diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 7729cf0..f595085 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ var express = require('express'),
 
 Promise = require('bluebird');
 
-app.setName('Agama');
-app.setVersion('0.1.6.2e-beta');
+const appBasicInfo = {
+	name: 'Agama',
+	version: '0.1.6.2e-beta'
+};
+
+app.setName(appBasicInfo.name);
+app.setVersion(appBasicInfo.version);
 
 if (os.platform() === 'linux') {
 	process.env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE = true;
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ io.on('connection', function(client) {
 });
 
 shepherd.setIO(io); // pass sockets object to shepherd router
+shepherd.setVar('appBasicInfo', appBasicInfo);
 
 module.exports = guiapp;
 // END GUI App Settings
diff --git a/routes/shepherd.js b/routes/shepherd.js
index 4cd360f..30a2210 100644
--- a/routes/shepherd.js
+++ b/routes/shepherd.js
@@ -292,20 +292,38 @@ console.log('iguana dir: ' + komododBin);
 console.log('iguana bin: ' + komodoDir);
 
 // END IGUANA FILES AND CONFIG SETTINGS
+// default route
 shepherd.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
   res.send('Iguana app server');
 });
 
+/*
+ *  type: GET
+ *
+ */
 shepherd.get('/appconf', function(req, res, next) {
   var obj = shepherd.loadLocalConfig();
   res.send(obj);
 });
 
+/*
+ *  type: GET
+ *
+ */
 shepherd.get('/sysinfo', function(req, res, next) {
   var obj = shepherd.SystemInfo();
   res.send(obj);
 });
 
+/*
+ *  type: GET
+ *
+ */
+shepherd.get('/appinfo', function(req, res, next) {
+  var obj = shepherd.appInfo();
+  res.send(obj);
+});
+
 shepherd.dumpCacheBeforeExit = function() {
   cache.dumpCacheBeforeExit();
 }
@@ -319,6 +337,10 @@ shepherd.setIO = function(io) {
   cache.setVar('io', io);
 };
 
+shepherd.setVar = function(_name, _body) {
+  shepherd[_name] = _body;
+};
+
 cache.setVar('iguanaDir', iguanaDir);
 cache.setVar('appConfig', shepherd.appConfig);
 
@@ -1388,4 +1410,38 @@ shepherd.SystemInfo = function() {
   return os_data;
 }
 
+shepherd.SystemInfo = function() {
+  const os_data = {
+          'totalmem_bytes': os.totalmem(),
+          'totalmem_readable': formatBytes(os.totalmem()),
+          'arch': os.arch(),
+          'cpu': os.cpus()[0].model,
+          'cpu_cores': os.cpus().length,
+          'platform': os.platform(),
+          'os_release': os.release(),
+          'os_type': os.type()
+        };
+
+  return os_data;
+}
+
+shepherd.appInfo = function() {
+  const sysInfo = shepherd.SystemInfo();
+  const releaseInfo = shepherd.appBasicInfo;
+  const dirs = {
+    iguanaDir,
+    iguanaBin,
+    komodoDir,
+    komododBin
+    configLocation: iguanaDir + '/config.json',
+    cacheLocation: iguanaDir + '/shepherd',
+  };
+
+  return {
+    sysInfo,
+    releaseInfo,
+    dirs,
+  };
+}
+
 module.exports = shepherd;
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