diff --git a/meteor/client/lib/metrics.js b/meteor/client/lib/metrics.js
index 2934c20933..410d4a8f62 100644
--- a/meteor/client/lib/metrics.js
+++ b/meteor/client/lib/metrics.js
@@ -1,34 +1,65 @@
 var remote = require('remote');
 var app = remote.require('app');
 var crypto = require('crypto');
-var getmac = require('getmac');
 var uuid = require('node-uuid');
+var level = require('levelup');
+var path = require('path');
+var db = level(path.join(process.env[(process.platform === 'win32') ? 'USERPROFILE' : 'HOME'], 'Library/Application Support/Kitematic/data', 'db'));
 
 Metrics = {};
 
+Metrics.enable = function () {
+  db.put('metrics.enabled', true);
+};
+
+Metrics.disable = function () {
+  db.put('metrics.enabled', false);
+};
+
+Metrics.enabled = function (callback) {
+  db.get('metrics.enabled', function (err, value) {
+    if (err) {
+      callback(false);
+    } else {
+      callback(value);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
 Metrics.trackEvent = function (name) {
   if (!name) {
     return;
   }
-  var uuid = localStorage.getItem('metrics.uuid');
-  if (localStorage.getItem('metrics.enabled') && uuid) {
-    mixpanel.track('docker_gui ' + name, {
-      distinct_id: uuid,
-      version: app.getVersion()
+  db.get('metrics.enabled', function (err, value) {
+    if (err || !value) {
+      return;
+    }
+    db.get('metrics.uuid', function (err, uuid) {
+      if (err) {
+        return;
+      }
+      mixpanel.track('docker_gui ' + name, {
+        distinct_id: uuid,
+        version: app.getVersion()
+      });
     });
-  }
+  });
 };
 
 Metrics.prepareTracking = function () {
-  if (localStorage.getItem('metrics.enabled') === null) {
-    var settings = Settings.findOne();
-    if (settings && settings.tracking) {
-      localStorage.setItem('metrics.enabled', !!settings.tracking);
-    } else {
-      localStorage.setItem('metrics.enabled', true);
+  db.get('metrics.enabled', function (err, value) {
+    if (err && err.notFound) {
+      var settings = Settings.findOne();
+      if (settings && settings.tracking) {
+        db.put('metrics.enabled', !!settings.tracking);
+      } else {
+        db.put('metrics.enabled', true);
+      }
     }
-  }
-  if (!localStorage.getItem('metrics.uuid')) {
-    localStorage.setItem('metrics.uuid', uuid.v4());
-  }
+    db.get('metrics.uuid', function (err, value) {
+      if (err && err.notFound) {
+        db.put('metrics.uuid', uuid.v4());
+      }
+    });
+  });
 };
diff --git a/meteor/client/lib/util.js b/meteor/client/lib/util.js
index 9973e812d4..c55302344c 100755
--- a/meteor/client/lib/util.js
+++ b/meteor/client/lib/util.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Util.getResourceDir = function () {
   return path.join(Util.getHomePath(), 'Library/Application Support/Kitematic/Resources');
 };
 
+Util.getDataDir = function () {
+  return path.join(Util.getHomePath(), 'Library/Application Support/Kitematic/data');
+};
+
 Util.KITE_PATH = path.join(Util.getHomePath(), 'Kitematic');
 Util.KITE_TAR_PATH = path.join(Util.KITE_PATH, '.tar');
 Util.KITE_IMAGES_PATH = path.join(Util.KITE_PATH, '.images');
diff --git a/meteor/client/views/dashboard/settings/dashboard-settings.js b/meteor/client/views/dashboard/settings/dashboard-settings.js
index c4366f3b75..4b4cb88910 100644
--- a/meteor/client/views/dashboard/settings/dashboard-settings.js
+++ b/meteor/client/views/dashboard/settings/dashboard-settings.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ var dialog = remote.require('dialog');
 
 Template.dashboardSettings.events({
   'click .btn-usage-analytics-on': function () {
-    localStorage.setItem('metrics.enabled', true);
+    Metrics.enable();
     Session.set('metrics.enabled', true);
   },
   'click .btn-usage-analytics-off': function () {
-    localStorage.setItem('metrics.enabled', false);
+    Metrics.disable();
     Session.set('metrics.enabled', false);
   }
 });
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ Template.dashboardSettings.events({
 Template.dashboardSettings.helpers({
   metricsEnabled: function () {
     if (Session.get('metrics.enabled') === undefined) {
-      Session.set('metrics.enabled', localStorage.getItem('metrics.enabled'));
+      Metrics.enabled(function (value) {
+        Session.set('metrics.enabled', value);
+      });
     }
     return Session.get('metrics.enabled');
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c494709f2..4f65cc6e98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     "request": "2.42.0",
     "request-progress": "0.3.1",
     "tar": "0.1.20",
-    "node-uuid": "1.4.1"
+    "node-uuid": "1.4.1",
+    "leveldown": "^1.0.0",
+    "levelup": "git+https://github.com/kitematic/node-levelup.git"
   }
 }
diff --git a/script/setup.sh b/script/setup.sh
index e551d46bda..c9cf1e70fa 100755
--- a/script/setup.sh
+++ b/script/setup.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cd $BASE
 # Build NPM modules
 NPM="$BASE/cache/node/bin/npm"
 export npm_config_disturl=https://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/atom-shell/dist
-export npm_config_target=ATOM_SHELL_VERSION
-export npm_config_arch=ia32
+export npm_config_target=$ATOM_SHELL_VERSION
+export npm_config_arch=ia64
 HOME=~/.atom-shell-gyp $NPM install