diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a8f945c..d741236 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -851,13 +851,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "glob",
  "hostname",
+ "lazy_static",
  "log",
  "mac_address",
  "num_cpus",
+ "parking_lot",
  "rand",
  "rusqlite",
  "scheduled-thread-pool",
  "serde 1.0.117",
+ "serde_json",
  "structopt",
  "toml",
  "vented",
@@ -1023,9 +1026,9 @@ checksum = "f1bddf1187be692e79c5ffeab891132dfb0f236ed36a43c7ed39f1165ee20191"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vented"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.6.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "576943d091e907e201d53816e80cd1bdca2320bb9a33754dda66e6cc730f0d27"
+checksum = "03ea719ca6db23a76ee5d0f8ebbcd615d9d4954af88b7a88977b9d5a7d469a85"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "crossbeam-utils",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a508fac..f2560f8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-vented = "0.4.3"
+vented = "0.6.3"
 rusqlite = "0.24.1"
 rand = "0.7.3"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.117", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 config = "0.10.1"
 glob = "0.3.0"
 scheduled-thread-pool = "0.2.5"
-num_cpus = "1.13.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+num_cpus = "1.13.0"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+parking_lot = "0.11.0"
+serde_json = "1.0.59"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/data/node_data.rs b/src/data/node_data.rs
index 3cefabd..b9b6d06 100644
--- a/src/data/node_data.rs
+++ b/src/data/node_data.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ pub struct NodeData {
 }
 
 impl NodeData {
+    pub fn new(id: String, public_key: PublicKey) -> Self {
+        let public_key = armor_public_key(public_key);
+        Self {
+            id,
+            addresses: Vec::with_capacity(0),
+            public_key
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn with_addresses(id: String, addresses: Vec<String>, public_key: PublicKey) -> Self {
         let public_key = armor_public_key(public_key);
         Self {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b347fe0..fc8e237 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ use structopt::StructOpt;
 use vented::crypto::SecretKey;
 use crate::data::node_data::NodeData;
 use crate::modules::heartbeat::HeartbeatModule;
+use crate::modules::nodes_refresh::NodesRefreshModule;
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate lazy_static;
 
 pub(crate) mod utils;
 pub(crate) mod server;
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ struct WriteInfoFileOptions {
 fn main() -> SnekcloudResult<()>{
     init_logger();
     let opt: Opt = Opt::from_args();
-    let settings = get_settings()?;
+    let settings = get_settings();
 
     if let Some(command) = opt.sub_command {
         match command {
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ fn start_server(_options: Opt, settings: &Settings) -> SnekcloudResult<()> {
         server.add_listen_address(address.clone());
     }
     server.register_module(HeartbeatModule::new())?;
+    server.register_module(NodesRefreshModule::new())?;
     server.run()?;
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/modules/heartbeat/mod.rs b/src/modules/heartbeat/mod.rs
index cf27724..d60611f 100644
--- a/src/modules/heartbeat/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/heartbeat/mod.rs
@@ -4,21 +4,59 @@ use crate::utils::result::SnekcloudResult;
 use scheduled_thread_pool::ScheduledThreadPool;
 use vented::result::{VentedResult};
 use crate::modules::heartbeat::payloads::HeartbeatPayload;
-use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
+use std::time::{Instant};
 use vented::event::Event;
+use crate::utils::settings::get_settings;
+use crate::modules::heartbeat::settings::HeartbeatSettings;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use crate::utils::{write_json_pretty};
 
+pub mod settings;
 mod payloads;
 const HEARTBEAT_BEAT_EVENT: &str = "heartbeat:beat";
-const HEARTBEAT_RATE_SECONDS: u64 = 10;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+enum NodeState {
+    Alive,
+    Dead
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+struct NodeInfo {
+    ping: Option<u64>,
+    state: NodeState,
+}
+
+impl NodeInfo {
+    fn alive(ping: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ping: Some(ping),
+            state: NodeState::Alive,
+        }
+    }
+    fn dead() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ping: None,
+            state: NodeState::Dead,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 pub struct HeartbeatModule {
     last_tick: Instant,
+    settings: HeartbeatSettings,
+    node_states: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Vec<NodeInfo>>>>,
 }
 
 impl HeartbeatModule {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            last_tick: Instant::now()
+            last_tick: Instant::now(),
+            settings: get_settings().modules.heartbeat,
+            node_states: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -28,13 +66,35 @@ impl Module for HeartbeatModule {
         "HeartbeatModule".to_string()
     }
 
-    fn init(&mut self, server: &mut VentedServer, _: &mut ScheduledThreadPool) -> SnekcloudResult<()> {
-        server.on(HEARTBEAT_BEAT_EVENT, |event| {
-            let payload = event.get_payload::<HeartbeatPayload>().unwrap();
-            log::debug!("Latency to node {} is {} ms", payload.node_id, payload.get_beat_time().elapsed().unwrap().as_millis());
+    fn init(&mut self, server: &mut VentedServer, pool: &mut ScheduledThreadPool) -> SnekcloudResult<()> {
+        server.on(HEARTBEAT_BEAT_EVENT, {
+            let node_states = Arc::clone(&self.node_states);
+
+            move |event| {
+                let payload = event.get_payload::<HeartbeatPayload>().unwrap();
+                let latency = payload.get_beat_time().elapsed().ok()?.as_millis();
+                log::debug!("Latency to node {} is {} ms", payload.node_id, latency);
 
-            None
+                let mut states = node_states.lock();
+                Self::insert_state(&mut states, payload.node_id, NodeInfo::alive(latency as u64));
+
+
+                None
+            }
         });
+        if let Some(output) = &self.settings.output_file {
+            pool.execute_at_fixed_rate(self.settings.interval(), self.settings.interval(), {
+                let path = output.clone();
+                let states = Arc::clone(&self.node_states);
+                move || {
+                    let states = states.lock();
+
+                    if let Err(e) = write_json_pretty(&path, &*states) {
+                        log::error!("Failed to write output states to file: {}", e)
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -44,10 +104,12 @@ impl Module for HeartbeatModule {
     }
 
     fn tick(&mut self, server: &mut VentedServer, _: &mut ScheduledThreadPool) -> VentedResult<()> {
-        if self.last_tick.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(HEARTBEAT_RATE_SECONDS) {
+        if self.last_tick.elapsed() > self.settings.interval() {
             for node in server.nodes() {
                 if let Err(e) = server.emit(node.id.clone(), Event::with_payload(HEARTBEAT_BEAT_EVENT, &HeartbeatPayload::now(server.node_id()))) {
-                    log::warn!("Node {} is not reachable: {}", node.id, e)
+                    log::debug!("Node {} is not reachable: {}", node.id, e);
+                    let mut states = self.node_states.lock();
+                    Self::insert_state(&mut states, node.id, NodeInfo::dead());
                 }
             }
             self.last_tick = Instant::now();
@@ -55,4 +117,18 @@ impl Module for HeartbeatModule {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+}
+
+impl HeartbeatModule {
+    fn insert_state(states: &mut HashMap<String, Vec<NodeInfo>>, id: String, state: NodeInfo) {
+        lazy_static! {static ref MAX_RECORDS: usize = get_settings().modules.heartbeat.max_record_history;}
+        if let Some(states) = states.get_mut(&id) {
+            if states.len() > *MAX_RECORDS {
+                states.remove(0);
+            }
+            states.push(state);
+        } else {
+            states.insert(id, vec![state]);
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/heartbeat/settings.rs b/src/modules/heartbeat/settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1459002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/heartbeat/settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct HeartbeatSettings {
+    pub output_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub interval_ms: u64,
+    pub max_record_history: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for HeartbeatSettings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            output_file: None,
+            interval_ms: 10000,
+            max_record_history: 10,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl HeartbeatSettings {
+    pub fn interval(&self) -> Duration {
+        Duration::from_millis(self.interval_ms as u64)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/mod.rs b/src/modules/mod.rs
index 4d67c12..e7d728b 100644
--- a/src/modules/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use scheduled_thread_pool::ScheduledThreadPool;
 use vented::result::VentedResult;
 
 pub mod heartbeat;
+pub mod nodes_refresh;
 
 pub trait Module {
     fn name(&self) -> String;
diff --git a/src/modules/nodes_refresh/mod.rs b/src/modules/nodes_refresh/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59baeb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/nodes_refresh/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+use crate::modules::Module;
+use vented::result::VentedResult;
+use vented::server::VentedServer;
+use crate::utils::result::SnekcloudResult;
+use scheduled_thread_pool::ScheduledThreadPool;
+use vented::server::server_events::{ NodeListPayload};
+use vented::server::data::Node;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use std::collections::{HashMap};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use vented::crypto::PublicKey;
+use std::time::{Instant, Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use crate::utils::settings::get_settings;
+use crate::data::node_data::NodeData;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use crate::modules::nodes_refresh::settings::NodesRefreshSettings;
+
+pub  mod settings;
+
+pub struct NodesRefreshModule {
+    nodes: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Node>>>,
+    update_required: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    last_request: Instant,
+    settings: NodesRefreshSettings,
+}
+
+impl Module for NodesRefreshModule {
+
+    fn name(&self) -> String {
+        "node_list_refresh".to_string()
+    }
+
+    fn init(&mut self, server: &mut VentedServer, pool: &mut ScheduledThreadPool) -> SnekcloudResult<()> {
+        {
+            let mut node_list = self.nodes.lock();
+            for node in server.nodes() {
+                node_list.insert(node.id.clone(), node);
+            }
+        }
+        server.on("conn:node_list", {
+            let nodes = Arc::clone(&self.nodes);
+            let update_required = Arc::clone(&self.update_required);
+
+            move |event| {
+                let mut nodes = nodes.lock();
+                let mut new_nodes = false;
+
+                for node in event.get_payload::<NodeListPayload>().ok()?.nodes {
+                    if !nodes.contains_key(&node.id) {
+                        nodes.insert(node.id.clone(), Node {
+                            id: node.id,
+                            trusted: false,
+                            public_key: PublicKey::from(node.public_key),
+                            address: node.address,
+                        });
+                        new_nodes = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if new_nodes {
+                    update_required.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed)
+                }
+                None
+            }
+        });
+        pool.execute_at_fixed_rate(Duration::from_secs(10), self.settings.update_interval(), {
+            let nodes = Arc::clone(&self.nodes);
+            let update_required = Arc::clone(&self.update_required);
+
+            move || {
+                if update_required.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                    let nodes_folder = get_settings().node_data_dir;
+                    nodes.lock().values().cloned().map(|node| {
+                        if let Some(address) = node.address {
+                            NodeData::with_addresses(node.id, vec![address], node.public_key)
+                        } else {
+                            NodeData::new(node.id, node.public_key)
+                        }
+                    }).for_each(|data| {
+                        let mut path = nodes_folder.clone();
+                        path.push(PathBuf::from(format!("{}.toml", data.id)));
+
+                        if let Err(e) = data.write_to_file(path) {
+                            log::error!("Failed to write updated node data: {}", e);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn boxed(self) -> Box<dyn Module> {
+        Box::new(self)
+    }
+
+    fn tick(&mut self, server: &mut VentedServer, _: &mut ScheduledThreadPool) -> VentedResult<()> {
+        if self.last_request.elapsed() > self.settings.update_interval() {
+            if let Err(e) = server.request_node_list() {
+                log::debug!("Failed to refresh node list: {}", e);
+            }
+            self.last_request = Instant::now();
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl NodesRefreshModule {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let null_time = Instant::now() - UNIX_EPOCH.elapsed().unwrap();
+        Self {
+            nodes: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
+            settings: get_settings().modules.nodes_refresh,
+            last_request: null_time,
+            update_required: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false))
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/nodes_refresh/settings.rs b/src/modules/nodes_refresh/settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..493f41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/nodes_refresh/settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct NodesRefreshSettings {
+    pub update_interval_ms: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for NodesRefreshSettings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            update_interval_ms: 3600000
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl NodesRefreshSettings {
+    pub fn update_interval(&self) -> Duration {
+        Duration::from_millis(self.update_interval_ms)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/keys.rs b/src/utils/keys.rs
index 54addf8..5863891 100644
--- a/src/utils/keys.rs
+++ b/src/utils/keys.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::utils::result::{SnekcloudResult, SnekcloudError};
 use vented::server::data::Node;
 use crate::data::node_data::NodeData;
 use std::fs::create_dir;
+use crate::utils::settings::get_settings;
 
 const PRIVATE_KEY_HEADER_LINE: &str = "---BEGIN-SNEKCLOUD-PRIVATE-KEY---\n";
 const PRIVATE_KEY_FOOTER_LINE: &str = "\n---END-SNEKCLOUD-PRIVATE-KEY---";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ pub fn read_node_keys(path: &PathBuf) -> SnekcloudResult<Vec<Node>> {
         create_dir(path)?;
     }
     let dir_content = path.read_dir()?;
+    let trusted_nodes = get_settings().trusted_nodes;
 
     let content = dir_content
         .filter_map(|entry| {
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn read_node_keys(path: &PathBuf) -> SnekcloudResult<Vec<Node>> {
         .filter_map(|(_, entry)|{
             let mut data = NodeData::from_file(entry.path()).ok()?;
 
-            Some(Node {public_key: data.public_key(), address: data.addresses.pop(), id: data.id})
+            Some(Node {public_key: data.public_key(), address: data.addresses.pop(), trusted: trusted_nodes.contains(&data.id), id: data.id})
         }).collect();
 
     Ok(content)
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index f81740e..ab985d7 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -35,5 +35,12 @@ pub fn write_toml_pretty<T: Serialize>(path: &PathBuf, value: &T) -> SnekcloudRe
     value.serialize(&mut serializer)?;
     fs::write(path, buf_str.as_bytes())?;
 
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn write_json_pretty<T: Serialize>(path: &PathBuf, value: &T) -> SnekcloudResult<()> {
+    let string_value = serde_json::to_string_pretty(value)?;
+    fs::write(path, string_value.as_bytes())?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/result.rs b/src/utils/result.rs
index e9cd8ee..435d35b 100644
--- a/src/utils/result.rs
+++ b/src/utils/result.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub enum SnekcloudError {
     Base64DecodeError(base64::DecodeError),
     TomlDeserializeError(toml::de::Error),
     TomlSerializeError(toml::ser::Error),
+    JsonError(serde_json::error::Error),
     InvalidKey,
     ConfigError(config::ConfigError),
     GlobPatternError(glob::PatternError),
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for SnekcloudError {
             Self::TomlSerializeError(e) => write!(f, "Toml Serialization Error: {}", e),
             Self::ConfigError(e) => write!(f, "Config Error: {}",e),
             Self::GlobPatternError(e) => write!(f, "Glob Error {}", e),
+            Self::JsonError(e) => write!(f, "JSON Error: {}", e),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -75,4 +77,10 @@ impl From<glob::PatternError> for SnekcloudError {
     fn from(error: glob::PatternError) -> Self {
         Self::GlobPatternError(error)
     }
+}
+
+impl From<serde_json::error::Error> for SnekcloudError {
+    fn from(error: serde_json::error::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::JsonError(error)
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/settings.rs b/src/utils/settings.rs
index b89464e..47ea22e 100644
--- a/src/utils/settings.rs
+++ b/src/utils/settings.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use crate::utils::{get_node_id, write_toml_pretty};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use config::File;
+use crate::modules::heartbeat::settings::HeartbeatSettings;
+use crate::modules::nodes_refresh::settings::NodesRefreshSettings;
 
 
 const CONFIG_DIR: &str = "config/";
@@ -17,6 +19,16 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub node_id: String,
     pub private_key: PathBuf,
     pub node_data_dir: PathBuf,
+    /// List of trusted nodes
+    pub trusted_nodes: Vec<String>,
+    // modules need to be last because it's a table
+    pub modules: ModuleSettings,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct ModuleSettings {
+    pub heartbeat: HeartbeatSettings,
+    pub nodes_refresh: NodesRefreshSettings,
 }
 
 impl Default for Settings {
@@ -26,11 +38,30 @@ impl Default for Settings {
             node_id: get_node_id(),
             private_key: PathBuf::from("node_key"),
             node_data_dir: PathBuf::from("nodes"),
+            trusted_nodes: vec![],
+            modules: ModuleSettings::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ModuleSettings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            heartbeat: HeartbeatSettings::default(),
+            nodes_refresh: NodesRefreshSettings::default()
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_settings() -> SnekcloudResult<Settings> {
+/// Returns the settings that are lazily retrieved at runtime
+pub fn get_settings() -> Settings {
+
+    lazy_static! { static ref SETTINGS: Settings = load_settings().expect("Failed to get settings"); }
+
+    SETTINGS.clone()
+}
+
+fn load_settings() -> SnekcloudResult<Settings> {
     if !Path::new(CONFIG_DIR).exists() {
         fs::create_dir(CONFIG_DIR)?;
     }
@@ -45,4 +76,4 @@ pub fn get_settings() -> SnekcloudResult<Settings> {
 
 
     settings.try_into().map_err(SnekcloudError::from)
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file