diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+credentials/
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diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
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+++ b/server/README.md
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+# Server configuration, intended use of this demo
+#TODO demo , describe all files
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diff --git a/server/ansible.cfg b/server/ansible.cfg
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+++ b/server/ansible.cfg
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+# ansible configuration file
+
+[defaults]
+inventory = ./ansible_inventory
diff --git a/server/ansible_inventory b/server/ansible_inventory
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+++ b/server/ansible_inventory
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+[android-prometheus-exporter-target-server]
+139.144.68.186
diff --git a/server/ansible_playbook.yaml b/server/ansible_playbook.yaml
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+++ b/server/ansible_playbook.yaml
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+# run this playbook against new linux server
+
+- name: Install example server stack for prometheus-exporter-android
+  hosts: android-prometheus-exporter-target-server
+  remote_user: root
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Assert linux distribution is Rocky Linux
+
+    - name: Install docker
+
+    - name: Install docker compose
+
+    - name: Create user androidexporter
+
+    - name: 
+
+
+#TODO create user androidexporter
+#TODO install docker
+#TODO install docker compose
+#TODO copy files over
+#TODO create folder structure
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diff --git a/server/configuration/nginx.conf b/server/configuration/nginx.conf
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+# nginx configuration for pushprox, grafana and prometheus
+http{
+
+    # Needed for grafana websockets
+    map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
+        default upgrade;
+        '' close;
+    }
+
+    # Upstream server definitions
+    upstream prometheus{
+        server http://prometheus:9090;
+    }
+
+    upstream pushprox{
+        server http://pushprox:8080;    
+    }
+
+    upstream grafana{
+        server http://grafana:3000;
+    }
+
+    # Grafana server configuration
+    server {
+        listen 3000;
+
+        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+        index index.html index.htm;
+
+        location / {
+            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+            proxy_pass http://grafana;
+        }
+
+        # Proxy Grafana Live WebSocket connections
+        location /api/live/ {
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+            proxy_pass http://grafana;
+        }
+    }
+
+    # PushProx server configuration
+    server {
+        listen 8080;
+
+        location / {
+            proxy_pass http://pushprox;
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Prometheus UI server configuration
+    server {
+        listen 9090;
+
+        location / {
+            proxy_pass http://prometheus;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+events {
+  worker_connections  1024;
+}
diff --git a/server/configuration/prometheus.yaml b/server/configuration/prometheus.yaml
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diff --git a/server/docker-compose.yaml b/server/docker-compose.yaml
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+++ b/server/docker-compose.yaml
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+# nginx, pushprox, prometheus, grafana stack
+
+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+
+  # monitoring dashboard for prometheus
+  grafana:
+    container_name: grafana
+    image: grafana/grafana:8.5.22
+    restart: on-failure
+    networks:
+      - common-network
+
+  # reverse proxy
+  nginx:
+    container_name: nginx
+    image: nginx:1.23.4
+    networks:
+      - common-network
+
+  # proxy for prometheus to traverse NAT
+  pushprox:
+    image: prometheuscommunity/pushprox:master
+
+  # prometheus time-series database
+  prometheus:
+    container_name: prometheus
+    image: bitnami/prometheus:2.43.0
+    volumes: 
+      - ./
+    restart: on-failure
+    networks:
+      - common-network
+
+networks:
+  common-network:
+    driver: bridge