diff --git a/src/rust/Cargo.lock b/src/rust/Cargo.lock
index 6dd80110..c04f4843 100644
--- a/src/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -1322,6 +1322,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lqos_anonymous_stats_server"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "env_logger",
+ "log",
+ "lqos_bus",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_cbor",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lqos_bus"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1333,6 +1346,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lqos_utils",
  "nix",
  "serde",
+ "serde_cbor",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
 ]
@@ -2217,6 +2231,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_cbor"
+version = "0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2bef2ebfde456fb76bbcf9f59315333decc4fda0b2b44b420243c11e0f5ec1f5"
+dependencies = [
+ "half",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
 version = "1.0.153"
diff --git a/src/rust/Cargo.toml b/src/rust/Cargo.toml
index 006da64b..186982e9 100644
--- a/src/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ members = [
     "lqusers", # CLI control for managing the web user list
     "lqos_utils", # A collection of macros and helpers we find useful
     "lqos_setup", # A quick CLI setup for first-time users
+    "lqos_anonymous_stats_server", # The server for gathering anonymous usage data.
 ]
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/Cargo.toml b/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1b324c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "lqos_anonymous_stats_server"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+tokio = { version = "1.25.0", features = ["full"] }
+anyhow = "1"
+env_logger = "0"
+log = "0"
+lqos_bus = { path = "../lqos_bus" }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_cbor = "0" # For RFC8949/7409 format C binary objects
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/src/main.rs b/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a56fd674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+mod stats_server;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+  // Start the logger
+  env_logger::init_from_env(
+    env_logger::Env::default()
+      .filter_or(env_logger::DEFAULT_FILTER_ENV, "warn"),
+  );
+
+  let _ = stats_server::gather_stats().await;
+  Ok(())
+}
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diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/src/stats_server.rs b/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/src/stats_server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06e60c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_anonymous_stats_server/src/stats_server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use lqos_bus::anonymous::AnonymousUsageV1;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use tokio::{io::AsyncReadExt, net::TcpListener, spawn};
+
+pub async fn gather_stats() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+  let listener = TcpListener::bind(":::9125").await?;
+  log::info!("Listening on :::9125");
+
+  loop {
+    let (mut socket, address) = listener.accept().await?;
+    log::info!("Connection from {address:?}");
+    spawn(async move {
+      let mut buf = vec![0; 10240];
+      if let Ok(n) = socket.read(&mut buf).await {
+        log::info!("Received {n} bytes from {address:?}");
+        if let Err(e) = decode(&buf, address).await {
+          log::error!("Decode error from {address:?}");
+          log::error!("{e:?}");
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+async fn decode(buf: &[u8], address: SocketAddr) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+  const U64SIZE: usize = std::mem::size_of::<u64>();
+  let version_buf = &buf[0..2].try_into()?;
+  let version = u16::from_be_bytes(*version_buf);
+  let size_buf = &buf[2..2 + U64SIZE].try_into()?;
+  let size = u64::from_be_bytes(*size_buf);
+  log::info!("Received a version {version} payload of serialized size {size} from {address:?}");
+
+  match version {
+    1 => {
+      let start = 2 + U64SIZE;
+      let end = start + size as usize;
+      let payload: Result<AnonymousUsageV1, _> =
+        serde_cbor::from_slice(&buf[start..end]);
+      match payload {
+        Ok(payload) => store_stats_v1(&payload, address).await,
+        Err(e) => {
+          log::error!(
+            "Unable to deserialize statistics sent from {address:?}"
+          );
+          log::error!("{e:?}");
+          Err(anyhow::Error::msg("Deserialize error"))
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    _ => {
+      log::error!(
+        "Unknown version of statistics: {version}, dumped {size} bytes"
+      );
+      Err(anyhow::Error::msg("Version error"))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async fn store_stats_v1(
+  payload: &AnonymousUsageV1,
+  address: SocketAddr,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+  println!("{payload:?} {address:?}");
+  Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_bus/Cargo.toml b/src/rust/lqos_bus/Cargo.toml
index bb3fd25b..fd849777 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_bus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_bus/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ lqos_utils = { path = "../lqos_utils" }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = [ "rt", "macros", "net", "io-util", "time" ] }
 log = "0"
 nix = "0"
+serde_cbor = "0" # For RFC8949/7409 format C binary objects
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = { version = "0", features = [ "html_reports", "async_tokio"] }
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/mod.rs b/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/mod.rs
index 26af6293..cca8e0c1 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,45 @@
 mod v1;
-pub use v1::*;
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+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use thiserror::Error;
+pub use v1::*;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+/// Header for stats submission
+pub struct StatsHeader {
+    /// The version to use (should be 1)
+    pub version: u16,
+    /// The number of bytes being submitted following the header
+    pub size: usize,
+}
+
+/// Build an anonymous usage statistics buffer.
+/// Transforms `stats` (`AnonymousUsageV1`) into a matching
+/// header and payload, in a single buffer ready to send.
+pub fn build_stats(stats: &AnonymousUsageV1) -> Result<Vec<u8>, StatsError> {
+    let mut result = Vec::new();
+    let payload = serde_cbor::to_vec(stats);
+    if let Err(e) = payload {
+        log::warn!("Unable to serialize statistics. Not sending them.");
+        log::warn!("{e:?}");
+        return Err(StatsError::SerializeFail);
+    }
+    let payload = payload.unwrap();
+
+    // Store the version as network order
+    result.extend( 1u16.to_be_bytes() );
+    // Store the payload size as network order
+    result.extend( (payload.len() as u64).to_be_bytes() );
+    // Store the payload itself
+    result.extend(payload);
+
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
+
+/// Errors for anonymous usage statistics failure
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum StatsError {
+    /// Serializing the object failed
+    #[error("Unable to serialize object")]
+    SerializeFail
+}
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diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/v1.rs b/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/v1.rs
index dc501575..0ce33e74 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/v1.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/anonymous/v1.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 
 /// Defines data to be submitted if anonymous usage submission is
 /// enabled. This is protocol version 1.
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ pub struct AnonymousUsageV1 {
 
 
 /// Description of installed NIC (version 1 data)
-#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct NicV1 {
     /// Description, usually "Ethernet"
     pub description: String,
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs
index 411781bf..5c8f035b 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/anonymous_usage/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod lshw;
 mod version;
-use std::time::Duration;
-use lqos_bus::anonymous::AnonymousUsageV1;
+use std::{time::Duration, net::TcpStream, io::Write};
+use lqos_bus::anonymous::{AnonymousUsageV1, build_stats};
 use lqos_config::{EtcLqos, LibreQoSConfig};
 use lqos_sys::num_possible_cpus;
 use sysinfo::{System, SystemExt, CpuExt};
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub async fn start_anonymous_usage() {
 fn anonymous_usage_dump() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut data = AnonymousUsageV1::default();
     let mut sys = System::new_all();
+    let mut server = String::new();
     sys.refresh_all();
     data.total_memory = sys.total_memory();
     data.available_memory = sys.available_memory();
@@ -74,12 +75,39 @@ fn anonymous_usage_dump() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 data.using_xdp_bridge = bridge.use_xdp_bridge;
             }
         }
+        if let Some(anon) = cfg.usage_stats {
+            server = anon.anonymous_server;
+        }
     }
 
     data.git_hash = env!("GIT_HASH").to_string();
     data.shaped_device_count = SHAPED_DEVICES.read().unwrap().devices.len();
     data.net_json_len = NETWORK_JSON.read().unwrap().nodes.len();
 
-    println!("{data:#?}");
+    send_stats(data, &server);
     Ok(())
+}
+
+fn send_stats(data: AnonymousUsageV1, server: &str) {
+    let buffer = build_stats(&data);
+    if let Err(e) = buffer {
+        log::warn!("Unable to serialize stats buffer");
+        log::warn!("{e:?}");
+        return;
+    }
+    let buffer = buffer.unwrap();
+
+    let stream = TcpStream::connect(server);
+    if let Err(e) = stream {
+        log::warn!("Unable to connect to {server}");
+        log::warn!("{e:?}");
+        return;
+    }
+    let mut stream = stream.unwrap();
+    let result = stream.write(&buffer);
+    if let Err(e) = result {
+        log::warn!("Unable to send bytes to {server}");
+        log::warn!("{e:?}");
+    }
+    log::info!("Anonymous usage stats submitted");
 }
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