diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7f3842065a..49e64aa65a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "either 1.5.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "iovec 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "num_cpus 1.10.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
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+ "tokio-io 0.1.12 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
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+ "fnv 1.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "itoa 0.4.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
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+ "futures 0.1.29 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "http 0.1.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "tokio-buf 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
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+
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+
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+ "unicode-xid 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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+
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+>>>>>>> first implementation of prometheus in veloren for git hash, tick times, chunks loaded, player online, entity count and light count
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@@ -3936,6 +4275,7 @@ dependencies = [
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diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index ee4bc0f604..da576815ca 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ rand = "0.7.0"
 chrono = "0.4.7"
 hashbrown = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["serde", "nightly"] }
 crossbeam = "0.7.2"
+prometheus = "0.7"
+prometheus-static-metric = "0.1"
+hyper = "0.12.34"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 48d44fa1fd..85a14407bd 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod cmd;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod settings;
+pub mod metrics;
 
 // Reexports
 pub use crate::{error::Error, input::Input, settings::ServerSettings};
@@ -29,11 +30,12 @@ use crossbeam::channel;
 use hashbrown::HashSet;
 use log::debug;
 use rand::Rng;
-use specs::{join::Join, world::EntityBuilder as EcsEntityBuilder, Builder, Entity as EcsEntity};
-use std::{i32, net::SocketAddr, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use specs::{join::Join, world::EntityBuilder as EcsEntityBuilder, Builder, Entity as EcsEntity, SystemData};
+use std::{i32, net::SocketAddr, sync::Arc, time::{Duration, Instant}};
 use uvth::{ThreadPool, ThreadPoolBuilder};
 use vek::*;
 use world::{ChunkSupplement, World};
+use metrics::ServerMetrics;
 
 const CLIENT_TIMEOUT: f64 = 20.0; // Seconds
 
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct Server {
 
     server_settings: ServerSettings,
     server_info: ServerInfo,
+    metrics: ServerMetrics,
 
     // TODO: anything but this
     accounts: AuthProvider,
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ impl Server {
                 description: settings.server_description.clone(),
                 git_hash: common::util::GIT_HASH.to_string(),
             },
+            metrics: ServerMetrics::new(),
             accounts: AuthProvider::new(),
             server_settings: settings,
         };
@@ -376,8 +380,10 @@ impl Server {
         // 4) Perform a single LocalState tick (i.e: update the world and entities in the world)
         // 5) Go through the terrain update queue and apply all changes to the terrain
         // 6) Send relevant state updates to all clients
-        // 7) Finish the tick, passing control of the main thread back to the frontend
+        // 7) Update Metrics with current data
+        // 8) Finish the tick, passing control of the main thread back to the frontend
 
+        let before_tick = Instant::now();
         // 1) Build up a list of events for this frame, to be passed to the frontend.
         let mut frontend_events = Vec::new();
 
@@ -584,7 +590,11 @@ impl Server {
             let _ = self.state.ecs_mut().delete_entity(entity);
         }
 
-        // 7) Finish the tick, pass control back to the frontend.
+        // 7) Update Metrics
+        self.metrics.player_online.set(self.clients.len() as f64);
+        self.metrics.tick_time.set(before_tick.elapsed().as_nanos() as f64);
+
+        // 8) Finish the tick, pass control back to the frontend.
 
         Ok(frontend_events)
     }
diff --git a/server/src/metrics.rs b/server/src/metrics.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3c3986421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/metrics.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+extern crate prometheus;
+extern crate hyper;
+extern crate prometheus_static_metric;
+use hyper::rt::Future;
+use hyper::service::service_fn_ok;
+use hyper::{Body, Request, Response, Server};
+use prometheus::{TextEncoder, Encoder, Registry, Counter, Gauge, Opts, GaugeVec, CounterVec};
+use prometheus_static_metric::make_static_metric;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+make_static_metric! {
+    pub struct StaticChonkGaugeVec: Gauge {
+        "method" => {
+            hetero,
+            hash,
+            homo,
+        },
+    }
+}
+pub struct ServerMetrics {
+    pub chonks_count: StaticChonkGaugeVec,
+    pub player_online:  Gauge,
+    pub entity_count: Gauge,
+    pub tick_time: Gauge,
+    pub build_info: Gauge,
+    pub light_count: Gauge,
+    pub registry: Registry,
+}
+
+fn metric_service(_req: Request<Body>) -> Response<Body> {
+    let encoder = TextEncoder::new();
+    let mut buffer = vec![];
+    let mf = prometheus::gather();
+    encoder.encode(&mf, &mut buffer).unwrap();
+    Response::builder()
+        .header(hyper::header::CONTENT_TYPE, encoder.format_type())
+        .body(Body::from(buffer))
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
+impl ServerMetrics {
+    fn metric_service(&self, _req: Request<Body>) -> Response<Body> {
+        let encoder = TextEncoder::new();
+        let mut buffer = vec![];
+        let mf = self.registry.gather();
+        encoder.encode(&mf, &mut buffer).unwrap();
+        Response::builder()
+            .header(hyper::header::CONTENT_TYPE, encoder.format_type())
+            .body(Body::from(buffer))
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let opts = Opts::new("player_online", "shows the number of clients connected to the server");
+        let player_online = Gauge::with_opts(opts).unwrap();
+        let opts = Opts::new("entity_count", "number of all entities currently active on the server");
+        let entity_count = Gauge::with_opts(opts).unwrap();
+        let opts = Opts::new("tick_time", "time in ms requiered for a tick of the server");
+        let tick_time = Gauge::with_opts(opts).unwrap();
+        let opts = Opts::new("veloren_build_info", "Build information")
+            .const_label("hash", common::util::GIT_HASH)
+            .const_label("version", "");
+        let build_info = Gauge::with_opts(opts).unwrap();
+        let opts = Opts::new("light_count", "number of all lights currently active on the server");
+        let light_count = Gauge::with_opts(opts).unwrap();
+        let vec = GaugeVec::new(Opts::new("chonks_count", "number of all chonks currently active on the server"), &["method"]).unwrap();
+        let chonks_count = StaticChonkGaugeVec::from(&vec);
+
+        chonks_count.hetero.set(1337.0);
+        chonks_count.hash.set(42.0);
+        entity_count.set(42.0);
+
+        let registry = Registry::new();
+        //registry.register(Box::new(chonks_count.clone())).unwrap();
+        registry.register(Box::new(player_online.clone())).unwrap();
+        registry.register(Box::new(entity_count.clone())).unwrap();
+        registry.register(Box::new(tick_time.clone())).unwrap();
+        registry.register(Box::new(build_info.clone())).unwrap();
+        registry.register(Box::new(light_count.clone())).unwrap();
+        prometheus::register(Box::new(player_online.clone())).unwrap();
+        prometheus::register(Box::new(entity_count.clone())).unwrap();
+        prometheus::register(Box::new(tick_time.clone())).unwrap();
+        prometheus::register(Box::new(build_info.clone())).unwrap();
+        prometheus::register(Box::new(light_count.clone())).unwrap();
+
+        let mut metrics = Self{
+            chonks_count,
+            player_online,
+            entity_count,
+            tick_time,
+            build_info,
+            light_count,
+            registry,
+        };
+
+        let addr = ([0, 0, 0, 0], 14005).into();
+        let service = || service_fn_ok(metric_service);
+        let server = Server::bind(&addr)
+            .serve(service)
+            .map_err(|e| panic!("{}", e));
+
+        let handle = thread::spawn(|| {
+            hyper::rt::run(server);
+        });
+
+        metrics
+    }
+}
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