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+# GovA11l Cert Stream
+
+Gov Cert Stream is a tool designed to monitor and log certificate streams, focusing on `.gov` and `.mil` domains. It integrates with various services including Sentry for error tracking and Pyroscope for performance monitoring, leveraging environmental variables for easy configuration.
+
+## 🎯 Overview
+
+The core of the application resides in the `app` directory which contains Python scripts to initiate monitoring, handle callbacks from the certificate updates, and log the status periodically.
+
+- `app/__init__.py` - The entry point where all initial setups including Pyroscope and Sentry configurations are defined.
+- `app/main.py` - Contains the main script to start monitoring the certificate stream.
+
+## 💡 Features
+
+- **Sentry Integration:** For error tracking and application monitoring.
+- **Pyroscope Integration:** Facilitates performance monitoring with various configurable parameters.
+- **GCloud Integration:** Utilizes Google Cloud services for operations like BigQuery table setup.
+- **Rich Console Logging:** Utilizes rich console for improved logging experiences.
+
+## 🛠️ Installation
+
+To set up and run the Gov Cert Stream locally, you will need to install the necessary Python packages and set up your environment variables.
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Python
+- Sentry account with a valid DSN
+- Pyroscope server setup
+- Google Cloud credentials with necessary permissions
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+Set up your environment variables in a `.env` file at the root of your project. Below are the essential variables that need to be configured:
+
+```sh
+PYROSCOPE_APPLICATION_NAME=your_pyroscope_application_name
+PYROSCOPE_SERVER=your_pyroscope_server_address
+PYROSCOPE_AUTH_TOKEN=your_pyroscope_auth_token
+SENTRY_DSN=your_sentry_dsn
+GCLOUD_DATASET_NAME=your_gcloud_dataset_name
+GCLOUD_BIGQUERY_TABLE=your_gcloud_bigquery_table_name
+```
+
+### Installing Dependencies
+Install the required Python packages using the following command:
+```python
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+
+📚 Usage
+
+To start the monitoring script, use the following command:
+
+```
+python -m app
+```
+
+This will initiate the monitoring process, logging status messages every hour and updating the Google BigQuery table with certificate data.
+
+### 📁 Repo Overview
+
+`app/utils/`: Directory containing utility scripts for various functionalities like Google Cloud authentication and logging.
+`app/utils/gcloud.py`: Script to setup and manage Google Cloud services.
+`app/utils/logger.py`: Utility script for logging functionalities.
+
+### 👩‍💻👨‍💻 Contributing
+
+We welcome contributions from the community. If you have suggestions or find any bugs, please create an issue or submit a pull request.
+
+### 🎉 Final Thoughts
+
+We thank you for checking out Gov Cert Stream and hope that it aids in your monitoring tasks, making the web a more secure place.
+
+Happy coding! 🎉👩‍💻👨‍💻
+
+### 📄 License
+
+Gov Cert Stream is released under the GPL-3.0 License.