diff --git a/clore_hosting/main.py b/clore_hosting/main.py
index f391f78..671dea5 100644
--- a/clore_hosting/main.py
+++ b/clore_hosting/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from lib import config as config_module
 from lib import logging as logging_lib
 from lib import log_streaming_task
 from lib import run_startup_script
+from lib import hive_miner_interface
 from lib import docker_interface
 from lib import docker_deploy
 from lib import docker_pull
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ class CloreClient:
             "log_streaming_task": utils.unix_timestamp(),
             "container_log_streaming_service": utils.unix_timestamp(),
             "specs_service": utils.unix_timestamp(),
-            "oc_service": utils.unix_timestamp()
+            "oc_service": utils.unix_timestamp(),
+            "background_pow_data_collection": utils.unix_timestamp()
         }
         self.max_service_inactivity = 600 # seconds
 
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ class CloreClient:
         self.is_hive = get_specs.is_hive()
         self.use_hive_flightsheet = False
 
+        self.hive_miner_interface = hive_miner_interface.hive_interface()
+        self.next_pow_background_job_send_update = 0
+
     async def service(self):
         global container_log_broken
 
@@ -145,10 +150,11 @@ class CloreClient:
         task5 = asyncio.create_task(self.container_log_streaming_service(monitoring))
         task6 = asyncio.create_task(self.specs_service(monitoring))
         task7 = asyncio.create_task(self.oc_service(monitoring))
+        task8 = asyncio.create_task(self.background_pow_data_collection(monitoring))
         monitoring_task = asyncio.create_task(self.monitoring_service(monitoring))
 
         # Wait for both tasks to complete (they won't in this case)
-        await asyncio.gather(task1, task2, task3, task4, task5, task6, task7, monitoring_task)
+        await asyncio.gather(task1, task2, task3, task4, task5, task6, task7, task8, monitoring_task)
 
     async def monitoring_service(self, monitoring):
         while True:
@@ -522,6 +528,22 @@ class CloreClient:
                 log.debug(f"FAIL | oc_service() | {e}")
             await asyncio.sleep(2)
 
+    async def background_pow_data_collection(self, monitoring):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                await monitoring.put("background_pow_data_collection")
+                if not self.dont_use_hive_binaries and self.is_hive:
+                    miner_config = await self.hive_miner_interface.export_miner_stats(get_hashrates=False)
+                    if (miner_config["miner_uptime"]>0 and miner_config["miner_uptime"]<60) or self.next_pow_background_job_send_update > time.time():
+                        self.next_pow_background_job_send_update = time.time()+(5*60)
+                        current_statistics = await self.hive_miner_interface.export_miner_stats(get_hashrates=True)
+                        submit_result = await WebSocketClient.send({"submit_hashrates": current_statistics})
+                        if not submit_result:
+                            self.next_pow_background_job_send_update = time.time()+40
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.debug(f"FAIL | background_pow_data_collection() | {e}")
+            await asyncio.sleep(6)
+
     def expire_ws_peers(self):
         for ws_peer_address in list(self.ws_peers.keys()):
             ws_peer_info = self.ws_peers[ws_peer_address]
diff --git a/lib/hive_miner_interface.py b/lib/hive_miner_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3604b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hive_miner_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+
+import aiofiles
+import asyncio
+import json
+import time
+import os
+
+async def async_run_bash_command(command):
+    process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+        '/bin/bash', '-c', command,
+        stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+    )
+    stdout, stderr = await process.communicate()
+
+    return stdout.decode().strip(), stderr.decode().strip(), process.returncode
+
+async def check_and_read_file(file_path):
+    try:
+        if os.path.exists(file_path):
+            async with aiofiles.open(file_path, mode='r') as file:
+                contents = await file.read()
+                return contents
+        else:
+            return "fail"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return "fail"
+    
+async def get_session_start_time(pid):
+    try:
+        async with aiofiles.open(f'/proc/{pid}/stat', 'r') as file:
+            stat_info = (await file.read()).split()
+            start_time_ticks = int(stat_info[21])
+
+        clock_ticks_per_sec = os.sysconf(os.sysconf_names['SC_CLK_TCK'])
+        start_time_seconds = start_time_ticks / clock_ticks_per_sec
+
+        boot_time = None
+        async with aiofiles.open('/proc/stat', 'r') as file:
+            async for line in file:
+                if line.startswith('btime'):
+                    boot_time = int(line.split()[1])
+                    break
+
+        if boot_time is None:
+            raise ValueError("Failed to find boot time in /proc/stat")
+
+        start_time = (boot_time + start_time_seconds)
+        return start_time
+
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error retrieving session start time: {e}")
+        return None
+
+async def get_miner_stats(miner_dir, api_timeout=15):
+    stdout, stderr, code = await async_run_bash_command(f'export API_TIMEOUT={api_timeout}'+''' && read -t $((API_TIMEOUT + 5)) -d "" pid khs stats < <(function run_miner_scripts { echo "$BASHPID"; cd '''+miner_dir+''' || exit; source h-manifest.conf; source h-config.sh; source h-stats.sh; printf "%q\n" "$khs"; echo "$stats"; }; run_miner_scripts) && [[ $? -ge 128 ]] && [[ ! -z "$pid" && "$pid" -ne $$ ]] && kill -9 "$pid" 2>/dev/null ; echo $stats''')
+    try:
+        if stdout and not stderr and code == 0:
+            stats = json.loads(stdout)
+            return stats
+        else:
+            return 'fail'
+    except Exception as e:
+        return 'fail'
+
+async def get_miner_uptime_stats():
+    stdout, stderr, code = await async_run_bash_command("screen -ls")
+    if not stderr and code == 0:
+        for line in stdout.split('\n'):
+            if line[:1]=='\t':
+                if line.split('\t')[1].endswith(".miner"):
+                    miner_screen_pid = line.split('\t')[1].split('.')[0]
+                    if miner_screen_pid.isdigit():
+                        miner_start_time = await get_session_start_time(miner_screen_pid)
+                        return miner_start_time
+    return None
+    
+def extract_miner_names(rig_conf):
+    miner_names=[]
+    for line in rig_conf.split('\n'):
+        if '=' in line:
+            key, value = line.split('=', 1)
+            if key[:5]=="MINER" and (len(key)==5 or str(key[5:]).isdigit()):
+                if value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"'):
+                    value = value.strip('"')
+                miner_names.append(value)
+    return miner_names
+
+def extract_miner_config(miner_names, wallet_conf):
+    lines = wallet_conf.split('\n')
+    meta_config = {}
+    miners = {}
+    for miner_name in miner_names:
+        remaining_lines = []
+        algos = []
+        for line in lines:
+            if not line.startswith('#') and '=' in line:
+                key, value = line.split('=', 1)
+                if value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"'):
+                    value = value.strip('"')
+                if value.startswith("'") and value.endswith("'"):
+                    value = value.strip("'")
+                if key[:len(miner_name.replace('-','_'))+1].lower() == f"{miner_name.replace('-','_')}_".lower():
+                    if key.split('_')[-1][:4].lower()=="algo":
+                        algos.append(value)
+                elif key.lower()=="meta":
+                    try:
+                        meta_config=json.loads(value)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        pass
+                else:
+                    remaining_lines.append(line)
+        lines = remaining_lines
+        miners[miner_name]={
+            "algos":algos,
+            "coins":[]
+        }
+    for miner_name in miner_names:
+        if miner_name in meta_config and type(meta_config[miner_name]) == dict:
+            for key in meta_config[miner_name].keys():
+                if "coin" in key:
+                    miners[miner_name]["coins"].append(meta_config[miner_name][key])
+    return miners
+
+def sum_numbers_in_list(lst):
+    if all(isinstance(i, (int, float)) for i in lst):
+        return sum(lst)
+    else:
+        return "The list contains non-numeric elements."
+
+class hive_interface:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.hive_miners_dir = "/hive/miners"
+        self.hive_rig_config = "/hive-config/rig.conf"
+        self.hive_wallet_config = "/hive-config/wallet.conf"
+    
+    async def get_miners_stats(self, miner_names):
+        scrape_tasks = []
+        for miner_name in miner_names:
+            scrape_tasks.append(get_miner_stats(os.path.join(self.hive_miners_dir, miner_name)))
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*scrape_tasks)
+        return results
+
+    async def get_configured_miners(self):
+        rig_conf, wallet_conf = await asyncio.gather(*[check_and_read_file(self.hive_rig_config), check_and_read_file(self.hive_wallet_config)])
+        miner_names = extract_miner_names(rig_conf)
+        miner_config = extract_miner_config(miner_names, wallet_conf)
+        return miner_names, miner_config
+
+    async def export_miner_stats(self, get_hashrates=False):
+        output = {
+            "miner_uptime": 0
+        }
+        miner_start_ts = await get_miner_uptime_stats()
+        if miner_start_ts:
+            output["miner_uptime"] = int(time.time()-miner_start_ts)
+        miner_names, miner_config = await self.get_configured_miners()
+        output["miners"]=miner_config
+        if get_hashrates:
+            miners_stats = await self.get_miners_stats(miner_names)
+            for idx, miner_stats in enumerate(miners_stats):
+                if type(miner_stats) == dict:
+                    for key in miner_stats.keys():
+                        if key[:2]=="hs" and (key=="hs" or key[2:].isdigit()):
+                            all_hs = sum_numbers_in_list(miner_stats[key])
+                            try:
+                                if not "hashrates" in output['miners'][miner_names[idx]]:
+                                    output['miners'][miner_names[idx]]["hashrates"]=[]
+                                if isinstance(all_hs, (float, int)):
+                                    output['miners'][miner_names[idx]]["hashrates"].append(all_hs)
+                                else:
+                                    output['miners'][miner_names[idx]]["hashrates"].append(0)
+                            except Exception as e:
+                                pass
+        return output
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