diff --git a/packages/server/pkg/models/configuration.go b/packages/server/pkg/models/configuration.go
index a8c2a96..6aae5d7 100644
--- a/packages/server/pkg/models/configuration.go
+++ b/packages/server/pkg/models/configuration.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type RootConfiguration struct {
 type GlobalConfiguration struct {
 	Host                  string
 	Port                  int
+	Debug                 bool   `yaml:"debug,omitempty"`
 	TLSCertFile           string `yaml:"tls_cert,omitempty"`
 	TLSKeyFile            string `yaml:"tls_key,omitempty"`
 	SessionsFolder        string `yaml:"sessions_folder"`
diff --git a/packages/server/pkg/startup-service.go b/packages/server/pkg/startup-service.go
index 3b658f1..f175e6e 100644
--- a/packages/server/pkg/startup-service.go
+++ b/packages/server/pkg/startup-service.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wufe/polo/pkg/services"
 	"github.com/wufe/polo/pkg/storage"
 	"go.uber.org/dig"
+
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 )
 
 type Startup struct {
@@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ func (s *Startup) Start(options *StartupOptions) {
 	if options.LoadSessionHelper {
 		s.static.LoadSessionHelper()
 	}
+
+	if s.configuration.Global.Debug {
+		s.startDebugServer()
+	}
+
 	if options.StartServer {
 		s.startServer()
 	}
@@ -213,3 +220,12 @@ func (s *Startup) startServer() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *Startup) startDebugServer() {
+	address := "0.0.0.0:7779"
+	s.log.Infof("Starting debug server on address %s", address)
+
+	go func() {
+		s.log.Infof("running debug server: %s", http.ListenAndServe(address, nil))
+	}()
+}