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    We override the default user agent with but you may opt to use your own value instead.

    We then modify the web router configuration in the HttpServerVerticle class to add a new route for triggering backups:

    The code for this handler is the following:

    1. The web client needs to issue a request on port 443 (HTTPS), and the path must be /snippets.

    2. is a helper for triggering the HTTP request with a JSON payload.