diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index ed469f9..0fe4629 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ type Config struct {
 		TelnetServer         bool   `yaml:"telnetserver"`
 		FlexRadioSpot        bool   `yaml:"flexradiospot"`
 	} `yaml:"general"`
+	Database struct {
+		MySQL         bool   `yaml:"mysql"`
+		SQLite        bool   `yaml:"sqlite"`
+		MySQLUser     string `yaml:"mysql_db_user"`
+		MySQLPassword string `yaml:"mysql_db_password"`
+		MySQLDbName   string `yaml:"mysql_db_name"`
+		MySQLHost     string `yaml:"mysql_host"`
+		MySQLPort     string `yaml:"mysql_port"`
+	} `yaml:"database"`
 	SQLite struct {
 		SQLitePath string `yaml:"sqlite_path"`
 		Callsign   string `yaml:"callsign"`
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 0c512d3..3630689 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 general:
   delete_log_file_at_start: true
   log_to_file: true
-  log_level: INFO # INFO or DEBUG or WARN
+  log_level: DEBUG # INFO or DEBUG or WARN
   telnetserver: true # not in use for now
   flexradiospot: true # not in use for now
+database:
+  mysql: true #only one of the two can be true
+  sqlite: false
+  mysql_db_user: rouggy
+  mysql_db_password: 89DGgg290379
+  mysql_db_name: log_f4bpo
+  mysql_host: 10.10.10.15
+  mysql_port: 3306
 sqlite:
   sqlite_path: 'C:\Perso\Seafile\Radio\Logs\Log4OM\F4BPO.SQLite' # SQLite Db oath of Log4OM
   callsign: F4BPO # Log4OM Callsign used to check if you get spotted by someone
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 2894841..2190e48 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -37,18 +39,33 @@ type FlexDXClusterRepository struct {
 }
 
 func NewLog4OMContactsRepository(filePath string) *Log4OMContactsRepository {
-	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", filePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		Log.Errorf("Cannot open db", err)
-	}
-	_, err = db.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+
+	if Cfg.Database.MySQL {
+		db, err := sql.Open("mysql", Cfg.Database.MySQLUser+":"+Cfg.Database.MySQLPassword+"@tcp("+Cfg.Database.MySQLHost+":"+Cfg.Database.MySQLPort+")/"+Cfg.Database.MySQLDbName)
+		if err != nil {
+			Log.Errorf("Cannot open db", err)
+		}
+
+		return &Log4OMContactsRepository{
+			db:  db,
+			Log: Log}
+
+	} else if Cfg.Database.SQLite {
+		db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			Log.Errorf("Cannot open db", err)
+		}
+		_, err = db.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		return &Log4OMContactsRepository{
+			db:  db,
+			Log: Log}
 	}
 
-	return &Log4OMContactsRepository{
-		db:  db,
-		Log: Log}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func NewFlexDXDatabase(filePath string) *FlexDXClusterRepository {
@@ -95,6 +112,16 @@ func NewFlexDXDatabase(filePath string) *FlexDXClusterRepository {
 	}
 }
 
+func (r *Log4OMContactsRepository) CountEntries() int {
+	var contacts int
+	_ = r.db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM log").Scan(&contacts)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("could not query database", err)
+	}
+
+	return contacts
+}
+
 func (r *Log4OMContactsRepository) ListByCountry(countryID string, contactsChan chan []Contact, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 	rows, err := r.db.Query("SELECT callsign, band, mode, dxcc, stationcallsign, country FROM log WHERE dxcc = ?", countryID)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1c20be6..61cbae9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module git.rouggy.com/rouggy/FlexDXCluster
 go 1.23.1
 
 require (
+	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.3
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.23
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/x-cray/logrus-prefixed-formatter v0.5.2
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 // indirect
 	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 63ff35a..4bbb3d3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 h1:FNf4tywRC1HmFuKW5xopWpigGjJKiJSV0Cqo0cJWDaA=
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BxyFTGdWcka3PhytdK4V28tE5sGfRvvvRV7EaN4VDT4=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9 h1:hsms1Qyu0jgnwNXIxa+/V/PDsU6CfLf6CNO8H7IWoS4=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9/go.mod h1:znqG4EE+3YCdAaPaxE2ZRY/06pZUdp0tY4IgpuI1SZQ=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.3 h1:U/N249h2WzJ3Ukj8SowVFjdtZKfu9vlLZxjPXV1aweo=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.3/go.mod h1:qn46aNg1333BRMNU69Lq93t8du/dwxI64Gl8i5p1WMU=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0/go.mod h1:fyg7847qk6SyHyPtNmDHnmrv/HOrqktSC+C9fM+CJOE=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:ceaxUfeHdC40wWswd/P6IGgMaK3YpKi5j83Wpe3EHw8=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fa882b6..7eaa146 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 	cfg := NewConfig(cfgPath)
 
 	log := NewLog()
-	log.Info("Running FlexDXCluster version 0.5")
+	log.Info("Running FlexDXCluster version 0.6")
 	log.Infof("Callsign: %s", cfg.SQLite.Callsign)
 
 	DeleteDatabase("./flex.sqlite", log)
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Database connection to Log4OM
 	cRepo := NewLog4OMContactsRepository(cfg.SQLite.SQLitePath)
+	contacts := cRepo.CountEntries()
+	log.Infof("Log4OM Database Contains %v Contacts", contacts)
 	defer cRepo.db.Close()
 
 	TCPServer := NewTCPServer(cfg.TelnetServer.Host, cfg.TelnetServer.Port)
diff --git a/spot.go b/spot.go
index fef8060..089242a 100644
--- a/spot.go
+++ b/spot.go
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ type TelnetSpot struct {
 	CallsignWorked bool
 }
 
+// var spotNumber = 1
+
 func ProcessTelnetSpot(re *regexp.Regexp, spotRaw string, SpotChanToFlex chan TelnetSpot, SpotChanToHTTPServer chan TelnetSpot, Countries Countries) {
+
 	match := re.FindStringSubmatch(spotRaw)
 
 	if len(match) != 0 {
@@ -144,6 +147,8 @@ func ProcessTelnetSpot(re *regexp.Regexp, spotRaw string, SpotChanToFlex chan Te
 		// Log.Infof("Could not decode: %s", strings.Trim(spotRaw, "\n"))
 	}
 
+	// Log.Infof("Spots Processed: %v", spotNumber)
+	// spotNumber++
 }
 
 func (spot *TelnetSpot) GetBand() {