diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 5a928f6d..1014e510 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1 +1,20 @@
 Options -Indexes
+
+<IfModule mod_expires.c>
+ <FilesMatch "\.(js|jpg|jpeg|gif|png|css)$">
+  ExpiresActive on
+  ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 month"
+ </FilesMatch>
+ </IfModule>
+
+<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
+AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fdfa4b39..e76cdaab 100755
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Requirements
 * PHP 5.3.7+
 * PHP cURL package
 * PHP PDO mysql driver
+* PHP-XML
 
 
 Install
diff --git a/config.php.sample b/config.php.sample
index 42f6f9ec..a90981a3 100755
--- a/config.php.sample
+++ b/config.php.sample
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ define('PSM_DB_USER', 'db_user');
 define('PSM_DB_PASS', 'db_pass');
 define('PSM_DB_NAME', 'db_name');
 define('PSM_DB_HOST', 'localhost');
+define('PSM_DB_PORT', '3306');
 define('PSM_BASE_URL', '');
diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index f8e0efa2..627704fb 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ To change these values correctly, only update the second parameter of the functi
      define('PSM_DB_NAME', 'db_name');
      define('PSM_DB_USER', 'db_user');
      define('PSM_DB_PASS', 'db_user_password');
+     define('PSM_DB_PORT', '3306');
 
 For example: to change your username you should ONLY change the 'db\_user' part.
 Do NOT remove the quotes around your username as that will result in an error.
diff --git a/puphpet/files/exec-once/psminstall.sh b/puphpet/files/exec-once/psminstall.sh
index 2ebd8b54..b115800f 100644
--- a/puphpet/files/exec-once/psminstall.sh
+++ b/puphpet/files/exec-once/psminstall.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ define('PSM_DB_USER', 'psm'); \
 define('PSM_DB_PASS', 'psm'); \
 define('PSM_DB_NAME', 'psm'); \
 define('PSM_DB_HOST', 'localhost'); \
+define('PSM_DB_PORT', '3306'); \
 ?>" > /var/www/default/psm/config.php
 
 echo "<?php \
 header('Location: /psm/index.php'); \
-?>" > /var/www/default/index.php
\ No newline at end of file
+?>" > /var/www/default/index.php
diff --git a/src/config/services.xml b/src/config/services.xml
index 5d3fbd1b..43446dcd 100644
--- a/src/config/services.xml
+++ b/src/config/services.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/sc
 		<parameter key="path.templates">%path.src%templates</parameter>
 
 		<parameter key="db.host" type="constant">PSM_DB_HOST</parameter>
+		<parameter key="db.port" type="constant">PSM_DB_PORT</parameter>
 		<parameter key="db.user" type="constant">PSM_DB_USER</parameter>
 		<parameter key="db.pass" type="constant">PSM_DB_PASS</parameter>
 		<parameter key="db.name" type="constant">PSM_DB_NAME</parameter>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/sc
 			<argument>%db.user%</argument>
 			<argument>%db.pass%</argument>
 			<argument>%db.name%</argument>
+			<argument>%db.port%</argument>
 		</service>
 
 		<service id="event" class="Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\ContainerAwareEventDispatcher">
diff --git a/src/lang/de_DE.lang.php b/src/lang/de_DE.lang.php
index fd8aee95..885d6199 100644
--- a/src/lang/de_DE.lang.php
+++ b/src/lang/de_DE.lang.php
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ $sm_lang = array(
 		'type' => 'Typ',
 		'type_website' => 'Webseite',
 		'type_service' => 'Service',
+		'type_ping' => 'Ping',
 		'pattern' => 'Suchstring/-muster',
 		'pattern_description' => 'Wenn das gesuchte Muster nicht in der Webseite ist, wird die Seite als offline markiert. Reguläre Ausdrücke sind erlaubt.',
 		'last_check' => 'Letzter Check',
diff --git a/src/lang/en_US.lang.php b/src/lang/en_US.lang.php
index 51665f08..058c7919 100755
--- a/src/lang/en_US.lang.php
+++ b/src/lang/en_US.lang.php
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ $sm_lang = array(
 		'type' => 'Type',
 		'type_website' => 'Website',
 		'type_service' => 'Service',
+		'type_ping' => 'Ping',
 		'pattern' => 'Search string/pattern',
 		'pattern_description' => 'If this pattern is not found on the website, the server will be marked offline. Regular expressions are allowed.',
 		'last_check' => 'Last check',
@@ -316,4 +317,4 @@ $sm_lang = array(
 		'401_unauthorized' => 'Unauthorized',
 		'401_unauthorized_description' => 'You do not have the privileges to view this page.',
 	),
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);
diff --git a/src/psm/Module/Install/Controller/InstallController.php b/src/psm/Module/Install/Controller/InstallController.php
index 582f64aa..cae533f8 100644
--- a/src/psm/Module/Install/Controller/InstallController.php
+++ b/src/psm/Module/Install/Controller/InstallController.php
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class InstallController extends AbstractController {
 
 			$config = array(
 				'db_host' => 'localhost',
+        'db_port' => '3306'
 				'db_name' => '',
 				'db_user' => '',
 				'db_pass' => '',
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ class InstallController extends AbstractController {
 				// test db connection
 				$this->db = new \psm\Service\Database(
 					$config['db_host'],
+          $config['db_port'],
 					$config['db_user'],
 					$config['db_pass'],
 					$config['db_name']
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ class InstallController extends AbstractController {
 			'pass' => '',
 			'name' => '',
 			'host' => '',
+			'port' => '3306'
 		);
 		$pattern = "/define\('SM_{key}', '(.*?)'/u";
 
diff --git a/src/psm/Module/Server/Controller/ServerController.php b/src/psm/Module/Server/Controller/ServerController.php
index c2c61db2..748f5434 100644
--- a/src/psm/Module/Server/Controller/ServerController.php
+++ b/src/psm/Module/Server/Controller/ServerController.php
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ class ServerController extends AbstractServerController {
 		        $clean["port"] = 443;
 		    } elseif ($tmp["scheme"] === "http") {
 		        $clean["port"] = 80;
+		    } elseif ($tmp["scheme"] === "rdp") {
+		        $clean["port"] = 3389;
 		    }
 		}
 
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ class ServerController extends AbstractServerController {
 			'label_type' => psm_get_lang('servers', 'type'),
 			'label_website' => psm_get_lang('servers', 'type_website'),
 			'label_service' => psm_get_lang('servers', 'type_service'),
+			'label_ping' => psm_get_lang('servers', 'type_ping'),
 			'label_pattern' => psm_get_lang('servers', 'pattern'),
 			'label_pattern_description' => psm_get_lang('servers', 'pattern_description'),
 			'label_last_check' => psm_get_lang('servers', 'last_check'),
diff --git a/src/psm/Service/Database.php b/src/psm/Service/Database.php
index c5296170..16ff69fc 100644
--- a/src/psm/Service/Database.php
+++ b/src/psm/Service/Database.php
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ class Database {
 	 */
 	protected $db_host;
 
+	/**
+	 * DB port
+	 * @var string $db_port
+	 */
+	protected $db_port = 3306;
+
 	/**
 	 * DB name
 	 * @var string $db_name
@@ -81,9 +87,10 @@ class Database {
 	 * @param string $pass
 	 * @param string $db
 	 */
-	function __construct($host = null, $user = null, $pass = null, $db = null) {
+	function __construct($host = null, $user = null, $pass = null, $db = null, $port = null) {
 		if($host != null && $user != null && $pass !== null && $db != null) {
 			$this->db_host = $host;
+			$this->db_port = $port || 3306;
 			$this->db_name = $db;
 			$this->db_user = $user;
 			$this->db_pass = $pass;
@@ -498,7 +505,7 @@ class Database {
 		// Initizale connection
 		try {
 			$this->pdo = new \PDO(
-				'mysql:host='.$this->db_host.';dbname='.$this->db_name.';charset=utf8',
+				'mysql:host='.$this->db_host.';port='.$this->db_port.';dbname='.$this->db_name.';charset=utf8',
 				$this->db_user,
 				$this->db_pass
 			);
diff --git a/src/psm/Util/Install/Installer.php b/src/psm/Util/Install/Installer.php
index 6c3ee490..612f7764 100644
--- a/src/psm/Util/Install/Installer.php
+++ b/src/psm/Util/Install/Installer.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class Installer {
 						  `ip` varchar(500) NOT NULL,
 						  `port` int(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
 						  `label` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
-						  `type` enum('service','website') NOT NULL default 'service',
+						  `type` enum('ping','service','website') NOT NULL default 'service',
 						  `pattern` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
 						  `status` enum('on','off') NOT NULL default 'on',
 						  `error` varchar(255) NULL,
diff --git a/src/psm/Util/Server/ServerValidator.php b/src/psm/Util/Server/ServerValidator.php
index 8b23d14f..4c97333f 100644
--- a/src/psm/Util/Server/ServerValidator.php
+++ b/src/psm/Util/Server/ServerValidator.php
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ class ServerValidator {
 					throw new \InvalidArgumentException('server_ip_bad_service');
 				}
 				break;
+			case 'ping':
+				if(!filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
+					throw new \InvalidArgumentException('server_ip_bad_service');
+				}
+				break;
 		}
 
 		return true;
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ class ServerValidator {
 	 * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
 	 */
 	public function type($type) {
-		if(!in_array($type, array('service', 'website'))) {
+		if(!in_array($type, array('ping', 'service', 'website'))) {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('server_type_invalid');
 		}
 		return true;
diff --git a/src/psm/Util/Server/Updater/StatusUpdater.php b/src/psm/Util/Server/Updater/StatusUpdater.php
index 84b147e1..ad787b2f 100644
--- a/src/psm/Util/Server/Updater/StatusUpdater.php
+++ b/src/psm/Util/Server/Updater/StatusUpdater.php
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ class StatusUpdater {
 		}
 
 		switch($this->server['type']) {
+			case 'ping':
+				$this->status_new = $this->updatePing($max_runs);
+				break;
 			case 'service':
 				$this->status_new = $this->updateService($max_runs);
 				break;
@@ -134,6 +137,41 @@ class StatusUpdater {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check the current servers ping status - Code from http://stackoverflow.com/a/20467492
+	 * @param int $max_runs
+	 * @param int $run
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	protected function updatePing($max_runs, $run = 1) {
+		$errno = 0;
+		// save response time
+		$starttime = microtime(true);
+		// set ping payload
+		$package = "\x08\x00\x7d\x4b\x00\x00\x00\x00PingHost";
+
+		$fp = @fsockopen ($this->server['ip'], $this->server['port'], $errno, $this->error, 10);
+		$socket  = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 1);
+		socket_set_option($socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, array('sec' => 10, 'usec' => 0));
+		socket_connect($socket, $this->server['ip'], null);
+		
+		socket_send($socket, $package, strLen($package), 0);
+		if (socket_read($socket, 255)) {
+			$this->rtime =  microtime(true) - $starttime;
+			$status = true;
+		} else {
+			$status = false;
+		}
+		socket_close($socket);
+
+		// check if server is available and rerun if asked.
+		if(!$status && $run < $max_runs) {
+			return $this->updatePing($max_runs, $run + 1);
+		}
+
+		return $status;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Check the current server as a service
 	 * @param int $max_runs
diff --git a/src/templates/default/main/body.tpl.html b/src/templates/default/main/body.tpl.html
index fa7d252a..4ce7dc56 100644
--- a/src/templates/default/main/body.tpl.html
+++ b/src/templates/default/main/body.tpl.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <title>{{ title }}</title>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1, minimum-scale=1">
     <meta name="description" content="">
-    <meta name="author" content="">
+    <meta name="robots" content="noindex" />		
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#424242">
 	<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="favicon.ico" />
 	<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon.png" />
diff --git a/src/templates/default/module/install/config_new.tpl.html b/src/templates/default/module/install/config_new.tpl.html
index 84be15c8..200d45c3 100644
--- a/src/templates/default/module/install/config_new.tpl.html
+++ b/src/templates/default/module/install/config_new.tpl.html
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 		  <input type="text" id="host" name="db_host" value="{{ db_host }}" />
 		</div>
 	  </div>
+	  <div class="control-group">
+		<label class="control-label" for="host">Database port</label>
+		<div class="controls">
+		  <input type="text" id="port" name="port" value="{{ port }}" />
+		</div>
+	  </div>
 	  <div class="control-group">
 		<label class="control-label" for="name">Database name</label>
 		<div class="controls">
diff --git a/src/templates/default/module/server/server/update.tpl.html b/src/templates/default/module/server/server/update.tpl.html
index 2378d21e..4f26e357 100644
--- a/src/templates/default/module/server/server/update.tpl.html
+++ b/src/templates/default/module/server/server/update.tpl.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 			<div class="controls">
 				<select id="type" name="type">
 					<option value="">{{ label_please_select }}</option>
+					<option value="ping" {{ edit_type_selected_ping|raw }}>{{ label_ping }}</option>
 					<option value="service" {{ edit_type_selected_service|raw }}>{{ label_service }}</option>
 					<option value="website" {{ edit_type_selected_website|raw }}>{{ label_website }}</option>
 				 </select>
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
                         <option value="115">SFTP (115)</option>
                         <option value="43">WHOIS (43)</option>
                         <option value="53">BIND (53)</option>
+                        <option value="3389">RDP (3389)</option>
                     </optgroup>
 				</select>
 			</div>