diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/Chart.yaml b/microservicesruntime/helm/Chart.yaml
index 9e0501c..1a1055e 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.0.3
+version: 1.0.4
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md b/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md
index d907159..95889ee 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ helm install wm-msr webmethods/microservicesruntime   \
 | `1.0.1` | Initial release |
 | `1.0.2` | Added new option `microservicesruntime.licenseKeyProvided` to allow using images with trial or baked-in license key |
 | `1.0.3` | Make Liveness and Readiness Probes as per current default. Both can now also be overwritten in a custom values file `values.yaml`. |
+| `1.0.4` | Option in `values.yaml` to create a ServiceMonitor added. Some errors in Nginx external LB corrected |
 
 ## Values
 
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ helm install wm-msr webmethods/microservicesruntime   \
 | persistence.storageClassName | string | `""` |  |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` | pod annotations |
 | podSecurityContext.fsGroup | int | `1724` |  |
+| prometheus | object | `{"interval":"10s","path":"/metrics","port":"5555","scheme":"http","scrape":"true","scrapeTimeout":"10s"}` | Define values for Prometheus Operator to scrap metrics via annotation or ServiceMonitor. |
 | readinessProbe | object | `{"failureThreshold":3,"httpGet":{"path":"/health/readiness","port":"http"},"initialDelaySeconds":0,"periodSeconds":15,"successThreshold":1,"timeoutSeconds":30}` | Configure readiness probe |
 | replicaCount | int | `1` | Number of replicates in Deployment |
 | resources | object | `{}` |  |
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ helm install wm-msr webmethods/microservicesruntime   \
 | serviceAccount.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to add to the service account |
 | serviceAccount.create | bool | `false` | Specifies whether a service account should be created |
 | serviceAccount.name | string | `""` | The name of the service account to use. If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template |
+| serviceMonitor | object | `{"enabled":false}` | Create and enable ServiceMonitor. The default is `false`. |
 | startupProbe | object | `{"failureThreshold":60,"periodSeconds":30,"tcpSocket":{"port":"http"}}` | startup probe for container |
 | statefulSet | bool | `false` | StatefulSet or Deployment. You should only change this if you require Client Side queuing (CSQ) or functionality in IS which requires stable hostnames and filesystems. Default is false => Deployment. Keep in mind, you must disable CSQ on each webMethods messaging and JMS connection if you don't use stateful-sets. See examples in Process Engine deployment for disableing QSC. |
 | tolerations | list | `[]` |  |
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md.gotmpl b/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md.gotmpl
index 212849b..f5725b5 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -108,5 +108,6 @@ helm install wm-msr webmethods/microservicesruntime   \
 | `1.0.1` | Initial release |
 | `1.0.2` | Added new option `microservicesruntime.licenseKeyProvided` to allow using images with trial or baked-in license key |
 | `1.0.3` | Make Liveness and Readiness Probes as per current default. Both can now also be overwritten in a custom values file `values.yaml`. |
+| `1.0.4` | Option in `values.yaml` to create a ServiceMonitor added. Some errors in Nginx external LB corrected |
 
 {{ template "chart.valuesSection" . }}
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index a5c4bf5..fea98bb 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
         {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
           {{- tpl (toYaml .) $context | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
-        {{- include "common.prometheus.annotations" (dict "port" .Values.service.port) | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- include "common.prometheus.annotations" (dict "port" .Values.prometheus.port "scrape" .Values.prometheus.scrape "path" .Values.prometheus.path "scheme" .Values.prometheus.scheme) | nindent 8 }}
       labels:
         {{- include "common.labels.matchLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- with .Values.extraLabels -}}
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-configmap.yaml b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-configmap.yaml
index 9c75cc2..1ef577a 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-configmap.yaml
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-configmap.yaml
@@ -55,25 +55,14 @@ data:
         gzip  on;
      
         upstream msr-rt {
-            server {{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}:{{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.runtimePort }};
+            server {{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}:{{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.httpPort }};
         }
-     
-        upstream msr-admin {
-            server {{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}:{{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.adminPort }};
-        }
-     
+
         server {
-            listen {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.runtimePort }};
+            listen {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.httpPort }};
             location / {
                 proxy_pass http://msr-rt;
             }
         }
-        
-        server {
-            listen {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.adminPort }};
-            location / {
-                proxy_pass http://msr-admin;
-            }
-        }
     }
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-deployment.yaml b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-deployment.yaml
index 656a2ef..0e54029 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-deployment.yaml
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-deployment.yaml
@@ -55,12 +55,9 @@ spec:
         resources:
           {{- toYaml .Values.resources.nginxContainer | nindent 10 }}
         ports:
-        - containerPort: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.runtimePort }}
+        - containerPort: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.httpPort }}
           name: rt-port
           protocol: TCP
-        - containerPort: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.adminPort }}
-          name: admin-http
-          protocol: TCP
         volumeMounts:
           - name: nginx-config
             mountPath: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-svc.yaml b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-svc.yaml
index 0857f46..78b0feb 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-svc.yaml
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/nginx-svc.yaml
@@ -31,20 +31,13 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
   ports:
-  - port: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.runtimePort }}
+  - port: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.httpPort }}
     protocol: TCP
-    targetPort: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.runtimePort }}
+    targetPort: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.httpPort }}
     name: rt-port    
     {{- if (eq .Values.service.type "ClusterIP") }}
     nodePort: null
     {{- end }}
-  - port: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.adminPort }}
-    protocol: TCP
-    targetPort: {{ int .Values.microservicesruntime.adminPort }}
-    name: admin-port
-    {{- if (eq .Values.service.type "ClusterIP") }}
-    nodePort: null
-    {{- end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "common.labels.matchLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04ac32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# /*
+#  * Copyright (c) 2023 Software AG, Darmstadt, Germany and/or its licensors
+#  *
+#  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#  *
+#  *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  *
+#  *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#  *
+#  *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  *   limitations under the License.
+#  *
+#  */
+---
+{{- if .Values.serviceMonitor.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "common.labels.standard" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  endpoints:
+    - honorLabels:   true
+      interval:      {{ .Values.prometheus.interval }}
+      path:          {{ .Values.prometheus.path }}
+      targetPort:    {{ .Values.prometheus.port }}
+      scheme:        {{ .Values.prometheus.scheme }}
+      scrapeTimeout: {{ .Values.prometheus.scrapeTimeout }}
+      tlsConfig:
+        insecureSkipVerify: true
+  jobLabel: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  namespaceSelector:
+    matchNames:
+    - {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/microservicesruntime/helm/values.yaml b/microservicesruntime/helm/values.yaml
index b4b97f8..9b42ba9 100644
--- a/microservicesruntime/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/microservicesruntime/helm/values.yaml
@@ -332,5 +332,21 @@ metering:
   # Configure this property only if you use a truststore.
   trustStorePassword:
 
+# -- Define values for Prometheus Operator to scrap metrics via annotation or ServiceMonitor.
+prometheus:
+  path:          "/metrics"
+  port:          "5555"
+  scheme:        "http"
+  ## -- Only used on annotation 
+  scrape:        "true"
+  ## -- Only used on ServiceMonitor
+  interval:      10s
+  ## -- Only used on ServiceMonitor
+  scrapeTimeout: 10s
+
+# -- Create and enable ServiceMonitor. The default is `false`.
+serviceMonitor:
+  enabled: false
+
 # -- Import the content as license key and create a ConfigMap named by `licenseConfigMap` value. You can copy/past the content of your provided license key file here.  
 license: |
diff --git a/mywebmethodsserver/examples/services-auditing-monitor/README.md b/mywebmethodsserver/examples/services-auditing-monitor/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0880466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mywebmethodsserver/examples/services-auditing-monitor/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# MWS as Service Auditing Monitor
+
+To use MWS as Service Auditing Monitor (SAM), MWS must communicate with a deployed [MSR as SAM](../../../microservicesruntime/examples/service-auditing-monitor/README.md). You can read [Configuring Web Service Authentication for CAF Applications](https://documentation.softwareag.com/webmethods/mywebmethods_server/mws10-15/webhelp/mws-webhelp/index.html#page/my-webmethods-server-webhelp%2Fta-configure_basic_auth_msr.html%23) to setup this connection.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md b/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md
index 5beb851..db741a9 100644
--- a/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md
+++ b/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Sub-folder `examples` contains some *values* examples for more use-cases. To use
 | Use-case | Description |
 |-----|------|
 | [mws-postgresql](../examples/postgresql/README.md) | Using MWS with external PostgreSQL database |
+| [service-auditing-monitor](../examples/service-auditing-monitor/README.md) | Using MWS as Service Auditing Monitor |
 
 ## Install MyWebMethods Server Release
 
diff --git a/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md.gotmpl b/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md.gotmpl
index 0382028..2a859fc 100644
--- a/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/mywebmethodsserver/helm/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Sub-folder `examples` contains some *values* examples for more use-cases. To use
 | Use-case | Description |
 |-----|------|
 | [mws-postgresql](../examples/postgresql/README.md) | Using MWS with external PostgreSQL database |
+| [service-auditing-monitor](../examples/service-auditing-monitor/README.md) | Using MWS as Service Auditing Monitor |
 
 ## Install MyWebMethods Server Release