diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index cb39fa2..2dec21c 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ class confdroid_alloy::main::config (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_alloy::params {
   include confdroid_alloy::main::service
+
+  if $ay_manage_nagios == true {
+    include confdroid_alloy::monitoring::target
+  }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/monitoring/target.pp b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4fbc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## confdroid_alloy::monitoring::target.pp
+# Module name: confdroid_alloy
+# Author: 12ww1160 (12ww1160@puppetsoft.com)
+# @summary class manages exports for nagios monitoring
+##############################################################################
+class confdroid_alloy::monitoring::target (
+
+) inherits confdroid_alloy::params {
+  if $ay_manage_nagios == true {
+    @@nagios_service { "check_alloy_${fqdn}":
+      check_command       => "check_nrpe!check_alloy!${fn_procs_allowed}!alloy-server",
+      use                 => 'generic-service',
+      host_name           => $fqdn,
+      notification_period => '24x7',
+      service_description => "${fqdn}_check_alloy",
+      target              => $ay_target_service,
+      owner               => 'nagios',
+      group               => 'nagios',
+      mode                => '0640',
+      contacts            => $ay_target_contacts,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index a8b7cd4..df2dc0a 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # @param [String] ay_prom_max_shards the maximum number of shards to use for prometheus metrics
 # @param [String] ay_prom_max_samples_per_send the maximum number of samples to send
 # @param [String] ay_prom_batch_send_deadline the maximum time to wait before sending
+# @param [Boolean] ay_manage_nagios whether to manage nagios service exports
+# @param [String] ay_target_service the target file for nagios service exports
+# @param [Array] ay_target_contacts the contacts for nagios service exports
 # @summary Class contains all parameters for the confdroid_alloy module.
 ##############################################################################
 class confdroid_alloy::params (
@@ -40,6 +43,13 @@ class confdroid_alloy::params (
   String $ay_prom_max_samples_per_send        = '2000',
   String $ay_prom_batch_send_deadline         = '5s',
 
+# nagios
+  Boolean $ay_manage_nagios                   = false,
+  String $ay_target_service                   = '/etc/nagios/conf.d/alloy_service.cfg',
+  Array $ay_target_contacts                   = ['nagiosadmin'],
+
+
+  
 ) {
   # service
   $ay_service         = 'alloy'