diff --git a/api/ovdashboard_api/routers/__init__.py b/api/ovdashboard_api/routers/__init__.py
index f09888c..ddba1a0 100644
--- a/api/ovdashboard_api/routers/__init__.py
+++ b/api/ovdashboard_api/routers/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This file: Main API router definition.
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
 from ..settings import SETTINGS
-from . import aggregate, calendar, image, text, ticker
+from . import aggregate, calendar, image, misc, text, ticker
 
 main_router = APIRouter(prefix=f"/{SETTINGS.api_v1_prefix}")
 main_router.include_router(text.router)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ main_router.include_router(ticker.router)
 main_router.include_router(image.router)
 main_router.include_router(calendar.router)
 main_router.include_router(aggregate.router)
+main_router.include_router(misc.router)
 
 __all__ = [
     "main_router",
diff --git a/api/ovdashboard_api/routers/misc.py b/api/ovdashboard_api/routers/misc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5b864e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/ovdashboard_api/routers/misc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+Router "misc" provides:
+
+- getting the project version
+- getting the device IP
+"""
+
+from importlib.metadata import version
+from logging import getLogger
+from socket import AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, socket
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+from ..settings import SETTINGS
+
+_logger = getLogger(__name__)
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/misc", tags=["misc"])
+
+
+@router.on_event("startup")
+async def start_router() -> None:
+    _logger.debug(f"{router.prefix} router starting.")
+
+
+@router.get("/lanip")
+async def get_ip() -> str:
+    with socket(
+        family=AF_INET,
+        type=SOCK_DGRAM,
+    ) as s:
+        s.settimeout(0)
+        try:
+            s.connect((SETTINGS.ping_address, SETTINGS.ping_port))
+            IP = s.getsockname()[0]
+
+        except Exception:
+            IP = "127.0.0.1"
+
+        return IP
+
+
+@router.get("/version")
+async def get_version() -> str:
+    return version("ovdashboard-api")
diff --git a/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py b/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
index c41967e..9caf888 100644
--- a/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
+++ b/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     cache_seconds: int = 30
     cache_size: int = 30
 
+    # doesn't even have to be reachable
+    ping_address: str = "10.0.0.0"
+    ping_port: int = 1
+
     api_v1_prefix: str = "api/v1"
     openapi_url: str = "/openapi.json"
     docs_url: Optional[str] = None if production_mode else "/docs"