diff --git a/btcd.go b/btcd.go
index 4f04657b..2fc3f8cc 100644
--- a/btcd.go
+++ b/btcd.go
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ func btcdMain(serverChan chan<- *server) error {
 
 	param.SetNetwork(activeNetParams.Params.Net) // prep the claimtrie params
 
+	go logMemoryUsage()
+
 	// Create server and start it.
 	server, err := newServer(cfg.Listeners, cfg.AgentBlacklist,
 		cfg.AgentWhitelist, db, activeNetParams.Params, interrupt)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5e251342..af85c0db 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v0.0.0-20210525181856-e45797baeb78
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/lru v1.0.0
-	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0
 	github.com/felixge/fgprof v0.9.1
 	github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0
 	github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.0.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.21.6
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.3
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v5 v5.3.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 46925b30..4ee3f148 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ github.com/Joker/hpp v1.0.0/go.mod h1:8x5n+M1Hp5hC0g8okX3sR3vFQwynaX/UgSOM9MeBKz
 github.com/Joker/jade v1.0.1-0.20190614124447-d475f43051e7/go.mod h1:6E6s8o2AE4KhCrqr6GRJjdC/gNfTdxkIXvuGZZda2VM=
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
 github.com/Shopify/goreferrer v0.0.0-20181106222321-ec9c9a553398/go.mod h1:a1uqRtAwp2Xwc6WNPJEufxJ7fx3npB4UV/JOLmbu5I0=
+github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d h1:G0m3OIz70MZUWq3EgK3CesDbo8upS2Vm9/P3FtgI+Jk=
+github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d/go.mod h1:3eOhrUMpNV+6aFIbp5/iudMxNCF27Vw2OZgy4xEx0Fg=
 github.com/aead/siphash v1.0.1 h1:FwHfE/T45KPKYuuSAKyyvE+oPWcaQ+CUmFW0bPlM+kg=
 github.com/aead/siphash v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Nywa3cDsYNNK3gaciGTWPwHt0wlpNV15vwmswBAUSII=
 github.com/ajg/form v1.5.1/go.mod h1:uL1WgH+h2mgNtvBq0339dVnzXdBETtL2LeUXaIv25UY=
@@ -91,7 +93,6 @@ github.com/dgraph-io/badger v1.6.0/go.mod h1:zwt7syl517jmP8s94KqSxTlM6IMsdhYy6ps
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:E3ru+11k8xSBh+hMPgOLZmtrrCbhqsmaPHjLKYnJCaQ=
 github.com/dgryski/go-farm v0.0.0-20190423205320-6a90982ecee2/go.mod h1:SqUrOPUnsFjfmXRMNPybcSiG0BgUW2AuFH8PAnS2iTw=
 github.com/dgryski/go-sip13 v0.0.0-20181026042036-e10d5fee7954/go.mod h1:vAd38F8PWV+bWy6jNmig1y/TA+kYO4g3RSRF0IAv0no=
-github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0 h1:VSnTsYCnlFHaM2/igO1h6X3HA71jcobQuxemgkq4zYo=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0/go.mod h1:HtrtbFcZ19U5GC7JDqmcUSB87Iq5E25KnS6fMYU6eOk=
 github.com/eknkc/amber v0.0.0-20171010120322-cdade1c07385/go.mod h1:0vRUJqYpeSZifjYj7uP3BG/gKcuzL9xWVV/Y+cK33KM=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.0/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ github.com/go-kit/kit v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xBxKIO96dXMWWy0MnWVtmwkA9/13aqxPnvrjFYMA2
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Qt1PoO58o5twSAckw1HlFXLmHsOX5/0LbT9GBnD5lWE=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.4.0/go.mod h1:3RMwSq7FuexP4Kalkev3ejPJsZTpXXBr9+V4qmtdjCk=
 github.com/go-martini/martini v0.0.0-20170121215854-22fa46961aab/go.mod h1:/P9AEU963A2AYjv4d1V5eVL1CQbEJq6aCNHDDjibzu8=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.4 h1:nNBDSCOigTSiarFpYE9J/KtEA1IOW4CNeqT9TQDqCxI=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.4/go.mod h1:XCwSNxSkXRo4vlyPy93sltvi/qJq0jqQhjqQNIwKuxM=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0/go.mod h1:v0f6uXyyMGvRgIKkXu+yp6POWl0qKG85gN/melR3HDY=
 github.com/gobwas/httphead v0.0.0-20180130184737-2c6c146eadee/go.mod h1:L0fX3K22YWvt/FAX9NnzrNzcI4wNYi9Yku4O0LKYflo=
 github.com/gobwas/pool v0.2.0/go.mod h1:q8bcK0KcYlCgd9e7WYLm9LpyS+YeLd8JVDW6WezmKEw=
@@ -311,6 +314,8 @@ github.com/ryanuber/columnize v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:sm1tb6uqfes/u+d4ooFo
 github.com/sclevine/agouti v3.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:b4WX9W9L1sfQKXeJf1mUTLZKJ48R1S7H23Ji7oFO5Bw=
 github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529/go.mod h1:DxrIzT+xaE7yg65j358z/aeFdxmN0P9QXhEzd20vsDc=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0/go.mod h1:STckp+ISIX8hZLjrqAeVduY0gWCT9IjLuqbuNXdaHfM=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.21.6 h1:vU7jrp1Ic/2sHB7w6UNs7MIkn7ebVtTb5D9j45o9VYE=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.21.6/go.mod h1:JfVbDpIBLVzT8oKbvMg9P3wEIMDDpVn+LwHTKj0ST88=
 github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
 github.com/smartystreets/assertions v0.0.0-20180927180507-b2de0cb4f26d/go.mod h1:OnSkiWE9lh6wB0YB77sQom3nweQdgAjqCqsofrRNTgc=
@@ -337,6 +342,10 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69rRypqCw=
+github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.6 h1:oc1sJWvKkmvIxhDHeKWvZS4f6AW+YcoguSfRF2/Hmo4=
+github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.6/go.mod h1:MkWzOF4RMCshBAMXuhXJs64Rte09mITnppBXY/rYEFI=
+github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.2.2 h1:oyhllyrScuYI6g+h/zUvNXNp1wy7x8qQy3t/piefldA=
+github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.2.2/go.mod h1:x3qojaO3uyYt0i56EW/VUYs7uBvdl2fkfZFu0T9wgjM=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
 github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.4/go.mod h1:uQMGLiO92mf5W77hV/PUCpI3pbzQx3CRekS0kk+RGrc=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v0.0.0-20181204163529-d75b2dcb6bc8/go.mod h1:VFNgLljTbGfSG7qAOspJ7OScBnGdDN/yBr0sguwnwf0=
@@ -453,8 +462,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191120155948-bd437916bb0e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191204072324-ce4227a45e2e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200519105757-fe76b779f299/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68 h1:nxC68pudNYkKU6jWhgrqdreuFiOQWj1Fs7T3VrH4Pjw=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210316164454-77fc1eacc6aa h1:ZYxPR6aca/uhfRJyaOAtflSHjJYiktO7QnJC5ut7iY4=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210316164454-77fc1eacc6aa/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/resourceLogging.go b/resourceLogging.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e881a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resourceLogging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/disk"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/mem"
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/process"
+
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func toGB(n uint64) float64 {
+	return float64(n) / 1024.0 / 1024.0 / 1024.0
+}
+
+func dirSize(path string) (int64, error) {
+	var size int64
+	err := filepath.Walk(path, func(_ string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			size += info.Size()
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+	return size, err
+}
+
+func logMemoryUsage() {
+	last := ""
+	tick := time.NewTicker(40 * time.Second)
+	for range tick.C {
+		m, err := mem.VirtualMemory()
+		if err != nil {
+			btcdLog.Warnf("When reading memory size: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		d, err := disk.Usage(cfg.DataDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			btcdLog.Warnf("When reading disk usage: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		p, err := process.NewProcess(int32(os.Getpid()))
+		if err != nil {
+			btcdLog.Warnf("When reading process: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		m2, err := p.MemoryInfo()
+		if err != nil {
+			btcdLog.Warnf("When reading memory info: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		ds, err := dirSize(cfg.DataDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			btcdLog.Warnf("When reading directory: %s", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		cur := fmt.Sprintf("RAM: using %.1f GB with %.1f available, DISK: using %.1f GB with %.1f available",
+			toGB(m2.RSS), toGB(m.Free), toGB(uint64(ds)), toGB(d.Free))
+		if cur != last {
+			btcdLog.Infof(cur)
+			last = cur
+		}
+	}
+}
+