diff --git a/assets/locales/en.json b/assets/locales/en.json
index 6308403..7bdd603 100644
--- a/assets/locales/en.json
+++ b/assets/locales/en.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "error_fetching_active_users": "Error fetching active users: {error}",
+    "error_sending_alive_ping": "Error sending alive ping: {error}",
     "already_started": "I've already started! I'm not updating...",
     "please_restart": "Please Restart goober!",
     "local_ahead": "Local {remote}/{branch} is ahead and/or up to par. Not Updating...",
diff --git a/assets/locales/it.json b/assets/locales/it.json
index eaac24f..764ce80 100644
--- a/assets/locales/it.json
+++ b/assets/locales/it.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+    "error fetching_active_users": "Errore nel recupero degli utenti attivi:",
+    "error_sending_alive_ping": "Errore nell'invio di aliveping:",
     "already_started": "Sono già avviato! Non aggiorno...",
     "please_restart": "Riavvia goober!",
     "local_ahead": "Il ramo locale {remote}/{branch} è aggiornato o avanti. Nessun aggiornamento...",
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 5ea6cb9..ee60c49 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import shutil
 import uuid
+import asyncio
 
 from modules.globalvars import *
 from modules.prestartchecks import start_checks
@@ -74,6 +75,25 @@ if not markov_model:
 generated_sentences = set()
 used_words = set()
 
+async def fetch_active_users():
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(f"{VERSION_URL}/active-users")
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            return response.text.strip()
+        else:
+            return "?"
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"{RED}{get_translation(LOCALE, 'error_fetching_active_users')}{RESET} {e}")
+        return "?"
+
+async def send_alive_ping_periodically():
+    while True:
+        try:
+            requests.post(f"{VERSION_URL}/aliveping", json={"name": NAME})
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"{RED}{get_translation(LOCALE, 'error_sending_alive_ping')}{RESET} {e}")
+        await asyncio.sleep(60)
+
 # Event: Called when the bot is ready
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
@@ -83,15 +103,18 @@ async def on_ready():
     folder_name = "cogs"
     if launched == True:
         return
-    #  create folder logic only existed to prevent errors from upgrading from older versions of goober, now got nuked because its been like a billion versions since then
     await load_cogs_from_folder(bot)
     try:
         synced = await bot.tree.sync()
         print(f"{GREEN}{get_translation(LOCALE, 'synced_commands')} {len(synced)} {get_translation(LOCALE, 'synced_commands2')} {RESET}")
         slash_commands_enabled = True
         ping_server()  # ping_server from modules/central.py
+        # --- Mostra utenti attivi ---
+        active_users = await fetch_active_users()
+        print(f"{GREEN}Utenti attivi: {active_users}{RESET}")
         print(f"{GREEN}{get_translation(LOCALE, 'started').format(name=NAME)}{RESET}")
-
+        # --- Avvia il task periodico ---
+        bot.loop.create_task(send_alive_ping_periodically())
     except discord.errors.Forbidden as perm_error:
         print(f"{RED}Permission error while syncing commands: {perm_error}{RESET}")
         print(f"{RED}Make sure the bot has the 'applications.commands' scope and is invited with the correct permissions.{RESET}")
diff --git a/modules/globalvars.py b/modules/globalvars.py
index f23e349..20f5eac 100644
--- a/modules/globalvars.py
+++ b/modules/globalvars.py
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ arch = platform.machine()
 slash_commands_enabled = False
 launched = False
 latest_version = "0.0.0"
-local_version = "1.0.5"
+local_version = "1.0.6"
 os.environ['gooberlocal_version'] = local_version