docs: add cardano to kafka example

README.md

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 Given its small memory / cpu footprint, _Oura_ can be deployed side-by-side with your Cardano node even in resource-constrained environments, such as Raspberry PIs.
 
+For an example of how to use _Oura_ as a bridge, check the [Cardano => Kafka](docs/kafka.md) setup instructions.
+
 ### As a Trigger of Custom Actions
 
 _Oura_ running in `daemon` mode can be configured to use custom filters to pinpoint particular transaction patterns and trigger actions whenever it finds a match. For example: send an email when a particular policy / asset combination appears in a transaction; call an AWS Lambda function when a wallet delegates to a particular pool; send a http-call to a webhook each time a metadata key appears in the TX payload;

docs/kafka.md

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+# Cardano => Kafka Example
+
+This example shows how to leverage _Oura_ to stream data from a Cardano node into a _Kafka_ topic.
+
+## About Kafka
+
+> Apache Kafka is a framework implementation of a software bus using stream-processing. It is an open-source software platform developed by the Apache Software Foundation written in Scala and Java. 
+
+Find [more info](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Kafka) about _Kafka_ in wikipedia.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+This examples assumes the following prerequisites:
+
+- A running Cardano node locally accesible via a unix socket.
+- A Kafka cluster accesible through the network.
+- An already existing Kafka topic where to output events
+- _Oura_ binary release installed in local system
+
+## Instructions
+
+### 1. Create an Oura configuration file `caradno2kafka.toml`
+
+```toml
+[source]
+type = "N2C"
+address = ["Unix", "/opt/cardano/cnode/sockets/node0.socket"]
+magic = "testnet"
+
+[sink]
+type = "Kafka"
+brokers = ["kafka-broker-0:9092"]
+topic = "cardano-events"
+```
+
+Some comments regarding the above configuration:
+
+- the `[source]` section indicates _Oura_ from where to pull chain data.
+    - the `N2C` source type value tells _Oura_ to get the data from a Cardano node using Node-to-Client mini-protocols (chain-sync instantiated to full blocks).
+    - the `address` field indicates that we should connect via `Unix` socket at the specified path. This value should match the location of your local node socket path.
+    - the `magic` field indicates that our node is running in the `testnet` network. Change this value to `mainnet` if appropriate.
+- the `[sink]` section tells _Oura_ where to send the information it gathered.
+    - the `Kafka` sink type value indicates that _Oura_ should use a _Kafka_ producer client as the output
+    - the `brokers` field indicates the location of the _Kafka_ brokers within the network. Several hostname:port pairs can be added to the array for a "cluster" scenario.
+    - the `topic` fields indicates which _Kafka_ topic to used for the outbound messages.
+
+### 2. Run _Oura_ in `daemon` mode
+
+Run the following command from your terminal to start the daemon process:
+
+```sh
+RUST_LOG=info oura daemon --config cardano2kafka.toml
+```
+
+You should see an output similar to the following:
+
+```
+[2021-12-13T22:16:43Z INFO  oura::sources::n2n::setup] handshake output: Accepted(7, VersionData { network_magic: 764824073, initiator_and_responder_diffusion_mode: false })
+[2021-12-13T22:16:43Z INFO  oura::sources::n2n::setup] chain point query output: Some(Tip(Point(47867448, "f170baa5702c91b23580291c3a184195df7c77d3e1a03b3d6424793aacc850d6"), 6624258))
+[2021-12-13T22:16:43Z INFO  oura::sources::n2n::setup] node tip: Point(47867448,"f170baa5702c91b23580291c3a184195df7c77d3e1a03b3d6424793aacc850d6")
+[2021-12-13T22:16:44Z INFO  oura::sources::n2n] rolling block to point Point(47867448, "f170baa5702c91b23580291c3a184195df7c77d3e1a03b3d6424793aacc850d6")
+[2021-12-13T22:16:52Z INFO  oura::sources::n2n] requesting block fetch for point Some(Point(47867448, "f170baa5702c91b23580291c3a184195df7c77d3e1a03b3d6424793aacc850d6"))
+[2021-12-13T22:17:15Z INFO  oura::sources::n2n] requesting block fetch for point Some(Point(47867448, "f170baa5702c91b23580291c3a184195df7c77d3e1a03b3d6424793aacc850d6"))
+[2021-12-13T22:17:20Z INFO  oura::sources::n2n] requesting block fetch for point Some(Point(47867448, "f170baa5702c91b23580291c3a184195df7c77d3e1a03b3d6424793aacc850d6"))
+```
+
+