diff --git a/app/run_ingester.py b/app/run_ingester.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c0084b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/run_ingester.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"""Long-running ingester: pulls OSINT sources into NATS JetStream and
+consumes NATS messages into PostgreSQL.
+
+Runs forever (one process, two concurrent tasks):
+  * producer loop  — fetch RSS / GDELT / USGS on an interval, publish to NATS
+  * consumer loop  — pull from the NATS `events.>` stream, write to Postgres
+
+Env (all optional, 12-factor):
+  RSS_URL            comma-separated feed URLs to poll (default: none)
+  INGEST_INTERVAL    seconds between producer cycles (default: 300)
+  GDELT_QUERY        GDELT search term (default: "")
+  INGEST_EARTHQUAKES "1"/"true" to enable USGS feed (default: "1")
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys_path = str(Path(__file__).parent)
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, sys_path)
+
+from config import NATS_URL  # noqa: E402
+from sources import ingest_rss_feed, ingest_gdelt, ingest_earthquakes  # noqa: E402
+from ingestor import ingest_event, start_nats_consumer  # noqa: E402
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s")
+logger = logging.getLogger("osint.ingester")
+
+RSS_URLS = [u.strip() for u in os.getenv("RSS_URL", "").split(",") if u.strip()]
+INTERVAL = int(os.getenv("INGEST_INTERVAL", "300"))
+GDELT_QUERY = os.getenv("GDELT_QUERY", "")
+ENABLE_QUAKES = os.getenv("INGEST_EARTHQUAKES", "1").lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+
+NATS_STREAM = "events"
+
+
+async def producer_loop() -> None:
+    """Periodically fetch external sources and publish to NATS."""
+    while True:
+        try:
+            for url in RSS_URLS:
+                try:
+                    n = await ingest_rss_feed(url, source_id=url)
+                    logger.info("RSS %s -> %d items", url, n)
+                except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+                    logger.exception("RSS fetch failed: %s", url)
+            try:
+                g = await ingest_gdelt(query=GDELT_QUERY, max_articles=50)
+                logger.info("GDELT -> %d articles", g)
+            except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+                logger.exception("GDELT fetch failed")
+            if ENABLE_QUAKES:
+                try:
+                    q = await ingest_earthquakes()
+                    logger.info("USGS -> %d events", q)
+                except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+                    logger.exception("USGS fetch failed")
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+            logger.exception("producer cycle error")
+        await asyncio.sleep(INTERVAL)
+
+
+async def consumer_loop() -> None:
+    """Continuously pull NATS messages and persist to Postgres."""
+    _, sub = await start_nats_consumer()
+    while True:
+        try:
+            msgs = await sub.fetch(100, timeout=5)
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001  (TimeoutError / no messages)
+            continue
+        for msg in msgs:
+            try:
+                import json
+
+                data = json.loads(msg.data)
+                await ingest_event(data)
+                await msg.ack()
+            except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+                logger.exception("failed to process message")
+
+
+async def main() -> None:
+    logger.info(
+        "ingester starting (rss=%d feeds, gdelt_q=%r, quakes=%s, interval=%ss)",
+        len(RSS_URLS), GDELT_QUERY, ENABLE_QUAKES, INTERVAL,
+    )
+    await asyncio.gather(producer_loop(), consumer_loop())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 32bc4c7..e9a6b11 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,33 @@ services:
       - "127.0.0.1:8222:8222"
     command: ["-js"]
 
+  ingester:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      platforms: ["linux/arm64"]
+    image: localhost/osint-dashboard:latest
+    container_name: osint-ingester
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    profiles: ["ingest"]
+    depends_on:
+      nats:
+        condition: service_started
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      DB_USER: ${DB_USER:-osint}
+      DB_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD:-osint}
+      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_PORT: ${DB_PORT:-5432}
+      DB_NAME: ${DB_NAME:-osint_data}
+      NATS_URL: ${NATS_URL:-nats://nats:4222}
+      RSS_URL: ${RSS_URL:-}
+      GDELT_QUERY: ${GDELT_QUERY:-}
+      INGEST_INTERVAL: ${INGEST_INTERVAL:-300}
+      INGEST_EARTHQUAKES: ${INGEST_EARTHQUAKES:-1}
+    command: ["python", "app/run_ingester.py"]
+
   app:
     build:
       context: .