diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM golang:1.23.2-bookworm AS builder 
+
+COPY . /build/
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+RUN git config --global --add safe.directory /build && go mod tidy &&  go build -o http_proxy
+
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+COPY --from=builder /build/http_proxy /usr/local/bin/http_proxy
+COPY backends.yaml /etc/backends.yaml
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/http_proxy
+
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/http_proxy"]
diff --git a/backends.yaml b/backends.yaml
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+proxy-vector.com:
+  - backend: http://127.0.0.1:8081
+    retries: 2
+    delay: 0.1
+    timeout: 0.5
+  - backend: http://127.0.0.1:8082
+    retries: 1
+    delay: 1
+    timeout: 2
+proxy-something.com:
+  - backend: http://something.com
+    retries: 3
+    delay: 1
+    timeout: 1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+module proxy
+
+go 1.23.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
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diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+)
+
+// BackendConfig represents the configuration for each backend
+type BackendConfig struct {
+	Backend string  `yaml:"backend"`
+	Retries int     `yaml:"retries"`
+	Delay   float32 `yaml:"delay`
+	Timeout float32 `yaml:"timeout"` // Timeout in seconds
+}
+
+// Config represents the YAML structure mapping front-facing hosts to their backends
+type Config map[string][]BackendConfig
+
+// ProxyServer handles the proxying logic
+type ProxyServer struct {
+	configPath  string
+	config      sync.Map           // sync.Map for thread-safe access to the configuration
+	queue       chan *http.Request // Capped channel acting as the request queue
+	workerCount int
+
+	// Prometheus metrics
+	totalRequests       prometheus.Counter
+	totalForwarded      prometheus.Counter
+	totalRetries        prometheus.Counter
+	totalFailed         prometheus.Counter
+	totalDropped        prometheus.Counter
+	totalFailedBodyRead prometheus.Counter
+	usedQueueLength     prometheus.Gauge
+}
+
+// NewProxyServer initializes a new ProxyServer with Prometheus metrics and worker goroutines
+func NewProxyServer(configPath string, queueSize, workerCount int) *ProxyServer {
+	ps := &ProxyServer{
+		configPath:  configPath,
+		queue:       make(chan *http.Request, queueSize), // Capped channel
+		workerCount: workerCount,
+		// Initialize Prometheus metrics
+		totalRequests: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "proxy_requests_total",
+			Help: "Total number of incoming requests",
+		}),
+		totalForwarded: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "proxy_forwarded_total",
+			Help: "Total number of successfully forwarded requests",
+		}),
+		totalRetries: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "proxy_retries_total",
+			Help: "Total number of retries",
+		}),
+		totalFailed: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "proxy_failed_total",
+			Help: "Total number of failed requests",
+		}),
+		totalDropped: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "proxy_dropped_total",
+			Help: "Total number of dropped requests",
+		}),
+		totalFailedBodyRead: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "proxy_failed_body_read_total",
+			Help: "Total number of requests with failed body reads",
+		}),
+		usedQueueLength: prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Name: "proxy_queue_length",
+			Help: "Current length of the request queue",
+		}),
+	}
+
+	// Register Prometheus metrics
+	prometheus.MustRegister(ps.totalRequests, ps.totalForwarded, ps.totalRetries, ps.totalFailed, ps.totalDropped, ps.totalFailedBodyRead, ps.usedQueueLength)
+
+	ps.loadConfig()                       // Load config initially
+	go ps.reloadConfigPeriodically()      // Start goroutine to reload config every 30 seconds
+	go ps.updateQueueLengthPeriodically() // Start goroutine to update queue length metrics
+
+	// Start worker goroutines
+	for i := 0; i < ps.workerCount; i++ {
+		go ps.worker(i)
+	}
+
+	return ps
+}
+
+// loadConfig loads the configuration from the YAML file
+func (p *ProxyServer) loadConfig() error {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(p.configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error reading config file: %v\n", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var newConfig Config
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &newConfig); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error parsing config file: %v\n", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Update sync.Map with new config
+	for host, backends := range newConfig {
+		p.config.Store(host, backends)
+	}
+
+	// Clear old hosts in sync.Map
+	p.config.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+		found := false
+		for host, _ := range newConfig {
+			if host == key {
+				found = true
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			log.Printf("Deleting old host %v\n", key)
+			p.config.Delete(key)
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	/* Printf("New map:")
+	p.config.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+		log.Printf("%v\n", key)
+		log.Printf("%v\n", value)
+		return true
+	})
+	*/
+	log.Println("Configuration reloaded successfully")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// reloadConfigPeriodically reloads the config from the file every 30 seconds
+func (p *ProxyServer) reloadConfigPeriodically() {
+	for {
+		time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
+		if err := p.loadConfig(); err != nil {
+			log.Println("Failed to reload config:", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// updateQueueLengthPeriodically updates the queue length every 10 seconds
+func (p *ProxyServer) updateQueueLengthPeriodically() {
+	for {
+		p.usedQueueLength.Set(float64(len(p.queue))) // Update queue length gauge
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+	}
+}
+
+// worker processes requests from the queue
+func (p *ProxyServer) worker(id int) {
+	log.Printf("Worker %d started\n", id)
+	for req := range p.queue {
+		p.proxyRequest(req) // Process each request from the queue
+	}
+}
+
+// getBackendsForHost returns the backend configurations for a given host
+func (p *ProxyServer) getBackendsForHost(host string) ([]BackendConfig, bool) {
+	if backends, found := p.config.Load(host); found {
+		return backends.([]BackendConfig), true
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
+
+// proxyRequest forwards the request to the backend with retries based on the configuration
+func (p *ProxyServer) proxyRequest(r *http.Request) {
+	// Increment total requests counter
+	p.totalRequests.Inc()
+
+	host := r.Host // The front-facing host
+	backends, found := p.getBackendsForHost(host)
+
+	if !found || len(backends) == 0 {
+		p.totalFailed.Inc() // Increment failed request counter
+		log.Printf("Error host: '%v' not found in config file, droping request\n", host)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, backend := range backends {
+		client := &http.Client{
+			//The timeout includes connection time, any
+			// redirects, and reading the response body. The timer remains
+			// running after Get, Head, Post, or Do return and will
+			// interrupt reading of the Response.Body.
+			Timeout: (time.Duration(backend.Timeout) + 1) * time.Second,
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				MaxIdleConns:        100,
+				IdleConnTimeout:     90 * time.Second,
+				MaxIdleConnsPerHost: 10,
+				TLSClientConfig:     &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}, // Skip certificate verification (not recommended in production)
+				DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
+					//	Timeout is the maximum amount of time a dial will wait for
+					// a connect to complete.
+					Timeout: time.Duration(backend.Timeout) * time.Second,
+				}).DialContext,
+			},
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i <= backend.Retries; i++ {
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(r.Method, backend.Backend+r.URL.Path, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
+			if err != nil {
+				lastErr = err
+				continue
+			}
+
+			req.Header = r.Header
+			resp, err := client.Do(req)
+			if err == nil && resp.StatusCode < 400 {
+				defer resp.Body.Close()
+				// Successfully forwarded request
+				p.totalForwarded.Inc()
+				return
+			}
+
+			lastErr = err
+			p.totalRetries.Inc()                                   // Increment retries counter
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(backend.Delay) * time.Second) // Small delay before retrying
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If we get here, all backends failed
+	p.totalFailed.Inc() // Increment failed requests counter
+	log.Printf("All backends failed for host %s: %v\n", host, lastErr)
+}
+
+// handleIncomingRequest queues incoming requests
+func (p *ProxyServer) handleIncomingRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// Increment failed body read counter if the body can't be read
+	_, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		p.totalFailedBodyRead.Inc()
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to read body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Try to add the request to the queue
+	select {
+	case p.queue <- r:
+		//log.Printf(w, "Request queued\n")
+	default:
+		p.totalDropped.Inc() // Increment dropped requests counter
+		http.Error(w, "Queue is full", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+	}
+}
+
+func getEnv(key string, defaultValue string) string {
+	if value, exists := os.LookupEnv(key); exists {
+		return value
+	}
+	return defaultValue
+}
+
+func main() {
+	queueSize, _ := strconv.Atoi(getEnv("QUEUE_SIZE", "100"))
+	workerCount, _ := strconv.Atoi(getEnv("WORKER_COUNT", "5"))
+	listenAddress := getEnv("LISTEN_ADDRESS", ":8080")
+	metricsPort := getEnv("METRICS_PORT", ":9091")
+	configPath  := getEnv("CONFIG_PATH", "/etc/backends.yaml")
+
+	// Create a new proxy server with the path to the YAML config
+	proxy := NewProxyServer(configPath, queueSize, workerCount) // queue size = 100, worker count = 5
+
+	// HTTP handler for incoming requests
+	http.HandleFunc("/", proxy.handleIncomingRequest)
+
+	// Start the Prometheus metrics server on a separate port
+	go func() {
+		metricsMux := http.NewServeMux()
+		metricsMux.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())
+		log.Printf("Prometheus metrics server listening on %s\n", metricsPort)
+		log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(metricsPort, metricsMux))
+	}()
+
+	// Start the proxy server
+	log.Printf("Proxy server is listening on %s\n", listenAddress)
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(listenAddress, nil))
+}