diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 3be8ca0e8dc..2de75513073 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@
 /pkg/services/querylibrary/ @grafana/multitenancy-squad
 /pkg/infra/filestorage/ @grafana/multitenancy-squad
 /pkg/util/converter/ @grafana/multitenancy-squad
+/pkg/modules/ @grafana/multitenancy-squad
 
 # Alerting
 /pkg/services/ngalert/ @grafana/alerting-squad-backend
diff --git a/pkg/modules/listener.go b/pkg/modules/listener.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79e8bee11c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/modules/listener.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package modules
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/modules"
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/services"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+)
+
+var _ services.ManagerListener = (*serviceListener)(nil)
+
+type serviceListener struct {
+	log     log.Logger
+	service *service
+}
+
+func newServiceListener(logger log.Logger, s *service) *serviceListener {
+	return &serviceListener{log: logger, service: s}
+}
+
+func (l *serviceListener) Healthy() {
+	l.log.Info("All modules healthy")
+}
+
+func (l *serviceListener) Stopped() {
+	l.log.Info("All modules stopped")
+}
+
+func (l *serviceListener) Failure(service services.Service) {
+	// if any service fails, stop all services
+	if err := l.service.Shutdown(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		l.log.Error("Failed to stop all modules", "err", err)
+	}
+
+	// log which module failed
+	for module, s := range l.service.ServiceMap {
+		if s == service {
+			if errors.Is(service.FailureCase(), modules.ErrStopProcess) {
+				l.log.Info("Received stop signal via return error", "module", module, "err", service.FailureCase())
+			} else {
+				l.log.Error("Module failed", "module", module, "err", service.FailureCase())
+			}
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	l.log.Error("Module failed", "module", "unknown", "err", service.FailureCase())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/modules/modules.go b/pkg/modules/modules.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c970c58a966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/modules/modules.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package modules
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/modules"
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/services"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
+)
+
+// List of available targets.
+const (
+	All string = "all"
+)
+
+type Engine interface {
+	Init(context.Context) error
+	Run(context.Context) error
+	Shutdown(context.Context) error
+}
+
+type Manager interface {
+	RegisterModule(name string, initFn func() (services.Service, error), deps ...string)
+	RegisterInvisibleModule(name string, initFn func() (services.Service, error), deps ...string)
+}
+
+var _ Engine = (*service)(nil)
+var _ Manager = (*service)(nil)
+
+// service manages the registration and lifecycle of modules.
+type service struct {
+	cfg           *setting.Cfg
+	log           log.Logger
+	targets       []string
+	dependencyMap map[string][]string
+
+	ModuleManager  *modules.Manager
+	ServiceManager *services.Manager
+	ServiceMap     map[string]services.Service
+}
+
+func ProvideService(cfg *setting.Cfg) *service {
+	logger := log.New("modules")
+
+	return &service{
+		cfg:           cfg,
+		log:           logger,
+		targets:       cfg.Target,
+		dependencyMap: map[string][]string{},
+
+		ModuleManager: modules.NewManager(logger),
+		ServiceMap:    map[string]services.Service{},
+	}
+}
+
+// Init initializes all registered modules.
+func (m *service) Init(_ context.Context) error {
+	var err error
+
+	// module registration
+	m.RegisterModule(All, nil)
+
+	for mod, targets := range m.dependencyMap {
+		if err := m.ModuleManager.AddDependency(mod, targets...); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.ServiceMap, err = m.ModuleManager.InitModuleServices(m.targets...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// if no modules are registered, we don't need to start the service manager
+	if len(m.ServiceMap) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var svcs []services.Service
+	for _, s := range m.ServiceMap {
+		svcs = append(svcs, s)
+	}
+	m.ServiceManager, err = services.NewManager(svcs...)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// Run starts all registered modules.
+func (m *service) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// we don't need to continue if no modules are registered.
+	// this behavior may need to change if dskit services replace the
+	// current background service registry.
+	if len(m.ServiceMap) == 0 {
+		m.log.Warn("No modules registered...")
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	listener := newServiceListener(m.log, m)
+	m.ServiceManager.AddListener(listener)
+
+	// wait until a service fails or stop signal was received
+	err := m.ServiceManager.StartAsync(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = m.ServiceManager.AwaitStopped(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	failed := m.ServiceManager.ServicesByState()[services.Failed]
+	for _, f := range failed {
+		// the service listener will log error details for all modules that failed,
+		// so here we return the first error that is not ErrStopProcess
+		if !errors.Is(f.FailureCase(), modules.ErrStopProcess) {
+			return f.FailureCase()
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Shutdown stops all modules and waits for them to stop.
+func (m *service) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if m.ServiceManager == nil {
+		m.log.Debug("No modules registered, nothing to stop...")
+		return nil
+	}
+	m.ServiceManager.StopAsync()
+	m.log.Info("Awaiting services to be stopped...")
+	return m.ServiceManager.AwaitStopped(ctx)
+}
+
+// RegisterModule registers a module with the dskit module manager.
+func (m *service) RegisterModule(name string, initFn func() (services.Service, error), deps ...string) {
+	m.ModuleManager.RegisterModule(name, initFn)
+	m.dependencyMap[name] = deps
+}
+
+// RegisterInvisibleModule registers an invisible module with the dskit module manager.
+// Invisible modules are not visible to the user, and are intendent to be used as dependencies.
+func (m *service) RegisterInvisibleModule(name string, initFn func() (services.Service, error), deps ...string) {
+	m.ModuleManager.RegisterModule(name, initFn, modules.UserInvisibleModule)
+	m.dependencyMap[name] = deps
+}
+
+// IsModuleEnabled returns true if the module is enabled.
+func (m *service) IsModuleEnabled(name string) bool {
+	return stringsContain(m.targets, name)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/modules/util.go b/pkg/modules/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a02479ce9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/modules/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package modules
+
+func stringsContain(values []string, search string) bool {
+	for _, v := range values {
+		if search == v {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/modules/wire.go b/pkg/modules/wire.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7bd1c57e124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/modules/wire.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package modules
+
+import "github.com/google/wire"
+
+var WireSet = wire.NewSet(
+	ProvideService,
+	wire.Bind(new(Engine), new(*service)),
+	wire.Bind(new(Manager), new(*service)),
+)
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index 0c06701694c..2cf67e98cfb 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/metrics"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/usagestats/statscollector"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/modules"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/provisioning"
@@ -38,9 +39,10 @@ type Options struct {
 func New(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleRegistry accesscontrol.RoleRegistry,
 	provisioningService provisioning.ProvisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider registry.BackgroundServiceRegistry,
 	usageStatsProvidersRegistry registry.UsageStatsProvidersRegistry, statsCollectorService *statscollector.Service,
+	moduleService modules.Engine,
 ) (*Server, error) {
 	statsCollectorService.RegisterProviders(usageStatsProvidersRegistry.GetServices())
-	s, err := newServer(opts, cfg, httpServer, roleRegistry, provisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider)
+	s, err := newServer(opts, cfg, httpServer, roleRegistry, provisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider, moduleService)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ func New(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleRegistr
 
 func newServer(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleRegistry accesscontrol.RoleRegistry,
 	provisioningService provisioning.ProvisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider registry.BackgroundServiceRegistry,
+	moduleService modules.Engine,
 ) (*Server, error) {
 	rootCtx, shutdownFn := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	childRoutines, childCtx := errgroup.WithContext(rootCtx)
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ func newServer(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleR
 		commit:              opts.Commit,
 		buildBranch:         opts.BuildBranch,
 		backgroundServices:  backgroundServiceProvider.GetServices(),
+		moduleService:       moduleService,
 	}
 
 	return s, nil
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	HTTPServer          *api.HTTPServer
 	roleRegistry        accesscontrol.RoleRegistry
 	provisioningService provisioning.ProvisioningService
+	moduleService       modules.Engine
 }
 
 // init initializes the server and its services.
@@ -115,6 +120,11 @@ func (s *Server) init() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Initialize dskit modules.
+	if err := s.moduleService.Init(s.context); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err := metrics.SetEnvironmentInformation(s.cfg.MetricsGrafanaEnvironmentInfo); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -135,6 +145,15 @@ func (s *Server) Run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Start dskit modules.
+	s.childRoutines.Go(func() error {
+		err := s.moduleService.Run(s.context)
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	services := s.backgroundServices
 
 	// Start background services.
@@ -178,7 +197,10 @@ func (s *Server) Shutdown(ctx context.Context, reason string) error {
 	var err error
 	s.shutdownOnce.Do(func() {
 		s.log.Info("Shutdown started", "reason", reason)
-		// Call cancel func to stop services.
+		if err := s.moduleService.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
+			s.log.Error("Failed to shutdown modules", "error", err)
+		}
+		// Call cancel func to stop background services.
 		s.shutdownFn()
 		// Wait for server to shut down
 		select {
diff --git a/pkg/server/server_test.go b/pkg/server/server_test.go
index 6864cbe589c..8327f7ed944 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (s *testService) IsDisabled() bool {
 
 func testServer(t *testing.T, services ...registry.BackgroundService) *Server {
 	t.Helper()
-	s, err := newServer(Options{}, setting.NewCfg(), nil, &acimpl.Service{}, nil, backgroundsvcs.NewBackgroundServiceRegistry(services...))
+	s, err := newServer(Options{}, setting.NewCfg(), nil, &acimpl.Service{}, nil, backgroundsvcs.NewBackgroundServiceRegistry(services...), &MockModuleService{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Required to skip configuration initialization that causes
 	// DI errors in this test.
@@ -90,3 +90,30 @@ func TestServer_Shutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	err = <-ch
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+type MockModuleService struct {
+	initFunc     func(context.Context) error
+	runFunc      func(context.Context) error
+	shutdownFunc func(context.Context) error
+}
+
+func (m *MockModuleService) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if m.initFunc != nil {
+		return m.initFunc(ctx)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MockModuleService) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if m.runFunc != nil {
+		return m.runFunc(ctx)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MockModuleService) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if m.shutdownFunc != nil {
+		return m.shutdownFunc(ctx)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/server/wire.go b/pkg/server/wire.go
index 65491f0ad62..f98ac36589e 100644
--- a/pkg/server/wire.go
+++ b/pkg/server/wire.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	loginpkg "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/login"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/login/social"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/middleware/csrf"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/modules"
 	pluginDashboards "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/corekind"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ var wireBasicSet = wire.NewSet(
 	authnimpl.ProvideService,
 	wire.Bind(new(authn.Service), new(*authnimpl.Service)),
 	supportbundlesimpl.ProvideService,
+	modules.WireSet,
 )
 
 var wireSet = wire.NewSet(
diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index a4aecbe59db..4cbb5863d3e 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ var (
 
 // TODO move all global vars to this struct
 type Cfg struct {
+	Target []string
 	Raw    *ini.File
 	Logger log.Logger
 
@@ -908,6 +909,7 @@ var skipStaticRootValidation = false
 
 func NewCfg() *Cfg {
 	return &Cfg{
+		Target:      []string{"all"},
 		Logger:      log.New("settings"),
 		Raw:         ini.Empty(),
 		Azure:       &azsettings.AzureSettings{},
@@ -966,6 +968,8 @@ func (cfg *Cfg) Load(args CommandLineArgs) error {
 
 	cfg.ErrTemplateName = "error"
 
+	Target := valueAsString(iniFile.Section(""), "target", "all")
+	cfg.Target = strings.Split(Target, " ")
 	Env = valueAsString(iniFile.Section(""), "app_mode", "development")
 	cfg.Env = Env
 	cfg.ForceMigration = iniFile.Section("").Key("force_migration").MustBool(false)
@@ -1265,6 +1269,7 @@ func (cfg *Cfg) LogConfigSources() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	cfg.Logger.Info("Target", "target", cfg.Target)
 	cfg.Logger.Info("Path Home", "path", HomePath)
 	cfg.Logger.Info("Path Data", "path", cfg.DataPath)
 	cfg.Logger.Info("Path Logs", "path", cfg.LogsPath)