str[36 + 1];
-
-    if (unlikely(!msg_id)) {
-        uuid_generate(uuid);
-        uuid_unparse(uuid, uuid_str);
-        msg_id = uuid_str;
-    }
-
-    if (ts_secs == 0) {
-        ts_us = now_realtime_usec();
-        ts_secs = ts_us / USEC_PER_SEC;
-        ts_us = ts_us % USEC_PER_SEC;
-    }
-
-    buffer_sprintf(
-        dest,
-        "{\t\"type\": \"%s\",\n"
-        "\t\"msg-id\": \"%s\",\n"
-        "\t\"timestamp\": %ld,\n"
-        "\t\"timestamp-offset-usec\": %llu,\n"
-        "\t\"connect\": %ld,\n"
-        "\t\"connect-offset-usec\": %llu,\n"
-        "\t\"version\": %d",
-        type, msg_id, ts_secs, ts_us, aclk_session_sec, aclk_session_us, version);
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Sending v%d msgid [%s] type [%s] time [%ld]", version, msg_id, type, ts_secs);
-}
-
-
-/*
- * This will send alarm information which includes
- *    configured alarms
- *    alarm_log
- *    active alarms
- */
-void health_active_log_alarms_2json(RRDHOST *host, BUFFER *wb);
-
-void legacy_aclk_send_alarm_metadata(ACLK_METADATA_STATE metadata_submitted)
-{
-    BUFFER *local_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-
-    char *msg_id = create_uuid();
-    buffer_flush(local_buffer);
-    local_buffer->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Metadata alarms start");
-
-    // on_connect messages are sent on a health reload, if the on_connect message is real then we
-    // use the session time as the fake timestamp to indicate that it starts the session. If it is
-    // a fake on_connect message then use the real timestamp to indicate it is within the existing
-    // session.
-
-    if (metadata_submitted == ACLK_METADATA_SENT)
-        aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "connect_alarms", msg_id, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    else
-        aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "connect_alarms", msg_id, aclk_session_sec, aclk_session_us, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    buffer_strcat(local_buffer, ",\n\t\"payload\": ");
-
-
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "{\n\t \"configured-alarms\" : ");
-    health_alarms2json(localhost, local_buffer, 1);
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Metadata %s with configured alarms has %zu bytes", msg_id, local_buffer->len);
-    //    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, ",\n\t \"alarm-log\" : ");
-    //   health_alarm_log2json(localhost, local_buffer, 0);
-    //   debug(D_ACLK, "Metadata %s with alarm_log has %zu bytes", msg_id, local_buffer->len);
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, ",\n\t \"alarms-active\" : ");
-    health_active_log_alarms_2json(localhost, local_buffer);
-    //debug(D_ACLK, "Metadata message %s", local_buffer->buffer);
-
-
-
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "\n}\n}");
-    aclk_send_message(ACLK_ALARMS_TOPIC, local_buffer->buffer, msg_id);
-
-    freez(msg_id);
-    buffer_free(local_buffer);
-}
-
-/*
- * This will send the agent metadata
- *    /api/v1/info
- *    charts
- */
-int legacy_aclk_send_info_metadata(ACLK_METADATA_STATE metadata_submitted, RRDHOST *host)
-{
-    BUFFER *local_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Metadata /info start");
-
-    char *msg_id = create_uuid();
-    buffer_flush(local_buffer);
-    local_buffer->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-    // on_connect messages are sent on a health reload, if the on_connect message is real then we
-    // use the session time as the fake timestamp to indicate that it starts the session. If it is
-    // a fake on_connect message then use the real timestamp to indicate it is within the existing
-    // session.
-    if (metadata_submitted == ACLK_METADATA_SENT)
-        aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "update", msg_id, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    else
-        aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "connect", msg_id, aclk_session_sec, aclk_session_us, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    buffer_strcat(local_buffer, ",\n\t\"payload\": ");
-
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "{\n\t \"info\" : ");
-    web_client_api_request_v1_info_fill_buffer(host, local_buffer);
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Metadata %s with info has %zu bytes", msg_id, local_buffer->len);
-
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, ", \n\t \"charts\" : ");
-    charts2json(host, local_buffer, 1, 0);
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "\n}\n}");
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Metadata %s with chart has %zu bytes", msg_id, local_buffer->len);
-
-    aclk_send_message(ACLK_METADATA_TOPIC, local_buffer->buffer, msg_id);
-
-    freez(msg_id);
-    buffer_free(local_buffer);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int aclk_send_info_child_connection(RRDHOST *host, ACLK_CMD cmd)
-{
-    BUFFER *local_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-    local_buffer->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-    if(legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg < ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE)
-        fatal("This function should not be called if ACLK version is less than %d (current %d)", ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-
-    debug(D_ACLK, "Sending Child Disconnect");
-
-    char *msg_id = create_uuid();
-
-    aclk_create_header(local_buffer, cmd == ACLK_CMD_CHILD_CONNECT ? "child_connect" : "child_disconnect", msg_id, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-
-    buffer_strcat(local_buffer, ",\"payload\":");
-
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "{\"guid\":\"%s\",\"claim_id\":", host->machine_guid);
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_lock(host);
-    if(host->aclk_state.claimed_id)
-        buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "\"%s\"}}", host->aclk_state.claimed_id);
-    else
-        buffer_strcat(local_buffer, "null}}");
-
-    rrdhost_aclk_state_unlock(host);
-
-    aclk_send_message(ACLK_METADATA_TOPIC, local_buffer->buffer, msg_id);
-
-    freez(msg_id);
-    buffer_free(local_buffer);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void legacy_aclk_host_state_update(RRDHOST *host, int connect)
-{
-#if ACLK_VERSION_MIN < ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE
-    if (legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg < ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE)
-        return;
-#else
-#warning "This check became unnecessary. Remove"
-#endif
-
-    if (unlikely(aclk_host_initializing(localhost)))
-        return;
-
-    if (connect) {
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Child Connected %s %s.", host->hostname, host->machine_guid);
-        aclk_start_host_popcorning(host);
-        legacy_aclk_queue_query("add_child", host, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_CHILD_CONNECT);
-    } else {
-        debug(D_ACLK, "Child Disconnected %s %s.", host->hostname, host->machine_guid);
-        aclk_stop_host_popcorning(host);
-        legacy_aclk_queue_query("del_child", host, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_CHILD_DISCONNECT);
-    }
-}
-
-void aclk_send_stress_test(size_t size)
-{
-    char *buffer = mallocz(size);
-    if (buffer != NULL)
-    {
-        for(size_t i=0; i<size; i++)
-            buffer[i] = 'x';
-        buffer[size-1] = 0;
-        time_t time_created = now_realtime_sec();
-        sprintf(buffer,"{\"type\":\"stress\", \"timestamp\":%ld,\"payload\":", time_created);
-        buffer[strlen(buffer)] = '"';
-        buffer[size-2] = '}';
-        buffer[size-3] = '"';
-        aclk_send_message(ACLK_METADATA_TOPIC, buffer, NULL);
-        error("Sending stress of size %zu at time %ld", size, time_created);
-    }
-    free(buffer);
-}
-
-// Send info metadata message to the cloud if the link is established
-// or on request
-int aclk_send_metadata(ACLK_METADATA_STATE state, RRDHOST *host)
-{
-    legacy_aclk_send_info_metadata(state, host);
-
-    if(host == localhost)
-        legacy_aclk_send_alarm_metadata(state);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-// Triggered by a health reload, sends the alarm metadata
-void legacy_aclk_alarm_reload()
-{
-    if (unlikely(aclk_host_initializing(localhost)))
-        return;
-
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query("on_connect", localhost, NULL, NULL, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_ONCONNECT))) {
-        if (likely(aclk_connected)) {
-            errno = 0;
-            error("ACLK failed to queue on_connect command on alarm reload");
-        }
-    }
-}
-//rrd_stats_api_v1_chart(RRDSET *st, BUFFER *buf)
-
-int aclk_send_single_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart)
-{
-    RRDSET *st = rrdset_find(host, chart);
-    if (!st)
-        st = rrdset_find_byname(host, chart);
-    if (!st) {
-        info("FAILED to find chart %s", chart);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    BUFFER *local_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-    char *msg_id = create_uuid();
-    buffer_flush(local_buffer);
-    local_buffer->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-    aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "chart", msg_id, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    buffer_strcat(local_buffer, ",\n\t\"payload\": ");
-
-    rrdset2json(st, local_buffer, NULL, NULL, 1);
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "\t\n}");
-
-    aclk_send_message(ACLK_CHART_TOPIC, local_buffer->buffer, msg_id);
-
-    freez(msg_id);
-    buffer_free(local_buffer);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int legacy_aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create)
-{
-#ifndef ENABLE_ACLK
-    UNUSED(host);
-    UNUSED(chart_name);
-    return 0;
-#else
-    if (unlikely(!netdata_ready))
-        return 0;
-
-    if (!netdata_cloud_setting)
-        return 0;
-
-    if (legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg < ACLK_V_CHILDRENSTATE && host != localhost)
-        return 0;
-
-    if (aclk_host_initializing(localhost))
-        return 0;
-
-    if (unlikely(aclk_disable_single_updates))
-        return 0;
-
-    if (aclk_popcorn_check_bump(host))
-        return 0;
-
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query("_chart", host, NULL, chart_name, 0, 1, create ? ACLK_CMD_CHART : ACLK_CMD_CHARTDEL))) {
-        if (likely(aclk_connected)) {
-            errno = 0;
-            error("ACLK failed to queue chart_update command");
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
-int legacy_aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae)
-{
-    BUFFER *local_buffer = NULL;
-
-    if (unlikely(!netdata_ready))
-        return 0;
-
-    if (host != localhost)
-        return 0;
-
-    if(unlikely(aclk_host_initializing(localhost)))
-        return 0;
-
-    /*
-     * Check if individual updates have been disabled
-     * This will be the case when we do health reload
-     * and all the alarms will be dropped and recreated.
-     * At the end of the health reload the complete alarm metadata
-     * info will be sent
-     */
-    if (unlikely(aclk_disable_single_updates))
-        return 0;
-
-    local_buffer = buffer_create(NETDATA_WEB_RESPONSE_INITIAL_SIZE);
-    char *msg_id = create_uuid();
-
-    buffer_flush(local_buffer);
-    aclk_create_header(local_buffer, "status-change", msg_id, 0, 0, legacy_aclk_shared_state.version_neg);
-    buffer_strcat(local_buffer, ",\n\t\"payload\": ");
-
-    netdata_rwlock_rdlock(&host->health_log.alarm_log_rwlock);
-    health_alarm_entry2json_nolock(local_buffer, ae, host);
-    netdata_rwlock_unlock(&host->health_log.alarm_log_rwlock);
-
-    buffer_sprintf(local_buffer, "\n}");
-
-    if (unlikely(legacy_aclk_queue_query(ACLK_ALARMS_TOPIC, NULL, msg_id, local_buffer->buffer, 0, 1, ACLK_CMD_ALARM))) {
-        if (likely(aclk_connected)) {
-            errno = 0;
-            error("ACLK failed to queue alarm_command on alarm_update");
-        }
-    }
-
-    freez(msg_id);
-    buffer_free(local_buffer);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-char *legacy_aclk_state(void)
-{
-    BUFFER *wb = buffer_create(1024);
-    char *ret;
-
-    buffer_strcat(wb,
-        "ACLK Available: Yes\n"
-        "ACLK Implementation: Legacy\n"
-        "Claimed: "
-    );
-
-    char *agent_id = is_agent_claimed();
-    if (agent_id == NULL)
-        buffer_strcat(wb, "No\n");
-    else {
-        buffer_sprintf(wb, "Yes\nClaimed Id: %s\n", agent_id);
-        freez(agent_id);
-    }
-
-    buffer_sprintf(wb, "Online: %s", aclk_connected ? "Yes" : "No");
-
-    ret = strdupz(buffer_tostring(wb));
-    buffer_free(wb);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-char *legacy_aclk_state_json(void)
-{
-    BUFFER *wb = buffer_create(1024);
-    char *agent_id = is_agent_claimed();
-
-    buffer_sprintf(wb,
-        "{\"aclk-available\":true,"
-        "\"aclk-implementation\":\"Legacy\","
-        "\"agent-claimed\":%s,"
-        "\"claimed-id\":",
-        agent_id ? "true" : "false"
-    );
-
-    if (agent_id) {
-        buffer_sprintf(wb, "\"%s\"", agent_id);
-        freez(agent_id);
-    } else
-        buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-
-    buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\"online\":%s}", aclk_connected ? "true" : "false");
-
-    return strdupz(buffer_tostring(wb));
-}
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/agent_cloud_link.h b/aclk/legacy/agent_cloud_link.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8954a337a..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/agent_cloud_link.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#ifndef NETDATA_AGENT_CLOUD_LINK_H
-#define NETDATA_AGENT_CLOUD_LINK_H
-
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-#include "mqtt.h"
-#include "aclk_common.h"
-
-#define ACLK_CHART_TOPIC "outbound/meta"
-#define ACLK_ALARMS_TOPIC "outbound/alarms"
-#define ACLK_METADATA_TOPIC "outbound/meta"
-#define ACLK_COMMAND_TOPIC "inbound/cmd"
-#define ACLK_TOPIC_STRUCTURE "/agent/%s"
-
-#define ACLK_MAX_BACKOFF_DELAY 1024 // maximum backoff delay in seconds
-
-#define ACLK_INITIALIZATION_WAIT 60      // Wait for link to initialize in seconds (per msg)
-#define ACLK_INITIALIZATION_SLEEP_WAIT 1 // Wait time @ spin lock for MQTT initialization in seconds
-#define ACLK_PING_INTERVAL 60
-#define ACLK_LOOP_TIMEOUT 5 // seconds to wait for operations in the library loop
-
-#define ACLK_MAX_TOPIC 255
-
-#define ACLK_RECONNECT_DELAY 1 // reconnect delay -- with backoff strategy for now
-#define ACLK_DEFAULT_PORT 9002
-#define ACLK_DEFAULT_HOST "localhost"
-
-#define ACLK_V2_PAYLOAD_SEPARATOR "\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A"
-
-struct aclk_request {
-    char *type_id;
-    char *msg_id;
-    char *callback_topic;
-    char *payload;
-    int version;
-    int min_version;
-    int max_version;
-};
-
-typedef enum aclk_init_action { ACLK_INIT, ACLK_REINIT } ACLK_INIT_ACTION;
-
-void *legacy_aclk_main(void *ptr);
-
-extern int aclk_send_message(char *sub_topic, char *message, char *msg_id);
-extern int aclk_send_message_bin(char *sub_topic, const void *message, size_t len, char *msg_id);
-
-extern char *is_agent_claimed(void);
-extern void aclk_lws_wss_mqtt_layer_disconnect_notif();
-char *create_uuid();
-
-// callbacks for agent cloud link
-int aclk_subscribe(char *topic, int qos);
-int legacy_cloud_to_agent_parse(JSON_ENTRY *e);
-void aclk_disconnect();
-void aclk_connect();
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
-int aclk_send_metadata(ACLK_METADATA_STATE state, RRDHOST *host);
-int legacy_aclk_send_info_metadata(ACLK_METADATA_STATE metadata_submitted, RRDHOST *host);
-void legacy_aclk_send_alarm_metadata(ACLK_METADATA_STATE metadata_submitted);
-
-int aclk_wait_for_initialization();
-char *create_publish_base_topic();
-
-int aclk_send_single_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart);
-int legacy_aclk_update_chart(RRDHOST *host, char *chart_name, int create);
-int legacy_aclk_update_alarm(RRDHOST *host, ALARM_ENTRY *ae);
-void aclk_create_header(BUFFER *dest, char *type, char *msg_id, time_t ts_secs, usec_t ts_us, int version);
-int legacy_aclk_handle_cloud_message(char *payload);
-void legacy_aclk_add_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name);
-void legacy_aclk_del_collector(RRDHOST *host, const char *plugin_name, const char *module_name);
-void legacy_aclk_alarm_reload(void);
-unsigned long int aclk_reconnect_delay(int mode);
-extern void health_alarm_entry2json_nolock(BUFFER *wb, ALARM_ENTRY *ae, RRDHOST *host);
-
-void legacy_aclk_host_state_update(RRDHOST *host, int connect);
-int aclk_send_info_child_connection(RRDHOST *host, ACLK_CMD cmd);
-void aclk_update_next_child_to_popcorn(void);
-
-char *legacy_aclk_state(void);
-char *legacy_aclk_state_json(void);
-#endif
-
-#endif //NETDATA_AGENT_CLOUD_LINK_H
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/mqtt.c b/aclk/legacy/mqtt.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e4bb2ec9..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/mqtt.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,370 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#include <libnetdata/json/json.h>
-#include "daemon/common.h"
-#include "mqtt.h"
-#include "aclk_lws_wss_client.h"
-#include "aclk_stats.h"
-#include "aclk_rx_msgs.h"
-
-#include "agent_cloud_link.h"
-
-#define ACLK_QOS 1
-
-extern usec_t aclk_session_us;
-extern time_t aclk_session_sec;
-
-inline const char *_link_strerror(int rc)
-{
-    return mosquitto_strerror(rc);
-}
-
-#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-static struct timeval sendTimes[1024];
-#endif
-
-static struct mosquitto *mosq = NULL;
-
-
-void mqtt_message_callback(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *obj, const struct mosquitto_message *msg)
-{
-    UNUSED(mosq);
-    UNUSED(obj);
-
-    legacy_aclk_handle_cloud_message(msg->payload);
-}
-
-void publish_callback(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *obj, int rc)
-{
-    UNUSED(mosq);
-    UNUSED(obj);
-    UNUSED(rc);
-#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-    struct timeval now, *orig;
-    now_realtime_timeval(&now);
-    orig = &sendTimes[ rc & 0x3ff ];
-    int64_t diff = (now.tv_sec - orig->tv_sec) * USEC_PER_SEC + (now.tv_usec - orig->tv_usec);
-    diff /= 1000;
-
-    info("Publish_callback: mid=%d latency=%" PRId64 "ms", rc, diff);
-
-    legacy_aclk_metric_mat_update(&legacy_aclk_metrics_per_sample.latency, diff);
-#endif
-    return;
-}
-
-void connect_callback(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *obj, int rc)
-{
-    UNUSED(mosq);
-    UNUSED(obj);
-    UNUSED(rc);
-
-    info("Connection to cloud established");
-    aclk_connect();
-
-    return;
-}
-
-void disconnect_callback(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *obj, int rc)
-{
-    UNUSED(mosq);
-    UNUSED(obj);
-    UNUSED(rc);
-
-    if (netdata_exit)
-        info("Connection to cloud terminated due to agent shutdown");
-    else {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Connection to cloud failed");
-    }
-    aclk_disconnect();
-
-    aclk_lws_wss_mqtt_layer_disconnect_notif();
-
-    return;
-}
-
-void _show_mqtt_info()
-{
-    int libmosq_major, libmosq_minor, libmosq_revision, libmosq_version;
-    libmosq_version = mosquitto_lib_version(&libmosq_major, &libmosq_minor, &libmosq_revision);
-
-    info(
-        "Detected libmosquitto library version %d, %d.%d.%d", libmosq_version, libmosq_major, libmosq_minor,
-        libmosq_revision);
-}
-
-size_t _mqtt_external_write_hook(void *buf, size_t count)
-{
-    return aclk_lws_wss_client_write(buf, count);
-}
-
-size_t _mqtt_external_read_hook(void *buf, size_t count)
-{
-    return aclk_lws_wss_client_read(buf, count);
-}
-
-int _mqtt_lib_init()
-{
-    int rc;
-    //int libmosq_major, libmosq_minor, libmosq_revision, libmosq_version;
-    /* Commenting out now as it is unused - do not delete, this is needed for the on-prem version.
-    char *ca_crt;
-    char *server_crt;
-    char *server_key;
-
-    // show library info so can have it in the logfile
-    //libmosq_version = mosquitto_lib_version(&libmosq_major, &libmosq_minor, &libmosq_revision);
-    ca_crt = config_get(CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD, "link cert", "*");
-    server_crt = config_get(CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD, "link server cert", "*");
-    server_key = config_get(CONFIG_SECTION_CLOUD, "link server key", "*");
-
-    if (ca_crt[0] == '*') {
-        freez(ca_crt);
-        ca_crt = NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (server_crt[0] == '*') {
-        freez(server_crt);
-        server_crt = NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (server_key[0] == '*') {
-        freez(server_key);
-        server_key = NULL;
-    }
-    */
-
-    //    info(
-    //        "Detected libmosquitto library version %d, %d.%d.%d", libmosq_version, libmosq_major, libmosq_minor,
-    //        libmosq_revision);
-
-    rc = mosquitto_lib_init();
-    if (unlikely(rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS)) {
-        error("Failed to initialize MQTT (libmosquitto library)");
-        return 1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int _mqtt_create_connection(char *username, char *password)
-{
-    if (mosq != NULL)
-        mosquitto_destroy(mosq);
-    mosq = mosquitto_new(username, true, NULL);
-    if (unlikely(!mosq)) {
-        mosquitto_lib_cleanup();
-        error("MQTT new structure  -- %s", mosquitto_strerror(errno));
-        return MOSQ_ERR_UNKNOWN;
-    }
-
-    // Record the session start time to allow a nominal LWT timestamp
-    usec_t now = now_realtime_usec();
-    aclk_session_sec = now / USEC_PER_SEC;
-    aclk_session_us = now % USEC_PER_SEC;  
-
-    _link_set_lwt("outbound/meta", 2);
-
-    mosquitto_connect_callback_set(mosq, connect_callback);
-    mosquitto_disconnect_callback_set(mosq, disconnect_callback);
-    mosquitto_publish_callback_set(mosq, publish_callback);
-
-    info("Using challenge-response: %s / %s", username, password);
-    mosquitto_username_pw_set(mosq, username, password);
-
-    int rc = mosquitto_threaded_set(mosq, 1);
-    if (unlikely(rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS))
-        error("Failed to tune the thread model for libmosquitto (%s)", mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-
-#if defined(LIBMOSQUITTO_VERSION_NUMBER) >= 1006000
-    rc = mosquitto_int_option(mosq, MQTT_PROTOCOL_V311, 0);
-    if (unlikely(rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS))
-        error("MQTT protocol specification rc = %d (%s)", rc, mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-
-    rc = mosquitto_int_option(mosq, MOSQ_OPT_SEND_MAXIMUM, 1);
-    info("MQTT in flight messages set to 1  -- %s", mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-#endif
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-static int _link_mqtt_connect(char *aclk_hostname, int aclk_port)
-{
-    int rc;
-
-    rc = mosquitto_connect_async(mosq, aclk_hostname, aclk_port, ACLK_PING_INTERVAL);
-
-    if (unlikely(rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS))
-        error(
-            "Failed to establish link to [%s:%d] MQTT status = %d (%s)", aclk_hostname, aclk_port, rc,
-            mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-    else
-        info("Establishing MQTT link to [%s:%d]", aclk_hostname, aclk_port);
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-static inline void _link_mosquitto_write()
-{
-    int rc;
-
-    if (unlikely(!mosq)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    rc = mosquitto_loop_misc(mosq);
-    if (unlikely(rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS))
-        debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK: failure during mosquitto_loop_misc %s", mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-
-    if (likely(mosquitto_want_write(mosq))) {
-        rc = mosquitto_loop_write(mosq, 1);
-        if (rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS)
-            debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK: failure during mosquitto_loop_write %s", mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-    }
-}
-
-void aclk_lws_connection_established(char *hostname, int port)
-{
-    _link_mqtt_connect(hostname, port);  // Parameters only used for logging, lower layer connected.
-    _link_mosquitto_write();
-}
-
-void aclk_lws_connection_data_received()
-{
-    int rc = mosquitto_loop_read(mosq, 1);
-    if (rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS)
-        debug(D_ACLK, "ACLK: failure during mosquitto_loop_read %s", mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-}
-
-void aclk_lws_connection_closed()
-{
-    aclk_disconnect();
-
-}
-
-
-int mqtt_attempt_connection(char *aclk_hostname, int aclk_port, char *username, char *password)
-{
-    if(aclk_lws_wss_connect(aclk_hostname, aclk_port))
-        return MOSQ_ERR_UNKNOWN;
-    aclk_lws_wss_service_loop();
-
-    int rc = _mqtt_create_connection(username, password);
-    if (rc!= MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS)
-        return rc;
-
-    mosquitto_external_callbacks_set(mosq, _mqtt_external_write_hook, _mqtt_external_read_hook);
-    return rc;
-}
-
-inline int _link_event_loop()
-{
-
-    // TODO: Check if we need to flush undelivered messages from libmosquitto on new connection attempts (QoS=1).
-    _link_mosquitto_write();
-    aclk_lws_wss_service_loop();
-
-    // this is because if use LWS we don't want
-    // mqtt to reconnect by itself
-    return MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-void _link_shutdown()
-{
-    int rc;
-
-    if (likely(!mosq))
-        return;
-
-    rc = mosquitto_disconnect(mosq);
-    switch (rc) {
-        case MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS:
-            info("MQTT disconnected from broker");
-            break;
-        default:
-            info("MQTT invalid structure");
-            break;
-    };
-}
-
-
-int _link_set_lwt(char *sub_topic, int qos)
-{
-    int rc;
-    char topic[ACLK_MAX_TOPIC + 1];
-    char *final_topic;
-
-    final_topic = get_topic(sub_topic, topic, ACLK_MAX_TOPIC);
-    if (unlikely(!final_topic)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Unable to build outgoing topic; truncated?");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    usec_t lwt_time = aclk_session_sec * USEC_PER_SEC + aclk_session_us + 1;
-    BUFFER *b = buffer_create(512);
-    aclk_create_header(b, "disconnect", NULL, lwt_time / USEC_PER_SEC, lwt_time % USEC_PER_SEC, ACLK_VERSION_NEG_VERSION);
-    buffer_strcat(b, ", \"payload\": \"unexpected\" }");
-    rc = mosquitto_will_set(mosq, topic, buffer_strlen(b), buffer_tostring(b), qos, 0);
-    buffer_free(b);
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-int _link_subscribe(char *topic, int qos)
-{
-    int rc;
-
-    if (unlikely(!mosq))
-        return 1;
-
-    mosquitto_message_callback_set(mosq, mqtt_message_callback);
-
-    rc = mosquitto_subscribe(mosq, NULL, topic, qos);
-    if (unlikely(rc)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("Failed to register subscription %d (%s)", rc, mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    _link_mosquitto_write();
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Send a message to the cloud to specific topic
- *
- */
-
-int _link_send_message(char *topic, const void *message, size_t len, int *mid)
-{
-    int rc;
-    size_t write_q, write_q_bytes, read_q;
-
-    rc = mosquitto_pub_topic_check(topic);
-
-    if (unlikely(rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS))
-        return rc;
-
-    lws_wss_check_queues(&write_q, &write_q_bytes, &read_q);
-    rc = mosquitto_publish(mosq, mid, topic, len, message, ACLK_QOS, 0);
-
-#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-    char msg_head[64];
-    memset(msg_head, 0, sizeof(msg_head));
-    strncpy(msg_head, (char*)message, 60);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(msg_head); i++)
-        if(msg_head[i] == '\n') msg_head[i] = ' ';
-    info("Sending MQTT len=%d mid=%d wq=%zu (%zu-bytes) readq=%zu: %s", (int)len,
-         *mid, write_q, write_q_bytes, read_q, msg_head);
-    now_realtime_timeval(&sendTimes[ *mid & 0x3ff ]);
-#endif
-
-    // TODO: Add better handling -- error will flood the logfile here
-    if (unlikely(rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS)) {
-        errno = 0;
-        error("MQTT message failed : %s", mosquitto_strerror(rc));
-    }
-    _link_mosquitto_write();
-    return rc;
-}
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/mqtt.h b/aclk/legacy/mqtt.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d599f51..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/mqtt.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#ifndef NETDATA_MQTT_H
-#define NETDATA_MQTT_H
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_ACLK
-#include "externaldeps/mosquitto/mosquitto.h"
-#endif
-
-void _show_mqtt_info();
-int _link_event_loop();
-void _link_shutdown();
-int mqtt_attempt_connection(char *aclk_hostname, int aclk_port, char *username, char *password);
-//int _link_lib_init();
-int _mqtt_lib_init();
-int _link_subscribe(char *topic, int qos);
-int _link_send_message(char *topic, const void *message, size_t len, int *mid);
-const char *_link_strerror(int rc);
-int _link_set_lwt(char *topic, int qos);
-
-
-int legacy_aclk_handle_cloud_message(char *);
-extern char *get_topic(char *sub_topic, char *final_topic, int max_size);
-
-#endif //NETDATA_MQTT_H
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/tests/fake-charts.d.plugin b/aclk/legacy/tests/fake-charts.d.plugin
deleted file mode 100644
index a13c6bab8..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/tests/fake-charts.d.plugin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-sleep 45    # Wait until popcorning finishes
-
-echo "CHART aclk_test.newcol '' 'Generate new collector/chart event' 'units' aclk_test aclk_test lines 900001 1"
-sleep 5
-echo "DIMENSION aclk1 '' percentage-of-absolute 1 1"
-sleep 5
-echo "BEGIN aclk_test.newcol 1000000"
-echo "SET aclk1 = 3"
-echo "END"
-sleep 5
-echo "DIMENSION aclk2 '' percentage-of-absolute 1 1"
-sleep 5
-echo "BEGIN aclk_test.newcol 1000000"
-echo "SET aclk1 = 3"
-echo "SET aclk2 = 3"
-echo "END"
-sleep 5
-echo "CHART aclk_test2.newcol '' 'Generate new collector/chart event' 'units' aclk_test aclk_test lines 900001 1"
-echo "DIMENSION aclk1 '' percentage-of-absolute 1 1"
-
-sleep 5
-exit 0   # Signal that we are done
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/tests/install-fake-charts.d.sh.in b/aclk/legacy/tests/install-fake-charts.d.sh.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ac002a2bd..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/tests/install-fake-charts.d.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-TARGET="@pluginsdir_POST@"
-BASE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-
-cp "$BASE/fake-charts.d.plugin" "$TARGET/charts.d.plugin"
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/tests/launch-paho.sh b/aclk/legacy/tests/launch-paho.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1c2cb5f2c..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/tests/launch-paho.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-docker build -f paho.Dockerfile . --build-arg "HOST_HOSTNAME=$(ping -c1 "$(hostname).local" | head -n1 | grep -o '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*')" -t paho-client
-docker run -it paho-client
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/tests/paho-inspection.py b/aclk/legacy/tests/paho-inspection.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 14e99b65b..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/tests/paho-inspection.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import ssl
-import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
-import json
-import time
-import sys
-
-def on_connect(mqttc, obj, flags, rc):
-    if rc==0:
-        print("Successful connection", flush=True)
-    else :
-        print(f"Connection error rc={rc}", flush=True)
-    mqttc.subscribe("/agent/#",0)
-
-def on_disconnect(mqttc, obj, flags, rc):
-    print("disconnected rc: "+str(rc), flush=True)
-
-def on_message(mqttc, obj, msg):
-    print(f"{msg.topic} {len(msg.payload)}-bytes qos={msg.qos}", flush=True)
-    try:
-        print(f"Trying decode of {msg.payload[:60]}",flush=True)
-        api_msg = json.loads(msg.payload)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(e,flush=True)
-        return
-    ts = api_msg["timestamp"]
-    mtype = api_msg["type"]
-    print(f"Message {mtype} time={ts} size {len(api_msg)}", flush=True)
-    now = time.time()
-    print(f"Current {now} -> Delay {now-ts}", flush=True)
-    if mtype=="disconnect":
-        print(f"Message dump: {api_msg}", flush=True)
-
-def on_publish(mqttc, obj, mid):
-    print("mid: "+str(mid), flush=True)
-
-def on_subscribe(mqttc, obj, mid, granted_qos):
-    print("Subscribed: "+str(mid)+" "+str(granted_qos), flush=True)
-
-def on_log(mqttc, obj, level, string):
-    print(string)
-
-print(f"Starting paho-inspection on {sys.argv[1]}", flush=True)
-mqttc = mqtt.Client(transport='websockets',client_id="paho")
-#mqttc.tls_set(certfile="server.crt", keyfile="server.key", cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED, tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ciphers=None)
-#mqttc.tls_set(ca_certs="server.crt", cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED, tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ciphers=None)
-mqttc.tls_set(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE, tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ciphers=None)
-mqttc.tls_insecure_set(True)
-mqttc.on_message = on_message
-mqttc.on_connect = on_connect
-mqttc.on_disconnect = on_disconnect
-mqttc.on_publish = on_publish
-mqttc.on_subscribe = on_subscribe
-mqttc.username_pw_set("paho","paho")
-mqttc.connect(sys.argv[1], 8443, 60)
-
-#mqttc.publish("/agent/mine","Test1")
-#mqttc.subscribe("$SYS/#", 0)
-print("Connected successfully, monitoring /agent/#", flush=True)
-mqttc.loop_forever()
diff --git a/aclk/legacy/tests/paho.Dockerfile b/aclk/legacy/tests/paho.Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index d67cc4cb0..000000000
--- a/aclk/legacy/tests/paho.Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-FROM archlinux/base:latest
-
-RUN pacman -Syyu --noconfirm
-RUN pacman --noconfirm --needed -S python-pip
-
-RUN pip install paho-mqtt
-
-RUN mkdir -p /opt/paho
-COPY paho-inspection.py /opt/paho/
-
-WORKDIR /opt/paho
-ARG HOST_HOSTNAME
-RUN echo $HOST_HOSTNAME >host
-CMD ["/bin/bash", "-c", "/usr/sbin/python paho-inspection.py $(cat host)"]
diff --git a/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.cc b/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.cc
index f6638aa5f..f6f15ffb2 100644
--- a/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.cc
+++ b/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.cc
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ static int generate_node_info(nodeinstance::info::v1::NodeInfo *info, struct acl
     if (data->machine_guid)
         info->set_machine_guid(data->machine_guid);
 
+    nodeinstance::info::v1::MachineLearningInfo *ml_info = info->mutable_ml_info();
+    ml_info->set_ml_capable(data->ml_info.ml_capable);
+    ml_info->set_ml_enabled(data->ml_info.ml_enabled);
+
     map = info->mutable_host_labels();
     label = data->host_labels_head;
     while (label) {
@@ -86,6 +90,10 @@ char *generate_update_node_info_message(size_t *len, struct update_node_info *in
     msg.set_machine_guid(info->machine_guid);
     msg.set_child(info->child);
 
+    nodeinstance::info::v1::MachineLearningInfo *ml_info = msg.mutable_ml_info();
+    ml_info->set_ml_capable(info->ml_info.ml_capable);
+    ml_info->set_ml_enabled(info->ml_info.ml_enabled);
+
     *len = PROTO_COMPAT_MSG_SIZE(msg);
     char *bin = (char*)malloc(*len);
     if (bin)
diff --git a/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.h b/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.h
index 4acb671a5..41daf94c8 100644
--- a/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.h
+++ b/aclk/schema-wrappers/node_info.h
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+struct machine_learning_info {
+    bool ml_capable;
+    bool ml_enabled;
+};
+
 struct aclk_node_info {
     char *name;
 
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ struct aclk_node_info {
     char *machine_guid;
 
     struct label *host_labels_head;
+
+    struct machine_learning_info ml_info;
 };
 
 struct update_node_info {
@@ -58,6 +65,8 @@ struct update_node_info {
     struct timeval updated_at;
     char *machine_guid;
     int child;
+
+    struct machine_learning_info ml_info;
 };
 
 char *generate_update_node_info_message(size_t *len, struct update_node_info *info);