diff --git a/.upsun/config.yaml b/.upsun/config.yaml
index b1b1853..124cdd6 100644
--- a/.upsun/config.yaml
+++ b/.upsun/config.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ applications:
                 
         web:
             commands:
-                start: ".venv/bin/gunicorn main:app"
+                start: ".venv/bin/blackfire-python .venv/bin/gunicorn main:app"
             upstream:
                 socket_family: tcp
             locations:
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index b37db50..39dafb0 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ def create_app():
 CORS(app)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        from blackfire_conprof.profiler import Profiler
+
+        # application_name will be auto-populated via PLATFORM_APPLICATION_NAME/BLACKFIRE_CONPROF_APP_NAME
+        # profiler.stop() will be called on app exit by default
+        profiler = Profiler()
+        profiler.start()
+    except Exception as err:
+        print(err)
+
     flask_environment = os.environ.get("FLASK_ENV", "local")
     enable_debug = flask_environment != "production"
     web_port = os.environ.get("PORT", 8000)
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 34c3abd..8f5966c 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "async-timeout==4.0.3",
     "black==24.4.0",
+    "blackfire>=1.20.33",
+    "blackfire_conprof>=1.2.5",
     "blinker==1.7.0",
     "boolean-py==4.0",
     "cachecontrol==0.13.1",
diff --git a/backend/scripts/start.sh b/backend/scripts/start.sh
index 27c341c..2771e24 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/backend/scripts/start.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-uv run gunicorn main:app
\ No newline at end of file
+uv run blackfire-python gunicorn main:app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/uv.lock b/backend/uv.lock
index 26c0b06..541ec88 100644
--- a/backend/uv.lock
+++ b/backend/uv.lock
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "async-timeout" },
     { name = "black" },
+    { name = "blackfire" },
     { name = "blinker" },
     { name = "boolean-py" },
     { name = "cachecontrol" },
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ dev = [
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "async-timeout", specifier = "==4.0.3" },
     { name = "black", specifier = "==24.4.0" },
+    { name = "blackfire", specifier = ">=1.20.33" },
     { name = "blinker", specifier = "==1.7.0" },
     { name = "boolean-py", specifier = "==4.0" },
     { name = "cachecontrol", specifier = "==0.13.1" },
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