feat(remote): Implement lazy distributed feature (#64)

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE/IMPLEMENTATION, AND IT MAY BE REMOVED IN THE FUTURE.

Note that for now, it will be an undocumented feature.

config/remote/remote.go

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+package remote
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/TwiN/gatus/v4/client"
+)
+
+// NOTICE: This is an experimental alpha feature and may be updated/removed in future versions.
+// For more information, see https://github.com/TwiN/gatus/issues/64
+
+type Config struct {
+	// Instances is a list of remote instances to retrieve endpoint statuses from.
+	Instances []Instance `yaml:"instances,omitempty"`
+
+	// ClientConfig is the configuration of the client used to communicate with the provider's target
+	ClientConfig *client.Config `yaml:"client,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Instance struct {
+	EndpointPrefix string `yaml:"endpoint-prefix"`
+	URL            string `yaml:"url"`
+}
+
+func (c *Config) ValidateAndSetDefaults() error {
+	if c.ClientConfig == nil {
+		c.ClientConfig = client.GetDefaultConfig()
+	} else {
+		if err := c.ClientConfig.ValidateAndSetDefaults(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if len(c.Instances) > 0 {
+		log.Println("WARNING: Your configuration is using 'remote', which is in alpha and may be updated/removed in future versions.")
+		log.Println("WARNING: See https://github.com/TwiN/gatus/issues/64 for more information")
+	}
+	return nil
+}