diff --git a/client/controller.go b/client/controller.go
index d91af8a..a581fb5 100644
--- a/client/controller.go
+++ b/client/controller.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func (hosts *HostsController) sendMetric(host config.Host, client *Client) {
 	if hosts.getDriver(host.Address) == nil {
 		hosts.resetDriver(host)
 	}
-	for _, metric := range hosts.Info.Metrics {
+	for metric, custom := range hosts.Info.Metrics {
 		driver := hosts.getDriver(host.Address)
-		initializedMetric, err := inspector.Init(metric, driver)
+		initializedMetric, err := inspector.Init(metric, driver, custom)
 		data, err := initializedMetric.Execute()
 		if err == nil {
 			var unmarsh interface{}
diff --git a/config.example.yaml b/config.example.yaml
index 01a168d..9e9723e 100644
--- a/config.example.yaml
+++ b/config.example.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Ansible inspired Config
 hosts:
   connection:
+    # password logging ssh driver
     type: ssh
     username: root 
     password: somethingSecret
@@ -16,9 +17,11 @@ hosts:
         password: somethingSecret
         port: 2222
     "192.0.1.4":
+      # local driver
       connection: 
         type: local
     eu-west1:
+      # key file logging ssh driver
       connection:
         type: ssh
         private_key_path: /path/to/private/key
@@ -26,8 +29,17 @@ hosts:
       children:
         "192.0.10.3":
         "192.0.10.5":
+    eu-west2:
+      # passworded key file logging ssh driver
+      connection:
+        type: ssh
+        private_key_path: /path/to/private/key
+        private_key_passphrase: "hexadecimal"
+        port: 3333
 
 metrics:
-- memory
-- tcp
+  memory:
+  tcp:
+  # custom command to show uptime
+  custom: "cat /proc/uptime"
 poll-interval: 30
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e37d097..4e185c8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 type DashboardInfo struct {
 	Hosts        []Host
-	Metrics      []string
+	Metrics      map[string]string
 	Title        string
 	PollInterval int
 }
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ func (dashboardInfo *DashboardInfo) GetAllHostAddresses() (addresses HostList) {
 }
 
 type Connection struct {
-	Type           string `mapstructure:"type"`
-	Username       string `mapstructure:"username"`
-	Password       string `mapstructure:"password"`
-	PrivateKeyPath string `mapstructure:"private_key_path"`
-	Port           int32  `mapstructure:"port"`
-	Host           string
+	Type                 string `mapstructure:"type"`
+	Username             string `mapstructure:"username"`
+	Password             string `mapstructure:"password"`
+	PrivateKeyPath       string `mapstructure:"private_key_path"`
+	PrivateKeyPassPhrase string `mapstructure:"private_key_passphrase"`
+	Port                 int32  `mapstructure:"port"`
+	Host                 string
 }
 
 func (conn *Connection) ToDriver() driver.Driver {
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ func (conn *Connection) ToDriver() driver.Driver {
 			Host:            conn.Host,
 			Port:            int(conn.Port),
 			KeyFile:         conn.PrivateKeyPath,
+			KeyPass:         conn.PrivateKeyPassPhrase,
+			Password:        conn.Password,
 			CheckKnownHosts: false,
 		}
 	default:
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ type Host struct {
 
 type Config struct {
 	Hosts        map[interface{}]interface{} `yaml:"hosts"`
-	Metrics      []string                    `yaml:"metrics"`
+	Metrics      map[interface{}]interface{} `yaml:"metrics"`
 	Title        string                      `yaml:"title"`
 	PollInterval int                         `yaml:"poll-interval"`
 }
@@ -95,9 +98,13 @@ func GetDashboardInfoConfig(config *Config) *DashboardInfo {
 	if config.Title != "" {
 		dashboardInfo.Title = config.Title
 	}
+	metrics := make(map[string]string)
 
 	dashboardInfo.Hosts = parseConfig("root", "", config.Hosts, &Connection{})
-	dashboardInfo.Metrics = config.Metrics
+	for metric, customCommand := range config.Metrics {
+		metrics[fmt.Sprintf("%v", metric)] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", customCommand)
+	}
+	dashboardInfo.Metrics = metrics
 	for _, host := range dashboardInfo.Hosts {
 		log.Debugf("%s: %v", host.Address, host.Connection)
 	}
@@ -114,6 +121,9 @@ func parseConnection(conn map[interface{}]interface{}) *Connection {
 	if c.Type == "ssh" && c.Port == 0 {
 		c.Port = 22
 	}
+	if c.Password != "" && c.PrivateKeyPath != "" {
+		log.Fatal("Cannot specify both password login and private key login on same connection")
+	}
 	return &c
 }
 
diff --git a/driver/ssh.go b/driver/ssh.go
index c6cc4e8..7e22ffc 100644
--- a/driver/ssh.go
+++ b/driver/ssh.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ type SSH struct {
 	KeyFile string
 	// Pass key for key file
 	KeyPass string
+	// Password based login
+	Password string
 	// Check known hosts (only disable for tests
 	CheckKnownHosts bool
 	// set environmental vars for server e.g []string{"DEBUG=1", "FAKE=echo"}
@@ -40,13 +42,18 @@ func (d *SSH) Client() (*goph.Client, error) {
 	if d.SessionClient == nil {
 		var err error
 		var client *goph.Client
+		var auth goph.Auth
 		var callback ssh.HostKeyCallback
 		if d.Port != 0 {
 			port = d.Port
 		}
-		auth, err := goph.Key(d.KeyFile, d.KeyPass)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		if d.Password != "" {
+			auth = goph.Password(d.Password)
+		} else {
+			auth, err = goph.Key(d.KeyFile, d.KeyPass)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if d.CheckKnownHosts {
 			callback, err = goph.DefaultKnownHosts()
diff --git a/inspector/inspector.go b/inspector/inspector.go
index 0a9d86b..5f87a02 100644
--- a/inspector/inspector.go
+++ b/inspector/inspector.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ var inspectorMap = map[string]NewInspector{
 	`process`: NewProcess,
 	`loadavg`: NewLoadAvg,
 	`tcp`:     NewTcp,
+	`custom`:  NewCustom,
 	// NOTE: Inactive for now
-	`custom`:       NewCustom,
 	`responsetime`: NewResponseTime,
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/config.local.yaml b/scripts/config.local.yaml
index ef39bc1..bc53452 100644
--- a/scripts/config.local.yaml
+++ b/scripts/config.local.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ hosts:
         type: local
 
 metrics:
-- memory
-- tcp
+  memory:
+  tcp:
 poll-interval: 30
 
diff --git a/scripts/prep-test-ssh.sh b/scripts/prep-test-ssh.sh
index c202884..300af7b 100755
--- a/scripts/prep-test-ssh.sh
+++ b/scripts/prep-test-ssh.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ hosts:
         port: 2222
         private_key_path: "$SSH_KEY_PATH/${SSH_KEY_NAME}"
 metrics:
-- memory
-- disk
-- tcp
-- docker
+  memory:
+  disk:
+  tcp:
+  docker:
 poll-interval: 10
 EOF