diff --git a/.github/secret_scanning.yml b/.github/secret_scanning.yml
index 3d036d4d4..3e87bf78b 100644
--- a/.github/secret_scanning.yml
+++ b/.github/secret_scanning.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 paths-ignore:
-  - "quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
-  - "quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/*.key"
-  - "quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/*.crt"
+  - "examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
+  - "examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/*.key"
+  - "examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/*.crt"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 30c797895..bb0cf0161 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ experiments
 **/_static/*.xlsx
 logprep.log
 /charts/logprep/charts
+examples/k8s/charts
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96cf82f38..a1aaf67de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 ## next release
 ### Breaking
 ### Features
+
 ### Improvements
 
 * a result object was added to processors and pipelines
   * each processor returns an object including the processor name, generated extra_data, warnings
     and errors
   * the pipeline returns an object with the list of all processor result objects
+* add kubernetes opensiem deployment example
+* move quickstart setup to compose example
 
 ### Bugfix
 
@@ -316,7 +319,7 @@
 
 * add possibility to convert hex to int in `calculator` processor with new added function `from_hex`
 * add metrics on rule level
-* add grafana example dashboards under `quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards`
+* add grafana example dashboards under `examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards`
 * add new configuration field `id` for all rules to identify rules in metrics and logs
   - if no `id` is given, the `id` will be generated in a stable way
   - add verification of rule `id` uniqueness on processor level over both rule trees to ensure metrics are counted correctly on rule level
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e33a94b9..bf7d2371c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ allowing further applications besides log handling.
 This readme provides basic information about the following topics:
 - [About Logprep](#about-logprep)
 - [Getting Started](https://logprep.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started.html)
-- [Docker Quickstart](https://logprep.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started.html#logprep-quickstart-environment)
+- [Deployment Examples](https://logprep.readthedocs.io/en/latest/examples/index.html)
 - [Event Generation](https://logprep.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_manual/execution.html#event-generation)
 - [Documentation](https://logprep.readthedocs.io/en/latest)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
diff --git a/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml b/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml
index 50f71b756..85dc04efa 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/Chart.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: "13.2.0"
+version: "13.2.1"
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
index 87e3bebf6..c47a4d632 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "logprep.name" . }}
+  name: {{  include "logprep.fullname" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "logprep.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ spec:
       {{- include "logprep.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
   template:
     metadata:
+      name: {{ include "logprep.fullname" . }}
       labels:
         {{- include "logprep.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
       annotations:
diff --git a/charts/logprep/values.yaml b/charts/logprep/values.yaml
index 9ec46ba9e..3a12a402a 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/values.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ logger:
 #
 # See https://logprep.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_manual/configuration/input.html
 # for available configuration options.
+# Note:
+# For the `http_input` endpoints you have to add the endpoint `/health: plaintext` to ensure
+# readiness probes are working.
 input: {}
 
 # The logprep output connector configuration
diff --git a/doc/source/development/programaticly_start_logprep.rst b/doc/source/development/programaticly_start_logprep.rst
index 4c1426ab7..51de7c9a4 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/programaticly_start_logprep.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/programaticly_start_logprep.rst
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ An example with input connector and preprocessors could look like this:
                 "predetector": {
                     "type": "pre_detector",
                     "specific_rules": [
-                        "quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific"
+                        "examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific"
                     ],
                     "generic_rules": [
-                        "quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic"
+                        "examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic"
                     ],
                     "pre_detector_topic": "output_topic"
                 }
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ An example without input connector and preprocessors could look like this:
                 "predetector": {
                     "type": "pre_detector",
                     "specific_rules": [
-                        "quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific"
+                        "examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific"
                     ],
                     "generic_rules": [
-                        "quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic"
+                        "examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic"
                     ],
                     "pre_detector_topic": "output_topic"
                 }
diff --git a/doc/source/examples/compose.rst b/doc/source/examples/compose.rst
index 9e1747f80..f4c264aef 100644
--- a/doc/source/examples/compose.rst
+++ b/doc/source/examples/compose.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Docker Compose Example Deployment
 To demonstrate the functionality of logprep this repo comes with a complete `kafka`, `logprep` and
 `opensearch` stack.
 To get it running `docker` with compose support must be first installed.
-The docker compose file is located in the directory `quickstart`.
+The docker compose file is located in the directory `examples/compose`.
 A prerequisite is to run `sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144`, otherwise Opensearch might not
 properly start.
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The environment can either be started with a Logprep container or without one:
 Run without Logprep Container (default)
 ---------------------------------------
 
-  1. Run from within the `quickstart` directory:
+  1. Run from within the `examples/compose` directory:
 
      .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ Run without Logprep Container (default)
 
      .. code-block:: bash
 
-      logprep run quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
+      logprep run examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
 
     If logprep is run with the metrics enabled, the necessary environment variable has to be set first:
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 
       export PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR="tmp/logprep"
-      logprep run quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
+      logprep run examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
 
 
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Run without Logprep Container (default)
 Run with Logprep Container
 --------------------------
 
-  * Run from within the `quickstart` directory:
+  * Run from within the `examples/compose` directory:
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Run with Logprep Container
 Run with getting config from http server with basic authentication
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  * Run from within the `quickstart` directory:
+  * Run from within the `examples/compose` directory:
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ Run with getting config from http server with basic authentication
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 
-      export LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE="quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
+      export LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE="examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
       logprep run http://localhost:8081/config/pipeline.yml
 
 
 Run with getting config from http server with mTLS authentication
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  * Run from within the `quickstart` directory:
+  * Run from within the `examples/compose` directory:
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ Run with getting config from http server with mTLS authentication
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 
-      export LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE="quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
+      export LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE="examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
       logprep run https://localhost:8082/config/pipeline.yml
 
 
-Interacting with the Quickstart Environment
--------------------------------------------
+Interacting with the Compose Environment
+----------------------------------------
 
 The start up takes a few seconds to complete, but once everything is up
 and running it is possible to write JSON events into Kafka and read the processed events in
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ UCL Postgres:          `localhost:5432`  ucl                       ucl
 ====================== ================= ========================  =======================
 
 The example rules that are used in the docker instance of Logprep can be found
-in `quickstart/exampledata/rules`.
+in `examples/exampledata/rules`.
 Example events that trigger for the example rules can be found in
-`quickstart/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/test_input.jsonl`.
+`examples/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/test_input.jsonl`.
 These events can be added to Kafka with the following command:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
@@ -133,12 +133,17 @@ Utilizing FDA and UCL
 If you want to try out the FDA and UCL you first have to do some preparations.
 
 
-0. Run the quickstart setup with the :code:`oauth2` profile:
-   :code:`docker compose --profile oauth2 up -d`.
+0. Run the example compose setup with the :code:`oauth2` profile:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  docker compose --profile oauth2 up -d.
+
+
 1. Sign into the keycloak admin panel and create a logprep user in the :code:`logprep` realm.
    Make sure that the user is part of the :code:`logprep-admin` group and has a password. If you
    choose a password other than :code:`logprep` you have to update the credentials file
-   :code:`quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml`, such that the password of
+   :code:`examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml`, such that the password of
    :code:`http://localhost:3001` and :code:`http://localhost:3002` reflects your choice.
 2. You have to login to the FDA with the previously created user and create a release, as well
    as your first logclass. It is also necessary to add an example event to this logclass in order
@@ -148,19 +153,19 @@ If you want to try out the FDA and UCL you first have to do some preparations.
    your created logprep user and then configure required Use-Cases.
    At the current moment these configuration are not yet processed by logprep though, as the ucl
    only provides a mock endpoint which doesn't contain your Use-Case configurations.
-4. Set the env :code:`LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE` to :code:`quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml`
+4. Set the env and run logprep
+
+  .. code-block:: bash
+
+    export LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE="examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
+    logprep run examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml "http://localhost:3002/api/v1/pipelines?stage=prod&logclass=ExampleClass" "http://localhost:3001/api/v1/general-predetection"
 
-Once you have set everything up you can run logprep with the following command.
 Just consider that the first :code:`pipeline.yml` argument is used to define a proper :code:`input`
 and :code:`output` as those are not part of the FDA/UCL output. Also, in the second argument
 you should ensure that the :code:`stage` and :code:`loglcass` are set properly.
 
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-     logprep run quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml "http://localhost:3002/api/v1/pipelines?stage=prod&logclass=ExampleClass" "http://localhost:3001/api/v1/general-predetection"
-
 .. note::
 
-     If you did use the quickstart setup before and run into problems it is advised to first pull
+     If you did use the example compose setup before and run into problems it is advised to first pull
      all images again to update them to the latest version:
-     :code:`docker compose -f ./quickstart/docker-compose.yml pull`.
+     :code:`docker compose -f ./examples/compose/docker-compose.yml pull`.
diff --git a/doc/source/examples/minikube.rst b/doc/source/examples/minikube.rst
index eded3b3a1..ec9bb7e95 100644
--- a/doc/source/examples/minikube.rst
+++ b/doc/source/examples/minikube.rst
@@ -45,15 +45,26 @@ with the following commands:
     sudo mv linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin/helm
     sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/helm
 
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: add helm repositories
+
+    helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+
 .. code-block:: bash
     :caption: Configure and start minikube
     
     minikube config set driver docker
+    minikube config set cpus 16 
+    minikube config set memory 16GB
+    minikube addons enable ingress
     minikube start
 
 Deploy the example
 ------------------
 
+The following steps install the actual opensiem example on the minikube cluster.
+It will install 
+
 At first you have to install the prometheus PodMonitor CRD:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
@@ -62,9 +73,56 @@ At first you have to install the prometheus PodMonitor CRD:
     kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prometheus-community/helm-charts/main/charts/kube-prometheus-stack/charts/crds/crds/crd-podmonitors.yaml
 
 
-Next you can install logprep using:
+Then you have to update and build the helm subcharts repository:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
-    :caption: Install logprep
+    :caption: Add the bitnami helm repository
+
+    helm dependencies update ./examples/k8s
+    helm dependencies build ./examples/k8s
+
+Next you are ready to install the opensiem example using:
 
-    helm install logprep charts/logprep
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: Install opensiem
+
+    helm install opensiem examples/k8s
+
+Make the cluster locally resolvable:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: add hosts entry to resolve the cluster
+
+    echo "$( minikube ip ) connector.opensiem dashboards.opensiem grafana.opensiem" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+
+Test the defined ingresses:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: Test the opensiem example ingress
+
+    curl -v http://connector.opensiem/health
+    curl -v http://dashboards.opensiem
+
+Test the opensiem connector:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: Test the opensiem example connector
+
+    ❯ logprep generate http --input-dir ./examples/exampledata/input_logdata/ --target-url http://connector.opensiem --events 100 --batch-size 10
+    
+    2024-07-17 11:15:35 301643 Generator  INFO    : Log level set to 'NOTSET'
+    2024-07-17 11:15:35 301643 Generator  INFO    : Started Data Processing
+    2024-07-17 11:15:35 301643 Input      INFO    : Reading input dataset and creating temporary event collections in: '/tmp/logprep_a51e1vh6'
+    2024-07-17 11:15:35 301643 Input      INFO    : Preparing data took: 0.0042 seconds
+    2024-07-17 11:15:35 301643 Input      INFO    : Cleaned up temp dir: '/tmp/logprep_a51e1vh6'
+    2024-07-17 11:15:35 301643 Generator  INFO    : Completed with following statistics: {
+        "Number of failed events": 0,
+        "Number of successfull events": 100,
+        "Requests Connection Errors": 0,
+        "Requests Timeouts": 0,
+        "Requests http status 200": 10,
+        "Requests total": 10
+    }
+    2024-07-17 11:15:35 301643 Generator  INFO    : Execution time: 0.067013 seconds
+
+open your browser and go to `http://dashboards.opensiem`_ to see the generated data in the opensearch dashboards.
diff --git a/doc/source/installation.rst b/doc/source/installation.rst
index 47e1859f9..34189b618 100644
--- a/doc/source/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/source/installation.rst
@@ -61,4 +61,26 @@ Helm
 
 This option can be used to deploy logprep on a kubernetes cluster.
 
-tbd
+At first you have to install the prometheus PodMonitor CRD:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    :caption: Install the prometheus PodMonitor CRD
+
+    kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prometheus-community/helm-charts/main/charts/kube-prometheus-stack/charts/crds/crds/crd-podmonitors.yaml
+
+
+To install latest stable release:
+
+..  code-block:: bash
+
+   helm repo add logprep https://fkie-cad.github.io/Logprep
+   helm install logprep logprep/logprep
+
+
+To install from cloned github repository:
+
+..  code-block:: bash
+
+   git clone https://github.com/fkie-cad/Logprep.git
+   cd Logprep
+   helm install logprep charts/logprep
diff --git a/quickstart/docker-compose.yml b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
similarity index 86%
rename from quickstart/docker-compose.yml
rename to examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
index 63f893e0d..4cb8e7b4d 100644
--- a/quickstart/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -100,21 +100,21 @@ services:
       - kafka
       - opensearch
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/:/home/logprep/quickstart/
+      - ../../examples/:/home/logprep/examples/
     tmpfs:
       - /tmp/logprep/prometheus_multiproc
     entrypoint:
       - logprep
       - run
-      - /home/logprep/quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
+      - /home/logprep/examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
   grafana:
     image: bitnami/grafana:latest
     container_name: grafana
     ports:
       - "3000:3000"
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources:/opt/bitnami/grafana/conf/provisioning/datasources
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards:/opt/bitnami/grafana/conf/provisioning/dashboards
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources:/opt/bitnami/grafana/conf/provisioning/datasources
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards:/opt/bitnami/grafana/conf/provisioning/dashboards
     networks:
       - prometheus
   prometheus:
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "9090:9090"
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/prometheus/prometheus.yml:/opt/bitnami/prometheus/conf/prometheus.yml
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/prometheus/prometheus.yml:/opt/bitnami/prometheus/conf/prometheus.yml
     networks:
       - kafka
       - prometheus
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8081:8081"
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d:ro
+      - ../../examples/exampledata:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d:ro
   mtls-config:
     image: nginx:latest
     container_name: mtls-config
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8082:8082"
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d:ro
+      - ../../examples/exampledata:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d:ro
   keycloak:
     image: bitnami/keycloak:latest
     container_name: keycloak
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ services:
     profiles:
       - oauth2
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/keycloak:/opt/keycloak/data/import
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/keycloak:/opt/keycloak/data/import
     environment:
       KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_USER: admin
       KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD: admin
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3002:80"
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/fda/config.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/config/keycloak/config.json
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/fda/default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/fda/config.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/config/keycloak/config.json
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/fda/default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
     networks:
       - fda
   ucl-api:
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3001:80"
     volumes:
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/nginx.example.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/general.example.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/config/general/config.json
-      - ../quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/keycloak.example.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/config/keycloak/config.json
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/ucl/nginx.example.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/ucl/general.example.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/config/general/config.json
+      - ../../examples/exampledata/config/ucl/keycloak.example.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/config/keycloak/config.json
     networks:
       - ucl
 
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml b/examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml
similarity index 65%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml
index 6a8c59496..8ca296a8a 100644
--- a/quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml
+++ b/examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ getter:
     username: user
     password: password
   "https://localhost:8082":
-    client_key: quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.key
-    cert: quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.crt
-    ca_cert: quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.crt
+    client_key: examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.key
+    cert: examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.crt
+    ca_cert: examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.crt
 input:
   endpoints:
     /auth-json:
       username: user
-      password_file: quickstart/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
+      password_file: examples/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
     /lab/123/ABC/auditlog:
       username: user
-      password_file: quickstart/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
+      password_file: examples/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/dummy-output.yml b/examples/exampledata/config/dummy-output.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/dummy-output.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/dummy-output.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/fda/config.json b/examples/exampledata/config/fda/config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/fda/config.json
rename to examples/exampledata/config/fda/config.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/fda/default.conf b/examples/exampledata/config/fda/default.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/fda/default.conf
rename to examples/exampledata/config/fda/default.conf
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/kafka.json b/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/kafka.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/kafka.json
rename to examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/kafka.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-dashboard.json b/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-dashboard.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-dashboard.json
rename to examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-dashboard.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-processors.json b/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-processors.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-processors.json
rename to examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-processors.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-provider.yml b/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-provider.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-provider.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/logprep-provider.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/sample.yaml b/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/sample.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/sample.yaml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards/sample.yaml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/prometheus.yml b/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/prometheus.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/prometheus.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/prometheus.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/sample.yaml b/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/sample.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/sample.yaml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/grafana/datasources/sample.yaml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/http_pipeline.yml b/examples/exampledata/config/http_pipeline.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/http_pipeline.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/http_pipeline.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/keycloak/logprep_realm_export.json b/examples/exampledata/config/keycloak/logprep_realm_export.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/keycloak/logprep_realm_export.json
rename to examples/exampledata/config/keycloak/logprep_realm_export.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/.htpasswd b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/.htpasswd
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/.htpasswd
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/.htpasswd
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/default.conf b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.crt b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.crt
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.crt
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.crt
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.key b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.key
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.key
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/ca.key
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.crt b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.crt
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.crt
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.crt
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.csr b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.csr
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.csr
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.csr
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.key b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.key
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.key
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/client.key
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/default.conf b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/default.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/default.conf
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/default.conf
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.crt b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.crt
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.crt
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.crt
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.csr b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.csr
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.csr
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.csr
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.key b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.key
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.key
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/mtls.conf.d/server.key
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf b/examples/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf
rename to examples/exampledata/config/nginx/nginx.conf
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml b/examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
similarity index 67%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
index 71fd7e70b..b45ff72f2 100644
--- a/quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
+++ b/examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml
@@ -15,26 +15,26 @@ metrics:
 pipeline:
   - labelername:
       type: labeler
-      schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+      schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
       include_parent_labels: true
       specific_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
       generic_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
 
   - dissector:
       type: dissector
       specific_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/
       generic_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/
 
   - dropper:
       type: dropper
       specific_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific
       generic_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic
         - filter: "test_dropper"
           dropper:
             drop:
@@ -44,37 +44,37 @@ pipeline:
   - pre_detector:
       type: pre_detector
       specific_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific
       generic_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic
       outputs:
         - opensearch: sre
-      tree_config: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json
-      alert_ip_list_path: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml
+      tree_config: examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json
+      alert_ip_list_path: examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml
 
   - amides:
       type: amides
       specific_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/specific
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/amides/specific
       generic_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/generic
-      models_path: quickstart/exampledata/models/model.zip
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/amides/generic
+      models_path: examples/exampledata/models/model.zip
       num_rule_attributions: 10
       max_cache_entries: 1000000
       decision_threshold: 0.32
 
   - pseudonymizer:
       type: pseudonymizer
-      pubkey_analyst: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem
-      pubkey_depseudo: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem
-      regex_mapping: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml
+      pubkey_analyst: examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem
+      pubkey_depseudo: examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem
+      regex_mapping: examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml
       hash_salt: a_secret_tasty_ingredient
       outputs:
         - opensearch: pseudonyms
       specific_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/
       generic_rules:
-        - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/
+        - examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/
       max_cached_pseudonyms: 1000000
 
   - calculator:
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/postgresql/keycloak_db.sql b/examples/exampledata/config/postgresql/keycloak_db.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/postgresql/keycloak_db.sql
rename to examples/exampledata/config/postgresql/keycloak_db.sql
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/prometheus/prometheus.yml b/examples/exampledata/config/prometheus/prometheus.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/prometheus/prometheus.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/config/prometheus/prometheus.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/general.example.json b/examples/exampledata/config/ucl/general.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/general.example.json
rename to examples/exampledata/config/ucl/general.example.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/keycloak.example.json b/examples/exampledata/config/ucl/keycloak.example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/keycloak.example.json
rename to examples/exampledata/config/ucl/keycloak.example.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/nginx.example.conf b/examples/exampledata/config/ucl/nginx.example.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/ucl/nginx.example.conf
rename to examples/exampledata/config/ucl/nginx.example.conf
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/config/user_password.txt b/examples/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
rename to examples/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/config.yaml b/examples/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/config.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/config.yaml
rename to examples/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/config.yaml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/test_input.jsonl b/examples/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/test_input.jsonl
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/test_input.jsonl
rename to examples/exampledata/input_logdata/logclass/test_input.jsonl
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/models/model.zip b/examples/exampledata/models/model.zip
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/models/model.zip
rename to examples/exampledata/models/model.zip
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/generic/amides_generic.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/amides/generic/amides_generic.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/generic/amides_generic.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/amides/generic/amides_generic.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/specific/amides_specific.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/amides/specific/amides_specific.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/specific/amides_specific.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/amides/specific/amides_specific.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json b/examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json b/examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem b/examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem b/examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml
diff --git a/quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/example_rule.yml b/examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/example_rule.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/example_rule.yml
rename to examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/example_rule.yml
diff --git a/examples/k8s/.helmignore b/examples/k8s/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8a0eb36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/k8s/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/examples/k8s/Chart.yaml b/examples/k8s/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..810227c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/k8s/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: opensiem
+description: a deployment example for logprep siem deployment
+type: application
+
+# This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
+# to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
+# Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
+version: "1.0.0"
+
+# This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
+# incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
+# follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
+# It is recommended to use it with quotes.
+appVersion: "1.0.0"
+
+dependencies:
+  - name: logprep
+    repository: file://../../charts/logprep
+    version: 13.1.1
+    alias: connector
+  - name: logprep
+    repository: file://../../charts/logprep
+    version: 13.1.1
+  - name: kafka
+    repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+    version: 29.3.7
+  - name: opensearch
+    repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+    version: 1.2.6
diff --git a/examples/k8s/templates/_helpers.tpl b/examples/k8s/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43a483388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/k8s/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "opensiem.name" -}}
+{{- printf "%s" .Chart.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "opensiem.fullname" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name .Chart.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "opensiem.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- define "opensiem.release" -}}
+{{- printf "%s" .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "opensiem.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "opensiem.chart" . }}
+{{ include "opensiem.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+app.kubernetes.io/application: {{ include "opensiem.name" . }}
+{{- range $key, $value := .Values.extraLabels }}
+{{ $key}}: {{ $value | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "opensiem.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "opensiem.fullname" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ include "opensiem.release" . }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "opensiem.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "opensiem.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
diff --git a/examples/k8s/templates/ingress.yaml b/examples/k8s/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..551365712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/k8s/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: connector-ingress
+spec:
+  ingressClassName: nginx
+  rules:
+    - host: connector.opensiem
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: opensiem-connector-http-input
+                port:
+                  number: 9000
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: dashboard-ingress
+spec:
+  ingressClassName: nginx
+  rules:
+    - host: dashboards.opensiem
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: opensiem-opensearch-dashboards
+                port:
+                  number: 5601
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: grafana-ingress
+spec:
+  ingressClassName: nginx
+  rules:
+    - host: grafana.opensiem
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: opensiem-grafana
+                port:
+                  number: 3000
diff --git a/examples/k8s/values.yaml b/examples/k8s/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2753c4415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/k8s/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+connector:
+  image:
+    tag: py3.11-latest
+  replicas: 1
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      memory: "2Gi"
+      cpu: "1"
+    requests:
+      memory: "2Gi"
+      cpu: "250m"
+  secrets: {}
+  logger:
+    level: DEBUG
+  input:
+    type: http_input
+    message_backlog_size: 15000
+    collect_meta: True
+    metafield_name: "@metadata"
+    uvicorn_config:
+      host: 0.0.0.0
+      port: 9000
+      workers: 2
+      access_log: true
+      server_header: false
+      date_header: false
+    endpoints:
+      /auth-json: json
+      /json: json
+      /lab/123/(ABC|DEF)/pl.*: plaintext
+      /lab/123/ABC/auditlog: jsonl
+      /health: plaintext
+  output:
+    type: confluentkafka_output
+    topic: consumer
+    error_topic: errors
+    flush_timeout: 300
+    send_timeout: 0
+    kafka_config:
+      bootstrap.servers: opensiem-kafka:9092
+      compression.type: gzip
+      statistics.interval.ms: "60000"
+  ingress:
+    enabled: true
+
+## for additional configurations see: `https://github.com/bitnami/charts/blob/main/bitnami/kafka/values.yaml`
+kafka:
+  listeners:
+    client:
+      protocol: PLAINTEXT
+  controller:
+    replicaCount: 3
+  metrics:
+    jmx:
+      enabled: true
+  provisioning:
+    enabled: true
+    replicationFactor: 3
+    numPartitions: 10
+    topics:
+      - name: consumer
+      - name: producer
+
+logprep:
+  image:
+    tag: py3.11-latest
+  input:
+    type: confluentkafka_input
+    topic: consumer
+    kafka_config:
+      bootstrap.servers: opensiem-kafka:9092
+      group.id: cgroup3
+      enable.auto.commit: "true"
+      auto.commit.interval.ms: "10000"
+      enable.auto.offset.store: "false"
+      queued.min.messages: "100000"
+      queued.max.messages.kbytes: "65536"
+      statistics.interval.ms: "60000"
+    preprocessing:
+      version_info_target_field: Logprep_version_info
+      log_arrival_time_target_field: event.ingested
+      hmac:
+        target: <RAW_MSG>
+        key: "thisisasecureandrandomkey"
+        output_field: Full_event
+  output:
+    type: opensearch_output
+    hosts:
+      - opensiem-opensearch:9200
+    default_index: processed
+    error_index: errors
+    message_backlog_size: 10000
+    timeout: 10000
+    flush_timeout: 60
+    max_retries: 3
+    parallel_bulk: false
+    user: admin
+    secret: admin
+## for additional configurations see: `https://github.com/bitnami/charts/blob/main/bitnami/opensearch/values.yaml`
+opensearch:
+  dashboards:
+    enabled: true
+  ingest:
+    replicaCount: 1
+  master:
+    replicaCount: 1
+  data:
+    replicaCount: 1
+  coordinating:
+    replicaCount: 1
diff --git a/logprep/connector/http/input.py b/logprep/connector/http/input.py
index 5f412d568..55690affd 100644
--- a/logprep/connector/http/input.py
+++ b/logprep/connector/http/input.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       endpoints:
         /firstendpoint:
           username: user
-          password_file: quickstart/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
+          password_file: examples/exampledata/config/user_password.txt
         /second*:
           username: user
           password: secret_password
diff --git a/logprep/metrics/metrics.py b/logprep/metrics/metrics.py
index 99ae80813..caf12bcf7 100644
--- a/logprep/metrics/metrics.py
+++ b/logprep/metrics/metrics.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 :code:`logprep_number_of_processed_events_total` or :code:`logprep_processing_time_per_event_sum`.
 
 Examples of grafana dashboards can be found in `the logprep github repo
-<https://github.com/fkie-cad/Logprep/tree/main/quickstart/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards>`_
+<https://github.com/fkie-cad/Logprep/tree/main/examples/exampledata/config/grafana/dashboards>`_
 
 Configuration
 =============
diff --git a/logprep/processor/amides/processor.py b/logprep/processor/amides/processor.py
index d6652d105..5e0a6de87 100644
--- a/logprep/processor/amides/processor.py
+++ b/logprep/processor/amides/processor.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 Since there is a plethora of different SIEM event types, the current implementation focuses on
 events that provide process command lines. Command lines are most commonly targeted by SIEM rules
 while they are also highly vulnerable to evasions. The rules and models for AMIDES provided in the
-quickstart example are for Sysmon Process Creation events. In general, the Amides rule format allows
+deployment examples are for Sysmon Process Creation events. In general, the Amides rule format allows
 to create rules for other event types that provide process command lines, e.g. Process Creation
 events generated by Windows Security Auditing.
 
diff --git a/logprep/util/configuration.py b/logprep/util/configuration.py
index f6f8f09c8..3dc5a6a90 100644
--- a/logprep/util/configuration.py
+++ b/logprep/util/configuration.py
@@ -53,26 +53,26 @@
     pipeline:
     - labelername:
         type: labeler
-        schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+        schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
         include_parent_labels: true
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
 
     - dissectorname:
         type: dissector
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/specific/
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/dissector/generic/
 
     - dropper:
         type: dropper
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/specific
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/dropper/generic
             - filter: "test_dropper"
             dropper:
                 drop:
@@ -82,37 +82,37 @@
     - pre_detector:
         type: pre_detector
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/specific
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/generic
         outputs:
             - opensearch: sre
-        tree_config: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json
-        alert_ip_list_path: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml
+        tree_config: examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/tree_config.json
+        alert_ip_list_path: examples/exampledata/rules/pre_detector/alert_ips.yml
 
     - amides:
         type: amides
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/specific
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/amides/specific
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/amides/generic
-        models_path: quickstart/exampledata/models/model.zip
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/amides/generic
+        models_path: examples/exampledata/models/model.zip
         num_rule_attributions: 10
         max_cache_entries: 1000000
         decision_threshold: 0.32
 
     - pseudonymizer:
         type: pseudonymizer
-        pubkey_analyst: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem
-        pubkey_depseudo: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem
-        regex_mapping: quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml
+        pubkey_analyst: examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_analyst_pub.pem
+        pubkey_depseudo: examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/example_depseudo_pub.pem
+        regex_mapping: examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/regex_mapping.yml
         hash_salt: a_secret_tasty_ingredient
         outputs:
             - opensearch: pseudonyms
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/specific/
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/pseudonymizer/generic/
         max_cached_pseudonyms: 1000000
 
     - calculator:
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@
     pipeline:
         - labelername:
             type: labeler
-            schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+            schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
             include_parent_labels: true
             specific_rules:
-                - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
+                - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
             generic_rules:
-                - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"
+                - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"
     export LOGPREP_OUTPUT="
     output:
         kafka:
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/test_full_configuration.py b/tests/acceptance/test_full_configuration.py
index a09dd3fb6..5175c31ab 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/test_full_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/test_full_configuration.py
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ def test_start_of_logprep_from_http_with_templated_url_and_config():
 pipeline:
     - labelername:
         type: labeler
-        schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+        schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
         include_parent_labels: true
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
 """,
         "LOGPREP_OUTPUT": """
 output:
diff --git a/tests/testdata/unit/requester/generic_rules/requester.json b/tests/testdata/unit/requester/generic_rules/requester.json
index 2564b1e24..d7154a894 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/unit/requester/generic_rules/requester.json
+++ b/tests/testdata/unit/requester/generic_rules/requester.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     {
         "filter": "message1",
         "requester": {
-            "url": "http://localhost:32000/quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml",
+            "url": "http://localhost:32000/examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml",
             "method": "GET"
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/testdata/unit/requester/specific_rules/requester.json b/tests/testdata/unit/requester/specific_rules/requester.json
index 1ae41c251..701c4e95e 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/unit/requester/specific_rules/requester.json
+++ b/tests/testdata/unit/requester/specific_rules/requester.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     {
         "filter": "message",
         "requester": {
-            "url": "http://localhost:32000/quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml",
+            "url": "http://localhost:32000/examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml",
             "method": "GET"
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/connector/test_real_kafka.py b/tests/unit/connector/test_real_kafka.py
index 25eb6a909..a35d00f8b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/connector/test_real_kafka.py
+++ b/tests/unit/connector/test_real_kafka.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 def setup_module():
     if not in_ci:
         subprocess.run(
-            ["docker", "compose", "-f", "quickstart/docker-compose.yml", "up", "-d", "kafka"]
+            ["docker", "compose", "-f", "example/compose/docker-compose.yml", "up", "-d", "kafka"]
         )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_quickstart.py b/tests/unit/test_quickstart.py
index 18be79ee7..fbd686676 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_quickstart.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_quickstart.py
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@
 from logprep import run_logprep
 
 
-class TestQuickstart:
-    QUICKSTART_CONFIG_PATH = "quickstart/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml"
+class TestExampleCompose:
+    EXAMPLE_CONFIG_PATH = "examples/exampledata/config/pipeline.yml"
 
     @mock.patch("os.environ", new={"PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR": "/tmp"})
-    def test_quickstart_setup_is_valid(self):
-        """ensures the quickstart rules are valid"""
+    def test_example_compose_setup_is_valid(self):
+        """ensures the example rules are valid"""
         with mock.patch(
             "sys.argv",
             [
                 "logprep",
                 "test",
                 "config",
-                self.QUICKSTART_CONFIG_PATH,
+                self.EXAMPLE_CONFIG_PATH,
             ],
         ):
             with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as e_info:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_run_logprep.py b/tests/unit/test_run_logprep.py
index 7f61b55d0..cf4e4870a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_run_logprep.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_run_logprep.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def setup_method(self):
                 "logprep.util.configuration.Configuration.as_yaml",
             ),
             (
-                "test dry-run tests/testdata/config/config.yml quickstart/exampledata/input_logdata/test_input.jsonl",
+                "test dry-run tests/testdata/config/config.yml examples/exampledata/input_logdata/test_input.jsonl",
                 "logprep.util.rule_dry_runner.DryRunner.run",
             ),
             (
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def test_logprep_exits_on_request_exception(self):
     @mock.patch("logprep.util.rule_dry_runner.DryRunner.run")
     def test_test_dry_run_starts_dry_runner(self, mock_dry_runner):
         config_path = ("tests/testdata/config/config.yml",)
-        events_path = "quickstart/exampledata/input_logdata/test_input.jsonl"
+        events_path = "examples/exampledata/input_logdata/test_input.jsonl"
         result = self.cli_runner.invoke(cli, ["test", "dry-run", *config_path, events_path])
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         mock_dry_runner.assert_called()
diff --git a/tests/unit/util/test_configuration.py b/tests/unit/util/test_configuration.py
index 3c067d58a..4a027b339 100644
--- a/tests/unit/util/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/unit/util/test_configuration.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def test_pipeline_property_is_merged_from_configs(self, tmp_path):
 pipeline:
     - labelername:
         type: labeler
-        schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+        schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
         include_parent_labels: true
         specific_rules: []
         generic_rules: []
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ def test_verify_passes_for_valid_configuration(self):
                         {
                             "labelername": {
                                 "type": "labeler",
-                                "schema": "quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
+                                "schema": "examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
                                 "include_parent_labels": "on",
-                                "specific_rules": ["quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
+                                "specific_rules": ["examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
                             }
                         }
                     ]
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@ def test_verify_passes_for_valid_configuration(self):
                         {
                             "labelername": {
                                 "type": "labeler",
-                                "schema": "quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
+                                "schema": "examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
                                 "include_parent_labels": "on",
-                                "specific_rules": ["quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
-                                "generic_rules": ["quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"],
+                                "specific_rules": ["examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
+                                "generic_rules": ["examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"],
                                 "SOME_UNKNOWN_OPTION": "FOO",
                             }
                         }
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@ def test_verify_passes_for_valid_configuration(self):
                         {
                             "labelername": {
                                 "type": "labeler",
-                                "schema": "quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
+                                "schema": "examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
                                 "include_parent_labels": "on",
-                                "specific_rules": ["quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
-                                "generic_rules": ["quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"],
+                                "specific_rules": ["examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
+                                "generic_rules": ["examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"],
                                 "SOME UNKNOWN OPTION": "FOO",
                             }
                         }
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ def test_verify_passes_for_valid_configuration(self):
                         {
                             "labelername": {
                                 "type": "labeler",
-                                "schema": "quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
+                                "schema": "examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json",
                                 "include_parent_labels": "on",
-                                "specific_rules": ["quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
-                                "generic_rules": ["quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"],
+                                "specific_rules": ["examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific"],
+                                "generic_rules": ["examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic"],
                                 "SOME UNKNOWN OPTION": "FOO",
                             }
                         },
@@ -523,12 +523,12 @@ def test_verify_verifies_config(self, tmp_path, test_case, test_config, error_co
 pipeline:
     - labelername:
         type: labeler
-        schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+        schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
         include_parent_labels: true
         specific_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/specific
         generic_rules:
-            - quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
+            - examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/generic
 """,
             "LOGPREP_OUTPUT": """
 output:
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ def test_reload_raises_on_invalid_processor_config(self, tmp_path):
 pipeline:
     - labelername:
         type: labeler
-        schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+        schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
         include_parent_labels: true
         specific_rules: []
         generic_rules: []
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ def test_reload_raises_on_invalid_processor_config(self, tmp_path):
 pipeline:
     - labelername:
         type: labeler
-        schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+        schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
         include_parent_labels: true
         specific_rules: []
         generic_rules: []
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ def test_reload_raises_on_same_version(self, tmp_path):
 pipeline:
     - labelername:
         type: labeler
-        schema: quickstart/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
+        schema: examples/exampledata/rules/labeler/schema.json
         include_parent_labels: true
         specific_rules: []
         generic_rules: []
diff --git a/tests/unit/util/test_getter.py b/tests/unit/util/test_getter.py
index c64d51d39..ddbeb2c27 100644
--- a/tests/unit/util/test_getter.py
+++ b/tests/unit/util/test_getter.py
@@ -545,9 +545,7 @@ def test_get_raw_raises_if_credential_file_env_set_and_unauthorizes(self):
             http_getter: HttpGetter = GetterFactory.from_string(f"https://{domain}/bar")
             with mock.patch.dict(
                 "os.environ",
-                {
-                    ENV_NAME_LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE: "quickstart/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"
-                },
+                {ENV_NAME_LOGPREP_CREDENTIALS_FILE: "examples/exampledata/config/credentials.yml"},
             ):
                 http_getter.get_json()
         assert error.value.response.status_code == 401