diff --git a/mod/_well_known.php b/mod/_well_known.php
index f6a351bb23..a5e167de2f 100644
--- a/mod/_well_known.php
+++ b/mod/_well_known.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Module\Nodeinfo;
 
 require_once 'mod/hostxrd.php';
 require_once 'mod/nodeinfo.php';
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ function _well_known_init(App $a)
 				wk_social_relay();
 				break;
 			case "nodeinfo":
-				nodeinfo_wellknown($a);
+				Nodeinfo::printWellKnown($a);
 				break;
 			case "webfinger":
 				xrd_init($a);
diff --git a/mod/nodeinfo.php b/mod/nodeinfo.php
deleted file mode 100644
index da9dbb87c6..0000000000
--- a/mod/nodeinfo.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,221 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file mod/nodeinfo.php
- *
- * Documentation: http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/schema.html
-*/
-
-use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Core\Addon;
-use Friendica\Core\Config;
-use Friendica\Core\Logger;
-use Friendica\Core\System;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
-use Friendica\Util\Network;
-
-function nodeinfo_wellknown(App $a) {
-	if (!Config::get('system', 'nodeinfo')) {
-		System::httpExit(404);
-	}
-
-	$nodeinfo = ['links' => [['rel' => 'http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/1.0',
-					'href' => System::baseUrl().'/nodeinfo/1.0']]];
-
-	header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
-	echo json_encode($nodeinfo, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT|JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
-	exit;
-}
-
-function nodeinfo_init(App $a) {
-	if (!Config::get('system', 'nodeinfo')) {
-		System::httpExit(404);
-	}
-
-	if (($a->argc != 2) || ($a->argv[1] != '1.0')) {
-		System::httpExit(404);
-	}
-
-	$smtp = (function_exists('imap_open') && !Config::get('system', 'imap_disabled') && !Config::get('system', 'dfrn_only'));
-
-	$nodeinfo = [];
-	$nodeinfo['version'] = '1.0';
-	$nodeinfo['software'] = ['name' => 'friendica', 'version' => FRIENDICA_VERSION.'-'.DB_UPDATE_VERSION];
-
-	$nodeinfo['protocols'] = [];
-	$nodeinfo['protocols']['inbound'] = [];
-	$nodeinfo['protocols']['outbound'] = [];
-
-	if (Config::get('system', 'diaspora_enabled')) {
-		$nodeinfo['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'diaspora';
-		$nodeinfo['protocols']['outbound'][] = 'diaspora';
-	}
-
-	$nodeinfo['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'friendica';
-	$nodeinfo['protocols']['outbound'][] = 'friendica';
-
-	if (!Config::get('system', 'ostatus_disabled')) {
-		$nodeinfo['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
-		$nodeinfo['protocols']['outbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
-	}
-
-	$nodeinfo['services'] = [];
-	$nodeinfo['services']['inbound'] = [];
-	$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'] = [];
-
-	$nodeinfo['usage'] = [];
-
-	$nodeinfo['openRegistrations'] = intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy')) !== \Friendica\Module\Register::CLOSED;
-
-	$nodeinfo['metadata'] = ['nodeName' => Config::get('config', 'sitename')];
-
-	if (Config::get('system', 'nodeinfo')) {
-
-		$nodeinfo['usage']['users'] = ['total' => (int)Config::get('nodeinfo', 'total_users'),
-					'activeHalfyear' => (int)Config::get('nodeinfo', 'active_users_halfyear'),
-					'activeMonth' => (int)Config::get('nodeinfo', 'active_users_monthly')];
-		$nodeinfo['usage']['localPosts'] = (int)Config::get('nodeinfo', 'local_posts');
-		$nodeinfo['usage']['localComments'] = (int)Config::get('nodeinfo', 'local_comments');
-
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('blogger')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'blogger';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('dwpost')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'dreamwidth';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('statusnet')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['inbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('ijpost')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'insanejournal';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('libertree')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'libertree';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('buffer')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'linkedin';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('ljpost')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'livejournal';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('buffer')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'pinterest';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('posterous')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'posterous';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('pumpio')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['inbound'][] = 'pumpio';
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'pumpio';
-		}
-
-		if ($smtp) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'smtp';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('tumblr')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'tumblr';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('twitter') || Addon::isEnabled('buffer')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'twitter';
-		}
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('wppost')) {
-			$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'wordpress';
-		}
-		$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols'] = $nodeinfo['protocols'];
-		$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols']['outbound'][] = 'atom1.0';
-		$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'atom1.0';
-		$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'rss2.0';
-
-		$nodeinfo['metadata']['services'] = $nodeinfo['services'];
-
-		if (Addon::isEnabled('twitter')) {
-			$nodeinfo['metadata']['services']['inbound'][] = 'twitter';
-		}
-
-		$nodeinfo['metadata']['explicitContent'] = Config::get('system', 'explicit_content', false) == true;
-	}
-
-	header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
-	echo json_encode($nodeinfo, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT|JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
-	exit;
-}
-
-
-
-function nodeinfo_cron() {
-
-	$a = \get_app();
-
-	// If the addon 'statistics_json' is enabled then disable it and activate nodeinfo.
-	if (Addon::isEnabled('statistics_json')) {
-		Config::set('system', 'nodeinfo', true);
-
-		$addon = 'statistics_json';
-		$addons = Config::get('system', 'addon');
-
-		if ($addons) {
-			$addons_arr = explode(',',str_replace(' ', '',$addons));
-
-			$idx = array_search($addon, $addons_arr);
-			if ($idx !== false) {
-				unset($addons_arr[$idx]);
-				Addon::uninstall($addon);
-				Config::set('system', 'addon', implode(', ',$addons_arr));
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!Config::get('system', 'nodeinfo')) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	Logger::log('cron_start');
-
-	$users = q("SELECT `user`.`uid`, `user`.`login_date`, `contact`.`last-item`
-			FROM `user`
-			INNER JOIN `profile` ON `profile`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` AND `profile`.`is-default`
-			INNER JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` AND `contact`.`self`
-			WHERE (`profile`.`publish` OR `profile`.`net-publish`) AND `user`.`verified`
-				AND NOT `user`.`blocked` AND NOT `user`.`account_removed`
-				AND NOT `user`.`account_expired`");
-	if (is_array($users)) {
-		$total_users = count($users);
-		$active_users_halfyear = 0;
-		$active_users_monthly = 0;
-
-		$halfyear = time() - (180 * 24 * 60 * 60);
-		$month = time() - (30 * 24 * 60 * 60);
-
-		foreach ($users AS $user) {
-			if ((strtotime($user['login_date']) > $halfyear) ||
-				(strtotime($user['last-item']) > $halfyear)) {
-				++$active_users_halfyear;
-			}
-			if ((strtotime($user['login_date']) > $month) ||
-				(strtotime($user['last-item']) > $month)) {
-				++$active_users_monthly;
-			}
-		}
-		Config::set('nodeinfo', 'total_users', $total_users);
-		Config::set('nodeinfo', 'active_users_halfyear', $active_users_halfyear);
-		Config::set('nodeinfo', 'active_users_monthly', $active_users_monthly);
-
-		Logger::log('total_users: ' . $total_users . '/' . $active_users_halfyear. '/' . $active_users_monthly, Logger::DEBUG);
-	}
-
-	$local_posts = DBA::count('thread', ["`wall` AND NOT `deleted` AND `uid` != 0"]);
-	Config::set('nodeinfo', 'local_posts', $local_posts);
-	Logger::log('local_posts: ' . $local_posts, Logger::DEBUG);
-
-	$local_comments = DBA::count('item', ["`origin` AND `id` != `parent` AND NOT `deleted` AND `uid` != 0"]);
-	Config::set('nodeinfo', 'local_comments', $local_comments);
-	Logger::log('local_comments: ' . $local_comments, Logger::DEBUG);
-
-	// Now trying to register
-	$url = 'http://the-federation.info/register/'.$a->getHostName();
-	Logger::log('registering url: '.$url, Logger::DEBUG);
-	$ret = Network::fetchUrl($url);
-	Logger::log('registering answer: '.$ret, Logger::DEBUG);
-
-	Logger::log('cron_end');
-}
diff --git a/src/Model/Nodeinfo.php b/src/Model/Nodeinfo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..560629b6a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Model/Nodeinfo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Model;
+
+use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Addon;
+use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\Util\Network;
+
+/**
+ * Model interaction for the nodeinfo
+ */
+class Nodeinfo extends BaseObject
+{
+	/**
+	 * Updates the info about the current node
+	 *
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 */
+	public static function update()
+	{
+		$app = self::getApp();
+		$config = $app->getConfig();
+		$logger = $app->getLogger();
+
+		// If the addon 'statistics_json' is enabled then disable it and activate nodeinfo.
+		if (Addon::isEnabled('statistics_json')) {
+			$config->set('system', 'nodeinfo', true);
+
+			$addon = 'statistics_json';
+			$addons = $config->get('system', 'addon');
+
+			if ($addons) {
+				$addons_arr = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', $addons));
+
+				$idx = array_search($addon, $addons_arr);
+				if ($idx !== false) {
+					unset($addons_arr[$idx]);
+					Addon::uninstall($addon);
+					$config->set('system', 'addon', implode(', ', $addons_arr));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (empty($config->get('system', 'nodeinfo'))) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$logger->info('cron_start');
+
+		$userStats = User::getStatistics();
+
+		$config->set('nodeinfo', 'total_users', $userStats['total_users']);
+		$config->set('nodeinfo', 'active_users_halfyear', $userStats['active_users_halfyear']);
+		$config->set('nodeinfo', 'active_users_monthly', $userStats['active_users_monthly']);
+
+		$logger->debug('user statistics', $userStats);
+
+		$local_posts = DBA::count('thread', ["`wall` AND NOT `deleted` AND `uid` != 0"]);
+		$config->set('nodeinfo', 'local_posts', $local_posts);
+		$logger->debug('thread statistics', ['local_posts' => $local_posts]);
+
+		$local_comments = DBA::count('item', ["`origin` AND `id` != `parent` AND NOT `deleted` AND `uid` != 0"]);
+		$config->set('nodeinfo', 'local_comments', $local_comments);
+		$logger->debug('item statistics', ['local_comments' => $local_comments]);
+
+		// Now trying to register
+		$url = 'http://the-federation.info/register/' . $app->getHostName();
+		$logger->debug('Check registering url', ['url' => $url]);
+		$ret = Network::fetchUrl($url);
+		$logger->debug('Check registering answer', ['answer' => $ret]);
+
+		$logger->info('cron_end');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index 472ed09247..4b3823f040 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -967,4 +967,51 @@ class User
 
 		return $identities;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns statistical information about the current users of this node
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static function getStatistics()
+	{
+		$statistics = [
+			'total_users'           => 0,
+			'active_users_halfyear' => 0,
+			'active_users_monthly'  => 0,
+		];
+
+		$userStmt = DBA::p("SELECT `user`.`uid`, `user`.`login_date`, `contact`.`last-item`
+			FROM `user`
+			INNER JOIN `profile` ON `profile`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` AND `profile`.`is-default`
+			INNER JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` AND `contact`.`self`
+			WHERE (`profile`.`publish` OR `profile`.`net-publish`) AND `user`.`verified`
+				AND NOT `user`.`blocked` AND NOT `user`.`account_removed`
+				AND NOT `user`.`account_expired`");
+
+		if (!DBA::isResult($userStmt)) {
+			return $statistics;
+		}
+
+		$halfyear = time() - (180 * 24 * 60 * 60);
+		$month = time() - (30 * 24 * 60 * 60);
+
+		while ($user = DBA::fetch($userStmt)) {
+			$statistics['total_users']++;
+
+			if ((strtotime($user['login_date']) > $halfyear) ||
+				(strtotime($user['last-item']) > $halfyear)) {
+				$statistics['active_users_halfyear']++;
+			}
+
+			if ((strtotime($user['login_date']) > $month) ||
+				(strtotime($user['last-item']) > $month)) {
+				$statistics['active_users_monthly']++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $statistics;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/Nodeinfo.php b/src/Module/Nodeinfo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18f2c72800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/Nodeinfo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Module;
+
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\BaseModule;
+use Friendica\Core\Addon;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
+
+/**
+ * Prints infos about the current node
+ */
+class Nodeinfo extends BaseModule
+{
+	/**
+	 * Prints the Nodeinfo for a well-known request
+	 *
+	 * @param App $app
+	 *
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 */
+	public static function printWellKnown(App $app)
+	{
+		$config = $app->getConfig();
+
+		if (!$config->get('system', 'nodeinfo')) {
+			System::httpExit(404);
+		}
+
+		$nodeinfo = [
+			'links' => [[
+				'rel'  => 'http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/1.0',
+				'href' => $app->getBaseURL() . '/nodeinfo/1.0']]
+		];
+
+		header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+		echo json_encode($nodeinfo, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+		exit;
+	}
+
+	public static function init()
+	{
+		$app = self::getApp();
+		$config = $app->getConfig();
+
+		if (!$config->get('system', 'nodeinfo')) {
+			System::httpExit(404);
+		}
+
+		if (($app->argc != 2) || ($app->argv[1] != '1.0')) {
+			System::httpExit(404);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static function rawContent()
+	{
+		$config = self::getApp()->getConfig();
+
+		$smtp = (function_exists('imap_open') && !$config->get('system', 'imap_disabled') && !$config->get('system', 'dfrn_only'));
+
+		$nodeinfo = [
+			'version'           => 1.0,
+			'software'          => [
+				'name'    => 'friendica',
+				'version' => FRIENDICA_VERSION . '-' . DB_UPDATE_VERSION,
+			],
+			'protocols'         => [
+				'inbound'  => [
+					'friendica',
+				],
+				'outbound' => [
+					'friendica',
+				],
+			],
+			'services'          => [
+				'inbound'  => [],
+				'outbound' => [],
+			],
+			'usage'             => [],
+			'openRegistrations' => intval($config->get('config', 'register_policy')) !== Register::CLOSED,
+			'metadata'          => [
+				'nodeName' => $config->get('config', 'sitename'),
+			],
+		];
+
+		if (!empty($config->get('system', 'diaspora_enabled'))) {
+			$nodeinfo['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'diaspora';
+			$nodeinfo['protocols']['outbound'][] = 'diaspora';
+		}
+
+		if (empty($config->get('system', 'ostatus_disabled'))) {
+			$nodeinfo['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
+			$nodeinfo['protocols']['outbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
+		}
+
+		if (!empty($config->get('system', 'nodeinfo'))) {
+
+			$nodeinfo['usage']['users'] = [
+				'total'          => intval($config->get('nodeinfo', 'total_users')),
+				'activeHalfyear' => intval($config->get('nodeinfo', 'active_users_halfyear')),
+				'activeMonth'    => intval($config->get('nodeinfo', 'active_users_monthly'))
+			];
+			$nodeinfo['usage']['localPosts'] = intval($config->get('nodeinfo', 'local_posts'));
+			$nodeinfo['usage']['localComments'] = intval($config->get('nodeinfo', 'local_comments'));
+
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('blogger')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'blogger';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('dwpost')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'dreamwidth';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('statusnet')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['inbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'gnusocial';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('ijpost')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'insanejournal';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('libertree')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'libertree';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('buffer')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'linkedin';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('ljpost')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'livejournal';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('buffer')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'pinterest';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('posterous')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'posterous';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('pumpio')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['inbound'][] = 'pumpio';
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'pumpio';
+			}
+
+			if ($smtp) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'smtp';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('tumblr')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'tumblr';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('twitter') || Addon::isEnabled('buffer')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'twitter';
+			}
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('wppost')) {
+				$nodeinfo['services']['outbound'][] = 'wordpress';
+			}
+			$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols'] = $nodeinfo['protocols'];
+			$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols']['outbound'][] = 'atom1.0';
+			$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'atom1.0';
+			$nodeinfo['metadata']['protocols']['inbound'][] = 'rss2.0';
+
+			$nodeinfo['metadata']['services'] = $nodeinfo['services'];
+
+			if (Addon::isEnabled('twitter')) {
+				$nodeinfo['metadata']['services']['inbound'][] = 'twitter';
+			}
+
+			$nodeinfo['metadata']['explicitContent'] = $config->get('system', 'explicit_content', false) == true;
+		}
+
+		header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+		echo json_encode($nodeinfo, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+		exit;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Worker/CronJobs.php b/src/Worker/CronJobs.php
index d0f417f4ff..2618541ddb 100644
--- a/src/Worker/CronJobs.php
+++ b/src/Worker/CronJobs.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Database\PostUpdate;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+use Friendica\Model\Nodeinfo;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class CronJobs
 				break;
 
 			case 'nodeinfo':
-				nodeinfo_cron();
+				Nodeinfo::update();
 				break;
 
 			case 'expire_and_remove_users':