There are so many things to read about ga4gh: I'm a little bit lost. So here are a few questions about [GA4GH][1] / Beacons :

 - I've got some VCF files. What is the correct way to expose my data? How can I secure my data for my collaborators? Is there a java server implementation?
 - If I build a beacon server from scratch (learning... learning...) is there a tool that can be used to test if my implementation is [ga4gh][1] compliant?
 - Where should I declare that I'm providing a beacon server?
 - The schema use [avro][2]; Is it possible to return plain JSON or does using Avro means that I need to serialize the data as a binary stream? Is there any API converting jaav+htsjdk to avro?
 - What's the best place to ask questions about ga4gh?

 [1]: http://genomicsandhealth.org/
 [2]: https://avro.apache.org/
<p>This should be the easiest beacon server to run (disclosure: I&#39;m the developer): https://github.com/maximilianh/ucscBeacon</p>

<p>Should run on any OS, brings its own webserver or runs as a CGI. Can import directly: VCF, Complete Genomics, BED, HGMD and LOVD formats. A single python script, no dependencies. Let me know if something doesn&#39;t work for you.</p>
