diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html
index 27bfe2e..a0c2d2e 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@
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         <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/main/config.pp', line 6</span>
@@ -114,6 +118,10 @@ class confdroid_automatic::main::config (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_automatic::params {
   include confdroid_automatic::main::service
+
+  if $ac_manage_nagios == true {
+    include confdroid_automatic::monitoring::target
+  }
 }</pre>
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diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Aparams.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Aparams.html
index 668797f..d6e7496 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Aparams.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_automatic_3A_3Aparams.html
@@ -318,6 +318,78 @@
         &mdash;
         <div class='inline'>
 <p>packages to exclude from updates</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ac_manage_nagios</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>whether to manage nagios monitoring</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ac_target_service</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;/etc/nagios/conf.d/automatic_service.cfg&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>where to write the nagios service config</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ac_target_contacts</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;nagiosadmin&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>which nagios contacts to use</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ac_procs_allowed</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;1:&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>how many processes are allowed to run</p>
 </div>
       
     </li>
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-        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 19</span>
+        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 23</span>
 
 class confdroid_automatic::params (
 
@@ -393,6 +471,12 @@ class confdroid_automatic::params (
   String $ac_email_to                 = &#39;root@example.net&#39;,
   String $ac_email_host               = &#39;localhost&#39;,
 
+  # monitoring
+  Boolean $ac_manage_nagios           = false,
+  String $ac_target_service           = &#39;/etc/nagios/conf.d/automatic_service.cfg&#39;,
+  String $ac_target_contacts          = &#39;nagiosadmin&#39;,
+  String $ac_procs_allowed            = &#39;1:&#39;,
+
 ) {
 # Facts
   $fqdn                     = $facts[&#39;networking&#39;][&#39;fqdn&#39;]
diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index ad39492..18c3efc 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ class confdroid_automatic::main::config (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_automatic::params {
   include confdroid_automatic::main::service
+
+  if $ac_manage_nagios == true {
+    include confdroid_automatic::monitoring::target
+  }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/monitoring/target.pp b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11aef33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+## confdroid_automatic::monitoring::target.pp
+# Module name: confdroid_automatic
+# Author: 12ww1160 (12ww1160@confdroid.com)
+# @summary Class manages services for the confdroid_automatic module
+##############################################################################
+class confdroid_automatic::monitoring::target (
+
+) inherits confdroid_automatic::params {
+  if $ac_manage_nagios == true {
+    @@nagios_service { "check_automatic_${fqdn}":
+      check_command       => "check_nrpe!check_automatic!${ac_procs_allowed}!automatic-service",
+      use                 => 'generic-service',
+      host_name           => $fqdn,
+      notification_period => '24x7',
+      service_description => "${fqdn}_check_automatic",
+      target              => $ac_target_service,
+      owner               => 'nagios',
+      group               => 'nagios',
+      mode                => '0640',
+      contacts            => $ac_target_contacts,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 5d5f1ea..35f1efd 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 # @param [String] ac_email_to where to send the email to
 # @param [String] ac_email_host which host to use to send the email
 # @param [Variant[String,Array[String]]] ac_excludepkgs packages to exclude from updates
+# @param [Boolean] ac_manage_nagios whether to manage nagios monitoring
+# @param [String] ac_target_service where to write the nagios service config
+# @param [String] ac_target_contacts which nagios contacts to use
+# @param [String] ac_procs_allowed how many processes are allowed to run
 ##############################################################################
 class confdroid_automatic::params (
 
@@ -33,6 +37,12 @@ class confdroid_automatic::params (
   String $ac_email_to                 = 'root@example.net',
   String $ac_email_host               = 'localhost',
 
+  # monitoring
+  Boolean $ac_manage_nagios           = false,
+  String $ac_target_service           = '/etc/nagios/conf.d/automatic_service.cfg',
+  String $ac_target_contacts          = 'nagiosadmin',
+  String $ac_procs_allowed            = '1:',
+
 ) {
 # Facts
   $fqdn                     = $facts['networking']['fqdn']