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@@ -401,6 +401,67 @@ func azure functionapp publish <function-app-name> --no-build
 
 `--no-build` tells `func` to skip its own build step since we already compiled the TypeScript output. To also push application settings from `local.settings.json` in the same step, append `--publish-local-settings --overwrite-settings`. This is useful for the initial deployment or when settings and code change together.
 
+### Triggering and verifying a deployed function
+
+Set these variables once, then all snippets below are copy-pastable:
+
+```sh
+FUNCTION_APP=<function-app-name>
+RESOURCE_GROUP=<resource-group>
+APP_INSIGHTS=<app-insights-name>   # only needed for the query at the end
+```
+
+After deployment, trigger the timer function immediately without waiting for the schedule:
+
+```sh
+MASTER_KEY=$(az functionapp keys list \
+  --name $FUNCTION_APP \
+  --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+  --query masterKey -o tsv)
+
+curl -X POST \
+  "https://${FUNCTION_APP}.azurewebsites.net/admin/functions/acmeProvisioner" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "x-functions-key: ${MASTER_KEY}" \
+  -d '{}'
+```
+
+Stream live logs while the function runs:
+
+```sh
+func azure functionapp logstream $FUNCTION_APP
+```
+
+Or tail logs via the Azure CLI:
+
+```sh
+az webapp log tail \
+  --name $FUNCTION_APP \
+  --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP
+```
+
+A successful run produces output similar to:
+
+```
+Initializing ACME account
+Scanning DNS zones
+Found 2 domain(s) tagged for ACME management
+Issuing certificate for *.example.com, example.com
+Certificate stored in KeyVault as 'cert-wildcard-example-com'
+Done. Issued: 1, Renewed: 0, Skipped: 0, Errors: 0
+```
+
+If Application Insights is configured, query recent invocations with:
+
+```sh
+az monitor app-insights query \
+  --app $APP_INSIGHTS \
+  --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+  --analytics-query "traces | where timestamp > ago(1h) | order by timestamp desc"
+```
+
+---
+
 ### Local testing
 
 Create `local.settings.json` at the project root (gitignored) and fill in your values: