Install python requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Log in to Sightline and create new Sightline user with "system_user" role.

Add API key in cli, replace USERNAME with the user created above (or an already existing user):

/ services aaa local apitoken generate USERNAME "DESCRIPTION"

• Copy config.example.ini to config.ini and edit
• Update the sightline URL
• Add the apitoken from above
• Specify the CA cert file (or if you really can't, set ca_verify to False, NOT RECOMMENDED)

Update the local alert database:

python3 alertstats.py --update

This will take a while the filst time depending on how many alerts you have.

Create monthly report:

python3 alertstats.py --monthly 15 -o outfile-monthly.csv

Create weekly report

python3 alertstats.py --weekly 25 -o outfile-weekly.csv