diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49412c6..86c3f3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ test
 *.db
 *.journal
 figures/
+config.yaml
 
 # Prerequisites
 *.d
diff --git a/5GTC/pkg/performance_logger/logger.py b/5GTC/pkg/performance_logger/logger.py
index 0737c3c..32d439c 100644
--- a/5GTC/pkg/performance_logger/logger.py
+++ b/5GTC/pkg/performance_logger/logger.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import time
+import sys
+import argparse
 import threading
 from pkg.performance_logger.db import DB
 from pkg.performance_logger.webui import WebUI
@@ -32,6 +34,9 @@ def __init__(self, sock, log="INFO"):
         self._inserted_subflows_cache = {}
         self.webui.log_iteration_page(self.iteration_id)
 
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.stop()
+
     def init_db(self):
         self.db = DB({
             "db_path": "performance_log.db",
@@ -99,4 +104,42 @@ def _run_logger(self, interval_ms, features):
             # Sleep for the interval assigned
             time.sleep(interval_ms)
 
-        self.db.conn.close()
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.db.conn.close()
+
+
+# Allow the PerformanceLogger to run as an independent module for
+# on-server testing as opposed to just through a Transport Converter
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2 or "".join(sys.argv).find("--help") != -1:
+        print("Usage: python3 logger.py <socket fd> [--webui-host <host>] [--webui-port <port>] [--interval <interval>] [--features <features>] [--log <log>]")
+        print("\t<socket fd>: Socket file descriptor to log performance metrics for")
+        print("\t--webui-host <host>: Host to run the webui on")
+        print("\t--webui-port <port>: Port to run the webui on")
+        print("\t--interval <interval>: Interval in ms to log the performance metrics")
+        print("\t--features <features>: Features to log")
+        print("\t--log <log>: Log level")
+        print("Example: python3 logger.py 3 --webui-host localhost --webui-port 5000 --interval 1000 --features all --log INFO")
+
+        sys.exit(1)
+    # Read the command line arguments
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Performance Logger")
+    parser.add_argument("sockfd", type=int, help="Socket file descriptor")
+    parser.add_argument("--webui-host", type=str, default="localhost", help="Host to run the webui on")
+    parser.add_argument("--webui-port", type=int, default=5000, help="Port to run the webui on")
+    parser.add_argument("--interval", type=int, default=1000, help="Interval in ms to log the performance metrics")
+    parser.add_argument("--features", type=str, default="all", help="Features to log")
+    parser.add_argument("--log", type=str, default="INFO", help="Log level")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Initialize the WebUI module
+    webui = WebUI(args.host, args.port, log=args.log)
+
+    # Feature split by comma
+    features = args.features.split(",")
+
+    # Initialize the PerformanceLogger
+    logger = PerformanceLogger(args.sockfd, log=args.log)
+
+    # Run the logger
+    logger.run(interval_ms=args.interval, features=features)
+
diff --git a/5GTC/requirements.txt b/5GTC/requirements.txt
index e3d2ede..81d7e6f 100644
--- a/5GTC/requirements.txt
+++ b/5GTC/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 flask
 matplotlib
 numpy
-scapy
\ No newline at end of file
+scapy
+pyyaml