diff --git a/quickpeep_raker/src/bin/qp-raker.rs b/quickpeep_raker/src/bin/qp-raker.rs
index ddc4491..065055c 100644
--- a/quickpeep_raker/src/bin/qp-raker.rs
+++ b/quickpeep_raker/src/bin/qp-raker.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::fs::File;
-use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Semaphore};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, Semaphore};
+use tokio::time::MissedTickBehavior;
 
 use quickpeep_raker::config;
 use quickpeep_raker::raking::analysis::{preload_adblock_engine, IpSet};
@@ -153,11 +154,36 @@ pub async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }));
     }
 
+    let (dsmu_cancel_tx, mut dsmu_cancel_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+    let datastore_metrics_updater = {
+        let store = task_context.store.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(60));
+            interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(MissedTickBehavior::Skip);
+            loop {
+                tokio::select! {
+                    _ = interval.tick() => {
+                        let txn = store.ro_txn()?;
+                        txn.emit_datastore_metrics()?;
+                    }
+                    _ = &mut dsmu_cancel_rx => {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            let r: anyhow::Result<()> = Ok(());
+            r
+        })
+    };
+
     drop(task_context);
 
     for task in tasks {
         task.await?;
     }
+    let _ = dsmu_cancel_tx.send(());
+    datastore_metrics_updater.await??;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/quickpeep_raker/src/storage.rs b/quickpeep_raker/src/storage.rs
index 5a05135..8eb1059 100644
--- a/quickpeep_raker/src/storage.rs
+++ b/quickpeep_raker/src/storage.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use libmdbx::{
     WriteFlags, WriteMap, RO, RW,
 };
 use log::info;
+use metrics::{describe_gauge, gauge, Unit};
 use ouroboros::self_referencing;
 use reqwest::Url;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
@@ -39,6 +40,23 @@ pub struct Databases<'env> {
     pub visited_urls: Database<'env>,
 }
 
+impl<'env> Databases<'env> {
+    pub fn iter_all_databases(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'static str, &Database<'env>)> {
+        [
+            ("queue_urls", &self.queue_urls),
+            ("active_domains", &self.active_domains),
+            ("active_domain_raffle", &self.active_domain_raffle),
+            (
+                "backing_off_reinstatements",
+                &self.backing_off_reinstatements,
+            ),
+            ("backing_off_domains", &self.backing_off_domains),
+            ("visited_urls", &self.visited_urls),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+    }
+}
+
 // Must match the order of the Databases struct fields.
 pub const DATABASES: [(&'static str, DatabaseFlags); 6] = [
     ("urls_queue", DatabaseFlags::empty()),
@@ -142,6 +160,7 @@ impl RakerStore {
 
         Ok(RakerStore {
             mdbx: Arc::new(mdbx),
+            metrics: Some(Arc::new(Default::default())),
         })
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +198,7 @@ impl RakerStore {
 
 /// Optional struct to store metrics. Intended for exporting over Prometheus so we can see at a
 /// glance what the shape of the datastore looks like.
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct RakerStoreMetrics {
     pub active_domains_count: AtomicU64,
     pub backoff_domains_count: AtomicU64,
@@ -403,10 +423,24 @@ impl<'a> RakerTxn<'a, RW> {
 
         Ok(true)
     }
+}
 
-    pub fn calculate_initial_metrics(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        todo!()
-    }
+/// Registers metrics for the datastore. Call this once at startup.
+pub fn register_datastore_metrics() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // Registration is if you want a handle to the Gauge. We don't care for now so leave it be...
+    // register_gauge!("db_entries");
+    describe_gauge!(
+        "db_entries",
+        Unit::Count,
+        "Number of entries in a specific database."
+    );
+    // register_gauge!("db_size_bytes");
+    describe_gauge!(
+        "db_size_bytes",
+        Unit::Bytes,
+        "Size in bytes of all the pages used by a specific database."
+    );
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Read-only implementations (but can also be used on RW transactions)
@@ -488,4 +522,17 @@ impl<'a, K: TransactionKind> RakerTxn<'a, K> {
             None => Ok(None),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Emits metrics for the datastore. Call this occasionally.
+    pub fn emit_datastore_metrics(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        for (db_name, db) in self.mdbx.borrow_dbs().iter_all_databases() {
+            let stat = self.mdbx_txn.db_stat(db)?;
+            let entries = stat.entries() as f64;
+            let size_in_pages = stat.branch_pages() + stat.leaf_pages() + stat.overflow_pages();
+            let size_in_bytes = stat.page_size() as f64 * size_in_pages as f64;
+            gauge!("db_entries", entries, "db" => db_name);
+            gauge!("db_size_bytes", size_in_bytes, "db" => db_name);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }