diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93a0b2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!prometheus-jmx-config.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 64180729..3a59205c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,5 +8,10 @@ ENV VERTICLE_HOME /usr/verticles
 # Copy your fat jar to the container
 COPY target/${VERTICLE_FILE} ${VERTICLE_HOME}/${VERTICLE_FILE}
 
+# Add JMX exporter and config
+RUN mkdir -p jmx_exporter &&\
+    wget -P jmx_exporter https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/prometheus/jmx/jmx_prometheus_javaagent/0.17.2/jmx_prometheus_javaagent-0.17.2.jar
+COPY ./prometheus-jmx-config.yaml jmx_exporter/
+
 # Expose this port locally in the container.
-EXPOSE 8081
+EXPOSE 8081 9991
diff --git a/prometheus-jmx-config.yaml b/prometheus-jmx-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..772c2a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prometheus-jmx-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rules:
+- pattern: ".*"