diff --git a/lib/types/src/lib.rs b/lib/types/src/lib.rs
index ce1e9a858..faa1a853d 100644
--- a/lib/types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/types/src/lib.rs
@@ -280,6 +280,30 @@ pub struct UserCredentials {
     pub password: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct SystemStats {
+    pub cpu: f32,       // in %
+    pub mem_used: f64,  // in MB
+    pub mem_total: f64, // in MB
+    pub disk: DiskUsage,
+    pub networks: Vec<SystemNetwork>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct DiskUsage {
+    pub used: f64,  // in GB
+    pub total: f64, // in GB
+    pub read: f64,  // in kB
+    pub write: f64, // in kB
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct SystemNetwork {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub recieved: f64,    // in kB
+    pub transmitted: f64, // in kB
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Display, EnumString, PartialEq, Hash, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 #[strum(serialize_all = "snake_case")]
diff --git a/periphery/src/api/stats.rs b/periphery/src/api/stats.rs
index 62be7c711..c6f666fd0 100644
--- a/periphery/src/api/stats.rs
+++ b/periphery/src/api/stats.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,92 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{
+    path::Path,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
 
-use axum::{Router, Extension};
+use axum::{routing::get, Extension, Json, Router};
+use sysinfo::{CpuExt, DiskExt, NetworkExt, ProcessExt, ProcessRefreshKind, SystemExt};
+use types::{DiskUsage, SystemNetwork, SystemStats};
 
 pub fn router() -> Router {
-	Router::new()
-		
-		.layer(StatsClient::extension())
+    Router::new()
+        .route(
+            "/system",
+            get(|Extension(sys): StatsExtension| async move {
+                let stats = sys.write().unwrap().get_stats();
+                Json(stats)
+            }),
+        )
+        .layer(StatsClient::extension())
 }
 
-type StatsExtension = Extension<Arc<StatsClient>>;
+type StatsExtension = Extension<Arc<RwLock<StatsClient>>>;
 
 struct StatsClient {
-	client: sysinfo::System,
+    sys: sysinfo::System,
 }
 
+const BYTES_PER_GB: f64 = 1073741824.0;
+const BYTES_PER_KB: f64 = 1024.0;
+
 impl StatsClient {
-	pub fn extension() -> StatsExtension {
-		let client = StatsClient {
-			client: sysinfo::System::default(),
-		};
-		Extension(Arc::new(client))
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    pub fn extension() -> StatsExtension {
+        let client = StatsClient {
+            sys: sysinfo::System::new_all(),
+        };
+        Extension(Arc::new(RwLock::new(client)))
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_stats(&mut self) -> SystemStats {
+        self.sys.refresh_cpu();
+        self.sys.refresh_memory();
+        SystemStats {
+            cpu: self.sys.global_cpu_info().cpu_usage(),
+            mem_used: self.sys.used_memory() as f64 / BYTES_PER_GB,
+            mem_total: self.sys.total_memory() as f64 / BYTES_PER_GB,
+            disk: self.get_disk_usage(),
+            networks: self.get_networks(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_networks(&mut self) -> Vec<SystemNetwork> {
+        self.sys.refresh_networks();
+        self.sys
+            .networks()
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(name, n)| SystemNetwork {
+                name: name.clone(),
+                recieved: n.received() as f64 / BYTES_PER_KB,
+                transmitted: n.transmitted() as f64 / BYTES_PER_KB,
+            })
+            .filter(|n| n.recieved > 0.0 || n.transmitted > 0.0)
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    fn get_disk_usage(&mut self) -> DiskUsage {
+        self.sys.refresh_disks();
+        let mut free = 0.0;
+        let mut total = 0.0;
+        for disk in self.sys.disks() {
+            if disk.mount_point() == Path::new("/") {
+                total += disk.total_space() as f64 / BYTES_PER_GB;
+                free += disk.available_space() as f64 / BYTES_PER_GB;
+            }
+        }
+        let used = total - free;
+        self.sys
+            .refresh_processes_specifics(ProcessRefreshKind::new().with_disk_usage());
+        let mut read = 0.0;
+        let mut write = 0.0;
+        for (_, process) in self.sys.processes() {
+            let disk_usage = process.disk_usage();
+            read += disk_usage.read_bytes as f64 / BYTES_PER_KB;
+            write += disk_usage.written_bytes as f64 / BYTES_PER_KB;
+        }
+        DiskUsage {
+            used,
+            total,
+            read,
+            write,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/periphery/src/main.rs b/periphery/src/main.rs
index 2a84845e6..3211a4265 100644
--- a/periphery/src/main.rs
+++ b/periphery/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use api::*;
 async fn main() {
     let (port, secrets) = config::load();
 
-    let app = Router::new().nest("/container", container::router());
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .nest("/container", container::router())
+        .nest("/stats", stats::router());
 
     println!("starting montior periphery on port {port}");