diff --git a/receivers/ipmiReceiver.go b/receivers/ipmiReceiver.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dd39e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/receivers/ipmiReceiver.go
@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+package receivers
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	cclog "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccLogger"
+	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/pkg/ccMetric"
+)
+
+type IPMIReceiverClientConfig struct {
+
+	// Hostname the IPMI service belongs to
+	Protocol         string
+	DriverType       string
+	Fanout           int
+	NumHosts         int
+	IPMIHosts        string
+	IPMI2HostMapping map[string]string
+	Username         string
+	Password         string
+	isExcluded       map[string]bool
+}
+
+type IPMIReceiver struct {
+	receiver
+	config struct {
+		Interval time.Duration
+
+		// Client config for each IPMI hosts
+		ClientConfigs []IPMIReceiverClientConfig
+	}
+
+	// Storage for static information
+	meta map[string]string
+
+	done chan bool      // channel to finish / stop IPMI receiver
+	wg   sync.WaitGroup // wait group for IPMI receiver
+}
+
+// doReadMetrics reads metrics from all configure IPMI hosts.
+func (r *IPMIReceiver) doReadMetric() {
+	for i := range r.config.ClientConfigs {
+		clientConfig := &r.config.ClientConfigs[i]
+		var cmd_options []string
+		if clientConfig.Protocol == "ipmi-sensors" {
+			cmd_options = append(cmd_options,
+				"--always-prefix",
+				"--sdr-cache-recreate",
+				// Attempt to interpret OEM data, such as event data, sensor readings, or general extra info
+				"--interpret-oem-data",
+				// Ignore not-available (i.e. N/A) sensors in output
+				"--ignore-not-available-sensors",
+				// Ignore unrecognized sensor events
+				"--ignore-unrecognized-events",
+				// Output fields in comma separated format
+				"--comma-separated-output",
+				// Do not output column headers
+				"--no-header-output",
+				// Output non-abbreviated units (e.g. 'Amps' instead of 'A').
+				// May aid in disambiguation of units (e.g. 'C' for Celsius or Coulombs).
+				"--non-abbreviated-units",
+				"--fanout", fmt.Sprint(clientConfig.Fanout),
+				"--driver-type", clientConfig.DriverType,
+				"--host", clientConfig.IPMIHosts,
+				"--user", clientConfig.Username,
+				"--password", clientConfig.Password,
+			)
+
+			command := exec.Command("ipmi-sensors", cmd_options...)
+			stdout, _ := command.StdoutPipe()
+			errBuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+			command.Stderr = errBuf
+
+			// start command
+			if err := command.Start(); err != nil {
+				cclog.ComponentError(
+					r.name,
+					fmt.Sprintf("doReadMetric(): Failed to start command \"%s\": %v", command.String(), err),
+				)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Read command output
+			const (
+				idxID = iota
+				idxName
+				idxType
+				idxReading
+				idxUnits
+				idxEvent
+			)
+			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
+			for scanner.Scan() {
+				// Read host
+				v1 := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), ": ")
+				if len(v1) != 2 {
+					continue
+				}
+				host, ok := clientConfig.IPMI2HostMapping[v1[0]]
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// Read sensors
+				v2 := strings.Split(v1[1], ",")
+				if len(v2) != 6 {
+					continue
+				}
+				// Skip sensors with non available sensor readings
+				if v2[idxReading] == "N/A" {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				name := strings.ToLower(
+					strings.Replace(v2[idxName], " ", "_", -1))
+				metric := strings.ToLower(v2[idxType])
+				unit := v2[idxUnits]
+				if unit == "Watts" {
+					metric = "power"
+				} else if metric == "voltage" && unit == "Volts" {
+				} else if metric == "temperature" && unit == "degrees C" {
+					unit = "degC"
+				} else if metric == "temperature" && unit == "degrees F" {
+					unit = "degF"
+				} else if metric == "fan" && unit == "RPM" {
+					metric = "fan_speed"
+				} else if metric == "other units based sensor" &&
+					(unit == "unspecified" ||
+						unit == "%") &&
+					(name == "cpu_utilization" ||
+						name == "io_utilization" ||
+						name == "mem_utilization" ||
+						name == "sys_utilization") {
+					metric = "utilization"
+					unit = "percent"
+				} else {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// Skip excluded metrics
+				if clientConfig.isExcluded[metric] {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// Parse sensor value
+				value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v2[idxReading], 64)
+				if err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				y, err := lp.New(
+					metric,
+					map[string]string{
+						"hostname": host,
+						"type":     "node",
+						"name":     name,
+					},
+					map[string]string{
+						"source": r.name,
+						"group":  "IPMI",
+						"unit":   unit,
+					},
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"value": value,
+					},
+					time.Now())
+				if err == nil {
+					r.sink <- y
+				}
+
+			}
+
+			// Wait for command end
+			if err := command.Wait(); err != nil {
+				errMsg, _ := io.ReadAll(errBuf)
+				cclog.ComponentError(
+					r.name,
+					fmt.Sprintf("doReadMetric(): Failed to wait for the end of command \"%s\": %v\n",
+						strings.Replace(command.String(), clientConfig.Password, "<PW>", -1), err),
+					fmt.Sprintf("doReadMetric(): command stderr: \"%s\"\n", string(errMsg)),
+				)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *IPMIReceiver) Start() {
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(r.name, "START")
+
+	// Start IPMI receiver
+	r.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer r.wg.Done()
+
+		// Create ticker
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(r.config.Interval)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+
+		for {
+			r.doReadMetric()
+
+			select {
+			case tickerTime := <-ticker.C:
+				// Check if we missed the ticker event
+				if since := time.Since(tickerTime); since > 5*time.Second {
+					cclog.ComponentInfo(r.name, "Missed ticker event for more then", since)
+				}
+
+				// process ticker event -> continue
+				continue
+			case <-r.done:
+				// process done event
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(r.name, "STARTED")
+}
+
+// Close receiver: close network connection, close files, close libraries, ...
+func (r *IPMIReceiver) Close() {
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(r.name, "CLOSE")
+
+	// Send the signal and wait
+	close(r.done)
+	r.wg.Wait()
+
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(r.name, "DONE")
+}
+
+// NewIPMIReceiver creates a new instance of the redfish receiver
+// Initialize the receiver by giving it a name and reading in the config JSON
+func NewIPMIReceiver(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Receiver, error) {
+	r := new(IPMIReceiver)
+
+	// Config options from config file
+	configJSON := struct {
+		Type string `json:"type"`
+
+		// Maximum number of simultaneous IPMI connections (default: 64)
+		Fanout int `json:"fanout,omitempty"`
+		// Out of band IPMI driver (default: LAN_2_0)
+		DriverType string `json:"driver_type,omitempty"`
+
+		// How often the IPMI sensor metrics should be read and send to the sink (default: 30 s)
+		IntervalString string `json:"interval,omitempty"`
+
+		// Default client username, password and endpoint
+		Username *string `json:"username"` // User name to authenticate with
+		Password *string `json:"password"` // Password to use for authentication
+		Endpoint *string `json:"endpoint"` // URL of the IPMI service
+
+		// Globally excluded metrics
+		ExcludeMetrics []string `json:"exclude_metrics,omitempty"`
+
+		ClientConfigs []struct {
+			Endpoint   *string  `json:"endpoint"`              // URL of the IPMI service
+			Fanout     int      `json:"fanout,omitempty"`      // Maximum number of simultaneous IPMI connections (default: 64)
+			DriverType string   `json:"driver_type,omitempty"` // Out of band IPMI driver (default: LAN_2_0)
+			HostList   []string `json:"host_list"`             // List of hosts with the same client configuration
+			Username   *string  `json:"username"`              // User name to authenticate with
+			Password   *string  `json:"password"`              // Password to use for authentication
+
+			// Per client excluded metrics
+			ExcludeMetrics []string `json:"exclude_metrics,omitempty"`
+		} `json:"client_config"`
+	}{
+		// Set defaults values
+		// Allow overwriting these defaults by reading config JSON
+		Fanout:         64,
+		DriverType:     "LAN_2_0",
+		IntervalString: "30s",
+	}
+
+	// Set name of IPMIReceiver
+	r.name = fmt.Sprintf("IPMIReceiver(%s)", name)
+
+	// Create done channel
+	r.done = make(chan bool)
+
+	// Set static information
+	r.meta = map[string]string{"source": r.name}
+
+	// Read the IPMI receiver specific JSON config
+	if len(config) > 0 {
+		err := json.Unmarshal(config, &configJSON)
+		if err != nil {
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, "Error reading config:", err.Error())
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Convert interval string representation to duration
+	var err error
+	r.config.Interval, err = time.ParseDuration(configJSON.IntervalString)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf(
+			"Failed to parse duration string interval='%s': %w",
+			configJSON.IntervalString,
+			err,
+		)
+		cclog.Error(r.name, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Create client config from JSON config
+	totalNumHosts := 0
+	for i := range configJSON.ClientConfigs {
+		clientConfigJSON := &configJSON.ClientConfigs[i]
+
+		var endpoint string
+		if clientConfigJSON.Endpoint != nil {
+			endpoint = *clientConfigJSON.Endpoint
+		} else if configJSON.Endpoint != nil {
+			endpoint = *configJSON.Endpoint
+		} else {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("client config number %v requires endpoint", i)
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		fanout := configJSON.Fanout
+		if clientConfigJSON.Fanout != 0 {
+			fanout = clientConfigJSON.Fanout
+		}
+
+		driverType := configJSON.DriverType
+		if clientConfigJSON.DriverType != "" {
+			driverType = clientConfigJSON.DriverType
+		}
+		if driverType != "LAN" && driverType != "LAN_2_0" {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("client config number %v has invalid driver type %s", i, driverType)
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var protocol string
+		var host_pattern string
+		if e := strings.Split(endpoint, "://"); len(e) == 2 {
+			protocol = e[0]
+			host_pattern = e[1]
+		} else {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("client config number %v has invalid endpoint %s", i, endpoint)
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var username string
+		if clientConfigJSON.Username != nil {
+			username = *clientConfigJSON.Username
+		} else if configJSON.Username != nil {
+			username = *configJSON.Username
+		} else {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("client config number %v requires username", i)
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var password string
+		if clientConfigJSON.Password != nil {
+			password = *clientConfigJSON.Password
+		} else if configJSON.Password != nil {
+			password = *configJSON.Password
+		} else {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("client config number %v requires password", i)
+			cclog.ComponentError(r.name, err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// Create mapping between ipmi hostname and node hostname
+		// This also guaranties that all ipmi hostnames are uniqu
+		ipmi2HostMapping := make(map[string]string)
+		for _, host := range clientConfigJSON.HostList {
+			ipmiHost := strings.Replace(host_pattern, "%h", host, -1)
+			ipmi2HostMapping[ipmiHost] = host
+		}
+
+		numHosts := len(ipmi2HostMapping)
+		totalNumHosts += numHosts
+		ipmiHostList := make([]string, 0, numHosts)
+		for ipmiHost := range ipmi2HostMapping {
+			ipmiHostList = append(ipmiHostList, ipmiHost)
+		}
+
+		// Is metrics excluded globally or per client
+		isExcluded := make(map[string]bool)
+		for _, key := range clientConfigJSON.ExcludeMetrics {
+			isExcluded[key] = true
+		}
+		for _, key := range configJSON.ExcludeMetrics {
+			isExcluded[key] = true
+		}
+
+		r.config.ClientConfigs = append(
+			r.config.ClientConfigs,
+			IPMIReceiverClientConfig{
+				Protocol:         protocol,
+				Fanout:           fanout,
+				DriverType:       driverType,
+				NumHosts:         numHosts,
+				IPMIHosts:        strings.Join(ipmiHostList, ","),
+				IPMI2HostMapping: ipmi2HostMapping,
+				Username:         username,
+				Password:         password,
+				isExcluded:       isExcluded,
+			})
+	}
+
+	if totalNumHosts == 0 {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("at least one IPMI host config is required")
+		cclog.ComponentError(r.name, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cclog.ComponentInfo(r.name, "monitoring", totalNumHosts, "IPMI hosts")
+	return r, nil
+}
diff --git a/receivers/receiveManager.go b/receivers/receiveManager.go
index 067a179..31853fe 100644
--- a/receivers/receiveManager.go
+++ b/receivers/receiveManager.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var AvailableReceivers = map[string]func(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Receiver, error){
+	"ipmi":    NewIPMIReceiver,
 	"nats":    NewNatsReceiver,
 	"redfish": NewRedfishReceiver,
 }