diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e73cd42..92e5ea6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
 npm-debug.log
 .module-cache/
-public/js/app.js
\ No newline at end of file
+public/js/app.js
+newrelic_agent.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 08b5a27..5d52161 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
+require("newrelic");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var path = require("path");
 var express = require("express");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 697726d..c57dc24 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "lodash": "~3.10.0",
     "mongoose": "~4.1.1",
     "morgan": "~1.6.1",
+    "newrelic": "^1.22.1",
     "request": "~2.60.0",
     "serve-favicon": "~2.3.0",
     "socket.io": "~1.3.7",