diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c41a390..23b44c6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ deps:
 # Run the application locally
 .PHONY: run
 run:
-	$(GOBUILD) -o $(BINARY_NAME) $(MAIN_PATH)
-	./$(BINARY_NAME)
+	go run $(MAIN_PATH)/main.go
 
 # Development setup
 .PHONY: setup
diff --git a/cmd/teleport-discord-bot/main.go b/cmd/teleport-discord-bot/main.go
index e13d906..329d574 100644
--- a/cmd/teleport-discord-bot/main.go
+++ b/cmd/teleport-discord-bot/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dwarvesf/teleport-discord-bot/internal/config"
 	"github.com/dwarvesf/teleport-discord-bot/internal/discord"
+	"github.com/dwarvesf/teleport-discord-bot/internal/httpserver"
 	"github.com/dwarvesf/teleport-discord-bot/internal/teleport"
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +21,14 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	// Create HTTP server
+	httpServer := httpserver.NewServer(cfg.Port)
+	defer func() {
+		if shutdownErr := httpServer.Shutdown(context.Background()); shutdownErr != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error shutting down HTTP server: %v\n", shutdownErr)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// Create Discord client
 	discordClient := discord.NewClient(cfg)
 
@@ -45,6 +54,12 @@ func main() {
 		errChan <- plugin.Run(ctx)
 	}()
 
+	// Start the HTTP server
+	if err := httpServer.Start(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to start HTTP server: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	// Wait for either a signal or an error
 	select {
 	case sig := <-sigChan:
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index a74e284..01c8e98 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	ProxyAddr         string
 	DiscordWebhookURL string
 	WatcherList       string
-	AuthPemPath       string
+	AuthPem           string
+	Port              string
 }
 
 // Load reads configuration from environment variables
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 		ProxyAddr:         os.Getenv("PROXY_ADDR"),
 		DiscordWebhookURL: os.Getenv("DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL"),
 		WatcherList:       os.Getenv("WATCHER_LIST"),
-		AuthPemPath:       os.Getenv("AUTH_PEM_PATH"),
+		AuthPem:           os.Getenv("AUTH_PEM"),
+		Port:              "8080",
+	}
+	if os.Getenv("PORT") != "" {
+		cfg.Port = os.Getenv("PORT")
 	}
 
 	// Validate required configuration
@@ -36,8 +41,8 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 	if cfg.DiscordWebhookURL == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL is required")
 	}
-	if cfg.AuthPemPath == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("AUTH_PEM_PATH is required")
+	if cfg.AuthPem == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("AUTH_PEM is required")
 	}
 
 	return cfg, nil
diff --git a/internal/httpserver/server.go b/internal/httpserver/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c7034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/httpserver/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package httpserver
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// Server represents an HTTP server for health checks and other utilities
+type Server struct {
+	server *http.Server
+	port   string
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewServer creates a new HTTP server with a healthz endpoint
+func NewServer(port string) *Server {
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	s := &Server{
+		port: port,
+		server: &http.Server{
+			Addr:    fmt.Sprintf(":%v", port),
+			Handler: mux,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Add healthz endpoint
+	mux.HandleFunc("/healthz", s.healthzHandler)
+
+	return s
+}
+
+// healthzHandler responds with a 200 OK status for health checks
+func (s *Server) healthzHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	w.Write([]byte("OK"))
+}
+
+// Start starts the HTTP server in a separate goroutine
+func (s *Server) Start() error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	fmt.Printf("Starting HTTP server on port %v\n", s.port)
+	go func() {
+		if err := s.server.ListenAndServe(); err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			fmt.Printf("HTTP server error: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Shutdown gracefully shuts down the HTTP server
+func (s *Server) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return s.server.Shutdown(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/internal/teleport/plugin.go b/internal/teleport/plugin.go
index ba25eb9..7b7c1ec 100644
--- a/internal/teleport/plugin.go
+++ b/internal/teleport/plugin.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package teleport
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/client"
@@ -29,11 +30,16 @@ type Plugin struct {
 func NewPlugin(cfg *config.Config, eventHandler EventHandler) (*Plugin, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
+	content, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(cfg.AuthPem)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, trace.Wrap(err, "failed to decode pem file")
+	}
+
 	// Create a new Teleport client
 	teleportClient, err := client.New(ctx, client.Config{
 		Addrs: []string{cfg.ProxyAddr},
 		Credentials: []client.Credentials{
-			client.LoadIdentityFile(cfg.AuthPemPath),
+			client.LoadIdentityFileFromString(string(content)),
 		},
 		DialOpts: []grpc.DialOption{
 			grpc.WithReturnConnectionError(),