diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index d2f10c6..ad45939 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -1091,6 +1091,30 @@ func cleanupdb(arg string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func getusercount() int {
+	row := stmtGetUserCount.QueryRow()
+	var count int
+	row.Scan(&count)
+	return count
+}
+
+func getactiveusercount(monthsago int) int {
+	origin := time.Now().AddDate(0, -monthsago, 0).UTC().Format(dbtimeformat)
+	row := stmtGetActiveUserCount.QueryRow(origin)
+
+	var count int
+	row.Scan(&count)
+	return count
+}
+
+func getlocalhonkcount() int {
+	row := stmtGetLocalHonkCount.QueryRow()
+
+	var count int
+	row.Scan(&count)
+	return count
+}
+
 var stmtHonkers, stmtDubbers, stmtNamedDubbers, stmtSaveHonker, stmtUpdateFlavor, stmtUpdateHonker *sql.Stmt
 var stmtDeleteHonker *sql.Stmt
 var stmtAnyXonk, stmtOneXonk, stmtPublicHonks, stmtUserHonks, stmtHonksByCombo, stmtHonksByConvoy *sql.Stmt
@@ -1109,6 +1133,9 @@ var stmtSaveMeta, stmtDeleteAllMeta, stmtDeleteOneMeta, stmtDeleteSomeMeta, stmt
 var stmtHonksISaved, stmtGetFilters, stmtSaveFilter, stmtDeleteFilter *sql.Stmt
 var stmtGetTracks *sql.Stmt
 var stmtSaveChonk, stmtLoadChonks, stmtGetChatters *sql.Stmt
+var stmtGetUserCount *sql.Stmt
+var stmtGetActiveUserCount *sql.Stmt
+var stmtGetLocalHonkCount *sql.Stmt
 
 func preparetodie(db *sql.DB, s string) *sql.Stmt {
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare(s)
@@ -1194,4 +1221,7 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtSaveChonk = preparetodie(db, "insert into chonks (userid, xid, who, target, dt, noise, format) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtLoadChonks = preparetodie(db, "select chonkid, userid, xid, who, target, dt, noise, format from chonks where userid = ? and dt > ? order by chonkid asc")
 	stmtGetChatters = preparetodie(db, "select distinct(target) from chonks where userid = ?")
+	stmtGetUserCount = preparetodie(db, "select count(*) from users where userid > 0")
+	stmtGetActiveUserCount = preparetodie(db, "select count(distinct honker) from honks where whofore = 2 and dt > ?")
+	stmtGetLocalHonkCount = preparetodie(db, "select count(*) from honks where whofore = 2")
 }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9415af2..dd4e46a 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
       in {
         devShell = pkgs.mkShell {
-          buildInputs = with pkgs; [ go gopls gotools go-tools golangci-lint];
+          CFLAGS="-I${pkgs.sqlite.dev}/include";
+          buildInputs = with pkgs; [ go gopls gotools go-tools golangci-lint sqlite];
         };
 
         defaultPackage = pkgs.buildGoModule {
diff --git a/preflight.sh b/preflight.sh
index 5ebc0ab..d3be36f 100644
--- a/preflight.sh
+++ b/preflight.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ if [ "$v" \< "go1.16" ] ; then
 	false
 fi
 
-if [ \! \( -e /usr/include/sqlite3.h -o -e /usr/local/include/sqlite3.h \) ] ; then
-	echo unable to find sqlite3.h header
-	echo please install libsqlite3 dev package
-	false
-fi
+# if [ \! \( -e /usr/include/sqlite3.h -o -e /usr/local/include/sqlite3.h \) ] ; then
+# 	echo unable to find sqlite3.h header
+# 	echo please install libsqlite3 dev package
+# 	false
+# fi
 
 touch .preflightcheck
 
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 72fe657..e46507e 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -2098,6 +2098,49 @@ func fingerlicker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	j.Write(w)
 }
 
+func knowninformation(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	j := junk.New()
+	l := junk.New()
+
+	l["type"] = `http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/2.0`
+	l["href"] = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/nodeinfo/2.0", serverName)
+	j["links"] = []junk.Junk{l}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	j.Write(w)
+}
+
+func actualinformation(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	j := junk.New()
+
+	soft := junk.New()
+	soft["name"] = "honk"
+	soft["version"] = softwareVersion
+
+	services := junk.New()
+	services["inbound"] = []string{}
+	services["outbound"] = []string{"rss2.0"}
+
+	users := junk.New()
+	users["total"] = getusercount()
+	users["activeHalfyear"] = getactiveusercount(6)
+	users["activeMonth"] = getactiveusercount(1)
+
+	usage := junk.New()
+	usage["users"] = users
+	usage["localPosts"] = getlocalhonkcount()
+
+	j["version"] = "2.0"
+	j["protocols"] = []string{"activitypub"}
+	j["software"] = soft
+	j["services"] = services
+	j["openRegistrations"] = false
+	j["usage"] = usage
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	j.Write(w)
+}
+
 func somedays() string {
 	secs := 432000 + notrand.Int63n(432000)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", secs)
@@ -2498,6 +2541,8 @@ func serve() {
 	getters.HandleFunc("/emu/{emu:[^.]*[^/]+}", serveemu)
 	getters.HandleFunc("/meme/{meme:[^.]*[^/]+}", servememe)
 	getters.HandleFunc("/.well-known/webfinger", fingerlicker)
+	getters.HandleFunc("/.well-known/nodeinfo", knowninformation)
+	getters.HandleFunc("/nodeinfo/2.0", actualinformation)
 
 	getters.HandleFunc("/flag/{code:.+}", showflag)