diff --git a/server/router.go b/server/router.go
index 2a74302..2740a52 100644
--- a/server/router.go
+++ b/server/router.go
@@ -28,13 +28,28 @@ func NewRedisRouter(server *Identity, redisUrl string, password string, db int,
 	})
 	r.InvitationTimeout = invitationTimeout
 	r.Context = context.Background()
+	// set start for uptime
+	err := r.Client.Set("statistics:start", time.Now(), 0).Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	return &r
 }
 
 func (r *RedisRouter) Route(msg *meowlib.ToServerMessage) (*meowlib.FromServerMessage, error) {
 	var from_server meowlib.FromServerMessage
+	// update messages counter
+	err := r.Client.Incr("statistics:messages:total").Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	// user message
 	if len(msg.Messages) > 0 {
+		// update messages counter
+		err := r.Client.Incr("statistics:messages:usermessages").Err()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 		for _, usrmsg := range msg.Messages {
 			// serialize the message to store it as byte array into redis
 			out, err := proto.Marshal(usrmsg)
@@ -47,6 +62,11 @@ func (r *RedisRouter) Route(msg *meowlib.ToServerMessage) (*meowlib.FromServerMe
 	}
 	// check for messages
 	if len(msg.PullRequest) > 0 {
+		// update messages counter
+		err := r.Client.Incr("statistics:messages:messagelookups").Err()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 		for _, rq := range msg.PullRequest {
 			msgcnt, err := r.Client.ZCount(rq.LookupKey, "-inf", "+inf").Result()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -75,6 +95,11 @@ func (r *RedisRouter) Route(msg *meowlib.ToServerMessage) (*meowlib.FromServerMe
 	}
 	// manage Matriochka
 	if msg.MatriochkaMessage != nil {
+		// update messages counter
+		err := r.Client.Incr("statistics:messages:matriochka").Err()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 		out, err := proto.Marshal(msg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -91,6 +116,11 @@ func (r *RedisRouter) Route(msg *meowlib.ToServerMessage) (*meowlib.FromServerMe
 	}
 	// Through server invitation process
 	if msg.Invitation != nil {
+		// update messages counter
+		err := r.Client.Incr("statistics:messages:invitation").Err()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 		switch msg.Invitation.Step {
 		case 1: // create invitation
 			url, expiry := r.CreateInvitation(msg.Invitation.Payload, int(msg.Invitation.Timeout), msg.Invitation.Password, r.InvitationTimeout, int(msg.Invitation.ShortcodeLen))