diff --git a/kong-0.3.0-1.rockspec b/kong-0.3.0-1.rockspec
index cfaafd1fb28..f11e5820e5a 100644
--- a/kong-0.3.0-1.rockspec
+++ b/kong-0.3.0-1.rockspec
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ build = {
     ["kong.resolver.header_filter"] = "kong/resolver/header_filter.lua",
     ["kong.resolver.certificate"] = "kong/resolver/certificate.lua",
 
+    ["kong.reports.handler"] = "kong/reports/handler.lua",
+    ["kong.reports.init_worker"] = "kong/reports/init_worker.lua",
+    ["kong.reports.log"] = "kong/reports/log.lua",
+
     ["kong.dao.error"] = "kong/dao/error.lua",
     ["kong.dao.schemas_validation"] = "kong/dao/schemas_validation.lua",
     ["kong.dao.schemas.apis"] = "kong/dao/schemas/apis.lua",
diff --git a/kong.yml b/kong.yml
index 5dd56c76bc7..8b76220562b 100644
--- a/kong.yml
+++ b/kong.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ nginx: |
     lua_code_cache on;
     lua_max_running_timers 4096;
     lua_max_pending_timers 16384;
+    lua_shared_dict locks 100k;
     lua_shared_dict cache {{memory_cache_size}}m;
     lua_socket_log_errors off;
 
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ nginx: |
       end
     ';
 
+    init_worker_by_lua 'kong.exec_plugins_init_worker()';
+
     server {
       server_name _;
       listen {{proxy_port}};
diff --git a/kong/api/crud_helpers.lua b/kong/api/crud_helpers.lua
index 40577b4dbed..75b01ce8e76 100644
--- a/kong/api/crud_helpers.lua
+++ b/kong/api/crud_helpers.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local responses = require "kong.tools.responses"
 local validations = require "kong.dao.schemas_validation"
 local app_helpers = require "lapis.application"
+local utils = require "kong.tools.utils"
 
 local _M = {}
 
@@ -93,11 +94,12 @@ function _M.put(params, dao_collection)
   end
 end
 
-function _M.post(params, dao_collection)
+function _M.post(params, dao_collection, success)
   local data, err = dao_collection:insert(params)
   if err then
     return app_helpers.yield_error(err)
   else
+    if success then success(utils.table_copy(data)) end
     return responses.send_HTTP_CREATED(data)
   end
 end
diff --git a/kong/api/routes/plugins_configurations.lua b/kong/api/routes/plugins_configurations.lua
index 418c5c898c9..8401d6105f2 100644
--- a/kong/api/routes/plugins_configurations.lua
+++ b/kong/api/routes/plugins_configurations.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 local crud = require "kong.api.crud_helpers"
+local syslog = require "kong.tools.syslog"
+local constants = require "kong.constants"
 
 return {
   ["/plugins_configurations"] = {
@@ -11,7 +13,12 @@ return {
     end,
 
     POST = function(self, dao_factory)
-      crud.post(self.params, dao_factory.plugins_configurations)
+      crud.post(self.params, dao_factory.plugins_configurations, function(data)
+        if configuration.send_anonymous_reports then
+          data.signal = constants.SYSLOG.API
+          syslog.log(syslog.format_entity(data))
+        end
+      end)
     end
   },
 
diff --git a/kong/constants.lua b/kong/constants.lua
index 073cfafb563..880b02ef97f 100644
--- a/kong/constants.lua
+++ b/kong/constants.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ return {
   ROCK_VERSION = VERSION.."-1",
   SYSLOG = {
     ADDRESS = "kong-hf.mashape.com",
-    PORT = 61828
+    PORT = 61828,
+    API = "api"
   },
   CLI = {
     GLOBAL_KONG_CONF = "/etc/kong/kong.yml",
diff --git a/kong/kong.lua b/kong/kong.lua
index 3730e0d04d5..d213f0dbb91 100644
--- a/kong/kong.lua
+++ b/kong/kong.lua
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ local function init_plugins()
     handler = require("kong.resolver.handler")()
   })
 
+  if configuration.send_anonymous_reports then
+    table.insert(result, {
+      reports = true,
+      name = "reports",
+      handler = require("kong.reports.handler")()
+    })
+  end
+
   -- Add the plugins in a sorted order
   for _, v in utils.sort_table_iter(unsorted_plugins, utils.sort.descending) do -- In descending order
     if v then
@@ -150,6 +158,13 @@ function _M.init()
   plugins = init_plugins()
 end
 
+function _M.exec_plugins_init_worker()
+   -- Calling the Init handler
+  for _, plugin in ipairs(plugins) do
+    plugin.handler:init_worker()
+  end
+end
+
 function _M.exec_plugins_certificate()
   ngx.ctx.plugin_conf = {}
 
@@ -259,8 +274,8 @@ function _M.exec_plugins_log()
 
     for _, plugin in ipairs(plugins) do
       local conf = ngx.ctx.plugin_conf[plugin.name]
-      if conf then
-        plugin.handler:log(conf.value)
+      if conf or plugin.reports then
+        plugin.handler:log(conf and conf.value or nil)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/kong/plugins/base_plugin.lua b/kong/plugins/base_plugin.lua
index b41b3461428..2f3b5113bd9 100644
--- a/kong/plugins/base_plugin.lua
+++ b/kong/plugins/base_plugin.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ function BasePlugin:new(name)
   self._name = name
 end
 
+function BasePlugin:init_worker()
+  ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, " executing plugin \""..self._name.."\": init_worker")
+end
+
 function BasePlugin:certificate()
   ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, " executing plugin \""..self._name.."\": certificate")
 end
diff --git a/kong/reports/handler.lua b/kong/reports/handler.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e931ca30daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kong/reports/handler.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+local BasePlugin = require "kong.plugins.base_plugin"
+local init_worker = require "kong.reports.init_worker"
+local log = require "kong.reports.log"
+
+local ReportsHandler = BasePlugin:extend()
+
+function ReportsHandler:new()
+  ReportsHandler.super.new(self, "reports")
+end
+
+function ReportsHandler:init_worker()
+  ReportsHandler.super.init_worker(self)
+  init_worker.execute()
+end
+
+function ReportsHandler:log()
+  ReportsHandler.super.log(self)
+  log.execute()
+end
+
+return ReportsHandler
diff --git a/kong/reports/init_worker.lua b/kong/reports/init_worker.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10989d0f74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kong/reports/init_worker.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+local syslog = require "kong.tools.syslog"
+local lock = require "resty.lock"
+local cache = require "kong.tools.database_cache"
+
+local INTERVAL = 3600
+
+local _M = {}
+
+local function create_timer(at, cb)
+  local ok, err = ngx.timer.at(at, cb)
+  if not ok then
+    ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "[reports] failed to create timer: ", err)
+  end
+end
+
+local function send_ping(premature)
+  local lock = lock:new("locks", {
+    exptime = INTERVAL - 0.001
+  })
+  local elapsed = lock:lock("ping")
+  if elapsed and elapsed == 0 then
+    local reqs = cache.get(cache.requests_key())
+    if not reqs then reqs = 0 end
+    syslog.log({signal = "ping", requests=reqs})
+  end
+  create_timer(INTERVAL, send_ping)
+end
+
+function _M.execute()
+  cache.rawset(cache.requests_key(), 0, 0) -- Initializing the counter
+  create_timer(0, send_ping)
+end
+
+return _M
diff --git a/kong/reports/log.lua b/kong/reports/log.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..284525bdc26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kong/reports/log.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+local cache = require "kong.tools.database_cache"
+
+local _M = {}
+
+function _M.execute(conf)
+  cache.incr(cache.requests_key(), 1)
+end
+
+return _M
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kong/tools/database_cache.lua b/kong/tools/database_cache.lua
index 66a6073c266..0a7d98d145d 100644
--- a/kong/tools/database_cache.lua
+++ b/kong/tools/database_cache.lua
@@ -6,30 +6,39 @@ local CACHE_KEYS = {
   PLUGINS_CONFIGURATIONS = "plugins_configurations",
   BASICAUTH_CREDENTIAL = "basicauth_credentials",
   KEYAUTH_CREDENTIAL = "keyauth_credentials",
-  SSL = "ssl"
+  SSL = "ssl",
+  REQUESTS = "requests"
 }
 
 local _M = {}
 
+function _M.rawset(key, value, exptime)
+  local cache = ngx.shared.cache
+  return cache:set(key, value, exptime or 0)
+end
+
 function _M.set(key, value, exptime)
   if exptime == nil then
     exptime = configuration and configuration.database_cache_expiration or 0
   end
 
-  local cache = ngx.shared.cache
   if value then
     value = cjson.encode(value)
     ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, " saving cache key \""..key.."\": "..value)
   end
 
-  return cache:set(key, value, exptime)
+  return _M.rawset(key, value, exptime)
 end
 
-function _M.get(key)
+function _M.rawget(key)
   ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, " Try to get cache key \""..key.."\"")
-
   local cache = ngx.shared.cache
-  local value, flags = cache:get(key)
+  return cache:get(key)
+
+end
+
+function _M.get(key)
+  local value, flags = _M.rawget(key)
   if value then
     ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, " Found cache value for key \""..key.."\": "..value)
     value = cjson.decode(value)
@@ -37,11 +46,20 @@ function _M.get(key)
   return value, flags
 end
 
+function _M.incr(key, value)
+  local cache = ngx.shared.cache
+  return cache:incr(key, value)
+end
+
 function _M.delete(key)
   local cache = ngx.shared.cache
   cache:delete(key)
 end
 
+function _M.requests_key()
+  return CACHE_KEYS.REQUESTS
+end
+
 function _M.api_key(host)
   return CACHE_KEYS.APIS.."/"..host
 end
diff --git a/kong/tools/syslog.lua b/kong/tools/syslog.lua
index e822870a94a..50077153f04 100644
--- a/kong/tools/syslog.lua
+++ b/kong/tools/syslog.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local constants = require "kong.constants"
 local IO = require "kong.tools.io"
+local stringy = require "stringy"
 
 local _M = {}
 
@@ -40,7 +41,17 @@ function _M.log(args)
   end
 
   -- Send
-  IO.os_execute("nc -w1 -u "..constants.SYSLOG.ADDRESS.." "..tostring(constants.SYSLOG.PORT).." <<< \"<14>"..info.."\"")
+  IO.os_execute("nc -w1 -u "..constants.SYSLOG.ADDRESS.." "..tostring(constants.SYSLOG.PORT).." <<< \"<14>"..info.."\" &")
+end
+
+function _M.format_entity(t)
+  t.created_at = nil
+  for k, _ in pairs(t) do
+    if stringy.endswith(k, "id") then
+      t[k] = nil
+    end
+  end
+  return t
 end
 
 return _M
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kong/tools/utils.lua b/kong/tools/utils.lua
index 33b77ffed35..92ba17f9a52 100644
--- a/kong/tools/utils.lua
+++ b/kong/tools/utils.lua
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ function _M.is_array(t)
   return true
 end
 
+function _M.table_copy(orig)
+    local orig_type = type(orig)
+    local copy
+    if orig_type == 'table' then
+        copy = {}
+        for orig_key, orig_value in next, orig, nil do
+            copy[_M.table_copy(orig_key)] = _M.table_copy(orig_value)
+        end
+        setmetatable(copy, _M.table_copy(getmetatable(orig)))
+    else -- number, string, boolean, etc
+        copy = orig
+    end
+    return copy
+end
+
 -- Add an error message to a key/value table.
 -- Can accept a nil argument, and if is nil, will initialize the table.
 -- @param `errors`  (Optional) Can be nil. Table to attach the error to. If nil, the table will be created.
diff --git a/spec/integration/proxy/database_cache_spec.lua b/spec/integration/proxy/database_cache_spec.lua
index ac7195d12c2..2930f1e612b 100644
--- a/spec/integration/proxy/database_cache_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/integration/proxy/database_cache_spec.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local spec_helper = require "spec.spec_helpers"
 local http_client = require "kong.tools.http_client"
+local cache = require "kong.tools.database_cache"
 
 local env = spec_helper.get_env()
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/statics_spec.lua b/spec/unit/statics_spec.lua
index 0f698d6f600..b3beb560f05 100644
--- a/spec/unit/statics_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/statics_spec.lua
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ nginx: |
     lua_code_cache on;
     lua_max_running_timers 4096;
     lua_max_pending_timers 16384;
+    lua_shared_dict locks 100k;
     lua_shared_dict cache {{memory_cache_size}}m;
     lua_socket_log_errors off;
 
@@ -158,6 +159,8 @@ nginx: |
       end
     ';
 
+    init_worker_by_lua 'kong.exec_plugins_init_worker()';
+
     server {
       server_name _;
       listen {{proxy_port}};
diff --git a/spec/unit/stub_coverage_spec.lua b/spec/unit/stub_coverage_spec.lua
index 8a45c1feeb2..7fa86a6bb65 100644
--- a/spec/unit/stub_coverage_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/stub_coverage_spec.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local IO = require "kong.tools.io"
 -- Stub DAO for lapis controllers
 _G.dao = {}
 
-local lua_sources = IO.retrieve_files("./kong", { exclude_dir_patterns = {"cli", "vendor", "filelog"}, file_pattern = ".lua" })
+local lua_sources = IO.retrieve_files("./kong", { exclude_dir_patterns = {"cli", "vendor", "filelog", "reports"}, file_pattern = ".lua" })
 
 for _, source_link in ipairs(lua_sources) do
   dofile(source_link)
diff --git a/spec/unit/tools/database_cache_spec.lua b/spec/unit/tools/database_cache_spec.lua
index fadf579b308..2fad5ec8528 100644
--- a/spec/unit/tools/database_cache_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/tools/database_cache_spec.lua
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ describe("Database cache", function()
     assert.are.equal("basicauth_credentials/username", cache.basicauth_credential_key("username"))
   end)
 
+  it("should return a valid requests cache key", function()
+    assert.are.equal("requests", cache.requests_key())
+  end)
+
 end)