diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index fc1bcbf2..9160cc9f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	DisplayKeys           string `yaml:"displaykeys"`
 	AzureTenant           string `yaml:"azuretenant"`
 	RCE                   string `yaml:"rce"`
+	Telemetry             string `yaml:"telemetry"`
 }
 
 // SQLConfig - Generic SQL Config
diff --git a/controllers/server_util.go b/controllers/server_util.go
index c3e56e1d..84cd4566 100644
--- a/controllers/server_util.go
+++ b/controllers/server_util.go
@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logger"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logic"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/servercfg"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/serverctl"
 )
 
 func runServerPeerUpdate(network string, shouldPeerUpdate bool) error {
+	if servercfg.Telemetry() == "on" {
+		err := serverctl.TelemetryCheckpoint()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Log(1, "failed to send telemetry:", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
 	if servercfg.IsClientMode() != "on" {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index c70ba111..b2769d1f 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package database
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logger"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/servercfg"
 )
 
@@ -36,6 +39,12 @@ const PEERS_TABLE_NAME = "peers"
 // SERVERCONF_TABLE_NAME
 const SERVERCONF_TABLE_NAME = "serverconf"
 
+// SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME
+const SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME = "serveruuid"
+
+// SERVER_UUID_RECORD_KEY
+const SERVER_UUID_RECORD_KEY = "serveruuid"
+
 // DATABASE_FILENAME - database file name
 const DATABASE_FILENAME = "netmaker.db"
 
@@ -105,7 +114,8 @@ func InitializeDatabase() error {
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	}
 	createTables()
-	return nil
+	err := initializeUUID()
+	return err
 }
 
 func createTables() {
@@ -118,6 +128,7 @@ func createTables() {
 	createTable(INT_CLIENTS_TABLE_NAME)
 	createTable(PEERS_TABLE_NAME)
 	createTable(SERVERCONF_TABLE_NAME)
+	createTable(SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME)
 	createTable(GENERATED_TABLE_NAME)
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +195,25 @@ func FetchRecords(tableName string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return getCurrentDB()[FETCH_ALL].(func(string) (map[string]string, error))(tableName)
 }
 
+// initializeUUID - create a UUID record for server if none exists
+func initializeUUID() error {
+	records, err := FetchRecords(SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !strings.Contains("could not find any records", err.Error()) {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else if len(records) > 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	telemetry := models.Telemetry{UUID: uuid.NewString()}
+	telJSON, err := json.Marshal(telemetry)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return Insert(SERVER_UUID_RECORD_KEY, string(telJSON), SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME)
+}
+
 // CloseDB - closes a database gracefully
 func CloseDB() {
 	getCurrentDB()[CLOSE_DB].(func())()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 70f37dc5..b63dd3cc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/mdlayher/genetlink v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mdlayher/netlink v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/posthog/posthog-go v0.0.0-20211028072449-93c17c49e2b0 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1843eb9d..98d74829 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/9
 github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e/go.mod h1:pJLUxLENpZxwdsKMEsNbx1VGcRFpLqf3715MtcvvzbA=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/posthog/posthog-go v0.0.0-20211028072449-93c17c49e2b0 h1:Y2hUrkfuM0on62KZOci/VLijlkdF/yeWU262BQgvcjE=
+github.com/posthog/posthog-go v0.0.0-20211028072449-93c17c49e2b0/go.mod h1:oa2sAs9tGai3VldabTV0eWejt/O4/OOD7azP8GaikqU=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190812154241-14fe0d1b01d4/go.mod h1:xMI15A0UPsDsEKsMN9yxemIoYk6Tm2C1GtYGdfGttqA=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6LYCDYWNEvQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.6.1/go.mod h1:xXDCJY+GAPziupqXw64V24skbSoqbTEfhy4qGm1nDQc=
@@ -156,9 +158,12 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/txn2/txeh v1.3.0 h1:vnbv63htVMZCaQgLqVBxKvj2+HHHFUzNW7I183zjg3E=
 github.com/txn2/txeh v1.3.0/go.mod h1:O7M6gUTPeMF+vsa4c4Ipx3JDkOYrruB1Wry8QRsMcw8=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v0.0.0-20181204163529-d75b2dcb6bc8/go.mod h1:VFNgLljTbGfSG7qAOspJ7OScBnGdDN/yBr0sguwnwf0=
+github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.5/go.mod h1:Gos4lmkARVdJ6EkW0WaNv/tZAAMe9V7XWyB60NtXRu0=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.3.0 h1:qph92Y649prgesehzOrQjdWyxFOp/QVM+6imKHad91M=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:LJmUH05zAU44vOAcrfzZQKsZbVcdbOG8rtL3/XcUArI=
 github.com/xordataexchange/crypt v0.0.3-0.20170626215501-b2862e3d0a77/go.mod h1:aYKd//L2LvnjZzWKhF00oedf4jCCReLcmhLdhm1A27Q=
+github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c h1:3lbZUMbMiGUW/LMkfsEABsc5zNT9+b1CvsJx47JzJ8g=
+github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c/go.mod h1:UrdRz5enIKZ63MEE3IF9l2/ebyx59GyGgPi+tICQdmM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:PqfVotwruBrMGOCsRd/89rSnXhoiJIqeYNgFYFoEGnI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181203042331-505ab145d0a9/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
diff --git a/logic/nodes.go b/logic/nodes.go
index 073eeb20..4a286274 100644
--- a/logic/nodes.go
+++ b/logic/nodes.go
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ func SetNodeDefaults(node *models.Node) {
 	node.SetDefaultMTU()
 	node.SetDefaultIsRelayed()
 	node.SetDefaultIsRelay()
+	node.SetDefaultIsDocker()
+	node.SetDefaultIsK8S()
 	node.KeyUpdateTimeStamp = time.Now().Unix()
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4e3b71ca..eba2c60f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ func initialize() { // Client Mode Prereq Check
 	}
 	logger.Log(0, "database successfully connected")
 
+	err = serverctl.TelemetryCheckpoint()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log(1, "Failed to send telemetry: ", err.Error())
+	}
 	var authProvider = auth.InitializeAuthProvider()
 	if authProvider != "" {
 		logger.Log(0, "OAuth provider,", authProvider+",", "initialized")
diff --git a/models/node.go b/models/node.go
index 16f65afd..3cd629b2 100644
--- a/models/node.go
+++ b/models/node.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ type Node struct {
 	IsRelayed           string   `json:"isrelayed" bson:"isrelayed" yaml:"isrelayed"`
 	IsPending           string   `json:"ispending" bson:"ispending" yaml:"ispending"`
 	IsRelay             string   `json:"isrelay" bson:"isrelay" yaml:"isrelay" validate:"checkyesorno"`
+	IsDocker            string   `json:"isdocker" bson:"isdocker" yaml:"isdocker" validate:"checkyesorno"`
+	IsK8S               string   `json:"isk8s" bson:"isk8s" yaml:"isk8s" validate:"checkyesorno"`
 	IsEgressGateway     string   `json:"isegressgateway" bson:"isegressgateway" yaml:"isegressgateway"`
 	IsIngressGateway    string   `json:"isingressgateway" bson:"isingressgateway" yaml:"isingressgateway"`
 	EgressGatewayRanges []string `json:"egressgatewayranges" bson:"egressgatewayranges" yaml:"egressgatewayranges"`
@@ -122,6 +124,20 @@ func (node *Node) SetDefaultIsRelay() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Node.SetDefaultIsDocker - set default isdocker
+func (node *Node) SetDefaultIsDocker() {
+	if node.IsDocker == "" {
+		node.IsDocker = "no"
+	}
+}
+
+// Node.SetDefaultIsK8S - set default isk8s
+func (node *Node) SetDefaultIsK8S() {
+	if node.IsK8S == "" {
+		node.IsK8S = "no"
+	}
+}
+
 // Node.SetDefaultEgressGateway - sets default egress gateway status
 func (node *Node) SetDefaultEgressGateway() {
 	if node.IsEgressGateway == "" {
@@ -381,6 +397,12 @@ func (newNode *Node) Fill(currentNode *Node) {
 	if newNode.IsRelayed == "" {
 		newNode.IsRelayed = currentNode.IsRelayed
 	}
+	if newNode.IsDocker == "" {
+		newNode.IsDocker = currentNode.IsDocker
+	}
+	if newNode.IsK8S == "" {
+		newNode.IsK8S = currentNode.IsK8S
+	}
 	if newNode.Version == "" {
 		newNode.Version = currentNode.Version
 	}
diff --git a/models/structs.go b/models/structs.go
index 16b2ae77..3e772bc3 100644
--- a/models/structs.go
+++ b/models/structs.go
@@ -163,3 +163,9 @@ type ServerUpdateData struct {
 	UpdatePeers bool `json:"updatepeers" bson:"updatepeers"`
 	Node        Node `json:"servernode" bson:"servernode"`
 }
+
+// Telemetry - contains UUID of the server and timestamp of last send to posthog
+type Telemetry struct {
+	UUID     string `json:"uuid" bson:"uuid"`
+	LastSend int64  `json:"lastsend" bson:"lastsend"`
+}
diff --git a/servercfg/serverconf.go b/servercfg/serverconf.go
index 224d1862..08c90a1c 100644
--- a/servercfg/serverconf.go
+++ b/servercfg/serverconf.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func GetServerConfig() config.ServerConfig {
 	} else {
 		cfg.RCE = "off"
 	}
+	cfg.Telemetry = Telemetry()
 
 	return cfg
 }
@@ -319,6 +320,18 @@ func IsClientMode() string {
 	return isclient
 }
 
+// Telemetry - checks if telemetry data should be sent
+func Telemetry() string {
+	telemetry := "on"
+	if os.Getenv("TELEMETRY") == "off" {
+		telemetry = "off"
+	}
+	if config.Config.Server.Telemetry == "off" {
+		telemetry = "off"
+	}
+	return telemetry
+}
+
 // IsDNSMode - should it run with DNS
 func IsDNSMode() bool {
 	isdns := true
diff --git a/serverctl/telemetry.go b/serverctl/telemetry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd64492c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serverctl/telemetry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+package serverctl
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/database"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logger"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logic"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/servercfg"
+	"github.com/posthog/posthog-go"
+)
+
+// POSTHOG_PUB_KEY - Key for sending data to PostHog
+const POSTHOG_PUB_KEY = "phc_1vEXhPOA1P7HP5jP2dVU9xDTUqXHAelmtravyZ1vvES"
+
+// POSTHOG_ENDPOINT - Endpoint of PostHog server
+const POSTHOG_ENDPOINT = "https://app.posthog.com"
+
+// TELEMETRY_HOURS_BETWEEN_SEND - How long to wait before sending telemetry to server (24 hours)
+const TELEMETRY_HOURS_BETWEEN_SEND = 24
+
+// TelemetryCheckpoint - Checks if 24 hours has passed since telemetry was last sent. If so, sends telemetry data to posthog
+func TelemetryCheckpoint() error {
+
+	// if telemetry is turned off, return without doing anything
+	if servercfg.Telemetry() == "off" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// get the telemetry record in the DB, which contains a timestamp
+	telRecord, err := fetchTelemetryRecord()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	sendtime := time.Unix(telRecord.LastSend, 0).Add(time.Hour * time.Duration(TELEMETRY_HOURS_BETWEEN_SEND))
+	// can set to 2 minutes for testing
+	//sendtime := time.Unix(telRecord.LastSend, 0).Add(time.Minute * 2)
+	enoughTimeElapsed := time.Now().After(sendtime)
+	// if more than 24 hours has elapsed, send telemetry to posthog
+	if enoughTimeElapsed {
+		err = sendTelemetry(telRecord.UUID)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Log(1, err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// sendTelemetry - gathers telemetry data and sends to posthog
+func sendTelemetry(serverUUID string) error {
+	// get telemetry data
+	d, err := fetchTelemetryData()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	client, err := posthog.NewWithConfig(POSTHOG_PUB_KEY, posthog.Config{Endpoint: POSTHOG_ENDPOINT})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	// send to posthog
+	err = client.Enqueue(posthog.Capture{
+		DistinctId: serverUUID,
+		Event:      "daily checkin",
+		Properties: posthog.NewProperties().
+			Set("nodes", d.Nodes).
+			Set("non-server nodes", d.Count.NonServer).
+			Set("extclients", d.ExtClients).
+			Set("users", d.Users).
+			Set("networks", d.Networks).
+			Set("linux", d.Count.Linux).
+			Set("darwin", d.Count.MacOS).
+			Set("windows", d.Count.Windows).
+			Set("freebsd", d.Count.FreeBSD).
+			Set("docker", d.Count.Docker).
+			Set("k8s", d.Count.K8S).
+			Set("version", d.Version),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	//set telemetry timestamp for server, restarts 24 hour cycle
+	return setTelemetryTimestamp(serverUUID)
+}
+
+// fetchTelemetry - fetches telemetry data: count of various object types in DB
+func fetchTelemetryData() (telemetryData, error) {
+	var data telemetryData
+
+	data.ExtClients = getDBLength(database.EXT_CLIENT_TABLE_NAME)
+	data.Users = getDBLength(database.USERS_TABLE_NAME)
+	data.Networks = getDBLength(database.NETWORKS_TABLE_NAME)
+	data.Version = servercfg.GetVersion()
+	nodes, err := logic.GetAllNodes()
+	if err == nil {
+		data.Nodes = len(nodes)
+		data.Count = getClientCount(nodes)
+	}
+	return data, err
+}
+
+// setTelemetryTimestamp - Give the entry in the DB a new timestamp
+func setTelemetryTimestamp(uuid string) error {
+	lastsend := time.Now().Unix()
+	var serverTelData = models.Telemetry{
+		UUID:     uuid,
+		LastSend: lastsend,
+	}
+	jsonObj, err := json.Marshal(serverTelData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = database.Insert(database.SERVER_UUID_RECORD_KEY, string(jsonObj), database.SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME)
+	return err
+}
+
+// getClientCount - returns counts of nodes with various OS types and conditions
+func getClientCount(nodes []models.Node) clientCount {
+	var count clientCount
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		switch node.OS {
+		case "macos":
+			count.MacOS += 1
+		case "windows":
+			count.Windows += 1
+		case "linux":
+			count.Linux += 1
+		case "freebsd":
+			count.FreeBSD += 1
+		}
+		if !(node.IsServer == "yes") {
+			count.NonServer += 1
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
+// fetchTelemetryRecord - get the existing UUID and Timestamp from the DB
+func fetchTelemetryRecord() (models.Telemetry, error) {
+	var rawData string
+	var telObj models.Telemetry
+	var err error
+	rawData, err = database.FetchRecord(database.SERVER_UUID_TABLE_NAME, database.SERVER_UUID_RECORD_KEY)
+	if err != nil {
+		return telObj, err
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawData), &telObj)
+	return telObj, err
+}
+
+// getDBLength - get length of DB to get count of objects
+func getDBLength(dbname string) int {
+	data, err := database.FetchRecords(dbname)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return len(data)
+}
+
+// telemetryData - What data to send to posthog
+type telemetryData struct {
+	Nodes      int
+	ExtClients int
+	Users      int
+	Count      clientCount
+	Networks   int
+	Version    string
+}
+
+// clientCount - What types of netclients we're tallying
+type clientCount struct {
+	MacOS     int
+	Windows   int
+	Linux     int
+	FreeBSD   int
+	K8S       int
+	Docker    int
+	NonServer int
+}