diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/commands/prepare.py b/make/photon/prepare/commands/prepare.py
index 66ebd8dfc..6c464a186 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/commands/prepare.py
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/commands/prepare.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from utils.redis import prepare_redis
 from utils.internal_tls import prepare_tls
 from utils.trivy_adapter import prepare_trivy_adapter
 from utils.portal import prepare_portal
+from utils.exporter import prepare_exporter
 from g import (config_dir, input_config_path, private_key_pem_path, root_crt_path, secret_key_dir,
 old_private_key_pem_path, old_crt_path)
 
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ def prepare(conf, with_notary, with_trivy, with_chartmuseum):
         old_private_key_pem_path=old_private_key_pem_path,
         old_crt_path=old_crt_path)
 
+    if config_dict['metric'].enabled:
+        prepare_exporter(config_dict)
+
     if with_notary:
         prepare_notary(config_dict, nginx_confd_dir, SSL_CERT_PATH, SSL_CERT_KEY_PATH)
 
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/g.py b/make/photon/prepare/g.py
index 66a116831..45234c157 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/g.py
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/g.py
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ INTERNAL_NO_PROXY_DN = {
     'notary-server',
     'notary-signer',
     'trivy-adapter',
+    'exporter',
     }
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/models.py b/make/photon/prepare/models.py
index 6ab26adf9..c72fb9b17 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/models.py
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/models.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copytree, rmtree
 
 from g import internal_tls_dir, DEFAULT_GID, DEFAULT_UID, PG_GID, PG_UID
-from utils.misc import check_permission, owner_can_read, get_realpath
+from utils.misc import check_permission, owner_can_read, get_realpath, port_number_valid
 
 
 class InternalTLS:
@@ -137,3 +137,7 @@ class Metric:
         self.enabled = enabled
         self.port = port
         self.path = path
+
+    def validate(self):
+        if not port_number_valid(self.port):
+            raise Exception('Port number in metrics is not valid')
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diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/templates/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml.jinja b/make/photon/prepare/templates/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml.jinja
index 1969b3d73..d0db51ddf 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/templates/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml.jinja
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/templates/docker_compose/docker-compose.yml.jinja
@@ -532,6 +532,27 @@ services:
     env_file:
       ./common/config/chartserver/env
 {% endif %}
+{% if metric.enabled %}
+  exporter:
+    image: goharbor/harbor-exporter:{{version}}
+    container_name: harbor-exporter
+    env_file:
+      - ./common/config/exporter/env
+    restart: always
+    networks:
+      - harbor
+    dns_search: .
+    depends_on:
+      - core
+  {% if external_database == False %}
+      - postgresql
+  {% endif %}
+    logging:
+      driver: "syslog"
+      options:
+        syslog-address: "tcp://127.0.0.1:1514"
+        tag: "exporter"
+{% endif %}
 networks:
   harbor:
     external: false
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/templates/exporter/env.jinja b/make/photon/prepare/templates/exporter/env.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69aa95ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/templates/exporter/env.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+HARBOR_EXPORTER_PORT=8080
+HARBOR_EXPORTER_METRICS_PATH=/metrics
+HARBOR_EXPORTER_METRICS_ENABLED=true
+HARBOR_EXPORTER_MAX_REQUESTS=30
+HARBOR_METRIC_NAMESPACE=harbor
+HARBOR_METRIC_SUBSYSTEM=exporter
+HARBOR_SERVICE_HOST=core
+{%if internal_tls.enabled %}
+HARBOR_SERVICE_PORT=8443
+HARBOR_SERVICE_SCHEME=https
+{% else %}
+HARBOR_SERVICE_PORT=8080
+HARBOR_SERVICE_SCHEME=http
+{% endif %}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_HOST={{harbor_db_host}}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_PORT={{harbor_db_port}}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_USERNAME={{harbor_db_username}}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_PASSWORD={{harbor_db_password}}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_DBNAME={{harbor_db_name}}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_SSLMODE={{harbor_db_sslmode}}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_MAX_IDLE_CONNS={{harbor_db_max_idle_conns}}
+HARBOR_DATABASE_MAX_OPEN_CONNS={{harbor_db_max_open_conns}}
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diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf.jinja b/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf.jinja
index de2ff12c0..da601eea3 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf.jinja
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf.jinja
@@ -216,12 +216,17 @@ http {
   upstream registry_metrics {
     server registry:5001;
   }
+
+  upstream harbor_exporter {
+    server exporter:8080;
+  }
+
   server {
     listen 9090;
     location = /metrics {
       if ($arg_comp = core) { proxy_pass http://core_metrics; }
       if ($arg_comp = registry) { proxy_pass http://registry_metrics; }
-      proxy_pass http://core_metrics;
+      proxy_pass http://harbor_exporter;
     }
   }
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf.jinja b/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf.jinja
index dafbbd68b..cc162e0b8 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf.jinja
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf.jinja
@@ -248,12 +248,17 @@ http {
   upstream registry_metrics {
     server registry:{{ metric.port }};
   }
+
+  upstream harbor_exporter {
+    server exporter:8080;
+  }
+
   server {
     listen 9090;
     location = {{ metric.path }} {
       if ($arg_comp = core) { proxy_pass http://core_metrics; }
       if ($arg_comp = registry) { proxy_pass http://registry_metrics; }
-      proxy_pass http://core_metrics;
+      proxy_pass http://harbor_exporter;
     }
   }
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/utils/exporter.py b/make/photon/prepare/utils/exporter.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b16234ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/utils/exporter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+from g import config_dir, templates_dir, DEFAULT_GID, DEFAULT_UID
+from utils.jinja import render_jinja
+from utils.misc import prepare_dir
+
+EXPORTER_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(config_dir, "exporter")
+EXPORTER_CONF_ENV = os.path.join(config_dir, "exporter", "env")
+EXPORTER_ENV_TEMPLATE_PATH = os.path.join(templates_dir, "exporter", "env.jinja")
+
+def prepare_exporter(config_dict):
+    prepare_dir(EXPORTER_CONFIG_DIR, uid=DEFAULT_UID, gid=DEFAULT_GID)
+
+    render_jinja(
+        EXPORTER_ENV_TEMPLATE_PATH,
+        EXPORTER_CONF_ENV,
+        **config_dict)
diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/utils/misc.py b/make/photon/prepare/utils/misc.py
index c40ae9327..f5082d0e7 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/utils/misc.py
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/utils/misc.py
@@ -163,3 +163,6 @@ def get_realpath(path: str) -> Path:
     if os.path.isdir(host_root_dir):
         return host_root_dir.joinpath(path.lstrip('/'))
     return Path(path)
+
+def port_number_valid(port:int):
+    return 0 < port < 65535