diff --git a/syncapi/syncapi.go b/syncapi/syncapi.go
index 72462459c..1bd027874 100644
--- a/syncapi/syncapi.go
+++ b/syncapi/syncapi.go
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@
 package syncapi
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math"
+	"runtime"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/sqlutil"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/eduserver/cache"
@@ -47,10 +54,12 @@ func AddPublicRoutes(
 	keyAPI keyapi.KeyInternalAPI,
 	federation *gomatrixserverlib.FederationClient,
 	cfg *config.SyncAPI,
+	baseCfg *config.Dendrite,
 ) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
 	js := jetstream.Prepare(&cfg.Matrix.JetStream)
 
-	syncDB, err := storage.NewSyncServerDatasource(&cfg.Database)
+	syncDB, err := storage.NewSyncServerDatasource(&cfg.Database, cfg.Matrix.ServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to connect to sync db")
 	}
@@ -109,5 +118,198 @@ func AddPublicRoutes(
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to start receipts consumer")
 	}
 
+	// TODO: add config
+	go startPhoneHomeCollector(startTime, baseCfg, syncDB, userAPI)
+
 	routing.Setup(router, requestPool, syncDB, userAPI, federation, rsAPI, cfg)
 }
+
+type phoneHomeStats struct {
+	prevData   timestampToRUUsage
+	stats      map[string]interface{}
+	serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName
+	userAPI    userapi.UserInternalAPI
+	startTime  time.Time
+	cfg        *config.Dendrite
+	db         storage.Database
+}
+
+type timestampToRUUsage struct {
+	timestamp int64
+	usage     syscall.Rusage
+}
+
+func startPhoneHomeCollector(startTime time.Time, cfg *config.Dendrite, syncDB storage.Database, userAPI userapi.UserInternalAPI) {
+
+	p := phoneHomeStats{
+		stats:      make(map[string]interface{}),
+		startTime:  startTime,
+		serverName: cfg.Global.ServerName,
+		cfg:        cfg,
+		db:         syncDB,
+		userAPI:    userAPI,
+	}
+
+	// start initial run after 5min
+	time.AfterFunc(time.Second*10, func() {
+		p.collect()
+	})
+
+	// run every 3 hours
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 10)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			p.collect()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *phoneHomeStats) collect() {
+	p.stats = make(map[string]interface{})
+	p.stats["servername"] = p.serverName
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), time.Minute*1)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	oldUsage := p.prevData
+	newUsage := syscall.Rusage{}
+	if err := syscall.Getrusage(syscall.RUSAGE_SELF, &newUsage); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to get usage")
+		return
+	}
+	newData := timestampToRUUsage{timestamp: time.Now().Unix(), usage: newUsage}
+	p.prevData = newData
+
+	usedCPUTime := (newUsage.Utime.Sec + newUsage.Stime.Sec) - (oldUsage.usage.Utime.Sec + oldUsage.usage.Stime.Sec)
+
+	if usedCPUTime == 0 || newData.timestamp == oldUsage.timestamp {
+		logrus.Info("setting cpu average to 0")
+		p.stats["cpu_average"] = 0
+	} else {
+		p.stats["cpu_average"] = math.Floor(float64(usedCPUTime / (newData.timestamp - oldUsage.timestamp) * 100))
+	}
+
+	p.stats["uptime_seconds"] = math.Floor(time.Now().Sub(p.startTime).Seconds())
+	p.stats["timestamp"] = time.Now().Unix()
+	p.stats["go_version"] = runtime.Version()
+	p.stats["memory_rss"] = newUsage.Maxrss
+	if len(p.cfg.Logging) > 0 {
+		p.stats["log_level"] = p.cfg.Logging[0].Level
+	} else {
+		p.stats["log_level"] = "info"
+	}
+
+	db, err := sqlutil.Open(&p.cfg.SyncAPI.Database)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to database")
+		return
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	dbVersion := "unknown"
+	dbEngine := "unknown"
+	switch {
+	case p.cfg.SyncAPI.Database.ConnectionString.IsSQLite():
+		dbEngine = "SQLite"
+		row := db.QueryRow("select sqlite_version();")
+		if err := row.Scan(&dbVersion); err != nil {
+			logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query version")
+			return
+		}
+	case p.cfg.SyncAPI.Database.ConnectionString.IsPostgres():
+		dbEngine = "Postgres"
+		row := db.QueryRow("SHOW server_version;")
+		if err := row.Scan(&dbVersion); err != nil {
+			logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query version")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	p.stats["database_engine"] = dbEngine
+	p.stats["database_server_version"] = dbVersion
+
+	messages, err := p.db.DailyMessages(ctx, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query DailyMessages")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["daily_messages"] = messages
+	messages, err = p.db.DailySentMessages(ctx, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query DailySentMessages")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["daily_sent_messages"] = messages
+
+	messages, err = p.db.DailyE2EEMessages(ctx, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query DailyE2EEMessages")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["daily_e2ee_messages"] = messages
+	messages, err = p.db.DailySentE2EEMessages(ctx, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query DailySentE2EEMessages")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["daily_sent_e2ee_messages"] = messages
+
+	integerRes := &userapi.IntegerResponse{}
+	if err = p.userAPI.AllUsers(ctx, integerRes); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query AllUsers")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["total_users"] = integerRes.Count
+
+	if err = p.userAPI.NonBridgedUsers(ctx, integerRes); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query NonBridgedUsers")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["total_nonbridged_users"] = integerRes.Count
+
+	if err = p.userAPI.DailyUsers(ctx, integerRes); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query DailyUsers")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["daily_active_users"] = integerRes.Count
+
+	if err = p.userAPI.MonthlyUsers(ctx, integerRes); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query MonthlyUsers")
+		return
+	}
+	p.stats["monthly_active_users"] = integerRes.Count
+
+	mapRes := &userapi.MapResponse{}
+	if err = p.userAPI.RegisteredUserByType(ctx, mapRes); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query RegisteredUserByType")
+		return
+	}
+	for t, c := range mapRes.Result {
+		p.stats["daily_user_type_"+t] = c
+	}
+
+	if err = p.userAPI.R30Users(ctx, mapRes); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query R30Users")
+		return
+	}
+	for t, c := range mapRes.Result {
+		p.stats["r30_users_"+t] = c
+	}
+
+	if err = p.userAPI.R30UsersV2(ctx, mapRes); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to query R30UsersV2")
+		return
+	}
+	for t, c := range mapRes.Result {
+		p.stats["r30v2_users_"+t] = c
+	}
+
+	output := bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err = json.NewEncoder(&output).Encode(p.stats); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("unable to encode stats")
+		return
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Collected data: %s", output.String())
+}
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