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 # In Splunk: create index "intesa_payments"
 # Seed test events (see docs/prod-setup.md)
 
-Docs: see docs/prod-setup.md for full step-by-step and operational commands.
+Docs:
+
+# Splunk + Poller + Analyzer — Deploy Guide (Local/Prod)
+
+This document lists the exact steps and commands to bring up our current stack:
+- **Splunk 9.4.2** (Docker) with HEC enabled
+- **Poller** (Python) that reads from Splunk, chunks logs to JSONL, and writes to `./out`
+- **Analyzer** (Python) that scans chunks and generates reports in `./reports`
+
+> Azure Blob/Service Bus support is already built into the poller but disabled by default. When credentials are available, flip a few env vars (see Appendix).
+
+---
+
+## 0) Prerequisites (Ubuntu)
+```bash
+# Docker Engine + Compose plugin
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
+
+# Install Docker (if not already installed)
+curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh
+
+# Add your user to the docker group (re-login for this to take effect)
+sudo usermod -aG docker "$USER"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 1) Project files
+Ensure the repo contains at minimum:
+```
+compose.yaml
+.env.example
+poller/
+  Dockerfile
+  requirements.txt
+  splunk_poller.py
+analyzer/
+  Dockerfile
+  requirements.txt
+  analyzer_runner.py
+  offline_analyzer.py
+out/        # created at runtime; host bind mount for chunks
+reports/    # created at runtime; host bind mount for analyzer reports
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2) Prepare environment
+Create `.env` (copy and edit from the example). **Keep these secrets private.**
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+# Edit .env and set at least:
+# SPLUNK_PASSWORD=Str0ngP@ss!9
+# SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN=dev-0123456789abcdef
+```
+
+Create local folders and set permissions for the poller to write chunks:
+```bash
+mkdir -p out reports
+# Poller runs as UID 10001; make sure it can write to ./out
+sudo chown -R 10001:10001 out
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3) Launch the stack
+```bash
+# from the folder that contains compose.yaml
+docker compose up -d --build
+```
+
+Watch logs:
+```bash
+docker compose logs -f splunk
+docker compose logs -f poller
+docker compose logs -f analyzer
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4) Create the Splunk index (once)
+**Either via UI**: Settings → Indexes → *New Index* → `intesa_payments`  
+**Or via CLI**:
+```bash
+docker compose exec splunk /opt/splunk/bin/splunk add index intesa_payments -auth admin:"$SPLUNK_PASSWORD"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5) Seed test data (optional but recommended)
+
+Run this on your host to generate realistic events **with rich fields** (change the loop count as needed):
+
+```bash
+HEC_URL="https://localhost:8088/services/collector/event"
+HEC_TOKEN="dev-0123456789abcdef"
+INDEX="intesa_payments"
+SOURCETYPE="intesa:bonifico"
+
+gen_iban() { local d=""; for _ in $(seq 1 25); do d="${d}$((RANDOM%10))"; done; echo "IT${d}"; }
+mask_iban(){ local i="$1"; local pre="${i:0:6}"; local suf="${i: -4}"; local n=$(( ${#i}-10 )); printf "%s%0.s*" "$pre" $(seq 1 $n); printf "%s" "$suf"; }
+rand_amount(){ awk 'BEGIN{srand(); printf "%.2f", 5+rand()*14995}'; }
+rand_bool_str(){ if ((RANDOM%2)); then echo "true"; else echo "false"; fi; }
+pick(){ local a=("$@"); echo "${a[$RANDOM%${#a[@]}]}"; }
+
+spese=(SHA OUR BEN)
+divise=(EUR EUR EUR EUR USD GBP)
+steps=(compila conferma esito)
+statuses=(accepted pending rejected)
+
+for i in {1..50}; do
+  t_iso=$(date -u +%FT%T.%6NZ)
+  t_epoch=$(date -u +%s)
+  src=$(gen_iban); dst=$(gen_iban)
+  srcm=$(mask_iban "$src"); dstm=$(mask_iban "$dst")
+  amt=$(rand_amount)
+  inst=$(rand_bool_str)
+  sp=$(pick "${spese[@]}")
+  dv=$(pick "${divise[@]}")
+  st=$(pick "${statuses[@]}")
+  step=$(pick "${steps[@]}")
+
+  curl -sk "$HEC_URL"     -H "Authorization: Splunk $HEC_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json"     -d @- <<JSON
+{
+  "time": $t_epoch,
+  "host": "seed.cli",
+  "source": "cli_for_loop",
+  "sourcetype": "$SOURCETYPE",
+  "index": "$INDEX",
+  "event": {
+    "event_type": "bonifico",
+    "step": "$step",
+    "iban_origin_masked": "$srcm",
+    "iban_dest_masked": "$dstm",
+    "importo": "$amt",
+    "divisa": "$dv",
+    "istantaneo": "$inst",
+    "data_pagamento": "$t_iso",
+    "spese_commissioni": "$sp",
+    "causale": "TEST SEED",
+    "status": "$st"
+  }
+}
+JSON
+done
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6) Verify
+
+- **Splunk Web**: http://localhost:8000 → login `admin` / `$SPLUNK_PASSWORD`  
+- **HEC Health**:
+  ```bash
+  curl -k https://localhost:8088/services/collector/health     -H "Authorization: Splunk $SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN"
+  ```
+- **Search in Splunk**:
+  ```
+  index=intesa_payments sourcetype=intesa:bonifico earliest=-15m
+  | stats count by step status
+  ```
+- **Poller logs** should show file writes like:  
+  `wrote /app/out/chunk_...jsonl (xxxxx bytes)`
+- **Analyzer** should write: `./reports/report_<ts>.md` and `./reports/anomalies_<ts>.json`
+
+---
+
+## 7) Day‑2 operations
+
+Restart services:
+```bash
+docker compose restart splunk poller analyzer
+```
+
+Tail logs:
+```bash
+docker compose logs -f poller
+docker compose logs -f analyzer
+```
+
+Reset the poller checkpoint (reprocess from lookback window):
+```bash
+docker compose exec poller rm -f /app/out/.ckpt
+```
+
+Fix permissions (if needed):
+```bash
+sudo chown -R 10001:10001 out
+```
+
+Clean everything (removes containers + volumes):
+```bash
+docker compose down --volumes --remove-orphans
+```
+
+---
+
+## Appendix: Flip to Azure later (optional)
+
+When you obtain credentials, edit `.env` and set:
+```
+SINK=blob            # or blob+sb
+AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING=...   # required for blob uploads
+AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER=bank-logs
+AZURE_COMPRESS=true
+
+# Only if SINK=blob+sb
+AZURE_SERVICEBUS_CONNECTION_STRING=...
+AZURE_SERVICEBUS_QUEUE=log-chunks
+```
+
+Then redeploy the poller only:
+```bash
+docker compose up -d --build --no-deps poller
+docker compose logs -f poller
+```
+
+You should see:
+```
+[poller] uploaded blob intesa/YYYY/MM/DD/HH/chunk_....jsonl.gz (... bytes, compressed=True)
+[poller] sent Service Bus notification    # only with blob+sb
+```
+