diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4b7101..785c155 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ This metric can be enabled with command line flag `--words-counter`
 
 `--keywords-file`, `-k` - path to yaml file with keywords and patterns (see [keywords.yml.example](./keywords.yml.example))
 
+`--watch-file`, `-w` - watch for keywords file updates and reload keywords configuration in runtime
+
+`--include-peers`, `-i` - comma-separated list of `peer.id`s to gather metrics from. 
+if set, only specified peers will be exposed in metrics. 
+can be specified multiple times. can not be used along with `--exclude-peers`
+
+`--exclude-peers` `x` - comma-separated list of `peer.id`s to exclude from metrics. 
+if set, specified peers will not be exposed in metrics. 
+can be specified multiple times. can not be used along with `--include-peers`
+
 ## Environment Variables
 
 `API_ID` - Telegram api id used for mtproto connection (see [mtcute.dev](https://mtcute.dev/guide/intro/sign-in.html))
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index e1ce63c..7e5edc8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env
     volumes:
-      - ./bot-data:/app/bot-data
\ No newline at end of file
+      - ./bot-data:/app/bot-data
+      - ./keywords.yml:/app/keywords.yml
+    command:
+      - "--keywords-file"
+      - "/app/keywords.yml"
+      - "--watch-file"
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:9669:9669
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d50d83..fb93db9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "mtproto_exporter",
     "type": "module",
-    "version": "1.0.1",
+    "version": "1.1.0",
     "packageManager": "pnpm@10.6.5",
     "license": "MIT",
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2c93e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import type { OptionDefinition } from "command-line-args";
+import type { KeywordLike } from "./keywords.js";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import cmdline from "command-line-args";
+import yaml from "js-yaml";
+
+export interface Configuration {
+    bindHost: string;
+    port: number;
+    wordsCounter: boolean;
+    keywordsFile: string;
+    watchFile: boolean;
+    includePeers?: number[];
+    excludePeers?: number[];
+    keywords?: KeywordLike[];
+}
+
+const optionDefinitions: OptionDefinition[] = [
+    { name: "bind-host", alias: "b", type: String, defaultValue: "0.0.0.0" },
+    { name: "port", alias: "p", type: Number, defaultValue: 9669 },
+    { name: "words-counter", type: Boolean, defaultValue: false },
+    { name: "keywords-file", alias: "k", type: String },
+    { name: "watch-file", alias: "w", type: Boolean, defaultValue: false },
+    { name: "include-peers", alias: "i", type: String, multiple: true },
+    { name: "exclude-peers", alias: "x", type: String, multiple: true },
+];
+
+const cli = cmdline(optionDefinitions);
+
+const config: Configuration = {
+    bindHost: cli["bind-host"],
+    port: cli.port,
+    wordsCounter: cli["words-counter"],
+    keywordsFile: cli["keywords-file"],
+    watchFile: cli["watch-file"],
+    keywords: cli["keywords-file"] ? await readKeywords(cli["keywords-file"]) : undefined,
+};
+
+if (cli["include-peers"] && cli["exclude-peers"]) {
+    throw new Error("Conflicting configuration: --include-peers and --exclude-peers can't be both specified at the same time.");
+}
+
+if (cli["include-peers"]) {
+    config.includePeers = [];
+    for (const o of cli["include-peers"] as string[]) {
+        config.includePeers.push(...o.split(",").map(i => parseInt(i)).filter(i => !isNaN(i)));
+    }
+}
+
+if (cli["exclude-peers"]) {
+    config.excludePeers = [];
+    for (const o of cli["exclude-peers"] as string[]) {
+        config.excludePeers.push(...o.split(",").map(i => parseInt(i)).filter(i => !isNaN(i)));
+    }
+}
+
+export async function readKeywords(filePath: string): Promise<KeywordLike[]> {
+    const doc = yaml.load(await readFile(filePath, "utf8")) as { keywords?: any[] };
+
+    if (doc.keywords && doc.keywords.constructor.name === "Array") {
+        const keywords: KeywordLike[] = [];
+        for (const item of doc.keywords) {
+            if (typeof item === "string") {
+                keywords.push(item);
+            } else if (typeof item === "object" && item.name && item.pattern) {
+                keywords.push({
+                    name: item.name,
+                    pattern: new RegExp(item.pattern, "gi"),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        return keywords;
+    } else {
+        throw new Error("Keywords file format error: no 'keywords' property, or not an array.");
+    }
+}
+
+export { config };
diff --git a/src/filters.ts b/src/filters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cef2a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { filters } from "@mtcute/dispatcher";
+import { Configuration } from "./config.js";
+
+export function peersConfigBoolFilter(conf: Configuration, peerId: number) {
+    if(conf.excludePeers && conf.excludePeers.indexOf(peerId) !== -1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if(conf.includePeers && conf.includePeers.indexOf(peerId) === -1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+export function peersConfigFilter(conf: Configuration) {
+    if(conf.excludePeers) {
+        return filters.not(filters.chatId(conf.excludePeers));
+    } else if (conf.includePeers) {
+        return filters.chatId(conf.includePeers);
+    }
+    return filters.any;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/keywords.ts b/src/keywords.ts
index 3dd3d6c..3340cf6 100644
--- a/src/keywords.ts
+++ b/src/keywords.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { Dispatcher } from "@mtcute/dispatcher";
 import { PropagationAction } from "@mtcute/dispatcher";
 import { Counter } from "prom-client";
+import { peersConfigFilter } from "./filters.js";
+import { config } from "./config.js";
 
 interface KeywordPattern {
     name: string;
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ export function newWordsCounter(dp: Dispatcher) {
         help: "Number of words in messages since exporter startup",
         labelNames: ["peerId", "word"],
     });
-    dp.onNewMessage(async (msg) => {
+    dp.onNewMessage(peersConfigFilter(config), async (msg) => {
         const words = msg.text.toLowerCase().split(" ");
         for (const w of words) {
             counter.inc({
@@ -28,34 +30,47 @@ export function newWordsCounter(dp: Dispatcher) {
     return counter;
 }
 
-export function newKeywordsCounter(dp: Dispatcher, keywords: KeywordLike[]) {
-    const counter = new Counter({
-        name: "messenger_dialog_keywords_count",
-        help: "Number of keywords found in messages since exporter startup",
-        labelNames: ["peerId", "keyword"],
-    });
-    dp.onNewMessage(async (msg) => {
-        for (const kw of keywords) {
-            let count;
-            let kwname;
-            if (typeof kw === "string") {
-                const words = msg.text.toLowerCase().split(" ");
-                count = words.filter(w => w === kw).length;
-                kwname = kw;
-            } else {
-                count = (msg.text.match(kw.pattern) || []).length;
-                kwname = kw.name;
-            }
-            if (count === 0) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            counter.inc({
-                peerId: msg.chat.id,
-                keyword: kwname,
-            }, count);
-        }
-        return PropagationAction.Continue;
-    });
+export class KeywordsCounter extends Counter {
+    private _dp: Dispatcher;
+    private _keywords: KeywordLike[];
+    constructor(dp: Dispatcher, keywords: KeywordLike[] = []) {
+        super({
+            name: "messenger_dialog_keywords_count",
+            help: "Number of keywords found in messages since exporter startup",
+            labelNames: ["peerId", "keyword"],
+        });
+        this._dp = dp;
+        this._keywords = keywords;
 
-    return counter;
+        dp.onNewMessage(peersConfigFilter(config), async (msg) => {
+            for (const kw of this._keywords) {
+                let count;
+                let kwname;
+                if (typeof kw === "string") {
+                    const words = msg.text.toLowerCase().split(" ");
+                    count = words.filter(w => w === kw).length;
+                    kwname = kw;
+                } else {
+                    count = (msg.text.match(kw.pattern) || []).length;
+                    kwname = kw.name;
+                }
+                if (count === 0) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                this.inc({
+                    peerId: msg.chat.id,
+                    keyword: kwname,
+                }, count);
+            }
+            return PropagationAction.Continue;
+        });
+    }
+
+    public get keywords() {
+        return this._keywords;
+    }
+
+    public setKeywords(keywords: KeywordLike[]) {
+        this._keywords = keywords;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 447fdd2..7de6300 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,54 +1,19 @@
-import type { OptionDefinition } from "command-line-args";
-import type { KeywordLike } from "./keywords.js";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import { Dispatcher } from "@mtcute/dispatcher";
 import { TelegramClient } from "@mtcute/node";
-import cmdline from "command-line-args";
-import yaml from "js-yaml";
 import { collectDefaultMetrics, Registry } from "prom-client";
 
+import { config, readKeywords } from "./config.js";
 import * as env from "./env.js";
 import * as metrics from "./metrics.js";
 import MetricsServer from "./server.js";
 
-const optionDefinitions: OptionDefinition[] = [
-    { name: "bind-host", alias: "b", type: String, defaultValue: "0.0.0.0" },
-    { name: "port", alias: "p", type: Number, defaultValue: 9669 },
-    { name: "words-counter", type: Boolean, defaultValue: false },
-    { name: "keywords-file", alias: "k", type: String },
-];
-
-const cli = cmdline(optionDefinitions);
-
-const keywords: KeywordLike[] = [];
-if (cli["keywords-file"]) {
-    if (!fs.existsSync(cli["keywords-file"])) {
-        throw new Error("--keywords-file set, but file does not exist.");
-    }
-    const doc = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(cli["keywords-file"], "utf8")) as { keywords?: any[] };
-
-    if (doc.keywords && doc.keywords.constructor.name === "Array") {
-        for (const item of doc.keywords) {
-            if (typeof item === "string") {
-                keywords.push(item);
-            } else if (typeof item === "object" && item.name && item.pattern) {
-                keywords.push({
-                    name: item.name,
-                    pattern: new RegExp(item.pattern, "gi"),
-                });
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        throw new Error("Keywords file format error: no 'keywords' property, or not an array.");
-    }
-}
-
 const registry = new Registry();
 
 collectDefaultMetrics({ register: registry });
 
 const server = new MetricsServer(registry);
-server.listen(cli["bind-host"], cli.port);
+server.listen(config.bindHost, config.port);
 
 const tg = new TelegramClient({
     apiId: env.API_ID,
@@ -70,10 +35,26 @@ registry.registerMetric(metrics.newStaticPeerInfoGauge(tg));
 registry.registerMetric(metrics.newUnreadCountGauge(tg));
 registry.registerMetric(metrics.newMessagesCounter(dp));
 
-if (keywords.length > 0) {
-    registry.registerMetric(metrics.newKeywordsCounter(dp, keywords));
+if (config.keywords) {
+    const counter = new metrics.KeywordsCounter(dp, config.keywords);
+    registry.registerMetric(counter);
+
+    if (config.watchFile) {
+        fs.watchFile(config.keywordsFile, async (curr, prev) => {
+            if (curr.mtimeMs === prev.mtimeMs) {
+                return;
+            }
+            console.log("[watch-file] Keywords file was updated. Re-reading keywords configuration...");
+            try {
+                config.keywords = await readKeywords(config.keywordsFile);
+                counter.setKeywords(config.keywords);
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error("Failed to read keywords file", config.keywordsFile, e);
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
 
-if (cli["words-counter"]) {
+if (config.wordsCounter) {
     registry.registerMetric(metrics.newWordsCounter(dp));
 }
diff --git a/src/metrics.ts b/src/metrics.ts
index ed2b376..527cb68 100644
--- a/src/metrics.ts
+++ b/src/metrics.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import type { TelegramClient } from "@mtcute/node";
 import { PropagationAction } from "@mtcute/dispatcher";
 import { Counter, Gauge } from "prom-client";
 
-import { newKeywordsCounter, newWordsCounter } from "./keywords.js";
+import { KeywordsCounter, newWordsCounter } from "./keywords.js";
+import { config } from "./config.js";
+import { peersConfigBoolFilter, peersConfigFilter } from "./filters.js";
 
 function newMessagesCounter(dp: Dispatcher) {
     const counter = new Counter({
@@ -11,7 +13,8 @@ function newMessagesCounter(dp: Dispatcher) {
         help: "Messages count since exporter startup",
         labelNames: ["peerId"],
     });
-    dp.onNewMessage(async (msg) => {
+
+    dp.onNewMessage(peersConfigFilter(config), async (msg) => {
         counter.inc({
             peerId: msg.chat.id,
         });
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@ function newStaticPeerInfoGauge(tg: TelegramClient) {
         collect: async () => {
             gauge.reset();
             for await (const d of tg.iterDialogs()) {
+                if(!peersConfigBoolFilter(config, d.peer.id)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 gauge.set({
                     peerId: d.peer.id,
                     peerType: d.peer.type,
@@ -47,6 +54,10 @@ function newUnreadCountGauge(tg: TelegramClient) {
         collect: async () => {
             gauge.reset();
             for await (const d of tg.iterDialogs()) {
+                if(!peersConfigBoolFilter(config, d.peer.id)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 gauge.set({
                     peerId: d.peer.id,
                 }, d.unreadCount);
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ function newUnreadCountGauge(tg: TelegramClient) {
 }
 
 export {
-    newKeywordsCounter,
+    KeywordsCounter,
     newMessagesCounter,
     newStaticPeerInfoGauge,
     newUnreadCountGauge,