diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index fc3de809..2f8fdd74 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # API server port
 PORT=4000
 
+# Metrics server port
+METRICS_PORT=9090
+
 # Hawk API database URL
 MONGO_HAWK_DB_URL=mongodb://mongodb:27017/hawk
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 3fcacf69..e58e0441 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: yarn test:integration
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8e30ca6e..211fe006 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - name: Install modules
         run: yarn
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b0e31773..1b1e52a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ uploads
 globalConfig.json
 coverage
 tls
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev b/docker/Dockerfile.dev
index 3652b413..e48f560d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-FROM node:14.17.0-alpine as builder
+FROM node:16-alpine as builder
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-RUN apk add --no-cache git gcc g++ python make musl-dev
+RUN apk add --no-cache git gcc g++ python3 make musl-dev
 
 COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
 
 RUN yarn install
 
-FROM node:14.17.0-alpine
+FROM node:16-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
diff --git a/docs/METRICS.md b/docs/METRICS.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76c76b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/METRICS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Prometheus Metrics
+
+This application exposes Prometheus-compatible metrics on a separate port from the main API server.
+
+## Configuration
+
+The metrics server runs on a separate port configured via the `METRICS_PORT` environment variable:
+
+```bash
+# Default: 9090
+METRICS_PORT=9090
+```
+
+Add this to your `.env` file. See `.env.sample` for reference.
+
+## Metrics Endpoint
+
+The metrics are served at:
+
+```
+http://localhost:9090/metrics
+```
+
+(Replace `9090` with your configured `METRICS_PORT` if different)
+
+## Available Metrics
+
+### Default Node.js Metrics
+
+The following default Node.js metrics are automatically collected:
+
+- **nodejs_version_info** - Node.js version information
+- **process_cpu_user_seconds_total** - Total user CPU time spent in seconds
+- **process_cpu_system_seconds_total** - Total system CPU time spent in seconds
+- **nodejs_heap_size_total_bytes** - Total heap size in bytes
+- **nodejs_heap_size_used_bytes** - Used heap size in bytes
+- **nodejs_external_memory_bytes** - External memory in bytes
+- **nodejs_heap_space_size_total_bytes** - Total heap space size in bytes
+- **nodejs_heap_space_size_used_bytes** - Used heap space size in bytes
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_seconds** - Event loop lag in seconds
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_min_seconds** - Minimum event loop lag
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_max_seconds** - Maximum event loop lag
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_mean_seconds** - Mean event loop lag
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_stddev_seconds** - Standard deviation of event loop lag
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_p50_seconds** - 50th percentile event loop lag
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_p90_seconds** - 90th percentile event loop lag
+- **nodejs_eventloop_lag_p99_seconds** - 99th percentile event loop lag
+
+### Custom HTTP Metrics
+
+#### http_request_duration_seconds (Histogram)
+
+Duration of HTTP requests in seconds, labeled by:
+- `method` - HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
+- `route` - Request route/path
+- `status_code` - HTTP status code
+
+Buckets: 0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10 seconds
+
+#### http_requests_total (Counter)
+
+Total number of HTTP requests, labeled by:
+- `method` - HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
+- `route` - Request route/path
+- `status_code` - HTTP status code
+
+## Testing
+
+### Manual Testing
+
+You can test the metrics endpoint using curl:
+
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:9090/metrics
+```
+
+Or run the provided test script:
+
+```bash
+./test-metrics.sh
+```
+
+### Integration Tests
+
+Integration tests for metrics are located in `test/integration/cases/metrics.test.ts`.
+
+Run them with:
+
+```bash
+npm run test:integration
+```
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+The metrics implementation uses the `prom-client` library and consists of:
+
+1. **Metrics Module** (`src/metrics/index.ts`):
+   - Initializes a Prometheus registry
+   - Configures default Node.js metrics collection
+   - Defines custom HTTP metrics (duration histogram and request counter)
+   - Provides middleware for tracking HTTP requests
+   - Creates a separate Express app for serving metrics
+
+2. **Integration** (`src/index.ts`):
+   - Adds metrics middleware to the main Express app
+   - Starts metrics server on a separate port
+   - Keeps metrics server isolated from main API traffic
+
+## Prometheus Configuration
+
+To scrape these metrics with Prometheus, add the following to your `prometheus.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+scrape_configs:
+  - job_name: 'hawk-api'
+    static_configs:
+      - targets: ['localhost:9090']
+```
+
+Adjust the target host and port according to your deployment.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4748169..f4b8a889 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hawk.api",
-  "version": "1.1.41",
+  "version": "1.1.42",
   "main": "index.ts",
   "license": "BUSL-1.1",
   "scripts": {
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     "mime-types": "^2.1.25",
     "mongodb": "^3.7.3",
     "morgan": "^1.10.1",
+    "prom-client": "^15.1.3",
     "safe-regex": "^2.1.0",
     "ts-node-dev": "^2.0.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 00b157c7..17ae5d26 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import BusinessOperationsFactory from './models/businessOperationsFactory';
 import schema from './schema';
 import { graphqlUploadExpress } from 'graphql-upload';
 import morgan from 'morgan';
+import { metricsMiddleware, createMetricsServer } from './metrics';
 
 /**
  * Option to enable playground
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ class HawkAPI {
    */
   private serverPort = +(process.env.PORT || 4000);
 
+  /**
+   * Port to serve metrics endpoint
+   */
+  private metricsPort = +(process.env.METRICS_PORT || 9090);
+
   /**
    * Express application
    */
@@ -86,6 +92,11 @@ class HawkAPI {
      */
     this.app.use(morgan(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 'combined' : 'dev'));
 
+    /**
+     * Add metrics middleware to track HTTP requests
+     */
+    this.app.use(metricsMiddleware);
+
     this.app.use(express.json());
     this.app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
     this.app.use('/static', express.static(`./static`));
@@ -241,6 +252,15 @@ class HawkAPI {
     this.app.use(graphqlUploadExpress());
     this.server.applyMiddleware({ app: this.app });
 
+    // Start metrics server on separate port
+    const metricsApp = createMetricsServer();
+
+    metricsApp.listen(this.metricsPort, () => {
+      console.log(
+        `📊 Metrics server ready at http://localhost:${this.metricsPort}/metrics`
+      );
+    });
+
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
       this.httpServer.listen({ port: this.serverPort }, () => {
         console.log(
diff --git a/src/metrics/index.ts b/src/metrics/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14818dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/metrics/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import client from 'prom-client';
+import express from 'express';
+
+/**
+ * Create a Registry to register the metrics
+ */
+const register = new client.Registry();
+
+/**
+ * Add default Node.js metrics (CPU, memory, event loop, etc.)
+ */
+client.collectDefaultMetrics({ register });
+
+/**
+ * HTTP request duration histogram
+ * Tracks request duration by route, method, and status code
+ */
+const httpRequestDuration = new client.Histogram({
+  name: 'http_request_duration_seconds',
+  help: 'Duration of HTTP requests in seconds',
+  labelNames: ['method', 'route', 'status_code'],
+  buckets: [0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10],
+  registers: [ register ],
+});
+
+/**
+ * HTTP request counter
+ * Tracks count of HTTP requests by route, method, and status code
+ */
+const httpRequestCounter = new client.Counter({
+  name: 'http_requests_total',
+  help: 'Total number of HTTP requests',
+  labelNames: ['method', 'route', 'status_code'],
+  registers: [ register ],
+});
+
+/**
+ * Express middleware to track HTTP metrics
+ */
+export function metricsMiddleware(req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction): void {
+  const start = Date.now();
+
+  // Hook into response finish event to capture metrics
+  res.on('finish', () => {
+    const duration = (Date.now() - start) / 1000; // Convert to seconds
+    const route = req.route ? req.route.path : req.path;
+    const method = req.method;
+    const statusCode = res.statusCode.toString();
+
+    // Record metrics
+    httpRequestDuration.labels(method, route, statusCode).observe(duration);
+    httpRequestCounter.labels(method, route, statusCode).inc();
+  });
+
+  next();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create metrics server
+ * @returns Express application serving metrics endpoint
+ */
+export function createMetricsServer(): express.Application {
+  const metricsApp = express();
+
+  metricsApp.get('/metrics', async (req, res) => {
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', register.contentType);
+    const metrics = await register.metrics();
+
+    res.send(metrics);
+  });
+
+  return metricsApp;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/env.d.ts b/src/types/env.d.ts
index 7b98a1bc..82eb4ce9 100644
--- a/src/types/env.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/env.d.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ declare namespace NodeJS {
      */
     PORT: string;
 
+    /**
+     * Metrics server port
+     */
+    METRICS_PORT: string;
+
     /**
      * MongoDB url
      */
diff --git a/test-metrics.sh b/test-metrics.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..74e2fd9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-metrics.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to manually test the Prometheus metrics endpoint
+# This can be run locally with a running instance of the API
+
+METRICS_PORT=${METRICS_PORT:-9090}
+METRICS_URL="http://localhost:${METRICS_PORT}/metrics"
+
+echo "Testing Prometheus Metrics Endpoint..."
+echo "URL: ${METRICS_URL}"
+echo ""
+
+# Test if the endpoint is accessible
+if curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "${METRICS_URL}" | grep -q "200"; then
+    echo "✓ Metrics endpoint is accessible (HTTP 200)"
+else
+    echo "✗ Metrics endpoint is not accessible"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Sample metrics output:"
+echo "======================"
+curl -s "${METRICS_URL}" | head -50
+echo ""
+echo "..."
+echo ""
+
+# Check for specific metrics
+echo "Checking for required metrics..."
+
+if curl -s "${METRICS_URL}" | grep -q "nodejs_version_info"; then
+    echo "✓ Default Node.js metrics present"
+else
+    echo "✗ Default Node.js metrics missing"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if curl -s "${METRICS_URL}" | grep -q "http_request_duration_seconds"; then
+    echo "✓ HTTP request duration metrics present"
+else
+    echo "✗ HTTP request duration metrics missing"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if curl -s "${METRICS_URL}" | grep -q "http_requests_total"; then
+    echo "✓ HTTP request counter metrics present"
+else
+    echo "✗ HTTP request counter metrics missing"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "All checks passed! ✓"
diff --git a/test/integration/cases/metrics.test.ts b/test/integration/cases/metrics.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c78e9997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/cases/metrics.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import path from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Env variables for API
+ */
+const apiEnv = dotenv.config({ path: path.join(__dirname, '../api.env') }).parsed || {};
+
+/**
+ * Axios instance to send requests to metrics endpoint
+ */
+const metricsInstance = axios.create({
+  baseURL: `http://api:${apiEnv.METRICS_PORT || 9090}`,
+});
+
+describe('Prometheus Metrics', () => {
+  test('Metrics endpoint is accessible', async () => {
+    const response = await metricsInstance.get('/metrics');
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.headers['content-type']).toMatch(/text\/plain/);
+  });
+
+  test('Metrics endpoint returns prometheus format', async () => {
+    const response = await metricsInstance.get('/metrics');
+
+    // Check for some default Node.js metrics
+    expect(response.data).toContain('nodejs_version_info');
+    expect(response.data).toContain('process_cpu_user_seconds_total');
+    expect(response.data).toContain('nodejs_heap_size_total_bytes');
+  });
+
+  test('Metrics endpoint includes custom HTTP metrics', async () => {
+    const response = await metricsInstance.get('/metrics');
+
+    // Check for our custom metrics
+    expect(response.data).toContain('http_request_duration_seconds');
+    expect(response.data).toContain('http_requests_total');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 53e65c77..deea0104 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -725,6 +725,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@n1ru4l/json-patch-plus/-/json-patch-plus-0.2.0.tgz#b8fa09fd980c3460dfdc109a7c4cc5590157aa6b"
   integrity sha512-pLkJy83/rVfDTyQgDSC8GeXAHEdXNHGNJrB1b7wAyGQu0iv7tpMXntKVSqj0+XKNVQbco40SZffNfVALzIt0SQ==
 
+"@opentelemetry/api@^1.4.0":
+  version "1.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@opentelemetry/api/-/api-1.9.0.tgz#d03eba68273dc0f7509e2a3d5cba21eae10379fe"
+  integrity sha512-3giAOQvZiH5F9bMlMiv8+GSPMeqg0dbaeo58/0SlA9sxSqZhnUtxzX9/2FzyhS9sWQf5S0GJE0AKBrFqjpeYcg==
+
 "@phc/format@^1.0.0":
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@phc/format/-/format-1.0.0.tgz#b5627003b3216dc4362125b13f48a4daa76680e4"
@@ -1781,6 +1786,11 @@ binary-extensions@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.2.0.tgz#75f502eeaf9ffde42fc98829645be4ea76bd9e2d"
   integrity sha512-jDctJ/IVQbZoJykoeHbhXpOlNBqGNcwXJKJog42E5HDPUwQTSdjCHdihjj0DlnheQ7blbT6dHOafNAiS8ooQKA==
 
+bintrees@1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bintrees/-/bintrees-1.0.2.tgz#49f896d6e858a4a499df85c38fb399b9aff840f8"
+  integrity sha512-VOMgTMwjAaUG580SXn3LacVgjurrbMme7ZZNYGSSV7mmtY6QQRh0Eg3pwIcntQ77DErK1L0NxkbetjcoXzVwKw==
+
 bitsyntax@~0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bitsyntax/-/bitsyntax-0.1.0.tgz#b0c59acef03505de5a2ed62a2f763c56ae1d6205"
@@ -5523,6 +5533,14 @@ progress@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/progress/-/progress-2.0.3.tgz#7e8cf8d8f5b8f239c1bc68beb4eb78567d572ef8"
   integrity sha512-7PiHtLll5LdnKIMw100I+8xJXR5gW2QwWYkT6iJva0bXitZKa/XMrSbdmg3r2Xnaidz9Qumd0VPaMrZlF9V9sA==
 
+prom-client@^15.1.3:
+  version "15.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prom-client/-/prom-client-15.1.3.tgz#69fa8de93a88bc9783173db5f758dc1c69fa8fc2"
+  integrity sha512-6ZiOBfCywsD4k1BN9IX0uZhF+tJkV8q8llP64G5Hajs4JOeVLPCwpPVcpXy3BwYiUGgyJzsJJQeOIv7+hDSq8g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@opentelemetry/api" "^1.4.0"
+    tdigest "^0.1.1"
+
 promise-breaker@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/promise-breaker/-/promise-breaker-5.0.0.tgz#58e8541f1619554057da95a211794d7834d30c1d"
@@ -6444,6 +6462,13 @@ tar@^6.1.11:
     mkdirp "^1.0.3"
     yallist "^4.0.0"
 
+tdigest@^0.1.1:
+  version "0.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tdigest/-/tdigest-0.1.2.tgz#96c64bac4ff10746b910b0e23b515794e12faced"
+  integrity sha512-+G0LLgjjo9BZX2MfdvPfH+MKLCrxlXSYec5DaPYP1fe6Iyhf0/fSmJ0bFiZ1F8BT6cGXl2LpltQptzjXKWEkKA==
+  dependencies:
+    bintrees "1.0.2"
+
 terminal-link@^2.0.0:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/terminal-link/-/terminal-link-2.1.1.tgz#14a64a27ab3c0df933ea546fba55f2d078edc994"