diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19b0bdb..c4ff61f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ endif()
 
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 find_package(CUDA REQUIRED)
+find_package(prometheus-cpp REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(GLIB REQUIRED glib-2.0 gobject-2.0 nlohmann_json  gstreamer-base-1.0 
                                 gstreamer-rtsp-server-1.0 gstreamer-rtsp-1.0 gstreamer-1.0 gstreamer-video-1.0)
 
@@ -95,4 +96,6 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${GLIB_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} gstbase-1.0 gstreamer-1.0 gstrtp-1.0 gstvideo-1.0 gstrtspserver-1.0)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} cudart cuda)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} nvdsgst_infer nvds_meta nvds_inferutils
-                                      nvdsgst_meta nvds_utils nvdsgst_helper)#nvdsgst_metnvdsa
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+                                      nvdsgst_meta nvds_utils nvdsgst_helper
+                                      prometheus-cpp-core prometheus-cpp-pull  # prometheus-cpp-exposer nvdsgst_metnvdsa
+                                      microhttpd)
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f2c771c..ea680c7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <thread>
+// prometheus-cpp headers
+#include <prometheus/counter.h>
+#include <prometheus/exposer.h>
+#include <prometheus/gauge.h>
+#include <prometheus/histogram.h>
+#include <prometheus/registry.h>
 
 #include "camera_manager.hpp"
 #include "pipeline_manager.hpp"
@@ -15,6 +22,13 @@ gboolean *check_finished_streams = NULL;
 gboolean *g_source_enabled = NULL;
 guint num_sources;  // number  of input cameras
 GstElement **g_source_bin_list = NULL;
+std::atomic<bool> running{true};
+prometheus::Gauge *my_gauge = nullptr;
+std::shared_ptr<prometheus::Registry> registry;
+prometheus::Family<prometheus::Gauge> *gauge_family = nullptr;
+std::unique_ptr<prometheus::Exposer> exposer = nullptr;
+prometheus::Counter *counter = nullptr;
+prometheus::Family<prometheus::Counter> *counter_family = nullptr;
 
 void allocate_memory_variables_cameras(const int MAX_NUM_SOURCES) {
     g_source_id_list = (gint *)g_malloc0(sizeof(gint) * MAX_NUM_SOURCES);
@@ -51,11 +65,44 @@ int load_rtsp_address(CameraManager *camera_manager, fs::path file_path) {
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+void metrics_loop(prometheus::Gauge *my_gauge) {
+    while (running) {
+        std::cout << "metrics_loop" << std::endl;
+        counter->Increment();
+        // simulate updating a metric
+        my_gauge->Set(static_cast<double>(rand() % 100));
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(2));
+    }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (argc < 1) {
         std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <RTSP_URL>" << std::endl;
         return 1;
     }
+
+    const std::string address_prometheus = "0.0.0.0:8080";
+    exposer = std::make_unique<prometheus::Exposer>(address_prometheus);
+
+    // Set up Prometheus as before...
+    registry = std::make_shared<prometheus::Registry>();
+    gauge_family = &prometheus::BuildGauge()
+                        .Name("frame_delay")
+                        .Help("Delay between frames")
+                        .Register(*registry);
+
+    my_gauge = &gauge_family->Add({{"source", "camera1"}});
+
+    counter_family = &prometheus::BuildCounter()
+                          .Name("frames_received_total")
+                          .Help("Total frames received")
+                          .Register(*registry);
+
+    counter = &counter_family->Add({{"label", "value"}});
+    exposer->RegisterCollectable(registry);
+
+    std::thread metrics_thread(metrics_loop, my_gauge);
+
     CameraManager *camera_manager = new CameraManager();
     // Path handling works across platforms
     fs::path data_dir = "../data";
@@ -77,5 +124,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     pipeline_manager->create_pipeline();
     pipeline_manager->create_pipeline_elements(num_sources, url_camera);
 
+    // On shutdown:
+    running = false;
+    metrics_thread.join();  // optional: wait on thread before exiting
     return 0;
 }
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