diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/feature/pom.xml b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/feature/pom.xml
index e0ef49b..f97c1e5 100644
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/feature/pom.xml
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/feature/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   ~ ============LICENSE_END=======================================================
   ~
   -->
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/installer/pom.xml b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/installer/pom.xml
index 09af753..175a472 100755
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/installer/pom.xml
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/installer/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   ~ ============LICENSE_END=======================================================
   ~
   -->
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/model/pom.xml b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/model/pom.xml
index b215338..1a95d6d 100644
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/model/pom.xml
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/model/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   ~ ============LICENSE_END=======================================================
   ~
   -->
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
         <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
         <artifactId>binding-parent</artifactId>
         <version>2.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath/>
+        <relativePath />
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt</groupId>
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/pom.xml b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/pom.xml
index bd30e2a..6cca46e 100755
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/pom.xml
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   ~ ============LICENSE_END=======================================================
   ~
   -->
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/pom.xml b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/pom.xml
index db7ac81..f959093 100644
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   ~ ============LICENSE_END=======================================================
   ~
   -->
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
         <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
         <artifactId>binding-parent</artifactId>
         <version>2.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath/>
+        <relativePath />
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt</groupId>
@@ -51,13 +52,14 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-            <artifactId>sdnr-wt-websocketmanager-model</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>sdnr-wt-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.opendaylight.mdsal.model</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ietf-topology</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+            <artifactId>sdnr-wt-websocketmanager-model</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
@@ -66,9 +68,21 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.opendaylight.mdsal.model</groupId>
+            <artifactId>ietf-topology</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.websocket</groupId>
             <artifactId>websocket-servlet</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.websocket</groupId>
+            <artifactId>websocket-server</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jetty-util</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
@@ -130,6 +144,5 @@
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerCreator.java b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerCreator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c316a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerCreator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : ccsdk features
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 highstreet technologies GmbH Intellectual Property.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager;
+
+import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.servlet.ServletUpgradeRequest;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.servlet.ServletUpgradeResponse;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.servlet.WebSocketCreator;
+
+public class WebSocketManagerCreator implements WebSocketCreator {
+
+    @Override
+    public Object createWebSocket(ServletUpgradeRequest req, ServletUpgradeResponse resp) {
+        return new WebSocketManagerSocket();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerProvider.java b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerProvider.java
index 8af5cb1..5511590 100644
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerProvider.java
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerProvider.java
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.ServerConnector;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletContextHandler;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.server.NativeWebSocketServletContainerInitializer;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.server.WebSocketUpgradeFilter;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.common.configuration.ConfigurationFileRepresentation;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.config.WebSocketManagerConfig;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.model.WebsocketManagerService;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.model.data.DOMNotificationOutput;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.model.data.NotificationOutput;
@@ -37,22 +44,71 @@
 
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WebSocketManagerProvider.class);
     private static final String APPLICATION_NAME = WebSocketManagerProvider.class.getName();
+    private static final String CONFIGURATIONFILE = "etc/websocketmanager.properties";
+    private WebSocketManagerConfig wsConfig;
     private static final String ALIAS = "/websocket";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_IP_ADDR = "0.0.0.0";
 
     private WebSocketManager wsServlet = null;
+    private Server server = null;
 
     public WebSocketManagerProvider() {
         LOG.info("Creating provider for {}", APPLICATION_NAME);
     }
 
-
     public void init() {
         LOG.info("Init provider for {}", APPLICATION_NAME);
+        ConfigurationFileRepresentation configFileRepresentation =
+                new ConfigurationFileRepresentation(CONFIGURATIONFILE);
+
+        wsConfig = new WebSocketManagerConfig(configFileRepresentation);
+
+        if (wsConfig.getWebsocketPort().isPresent() && !wsConfig.getWebsocketPort().isEmpty()) {
+            try {
+                startServer(DEFAULT_IP_ADDR, wsConfig.getWebsocketPort().get().intValue(), ALIAS);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                LOG.error("Failed in Websocker server startup {}", e);
+            }
+        } else {
+            LOG.error("WebSocket Port not configured, hence not starting WebSocket Manager");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void startServer(String wsHost, int wsPort, String wsPath) throws Exception {
+        server = new Server();
+        ServerConnector connector = new ServerConnector(server);
+        connector.setHost(wsHost);
+        connector.setPort(wsPort);
+        server.addConnector(connector);
+
+        ServletContextHandler context = new ServletContextHandler(ServletContextHandler.SESSIONS);
+        context.setContextPath("/");
+        server.setHandler(context);
+
+        NativeWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.configure(context,
+                (servletContext, nativeWebSocketConfiguration) -> {
+                    // Configure default max size
+                    nativeWebSocketConfiguration.getPolicy().setMaxTextMessageBufferSize(65535);
+
+                    // Add websockets
+                    nativeWebSocketConfiguration.addMapping(wsPath, new WebSocketManagerCreator());
+                });
+
+        // Add generic filter that will accept WebSocket upgrade.
+        WebSocketUpgradeFilter.configure(context);
+
+        server.start();
+    }
+
+    public void stopServer() throws Exception {
+        if (server != null)
+            server.stop();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void close() throws Exception {
         LOG.info("Close provider for {}", APPLICATION_NAME);
+        stopServer();
     }
 
     public void onUnbindService(HttpService httpService) {
@@ -60,11 +116,14 @@
         wsServlet = null;
     }
 
+    public void setAboutServlet(WebSocketManager wsServlet) {
+        this.wsServlet = wsServlet;
+    }
+
     public void onBindService(HttpService httpService) throws ServletException, NamespaceException {
         if (httpService == null) {
             LOG.warn("Unable to inject HttpService into DluxLoader. dlux modules won't work without httpService");
         } else {
-
             if (wsServlet == null) {
                 wsServlet = new WebSocketManager();
                 httpService.registerServlet(ALIAS, wsServlet, null, null);
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerSocket.java b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerSocket.java
index 0b64d47..7e4043b 100644
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerSocket.java
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/WebSocketManagerSocket.java
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
 package org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
-import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -32,9 +33,6 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.api.Session;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.api.WebSocketAdapter;
 import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.model.data.DOMNotificationOutput;
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@
                     if (message != null) {
                         WebSocketManagerSocket.this.session.getRemote().sendStringByFuture(message)
                                 .get(SEND_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-                        LOG.info("message sent");
+                        LOG.debug("message sent");
                     }
                 } catch (ExecutionException | TimeoutException e) {
                     LOG.warn("problem pushing message: ", e);
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onWebSocketText(String message) {
-        LOG.info("{} has sent {}", this.getRemoteAdr(), message);
+        LOG.debug("{} has sent {}", this.getRemoteAdr(), message);
         if (!this.manageClientRequest(message)) {
             this.manageClientRequest2(message);
         }
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onWebSocketError(Throwable cause) {
-        LOG.debug("error caused on {}: ",this.getRemoteAdr(), cause);
+        LOG.debug("error caused on {}: ", this.getRemoteAdr(), cause);
     }
 
     private String getRemoteAdr() {
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@
             }
 
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            LOG.warn("problem set scope: {}" ,e.getMessage());
+            LOG.warn("problem set scope: {}", e.getMessage());
             try {
                 this.send(mapper.writeValueAsString(ScopeRegistrationResponse.error(e.getMessage())));
             } catch (JsonProcessingException e1) {
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@
                 this.sendToAll(notification.getNodeId(), notification.getType(), request);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            LOG.warn("handle ws request failed:",e);
+            LOG.warn("handle ws request failed:", e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/config/WebSocketManagerConfig.java b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/config/WebSocketManagerConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a31ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/features/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/config/WebSocketManagerConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : ccsdk features
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 highstreet technologies GmbH Intellectual Property.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ *
+ */
+package org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.config;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.common.configuration.Configuration;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.common.configuration.ConfigurationFileRepresentation;
+
+public class WebSocketManagerConfig implements Configuration {
+
+    private static final String SECTION_MARKER = "websocket";
+    private static final String PROPERTY_KEY_WEBSOCKET_PORT = "port";
+    private static final String PROPERTY_VALUE_WEBSOCKET_PORT = "${SDNR_WEBSOCKET_PORT}";
+
+    private ConfigurationFileRepresentation configuration;
+
+    public WebSocketManagerConfig(ConfigurationFileRepresentation configuration) {
+        this.configuration = configuration;
+        configuration.addSection(SECTION_MARKER);
+        defaults();
+    }
+
+    public Optional<Long> getWebsocketPort() {
+        return configuration.getPropertyLong(SECTION_MARKER, PROPERTY_KEY_WEBSOCKET_PORT);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSectionName() {
+        return SECTION_MARKER;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void defaults() {
+        configuration.setPropertyIfNotAvailable(SECTION_MARKER, PROPERTY_KEY_WEBSOCKET_PORT, PROPERTY_VALUE_WEBSOCKET_PORT);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/impl-blueprint.xml b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/impl-blueprint.xml
index e3b36e3..76d9d79 100644
--- a/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/impl-blueprint.xml
+++ b/sdnr/wt/websocketmanager/provider/src/main/resources/org/opendaylight/blueprint/impl-blueprint.xml
@@ -27,12 +27,22 @@
            xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
            odl:use-default-for-reference-types="true">
 
+
+    <!-- <bean id="wsServlet"
+          class="org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.WebSocketManager">
+    </bean> -->
+    <!-- <service interface="javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet" ref="wsServlet">
+        <service-properties>
+            <entry key="alias" value="/websocket"/>
+        </service-properties>
+    </service> -->
     <bean id="provider" class="org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.WebSocketManagerProvider" init-method="init" destroy-method="close">
+        <!--  <property name="wsServlet" ref="wsServlet"/> -->
     </bean>
 
-    <reference id="onBindService" availability="mandatory" activation="eager" interface="org.osgi.service.http.HttpService">
+    <!-- <reference id="onBindService" availability="mandatory" activation="eager" interface="org.osgi.service.http.HttpService">
         <reference-listener ref="provider" bind-method="onBindService" unbind-method="onUnbindService"/>
-    </reference>
+    </reference> -->
 
     <service id="registerWebsocketmanagerService"
              interface="org.onap.ccsdk.features.sdnr.wt.websocketmanager.model.WebsocketManagerService"