diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 3e4cebf..53bc5c8 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ var express = require('express.io');
 var path = require('path');
 var favicon = require('serve-favicon');
 var logger = require('morgan');
-var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 var routes = require('./routes/index');
 var stats = require('./routes/stats');
 
+require('es6-promise').polyfill();
+
 express().http().io();
 
 var app = express();
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ app.set('view engine', 'jade');
 app.use(logger('dev'));
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
-app.use(cookieParser());
 app.use(require('stylus').middleware(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 
diff --git a/config/nodes.js b/config/nodes.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f1c559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/nodes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+var nodes = [
+	{
+		nodeName: 'poc-7.ethdev.com',
+		rpcProvider: 'HttpRpcProvider',
+		rpcHost: '207.12.89.180',
+		rpcPort: '8080'
+	}
+];
+
+module.exports = nodes;
diff --git a/models/node.js b/models/node.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d125ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/node.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+var web3 = require('ethereum.js');
+var geoip = require('geoip-lite');
+
+var Node = {};
+
+module.exports = Node;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 972afbd..ecc1d5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
     "start": "node ./bin/www"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "express.io": "^1.1.13",
     "body-parser": "~1.8.1",
-    "cookie-parser": "~1.3.3",
+    "debug": "~2.0.0",
+    "es6-promise": "*",
+    "ethereum.js": "*",
+    "express.io": "^1.1.13",
+    "geoip-lite": "^1.1.4",
+    "jade": "~1.6.0",
     "morgan": "~1.3.0",
     "serve-favicon": "~2.1.3",
-    "debug": "~2.0.0",
-    "jade": "~1.6.0",
     "stylus": "0.42.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/routes/stats.js b/routes/stats.js
index 18f0f41..6de843e 100644
--- a/routes/stats.js
+++ b/routes/stats.js
@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
 var router = require('express.io')();
+var web3 = require('ethereum.js');
+var geoip = require('geoip-lite');
+var config = require('../config/nodes');
+
+var geo = geoip.lookup(config[0].rpcHost);
+console.log(geo);
+
+if( ! web3.provider.installed()) {
+	var sock = new web3.providers[config[0].rpcProvider]((config[0].rpcProvider === 'HttpRpcProvider' ? 'http://' : 'ws://' ) + config[0].rpcHost + ':' + config[0].rpcPort);
+	web3.setProvider(sock);
+}
+
+web3.eth.mining.then(function(data){
+	console.log("is mining: " + data);
+});
+
+web3.eth.peerCount.then(function(data){
+	console.log("peers: " + data);§
+});
+
+web3.eth.number.then(function(data){
+	console.log("latest block: " + data);
+});
 
 /* GET stats listing. */
 router.get('/', function(req, res) {