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diff --git a/common/prometheus.go b/common/prometheus.go
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+++ b/common/prometheus.go
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+package common
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+// CreatePrometheus creates a webserver instance that returns the metrics of the
+// current program reported using promauto.
+func CreatePrometheus(port int) {
+	http.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port), nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Err(err).Msgf("failed to start the prometheus reporting on the port :%d", port)
+	}
+}