diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/README.md b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e10af3b864d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# `@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual`
+
+## Prometheus Exporter
+This class creates a prometheus exporter, which scrapes the total Cactus node count.
+
+### Usage Prometheus
+The prometheus exporter object is initialized in the `PluginConsortiumManual` class constructor itself, so instantiating the object of the `PluginConsortiumManual` class, gives access to the exporter object.
+You can also initialize the prometheus exporter object seperately and then pass it to the `IPluginConsortiumManualOptions` interface for `PluginConsortiumManual` constructor.
+
+`getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1` function returns the prometheus exporter metrics, currently displaying the total cactus node count, which currently refreshes to match the node count in the consortium, everytime `updateMetricNodeCount` method of the `PluginConsortiumManual` class is called.
+
+### Prometheus Integration
+To use Prometheus with this exporter make sure to install [Prometheus main component](https://prometheus.io/download/).
+Once Prometheus is setup, the corresponding scrape_config needs to be added to the prometheus.yml
+
+```(yaml)
+- job_name: 'consortium_manual_exporter'
+  metrics_path: api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics
+  scrape_interval: 5s
+  static_configs:
+    - targets: ['{host}:{port}']
+```
+
+Here the `host:port` is where the prometheus exporter metrics are exposed. The test cases (For example, packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/test/typescript/unit/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.test.ts) exposes it over `0.0.0.0` and a random port(). The random port can be found in the running logs of the test case and looks like (42379 in the below mentioned URL)
+`Metrics URL: http://0.0.0.0:42379/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics`
+
+Once edited, you can start the prometheus service by referencing the above edited prometheus.yml file.
+On the prometheus graphical interface (defaulted to http://localhost:9090), choose **Graph** from the menu bar, then select the **Console** tab. From the **Insert metric at cursor** drop down, select **cactus_consortium_manual_total_node_count** and click **execute**
+
+### Helper code
+
+###### response.type.ts
+This file contains the various responses of the metrics.
+
+###### data-fetcher.ts
+This file contains functions encasing the logic to process the data points.
+
+###### metrics.ts
+This file lists all the prometheus metrics and what they are used for.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package-lock.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package-lock.json
index 29c4e8c6492..7e7188493e7 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package-lock.json
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@
 				"file-uri-to-path": "1.0.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"bintrees": {
+			"version": "1.0.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bintrees/-/bintrees-1.0.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha1-DmVcm5wkNeqraL9AJyJtK1WjRSQ="
+		},
 		"bn.js": {
 			"version": "4.11.9",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bn.js/-/bn.js-4.11.9.tgz",
@@ -785,6 +790,14 @@
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/process-nextick-args/-/process-nextick-args-2.0.1.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-3ouUOpQhtgrbOa17J7+uxOTpITYWaGP7/AhoR3+A+/1e9skrzelGi/dXzEYyvbxubEF6Wn2ypscTKiKJFFn1ag=="
 		},
+		"prom-client": {
+			"version": "13.0.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prom-client/-/prom-client-13.0.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-M7ZNjIO6x+2R/vjSD13yjJPjpoZA8eEwH2Bp2Re0/PvzozD7azikv+SaBtZes4Q1ca/xHjZ4RSCuTag3YZLg1A==",
+			"requires": {
+				"tdigest": "^0.1.1"
+			}
+		},
 		"proxy-addr": {
 			"version": "2.0.6",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.6.tgz",
@@ -914,6 +927,14 @@
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-0.10.31.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha1-YuIDvEF2bGwoyfyEMB2rHFMQ+pQ="
 		},
+		"tdigest": {
+			"version": "0.1.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tdigest/-/tdigest-0.1.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha1-Ljyyw56kSeVdHmzZEReszKRYgCE=",
+			"requires": {
+				"bintrees": "1.0.1"
+			}
+		},
 		"toidentifier": {
 			"version": "1.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/toidentifier/-/toidentifier-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package.json
index c042bdcac6c..871996c3c51 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     "body-parser": "1.19.0",
     "express": "4.17.1",
     "express-openapi-validator": "3.12.9",
+    "prom-client": "13.0.0",
     "joi": "14.3.1",
     "jose": "1.27.2",
     "js-sha3": "0.8.0",
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/json/openapi.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/json/openapi.json
index 4a2e4fa3be9..4f25370b3dd 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/json/openapi.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/json/openapi.json
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
                         "format": "The general format which is a JSON object, not a string."
                     }
                 }
+            },
+            "PrometheusExporterMetricsResponse": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "nullable": false
             }
         }
     },
@@ -111,6 +115,31 @@
                     }
                 }
             }
+        },
+        "/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics": {
+            "get": {
+                "x-hyperledger-cactus": {
+                    "http": {
+                        "verbLowerCase": "get",
+                        "path": "/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics"
+                    }
+                },
+                "operationId": "getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1",
+                "summary": "Get the Prometheus Metrics",
+                "parameters": [],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "OK",
+                        "content": {
+                            "text/plain": {
+                                "schema": {
+                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PrometheusExporterMetricsResponse"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.ts
index f8114f8c319..40468171fc1 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import {
 } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core";
 
 import OAS from "../../json/openapi.json";
+import { PluginConsortiumManual } from "../plugin-consortium-manual";
 
 export interface IGetNodeJwsEndpointOptions {
+  plugin: PluginConsortiumManual;
   keyPairPem: string;
   consortiumRepo: ConsortiumRepository;
   logLevel?: LogLevelDesc;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ export interface IGetNodeJwsEndpointOptions {
 
 export class GetNodeJwsEndpoint implements IWebServiceEndpoint {
   private readonly log: Logger;
+  private readonly plugin: PluginConsortiumManual;
 
   constructor(public readonly options: IGetNodeJwsEndpointOptions) {
     const fnTag = "GetNodeJwsEndpoint#constructor()";
@@ -43,6 +46,12 @@ export class GetNodeJwsEndpoint implements IWebServiceEndpoint {
       throw new Error(`${fnTag} options.keyPairPem falsy.`);
     }
     Checks.truthy(options.consortiumRepo, `${fnTag} options.consortiumRepo`);
+    Checks.truthy(options.plugin, `${fnTag} options.plugin`);
+    Checks.truthy(
+      options.plugin instanceof PluginConsortiumManual,
+      `${fnTag} options.plugin instanceof PluginConsortiumManual`,
+    );
+    this.plugin = options.plugin;
 
     const level = options.logLevel || "INFO";
     const label = "get-node-jws-endpoint-v1";
@@ -95,6 +104,11 @@ export class GetNodeJwsEndpoint implements IWebServiceEndpoint {
     const fnTag = "GetNodeJwsEndpoint#createJws()";
     const { keyPairPem, consortiumRepo: repo } = this.options;
     try {
+      // TODO: move this logic here entirely to the plugin itself. We already
+      // have an issue open for it on GH most likely, someone may already be
+      // working on this very thing actually so please do double check prior
+      // to diving in and working on it to avoid redundant effort.
+      this.plugin.updateMetricNodeCount();
       const keyPair = JWK.asKey(keyPairPem);
       const payloadObject = { consortiumDatabase: repo.consortiumDatabase };
       const payloadJson = jsonStableStringify(payloadObject);
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/consortium/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics-endpoint-v1.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/consortium/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics-endpoint-v1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0051d8e6d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/consortium/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics-endpoint-v1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { Express, Request, Response } from "express";
+
+import {
+  Logger,
+  LoggerProvider,
+  LogLevelDesc,
+  Checks,
+} from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
+
+import {
+  IWebServiceEndpoint,
+  IExpressRequestHandler,
+} from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
+
+import OAS from "../../json/openapi.json";
+
+import { registerWebServiceEndpoint } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core";
+
+import { PluginConsortiumManual } from "../plugin-consortium-manual";
+
+export interface IGetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1Options {
+  logLevel?: LogLevelDesc;
+  plugin: PluginConsortiumManual;
+}
+
+export class GetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1
+  implements IWebServiceEndpoint {
+  private readonly log: Logger;
+
+  constructor(
+    public readonly opts: IGetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1Options,
+  ) {
+    const fnTag = "GetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1#constructor()";
+
+    Checks.truthy(opts, `${fnTag} options`);
+    Checks.truthy(opts.plugin, `${fnTag} options.plugin`);
+
+    this.log = LoggerProvider.getOrCreate({
+      label: "get-prometheus-exporter-metrics-v1",
+      level: opts.logLevel || "INFO",
+    });
+  }
+
+  public getExpressRequestHandler(): IExpressRequestHandler {
+    return this.handleRequest.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  public getPath(): string {
+    return OAS.paths[
+      "/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics"
+    ].get["x-hyperledger-cactus"].http.path;
+  }
+
+  public getVerbLowerCase(): string {
+    return OAS.paths[
+      "/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics"
+    ].get["x-hyperledger-cactus"].http.verbLowerCase;
+  }
+
+  public registerExpress(app: Express): IWebServiceEndpoint {
+    registerWebServiceEndpoint(app, this);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async handleRequest(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    const fnTag = "GetPrometheusExporterMetrics#handleRequest()";
+    const verbUpper = this.getVerbLowerCase().toUpperCase();
+    this.log.debug(`${verbUpper} ${this.getPath()}`);
+
+    try {
+      const resBody = await this.opts.plugin.getPrometheusExporterMetrics();
+      res.status(200);
+      res.send(resBody);
+    } catch (ex) {
+      this.log.error(`${fnTag} failed to serve request`, ex);
+      res.status(500);
+      res.statusMessage = ex.message;
+      res.json({ error: ex.stack });
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/generated/openapi/typescript-axios/api.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/generated/openapi/typescript-axios/api.ts
index 7ef41874109..15bfeb5b38d 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/generated/openapi/typescript-axios/api.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/generated/openapi/typescript-axios/api.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,42 @@ export const DefaultApiAxiosParamCreator = function (configuration?: Configurati
 
 
     
+            const query = new URLSearchParams(localVarUrlObj.search);
+            for (const key in localVarQueryParameter) {
+                query.set(key, localVarQueryParameter[key]);
+            }
+            for (const key in options.query) {
+                query.set(key, options.query[key]);
+            }
+            localVarUrlObj.search = (new URLSearchParams(query)).toString();
+            let headersFromBaseOptions = baseOptions && baseOptions.headers ? baseOptions.headers : {};
+            localVarRequestOptions.headers = {...localVarHeaderParameter, ...headersFromBaseOptions, ...options.headers};
+
+            return {
+                url: localVarUrlObj.pathname + localVarUrlObj.search + localVarUrlObj.hash,
+                options: localVarRequestOptions,
+            };
+        },
+        /**
+         * 
+         * @summary Get the Prometheus Metrics
+         * @param {*} [options] Override http request option.
+         * @throws {RequiredError}
+         */
+        getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1: async (options: any = {}): Promise<RequestArgs> => {
+            const localVarPath = `/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics`;
+            // use dummy base URL string because the URL constructor only accepts absolute URLs.
+            const localVarUrlObj = new URL(localVarPath, 'https://example.com');
+            let baseOptions;
+            if (configuration) {
+                baseOptions = configuration.baseOptions;
+            }
+            const localVarRequestOptions = { method: 'GET', ...baseOptions, ...options};
+            const localVarHeaderParameter = {} as any;
+            const localVarQueryParameter = {} as any;
+
+
+    
             const query = new URLSearchParams(localVarUrlObj.search);
             for (const key in localVarQueryParameter) {
                 query.set(key, localVarQueryParameter[key]);
@@ -203,6 +239,19 @@ export const DefaultApiFp = function(configuration?: Configuration) {
                 return axios.request(axiosRequestArgs);
             };
         },
+        /**
+         * 
+         * @summary Get the Prometheus Metrics
+         * @param {*} [options] Override http request option.
+         * @throws {RequiredError}
+         */
+        async getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1(options?: any): Promise<(axios?: AxiosInstance, basePath?: string) => AxiosPromise<string>> {
+            const localVarAxiosArgs = await DefaultApiAxiosParamCreator(configuration).getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1(options);
+            return (axios: AxiosInstance = globalAxios, basePath: string = BASE_PATH) => {
+                const axiosRequestArgs = {...localVarAxiosArgs.options, url: basePath + localVarAxiosArgs.url};
+                return axios.request(axiosRequestArgs);
+            };
+        },
     }
 };
 
@@ -230,6 +279,15 @@ export const DefaultApiFactory = function (configuration?: Configuration, basePa
         getNodeJws(options?: any): AxiosPromise<GetNodeJwsResponse> {
             return DefaultApiFp(configuration).getNodeJws(options).then((request) => request(axios, basePath));
         },
+        /**
+         * 
+         * @summary Get the Prometheus Metrics
+         * @param {*} [options] Override http request option.
+         * @throws {RequiredError}
+         */
+        getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1(options?: any): AxiosPromise<string> {
+            return DefaultApiFp(configuration).getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1(options).then((request) => request(axios, basePath));
+        },
     };
 };
 
@@ -261,6 +319,17 @@ export class DefaultApi extends BaseAPI {
     public getNodeJws(options?: any) {
         return DefaultApiFp(this.configuration).getNodeJws(options).then((request) => request(this.axios, this.basePath));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @summary Get the Prometheus Metrics
+     * @param {*} [options] Override http request option.
+     * @throws {RequiredError}
+     * @memberof DefaultApi
+     */
+    public getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1(options?: any) {
+        return DefaultApiFp(this.configuration).getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1(options).then((request) => request(this.axios, this.basePath));
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts
index 8a05961b4b9..1caf6097fc3 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ import {
 import { GetConsortiumEndpointV1 } from "./consortium/get-consortium-jws-endpoint-v1";
 import { GetNodeJwsEndpoint } from "./consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1";
 
+import { PrometheusExporter } from "./prometheus-exporter/prometheus-exporter";
+
+import {
+  IGetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1Options,
+  GetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1,
+} from "./consortium/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics-endpoint-v1";
 export interface IWebAppOptions {
   port: number;
   hostname: string;
@@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ export interface IWebAppOptions {
 export interface IPluginConsortiumManualOptions extends ICactusPluginOptions {
   keyPairPem: string;
   consortiumDatabase: ConsortiumDatabase;
+  prometheusExporter?: PrometheusExporter;
   pluginRegistry?: PluginRegistry;
   logLevel?: LogLevelDesc;
   webAppOptions?: IWebAppOptions;
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ export interface IPluginConsortiumManualOptions extends ICactusPluginOptions {
 
 export class PluginConsortiumManual
   implements ICactusPlugin, IPluginWebService {
+  public prometheusExporter: PrometheusExporter;
   private readonly log: Logger;
   private readonly instanceId: string;
   private httpServer: Server | SecureServer | null = null;
@@ -58,12 +66,53 @@ export class PluginConsortiumManual
       label: "plugin-consortium-manual",
     });
     this.instanceId = this.options.instanceId;
+    this.prometheusExporter =
+      options.prometheusExporter ||
+      new PrometheusExporter({ pollingIntervalInMin: 1 });
+    Checks.truthy(
+      this.prometheusExporter,
+      `${fnTag} options.prometheusExporter`,
+    );
+    this.prometheusExporter.setNodeCount(this.getNodeCount());
   }
 
   public getInstanceId(): string {
     return this.instanceId;
   }
 
+  public getPrometheusExporter(): PrometheusExporter {
+    return this.prometheusExporter;
+  }
+
+  public async getPrometheusExporterMetrics(): Promise<string> {
+    const res: string = await this.prometheusExporter.getPrometheusMetrics();
+    this.log.debug(`getPrometheusExporterMetrics() response: %o`, res);
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  public getNodeCount(): number {
+    const consortiumDatabase: ConsortiumDatabase = this.options
+      .consortiumDatabase;
+    const consortiumRepo: ConsortiumRepository = new ConsortiumRepository({
+      db: consortiumDatabase,
+    });
+    return consortiumRepo.allNodes.length;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Updates the Node count Prometheus metric of the plugin.
+   * Note: This does not change the underlying consortium database at all,
+   * only affects **the metrics**.
+   */
+  public updateMetricNodeCount(): void {
+    const constortiumDatabase: ConsortiumDatabase = this.options
+      .consortiumDatabase;
+    const consortiumRepo: ConsortiumRepository = new ConsortiumRepository({
+      db: constortiumDatabase,
+    });
+    this.prometheusExporter.setNodeCount(consortiumRepo.allNodes.length);
+  }
+
   public async shutdown(): Promise<void> {
     this.log.info(`Shutting down...`);
     const serverMaybe = this.getHttpServer();
@@ -123,13 +172,22 @@ export class PluginConsortiumManual
       this.log.info(`Registered GetConsortiumEndpointV1 at ${path}`);
     }
     {
-      const options = { keyPairPem, consortiumRepo };
+      const options = { keyPairPem, consortiumRepo, plugin: this };
       const endpoint = new GetNodeJwsEndpoint(options);
       const path = endpoint.getPath();
       webApp.get(path, endpoint.getExpressRequestHandler());
       endpoints.push(endpoint);
       this.log.info(`Registered GetNodeJwsEndpoint at ${path}`);
     }
+    {
+      const opts: IGetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1Options = {
+        plugin: this,
+        logLevel: this.options.logLevel,
+      };
+      const endpoint = new GetPrometheusExporterMetricsEndpointV1(opts);
+      endpoint.registerExpress(expressApp);
+      endpoints.push(endpoint);
+    }
 
     log.info(`Installed web svcs for plugin ${this.getPackageName()} OK`, {
       endpoints,
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/data-fetcher.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/data-fetcher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b28f92c990f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/data-fetcher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { NodeCount } from "./response.type";
+
+import {
+  totalTxCount,
+  K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT,
+} from "./metrics";
+
+export async function collectMetrics(nodeCount: NodeCount) {
+  totalTxCount
+    .labels(K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT)
+    .set(nodeCount.counter);
+}
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/metrics.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/metrics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55d35149ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/metrics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Gauge } from "prom-client";
+
+export const K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT =
+  "cactus_consortium_manual_total_node_count";
+
+export const totalTxCount = new Gauge({
+  name: K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT,
+  help: "Total cactus node count",
+  labelNames: ["type"],
+});
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/prometheus-exporter.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/prometheus-exporter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4208c863598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/prometheus-exporter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import promClient from "prom-client";
+import { NodeCount } from "./response.type";
+import {
+  totalTxCount,
+  K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT,
+} from "./metrics";
+
+export interface IPrometheusExporterOptions {
+  pollingIntervalInMin?: number;
+}
+
+export class PrometheusExporter {
+  public readonly metricsPollingIntervalInMin: number;
+  public readonly nodeCount: NodeCount = { counter: 0 };
+
+  constructor(
+    public readonly prometheusExporterOptions: IPrometheusExporterOptions,
+  ) {
+    this.metricsPollingIntervalInMin =
+      prometheusExporterOptions.pollingIntervalInMin || 1;
+  }
+
+  public setNodeCount(nodeCount: number): void {
+    this.nodeCount.counter = nodeCount;
+    totalTxCount
+      .labels(K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT)
+      .set(this.nodeCount.counter);
+  }
+
+  public async getPrometheusMetrics(): Promise<string> {
+    const result = await promClient.register.getSingleMetricAsString(
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT,
+    );
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  public startMetricsCollection(): void {
+    const Registry = promClient.Registry;
+    const register = new Registry();
+    promClient.collectDefaultMetrics({ register });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/response.type.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/response.type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2cf2ac0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/response.type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export type NodeCount = {
+  counter: number;
+};
diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/test/typescript/unit/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.test.ts b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/test/typescript/unit/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.test.ts
index e8d68440b17..280c5a6dd79 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/test/typescript/unit/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/src/test/typescript/unit/consortium/get-node-jws-endpoint-v1.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,32 @@
 import test, { Test } from "tape";
 import { JWS, JWK } from "jose";
+import express from "express";
+import bodyParser from "body-parser";
+import http from "http";
+import { AddressInfo } from "net";
 
-import { ConsortiumDatabase } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
+import { IListenOptions, Servers } from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
+
+import { ConsortiumDatabase, CactusNode } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api";
 
 import { ConsortiumRepository } from "@hyperledger/cactus-core";
 
+import {
+  PluginConsortiumManual,
+  IPluginConsortiumManualOptions,
+} from "../../../../main/typescript/plugin-consortium-manual";
+
 import {
   GetNodeJwsEndpoint,
   IGetNodeJwsEndpointOptions,
 } from "../../../../main/typescript/public-api";
 
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
+
+import { DefaultApi as ConsortiumManualApi } from "../../../../main/typescript/public-api";
+
+import { K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT } from "../../../../main/typescript/prometheus-exporter/metrics";
+
 test("Can provide JWS", async (t: Test) => {
   t.ok(GetNodeJwsEndpoint);
 
@@ -25,7 +42,40 @@ test("Can provide JWS", async (t: Test) => {
   };
   const consortiumRepo = new ConsortiumRepository({ db });
 
+  // Creating the PluginConsortiumManual object to observe the prometheus metrics.
+  const options: IPluginConsortiumManualOptions = {
+    instanceId: uuidv4(),
+    keyPairPem: keyPairPem,
+    consortiumDatabase: db,
+  };
+
+  const pluginConsortiumManual: PluginConsortiumManual = new PluginConsortiumManual(
+    options,
+  );
+
+  // Setting up of the api-server for hosting the endpoints defined in the openapi specs
+  // of the plugin
+  const expressApp = express();
+  expressApp.use(bodyParser.json({ limit: "250mb" }));
+  const server = http.createServer(expressApp);
+  const listenOptions: IListenOptions = {
+    hostname: "0.0.0.0",
+    port: 0,
+    server,
+  };
+  const addressInfo = (await Servers.listen(listenOptions)) as AddressInfo;
+  test.onFinish(async () => await Servers.shutdown(server));
+  const { address, port } = addressInfo;
+  const apiHost = `http://${address}:${port}`;
+  t.comment(
+    `Metrics URL: ${apiHost}/api/v1/plugins/@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/get-prometheus-exporter-metrics`,
+  );
+  const apiClient = new ConsortiumManualApi({ basePath: apiHost });
+
+  await pluginConsortiumManual.installWebServices(expressApp);
+
   const epOpts: IGetNodeJwsEndpointOptions = {
+    plugin: pluginConsortiumManual,
     consortiumRepo,
     keyPairPem,
   };
@@ -50,5 +100,72 @@ test("Can provide JWS", async (t: Test) => {
     t.ok(payload.consortiumDatabase, "JWS payload.consortiumDatabase truthy");
   }
 
+  {
+    // The first check shall observe the cactus_consortium_manual_total_node_count metrics
+    // to be valued at zero, as the ConsortiumRepo object is initialized with an empty array of
+    // Cactus nodes.
+    const res = await apiClient.getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1();
+    const promMetricsOutput =
+      "# HELP " +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      " Total cactus node count\n" +
+      "# TYPE " +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      " gauge\n" +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      '{type="' +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      '"} 0';
+    t.ok(res);
+    t.ok(res.data);
+    t.equal(res.status, 200);
+    t.true(
+      res.data.includes(promMetricsOutput),
+      "Total Cactus Node Count of 0 recorded as expected. RESULT OK",
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Creating a dummy cactus node for adding it to the cactus node array
+  // and thus observing the change in prometheus exporter metrics (should increment by 1)
+  const dummyCactusNode: CactusNode = {
+    consortiumId: "",
+    id: "",
+    ledgerIds: [],
+    memberId: "",
+    nodeApiHost: "",
+    pluginInstanceIds: [],
+    publicKeyPem: "",
+  };
+
+  consortiumRepo.consortiumDatabase.cactusNode.push(dummyCactusNode);
+  // The invocation of the node JWS endpoint internally triggers the update
+  // of the metrics so after it has executed we can expect the metrics to
+  // show the new values for our assertions below
+  await apiClient.getNodeJws();
+
+  {
+    // The second check shall observe the cactus_consortium_manual_total_node_count metrics
+    // to be valued at One, as the Cactus node array is pushed with a dummy cactus node.
+    const res = await apiClient.getPrometheusExporterMetricsV1();
+    const promMetricsOutput =
+      "# HELP " +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      " Total cactus node count\n" +
+      "# TYPE " +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      " gauge\n" +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      '{type="' +
+      K_CACTUS_CONSORTIUM_MANUAL_TOTAL_NODE_COUNT +
+      '"} 1';
+    t.ok(res);
+    t.ok(res.data);
+    t.equal(res.status, 200);
+    t.true(
+      res.data.includes(promMetricsOutput),
+      "Total Cactus Node Count of 1 recorded as expected. RESULT OK",
+    );
+  }
+
   t.end();
 });