From 10b1cabc28a7762b94bed22f05bad754c11dd7e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:14:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 01/24] cron job for ETL is working, no duplicate jobs

---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 scripts/cron_creation.sh

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..af724d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run this from the root of the repo
+
+# Exit on errors, prevent undefined variables, and fail if any command in a pipeline fails
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Move into repo root
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+# install dependencies
+echo "Installing dependencies..."
+# pip install python-dotenv
+# pip install python-crontab
+
+# for reading time fields
+declare update_interval
+declare cron_command
+declare cron_expression
+
+extract_email_time_field()
+{
+  echo "$(grep )"
+  #local time="$(grep -e $1 config.ini | grep -oE '[0-9]+|:' | tr -d '\n')"
+  #IFS=':' read -r hours mins <<< "$time"
+}
+
+extract_etl_time_field()
+{
+  update_interval="$(grep $1 config.ini | cut -d '=' -f2)"
+}
+
+write_cron_job()
+{
+  cat <(fgrep -i -v "$cron_command" <(crontab -l)) <(echo "$cron_expression") | crontab -
+}
+
+fail() {
+    echo
+    echo "ERROR: $1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo "Creating cron job for ETL..."
+extract_etl_time_field "ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL"
+
+DOCKER_PATH="$(which "docker")"
+COMPOSE_PATH="$(realpath "compose.yaml")"
+
+cron_command="${DOCKER_PATH} compose -f ${COMPOSE_PATH} up -d"
+
+case $update_interval in
+  *m)
+    minutes=${update_interval%m}
+    cron_expression="*/$minutes * * * * $cron_command"
+    ;;
+  *h)
+    hours=${update_interval%h}
+    cron_expression="0 */$hours * * * $cron_command"
+    ;;
+  *d)
+    days=${update_interval%d}
+    cron_expression="0 0 */$days * * $cron_command"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    fail "Invalid ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+write_cron_job
+echo "ETL cron job created!"
+
+echo "Creating cron job for email sender..."

From 911a3d0d31771d1c3d7307837683ff27e02a4be4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:18:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 02/24] email cron job working! need to handle some more edge
 cases though

---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index af724d3..91e45ac 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,20 @@ extract_email_time_field()
   #IFS=':' read -r hours mins <<< "$time"
 }
 
-extract_etl_time_field()
+extract_field()
 {
-  update_interval="$(grep $1 config.ini | cut -d '=' -f2)"
+  echo "$(grep $1 config.ini | cut -d '=' -f2)"
+}
+
+parse_email_time_field()
+{
+  local h_or_m=$(extract_field "EMAIL_SEND_TIME" | cut -d ':' -f$1)
+
+  if [[ "$h_or_m" == "00" ]]; then
+    echo "0"
+  else
+    echo $h_or_m | grep -oE '[1-9]+'
+  fi
 }
 
 write_cron_job()
@@ -41,12 +52,12 @@ fail() {
 }
 
 echo "Creating cron job for ETL..."
-extract_etl_time_field "ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL"
+update_interval=$(extract_field "ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL")
 
-DOCKER_PATH="$(which "docker")"
-COMPOSE_PATH="$(realpath "compose.yaml")"
+CRON_EXEC="$(which "docker")"
+CRON_TARGET="$(realpath "compose.yaml")"
 
-cron_command="${DOCKER_PATH} compose -f ${COMPOSE_PATH} up -d"
+cron_command="${CRON_EXEC} compose -f ${CRON_TARGET} up -d"
 
 case $update_interval in
   *m)
@@ -69,4 +80,14 @@ esac
 write_cron_job
 echo "ETL cron job created!"
 
+
 echo "Creating cron job for email sender..."
+
+CRON_EXEC="$(which python3)"
+CRON_TARGET=$(realpath "src/email_sender.py")
+
+cron_command="${CRON_EXEC} ${CRON_TARGET}"
+cron_expression="$(parse_email_time_field "2") $(parse_email_time_field "1") * * * ${cron_command}"
+write_cron_job
+echo "Email cron job created!"
+

From d6e963e9a951eed1edb9dd25693268e2185a98c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:23:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 03/24] There may be a better place to plac this, but hopefully
 will do for now

---
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index aabee8c..a3e0548 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ echo
 echo "Running certificate creation script for ElasticSearch..."
 ./scripts/cert_creation.sh
 
+echo 
+echo "running cron_creation.sh..."
+./scripts/cron_creation
+
 echo
 echo "Starting normal secure stack..."
 docker compose up -d
 
 echo
-echo "Setup complete."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Setup complete."

From 9efc3b82e7a836755bb45b413789c5fb94f34183 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:30:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 04/24] removed some unused functions, added dependency
 installation for email_sender.py

---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 12 ++----------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index 91e45ac..7732c0f 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -8,22 +8,14 @@ set -euo pipefail
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
 # install dependencies
-echo "Installing dependencies..."
-# pip install python-dotenv
-# pip install python-crontab
+echo "Installing dependencies for email_sender.py..."
+pip install python-dotenv
 
 # for reading time fields
 declare update_interval
 declare cron_command
 declare cron_expression
 
-extract_email_time_field()
-{
-  echo "$(grep )"
-  #local time="$(grep -e $1 config.ini | grep -oE '[0-9]+|:' | tr -d '\n')"
-  #IFS=':' read -r hours mins <<< "$time"
-}
-
 extract_field()
 {
   echo "$(grep $1 config.ini | cut -d '=' -f2)"

From 97c1a5afb8fbd04bda3e3c608b1bf0eb3daff54a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:45:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 05/24] Handled edege cases in my script, checked for and
 installed python dependencies, replaced entry point to cron_creation in
 initial_setup script

---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 scripts/initial_setup.sh |  8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index 7732c0f..d4035b6 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Move into repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-# install dependencies
+# start venv and install dependencies
+echo "Starting a python virtual environment..."
+python3 -m venv .venv
 echo "Installing dependencies for email_sender.py..."
 pip install python-dotenv
 
@@ -21,14 +23,31 @@ extract_field()
   echo "$(grep $1 config.ini | cut -d '=' -f2)"
 }
 
+fail() {
+    echo
+    echo "ERROR: $1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
 parse_email_time_field()
 {
   local h_or_m=$(extract_field "EMAIL_SEND_TIME" | cut -d ':' -f$1)
+  if [[ "$h_or_m" =~ ^[0-9]{2}$ ]]; then
+    local stoi=10#$h_or_m
+
+    # handle cases where hour > 23 and minute > 59 
+    if (( ("$1" == "1" && $stoi > 23) || ("$1" == "2" && $stoi > 59) )); then
+      echo "-1"
+
+    elif [[ "$h_or_m" == "00" ]]; then
+      echo "0"
+
+    else
+      echo $h_or_m | grep -oE '[1-9]+'
+    fi
 
-  if [[ "$h_or_m" == "00" ]]; then
-    echo "0"
   else
-    echo $h_or_m | grep -oE '[1-9]+'
+    echo "-1"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -37,13 +56,8 @@ write_cron_job()
   cat <(fgrep -i -v "$cron_command" <(crontab -l)) <(echo "$cron_expression") | crontab -
 }
 
-fail() {
-    echo
-    echo "ERROR: $1"
-    exit 1
-}
-
 echo "Creating cron job for ETL..."
+
 update_interval=$(extract_field "ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL")
 
 CRON_EXEC="$(which "docker")"
@@ -80,6 +94,12 @@ CRON_TARGET=$(realpath "src/email_sender.py")
 
 cron_command="${CRON_EXEC} ${CRON_TARGET}"
 cron_expression="$(parse_email_time_field "2") $(parse_email_time_field "1") * * * ${cron_command}"
+
+# check if cron_expression contains "-1", this means we reached an edge case
+# so send time format is invalid
+if [[ "$cron_expression" == *"-1"* ]]; then
+  fail "Invalid EMAIL_SEND_TIME, must be in 24-hour format"
+fi
 write_cron_job
 echo "Email cron job created!"
 
diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index a3e0548..fa0dc59 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ echo
 echo "Running certificate creation script for ElasticSearch..."
 ./scripts/cert_creation.sh
 
-echo 
-echo "running cron_creation.sh..."
-./scripts/cron_creation
-
 echo
 echo "Starting normal secure stack..."
 docker compose up -d
 
+echo 
+echo "running cron_creation.sh..."
+./scripts/cron_creation
+
 echo
 echo "Setup complete."

From d3f6bfd9dbd262efddf118270f64657164413d83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:46:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 06/24] removed email_scheduler.py (working entirely from bash
 now) ;)

---
 src/email_scheduler.py | 40 ----------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 40 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/email_scheduler.py

diff --git a/src/email_scheduler.py b/src/email_scheduler.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ec00b0..0000000
--- a/src/email_scheduler.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import datetime
-import logging
-import os
-import sys
-
-from crontab import CronTab
-from ConfigReader import config
-
-cron = CronTab(user=True)
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-
-def _verify_time_format(date_str: str) -> list[str]:
-    try:
-        datetime.datetime.strptime(date_str, '%H:%M')
-    except ValueError:
-        logging.error("Invalid EMAIL_SEND_TIME, must be 24-hour format")
-        exit(1)
-    return date_str.split(':')
-
-def create_cron_job():
-    mail_time = config ['Email'] ['EMAIL_SEND_TIME']
-    hours, mins = _verify_time_format(mail_time)
-
-    script_path = os.path.abspath("src/email_sender.py") 
-    # double check to make sure this is the path to the right executable
-    python_executable = sys.executable
-    command = f"{python_executable} {script_path}"
-
-    job = cron.new(command=command, comment='Kibana Dashboard Email')
-
-    # schedule the job to run every day at EMAIL_SEND_TIME
-    job.minute.on(int(mins))
-    job.hour.on(int(hours))
-    job.day.every(1)  # Run every day
-    # the other fields (month, day of week) default to '*'
-
-    # write the job to the crontab, critical
-    cron.write()
-
-create_cron_job()

From 5fb040209cbde6fb9c2fb7f9b5e8b73c48734eb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:41:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 07/24] Moved installation of python and dependencies to
 initial_setup.sh

---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 6 ------
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index d4035b6..0882977 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Move into repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-# start venv and install dependencies
-echo "Starting a python virtual environment..."
-python3 -m venv .venv
-echo "Installing dependencies for email_sender.py..."
-pip install python-dotenv
-
 # for reading time fields
 declare update_interval
 declare cron_command
diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index ddb40fa..eaca012 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@ echo
 echo "Running dependencies check..."
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install -y unzip openssl
+sudo apt install python3-venv
+sudo apt install python3-tk
 echo "Dependencies check complete..."
 
+echo 
+echo "Setting up Python virtual environment and installing dependencies..."
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install python-dotenv
+
 echo
 echo "Launching setup dialogue box..."
 python3 ./src/dialogueBox.py

From 22fe006afd415fb1e048d8bdd1b256bfa249ac75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:28:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 08/24] Fix script execution by adding .sh extension

---
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index eaca012..bae9857 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ docker compose up -d
 
 echo 
 echo "running cron_creation.sh..."
-./scripts/cron_creation
+./scripts/cron_creation.sh
 
 echo
 echo "Setup complete."

From 3fda0bfa7dcfd39208c7c1d47a6b980349f94fde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:18:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 09/24] Fixed Error with Windows Formatting

Fixed an error on Windows machines where whitespace and
capitalization were causing errors.

Signed-off-by: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index 0882977..6610405 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ declare cron_expression
 
 extract_field()
 {
-  echo "$(grep $1 config.ini | cut -d '=' -f2)"
+  echo "$(grep -i "$1" config.ini | cut -d '=' -f2 | xargs)"
 }
 
 fail() {
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ fi
 write_cron_job
 echo "Email cron job created!"
 
+

From 5b9869f89442c4ce24e728dd26a4a302a82921c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:42:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 10/24] Added Cron deletion in initial setup script

Signed-off-by: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
---
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index bae9857..ce7ad6b 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Move into repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
+if crontab -l >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Cron jobs exist"
+  echo "Deleting Cron jobs"
+  crontab -r
+else
+  echo "No cron jobs"
+fi
+
 echo
 echo "Running dependencies check..."
 sudo apt update

From 83139c586e7acc4793e501ecba75c13ebbf1c191 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:56:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 11/24] Fixed email time formatting (base 10), restored config
 reader fix (credit Jalen), and added fresh docker build before running
 elastic setup.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 2 +-
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 4 ++++
 src/ConfigReader.py      | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index 6610405..aef35bc 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ parse_email_time_field()
       echo "0"
 
     else
-      echo $h_or_m | grep -oE '[1-9]+'
+      echo $((10#$h_or_m))
     fi
 
   else
diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index ce7ad6b..4e892d1 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ echo "Launching setup dialogue box..."
 python3 ./src/dialogueBox.py
 echo "Setup dialogue box entry complete..."
 
+echo
+echo "building images from compose.yaml..."
+docker compose build --no-cache
+
 echo
 echo "running elastic_setup.sh..."
 ./scripts/elastic_setup.sh
diff --git a/src/ConfigReader.py b/src/ConfigReader.py
index 99633a2..4b3f40b 100644
--- a/src/ConfigReader.py
+++ b/src/ConfigReader.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import configparser
+import Utils
 
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-config.read("/config.ini")
+config.read(Utils.get_project_root() / "config.ini")

From 3b5e53ea212f887bb32b732ff6fbacedcbaef8b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:21:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 12/24] removed redundant check for 00 in the email send time
 field

---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index aef35bc..4c80b74 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ parse_email_time_field()
     if (( ("$1" == "1" && $stoi > 23) || ("$1" == "2" && $stoi > 59) )); then
       echo "-1"
 
-    elif [[ "$h_or_m" == "00" ]]; then
-      echo "0"
+    #elif [[ "$h_or_m" == "00" ]]; then
+    #  echo "0"
 
     else
       echo $((10#$h_or_m))

From 507dd47a4f205aaa22b023554916ffe3bea7d659 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:23:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 13/24] see last commit, actually removed it this time lol

---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index 4c80b74..8aee753 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ parse_email_time_field()
 
     # handle cases where hour > 23 and minute > 59 
     if (( ("$1" == "1" && $stoi > 23) || ("$1" == "2" && $stoi > 59) )); then
-      echo "-1"
-
-    #elif [[ "$h_or_m" == "00" ]]; then
-    #  echo "0"
+      echo "-1" 
 
     else
       echo $((10#$h_or_m))

From 2ea38ef4bb218e1e4e4747dde4e9f9d98a6e2571 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:25:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 14/24] fix cron environment and config path in application.py

Signed-off-by: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
---
 scripts/cron_creation.sh | 2 +-
 src/Application.py       | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron_creation.sh b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
index 8aee753..9b122d7 100755
--- a/scripts/cron_creation.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron_creation.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ echo "ETL cron job created!"
 
 echo "Creating cron job for email sender..."
 
-CRON_EXEC="$(which python3)"
+CRON_EXEC="$(pwd)/.venv/bin/python"
 CRON_TARGET=$(realpath "src/email_sender.py")
 
 cron_command="${CRON_EXEC} ${CRON_TARGET}"
diff --git a/src/Application.py b/src/Application.py
index e79984d..62b0412 100644
--- a/src/Application.py
+++ b/src/Application.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import os
 
 from Verkada import VerkadaContext
-from ConfigReader import config
+import configparser
 from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
 
 ELASTIC_PASSWORD = os.environ.get("ELASTIC_PASSWORD")
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     print("ERROR: ELASTIC_PASSWORD has not been set, exiting...")
     exit(1)
 
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config.read("/config.ini")
+
 def init():
     args = CLI.setup_cli()
 

From 096046edddcfeefba11ff784bbdbac75190c0e83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:17:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 15/24] Created get ip script that is added to the initial
 script. I modified email send to chech .env first for ip before using local
 ip function. adjusted email body.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
---
 scripts/get_ip.sh        | 5 +++++
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 6 ++++++
 src/email_sender.py      | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 scripts/get_ip.sh

diff --git a/scripts/get_ip.sh b/scripts/get_ip.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5fdb3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/get_ip.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+WINDOWS_IP=$(ipconfig.exe | sed -n '/Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:/,/IPv4 Address/s/.*IPv4 Address[^:]*: //p' | tr -d '\r' | xargs)
+
+grep -q "^WINDOWS_IP=" .env && \
+    sed -i "s|^WINDOWS_IP=.*|WINDOWS_IP=$WINDOWS_IP|" .env || \
+    echo "WINDOWS_IP=$WINDOWS_IP" >> .env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index 4e892d1..6d88613 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ python3 -m venv .venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
 pip install python-dotenv
 
+echo
+echo "Getting Windows IP"
+./scripts/get_ip.sh
+echo "Windows IP added to .env"
+
+
 echo
 echo "Launching setup dialogue box..."
 python3 ./src/dialogueBox.py
diff --git a/src/email_sender.py b/src/email_sender.py
index 47f2df3..9c80051 100644
--- a/src/email_sender.py
+++ b/src/email_sender.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def get_ip():
         s.close()
     return IP
 
-IP = get_ip()
+load_dotenv()
+IP = os.getenv("WINDOWS_IP") or get_ip()
 
 # read prefix only from config (no env fallback)
 body_prefix = config['Email'].get(
@@ -55,14 +56,13 @@ def get_ip():
 <html>
     <body>
         <p>{body_prefix}</p>
-        <a href="https://{IP}">Kibana Dashboard</a>
+        <a href="https://{IP}:5601/app/dashboards">Kibana Dashboard</a>
     </body>
 </html>
 """
 
 message.attach(MIMEText(html, "html"))
 
-load_dotenv()
 email_password = os.getenv("EMAIL_PASSWORD")
 
 send_email()

From c8058e0a30b4076328795b0ef43f786f93b2327c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:24:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 16/24] Fix typo in email HTML link text

---
 src/email_sender.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/email_sender.py b/src/email_sender.py
index 9c80051..0b06021 100644
--- a/src/email_sender.py
+++ b/src/email_sender.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def get_ip():
 <html>
     <body>
         <p>{body_prefix}</p>
-        <a href="https://{IP}:5601/app/dashboards">Kibana Dashboard</a>
+        <a href="https://{IP}:5601/app/dashboards">Kibana Dashboards</a>
     </body>
 </html>
 """

From 5833d980faf8c30e3bb28966b588db7521928ba7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:57:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 17/24] Ensures .env and config.ini exists before initial
 scripts continues. Ensured our .examples match current configurations.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
---
 .env.example             |  3 ++-
 config.ini.example       | 18 +++++++++---------
 scripts/initial_setup.sh |  7 +++++++
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 12009b6..d14be81 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ VERKADA_API_KEY=This should be your API Key==
 ELASTIC_PASSWORD=At least six characters long
 KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD=At least six characters long and you will need to set in Kibana refer to README
 KIBANA_ENCRYPTION_KEY=Create Key using command "openssl rand -base64 32" in linux or wsl==
-EMAIL_PASSWORD = Password for the email account you are sending the dashboard from
\ No newline at end of file
+EMAIL_PASSWORD = Password for the email account you are sending the dashboard from
+WINDOWS_IP=This is the IP for your device
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.ini.example b/config.ini.example
index fadeaa1..d01ecd9 100644
--- a/config.ini.example
+++ b/config.ini.example
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [Email]
-EMAIL_TO=receiver_email@example.com
-EMAIL_FROM=your_email@example.com
-EMAIL_BODY_PREFIX=Click the link below to access the Kibana dashboard:
-EMAIL_SUBJECT=Subject for the Email
-EMAIL_SEND_TIME=09:00
+email_to = email@example.com
+email_from = email@example.com
+email_body_prefix = Click the link below to access link:
+email_subject = Subject Line goes here
+email_send_time = 14:40
 
 [Verkada]
 # Default number of days to pull on first run or if index is empty
-TIME_DELTA_INSTALLATION=365
+time_delta_installation = 3
 
-# This is how often you want to update elasticSearch (in 24-hour format)
-# i.e. every 15 minutes -> ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL=00:15
-ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 00:15
+# This is how often you want to update elasticSearch
+# i.e. every 15 minutes -> ELASTIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL=15m
+elastic_update_interval = 15m
diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index 6d88613..315c34a 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ echo "Getting Windows IP"
 ./scripts/get_ip.sh
 echo "Windows IP added to .env"
 
+echo
+echo "Ensuring config.ini exists..."
+cp -n config.ini.example config.ini
+
+echo
+echo "Ensuring .env exists..."
+cp -n .env.example .env
 
 echo
 echo "Launching setup dialogue box..."

From d90deab3dca3fb6265e8c05e0704a494e8ce02a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:29:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 18/24] Added -i to the cron jobs check in initial setup. This
 confirms deletion of old jobs

Signed-off-by: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
---
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index 315c34a..eae9727 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 if crontab -l >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "Cron jobs exist"
   echo "Deleting Cron jobs"
-  crontab -r
+  crontab -i -r
 else
   echo "No cron jobs"
 fi

From efed9e3a9e2b105be8d4c13261308f31786b43dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:31:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 19/24] Implemented functionality to automatically contact the
 correct smtp server given a sender email in .env

---
 src/email_sender.py | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/email_sender.py b/src/email_sender.py
index 0b06021..fe7780e 100644
--- a/src/email_sender.py
+++ b/src/email_sender.py
@@ -12,21 +12,39 @@
 sender_email = config ['Email'] ['EMAIL_FROM']
 email_subject = config ['Email'] ['EMAIL_SUBJECT']
 
+domain_to_server_mapping: dict = {
+        "gmail.com": "gmail.com", 
+        "outlook.com": "office365.com",
+        "louisville.edu": "office365.com",
+        "shslou.org": "office365.com"
+}
+
 message = MIMEMultipart()
 message["From"] = sender_email
 message["To"] = recipient_email
 message["Subject"] = email_subject
 
+def domain_to_server(email: str) -> str | None:
+    if '@' in email:
+        domain = email[email.index('@') + 1:]
+        smtp_server = domain_to_server_mapping.get(domain, None)
+        return smtp_server
+    return None
+
 def send_email():
-    try:
-        with smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587) as s:
-            s.starttls()
-            s.login(sender_email, str(email_password))
-            s.sendmail(sender_email, recipient_email, message.as_string())
-            s.quit()
-    except Exception as e:
-        logging.error(f"Unable to send email: error code {e.args.index}")
-        exit(1)
+    smtp_server = domain_to_server(sender_email)
+    if smtp_server:
+        try:
+            with smtplib.SMTP(f"smtp.{smtp_server}", 587) as s:
+                s.set_debuglevel(1)
+                s.starttls()
+                s.login(sender_email, str(email_password))
+                s.sendmail(sender_email, recipient_email, message.as_string())
+                s.quit()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"Unable to send email: error code {e.args.index}")
+            exit(1)
+    logging.error("Unable to send email. Make sure the sender email is correct!")
 
 # for sending the link to Kibana through email
 # IP address is likely to change due to proxies or DHCP lease termination
@@ -66,3 +84,4 @@ def get_ip():
 email_password = os.getenv("EMAIL_PASSWORD")
 
 send_email()
+

From 2004ef31bb05ac2550cafcba00401cb5ebc46bb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:33:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 20/24] Added else catch to avoid false error in
 domain_to_server

---
 src/email_sender.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/email_sender.py b/src/email_sender.py
index fe7780e..d9395a7 100644
--- a/src/email_sender.py
+++ b/src/email_sender.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def send_email():
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Unable to send email: error code {e.args.index}")
             exit(1)
-    logging.error("Unable to send email. Make sure the sender email is correct!")
+    else:
+        logging.error("Unable to send email. Make sure the sender email is correct!")
 
 # for sending the link to Kibana through email
 # IP address is likely to change due to proxies or DHCP lease termination

From 36fb11d0a2706c131882285766e621a85a6cd9cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:10:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 21/24] added subprocess run inside email_sender to run
 get_ip.sh so that latest ip is retreived. add safe guards to get_ip and
 cleaned it up

Signed-off-by: Jacob Lanter <jalant02@louisville.edu>
---
 scripts/get_ip.sh   | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 src/email_sender.py |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/get_ip.sh b/scripts/get_ip.sh
index 5fdb3e9..4318dad 100755
--- a/scripts/get_ip.sh
+++ b/scripts/get_ip.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
-WINDOWS_IP=$(ipconfig.exe | sed -n '/Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:/,/IPv4 Address/s/.*IPv4 Address[^:]*: //p' | tr -d '\r' | xargs)
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run this from the root of the repo
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Move into repo root
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+WINDOWS_IP=$(/mnt/c/Windows/System32/ipconfig.exe | sed -n '/Wireless LAN adapter.*:/,/IPv4 Address/s/.*IPv4 Address[^:]*: //p' | head -n 1 | tr -d '\r' | xargs)
+
+if [ -z "$WINDOWS_IP" ]; then
+    WINDOWS_IP=$(/mnt/c/Windows/System32/ipconfig.exe | sed -n '/Ethernet adapter.*:/,/IPv4 Address/s/.*IPv4 Address[^:]*: //p' | head -n 1 | tr -d '\r' | xargs)
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$WINDOWS_IP" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Could not determine Windows IP"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 grep -q "^WINDOWS_IP=" .env && \
     sed -i "s|^WINDOWS_IP=.*|WINDOWS_IP=$WINDOWS_IP|" .env || \
diff --git a/src/email_sender.py b/src/email_sender.py
index d9395a7..1579b16 100644
--- a/src/email_sender.py
+++ b/src/email_sender.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import os
 import smtplib
 import socket
+import subprocess
+import Utils
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ def get_ip():
         s.close()
     return IP
 
+script_path = Utils.get_project_root() / "scripts" / "get_ip.sh"
+subprocess.run([script_path], check=True)
+
 load_dotenv()
 IP = os.getenv("WINDOWS_IP") or get_ip()
 

From 90a2b80d54697f911f4e58ce3a5d95a2ccf17216 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:02:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 22/24] Fixed Issue with Dialogue Box Memory

Fixed an issue where the popup box was pulling
from memory instead of the disk.

Signed-off-by: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
---
 src/dialogueBox.py | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/dialogueBox.py b/src/dialogueBox.py
index bf8ca0a..336132e 100644
--- a/src/dialogueBox.py
+++ b/src/dialogueBox.py
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ def Save_Button():
         newTo = inpTo.get()
         newFrom = inpFrom.get()
         newSubject = inpSubject.get()
-        newMessage = inpMessage.get("1.0", "end-1c")
+        newMessage = inpMessage.get("1.0", "end").strip()
         newSendTime = inpSendTime.get()
         newFreq = freqVar.get()
         newFreqUnit = timeUnit.get()
         newEmailPass = inpEmailPass.get()
-        newVerkAPI = inpApiKey.get("1.0", "end-1c")
+        newVerkAPI = inpApiKey.get("1.0", "end").strip()
         newElastPass = inpElastPass.get()
         newKibPass =inpKibPass.get()
-        newKibEnc = inpKibEnc.get("1.0", "end-1c")
+        newKibEnc = inpKibEnc.get("1.0", "end").strip()
 
         #Updates config values
         co["Email"]["EMAIL_TO"] = newTo
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def Save_Button():
         dotenv.set_key(dotenv_file, "ELASTIC_PASSWORD", newElastPass)
         dotenv.set_key(dotenv_file,"KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD", newKibPass)
         dotenv.set_key(dotenv_file,"KIBANA_ENCRYPTION_KEY", newKibEnc)
+        
+        dotenv.load_dotenv(override=True)
 
         #Writes new config values to file
         with open(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '..', 'config.ini'), "w") as f:

From dc2964a95a99f9801b263c38762aadf67419f0ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:32:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 23/24] Fixed Issue with multiple .env files

Signed-off-by: Julian Valleroy <cobravenom741@gmail.com>
---
 src/dialogueBox.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/dialogueBox.py b/src/dialogueBox.py
index 336132e..51df303 100644
--- a/src/dialogueBox.py
+++ b/src/dialogueBox.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def Save_Button():
         dotenv.set_key(dotenv_file,"KIBANA_SYSTEM_PASSWORD", newKibPass)
         dotenv.set_key(dotenv_file,"KIBANA_ENCRYPTION_KEY", newKibEnc)
         
-        dotenv.load_dotenv(override=True)
+        dotenv.load_dotenv(dotenv_file, override=True)
 
         #Writes new config values to file
         with open(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '..', 'config.ini'), "w") as f:
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ def generate_kibana_key():
 
     co = configparser.ConfigParser()
     co.read(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '..', 'config.ini'))
-    dotenv.load_dotenv()
-    dotenv_file = ".env"
+    dotenv_file = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '..', '.env')
+    dotenv.load_dotenv(dotenv_file)
 
     root = tk.Tk(screenName=None, baseName='VerityBot', className='VerityBot', useTk=1)
     frame = tk.Frame(root)

From 8cda9b7088679812f18d675db7a796ff7e8bb945 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jalen Hatcher <jmhatc04@louisville.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:50:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 24/24] Added check for existing .env file

---
 scripts/initial_setup.sh | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/initial_setup.sh b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
index eae9727..dd52451 100755
--- a/scripts/initial_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/initial_setup.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ echo "Dependencies check complete..."
 
 echo 
 echo "Setting up Python virtual environment and installing dependencies..."
-python3 -m venv .venv
+if [ ! -d ".venv" ]; then
+  python3 -m venv .venv
+fi
 source .venv/bin/activate
 pip install python-dotenv