diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java b/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java
index c00ab395..051c6931 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uid2/optout/Main.java
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ private static void setupMetrics(MicrometerMetricsOptions metricOptions) {
 
     public void run(String[] args) throws IOException {
         this.createAppStatusMetric();
+        this.createVertxInstancesMetric();
+        this.createVertxEventLoopsMetric();
 
         List<Future> futs = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -400,6 +402,18 @@ private void createAppStatusMetric() {
             .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
     }
 
+    private void createVertxInstancesMetric() {
+        Gauge.builder("uid2.optout.vertx_service_instances", () -> config.getInteger("service_instances"))
+            .description("gauge for number of vertx service instances requested")
+            .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
+    }
+
+    private void createVertxEventLoopsMetric() {
+        Gauge.builder("uid2.optout.vertx_event_loop_threads", () -> VertxOptions.DEFAULT_EVENT_LOOP_POOL_SIZE)
+            .description("gauge for number of vertx event loop threads")
+            .register(Metrics.globalRegistry);
+    }
+
     private Future<String> deploySingleInstance(AbstractVerticle verticle) {
         return this.deploy(() -> verticle, 1);
     }