diff --git a/grumble.go b/grumble.go
index 1bd5b65..471dcb4 100644
--- a/grumble.go
+++ b/grumble.go
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"gob"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"log"
 	"sqlite"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var help *bool = flag.Bool("help", false, "Show this help")
@@ -158,21 +162,53 @@ func main() {
 
 	servers := make(map[int64]*Server)
 	for _, name := range names {
-		log.Printf("Loading server %v", name)
-		s, err := NewServerFromFrozen(filepath.Join(*datadir, name))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Unable to load server: %s", err.String())
+		if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString("^[0-9]+$", name); matched {
+			log.Printf("Loading server %v", name)
+			s, err := NewServerFromFrozen(filepath.Join(*datadir, name))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Unable to load server: %s", err.String())
+			}
+			servers[s.Id] = s
+			go s.ListenAndMurmur()
 		}
-
-		servers[s.Id] = s
-		go s.ListenAndMurmur()
 	}
 
 	if len(servers) > 0 {
-		// Sleep.
-		sleeper := make(chan int)
-		zzz := <-sleeper
-		if zzz > 0 {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(10e9) // 10 secs
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				for sid, server := range servers {
+					r := server.FreezeServer()
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Panicf("Unable to freeze server %v", sid)
+					}
+					f, err := ioutil.TempFile(*datadir, fmt.Sprintf("%v_", sid))
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Panicf("Unable to open file: %", err.String())
+					}
+					nwritten, err := io.Copy(f, r)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Panicf("Unable to copy frozen server data: %v bytes, err=%v", nwritten, err)
+					}
+					err = r.Close()
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Panicf("Unable to freeze server: %v", err)
+					}
+					err = f.Sync()
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Panicf("Unable to sync frozen file: %v", err)
+					}
+					err = f.Close()
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Panicf("Unable to freeze server: %v", err)
+					}
+					err = os.Rename(f.Name(), filepath.Join(*datadir, fmt.Sprintf("%v", sid)))
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Panicf("Unable to freeze server: %v", err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index c9f4415..3780d68 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"sync"
 	"goprotobuf.googlecode.com/hg/proto"
 	"mumbleproto"
 	"cryptstate"
+	"gob"
 	"hash"
+	"io"
 	"rand"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	incoming       chan *Message
 	udpsend        chan *Message
 	voicebroadcast chan *VoiceBroadcast
+	freezeRequest  chan *freezeRequest
 
 	// Signals to the server that a client has been successfully
 	// authenticated.
@@ -84,6 +88,11 @@ type Server struct {
 	aclcache ACLCache
 }
 
+type freezeRequest struct {
+	done        chan bool
+	readCloser  io.ReadCloser
+}
+
 // Allocate a new Murmur instance
 func NewServer(id int64, addr string, port int) (s *Server, err os.Error) {
 	s = new(Server)
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ func NewServer(id int64, addr string, port int) (s *Server, err os.Error) {
 	s.incoming = make(chan *Message)
 	s.udpsend = make(chan *Message)
 	s.voicebroadcast = make(chan *VoiceBroadcast)
+	s.freezeRequest = make(chan *freezeRequest)
 	s.clientAuthenticated = make(chan *Client)
 
 	s.MaxBandwidth = 300000
@@ -326,10 +336,45 @@ func (server *Server) handler() {
 		// server info.
 		case client := <-server.clientAuthenticated:
 			server.finishAuthenticate(client)
+
+		// Synchonized freeze requests
+		case req := <-server.freezeRequest:
+			fs, err := server.Freeze()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Panicf("Unable to freeze the server")
+			}
+			go server.handleFreezeRequest(req, &fs)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func (server *Server) handleFreezeRequest(freq *freezeRequest, fs *frozenServer) {
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+
+	freq.readCloser = pr
+	freq.done <- true
+
+	zw, err := gzip.NewWriterLevel(pw, gzip.BestCompression)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err = pw.CloseWithError(err); err != nil {
+			log.Panicf("Unable to close PipeWriter: %v", err.String())
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(zw)
+	err = enc.Encode(fs)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err = pw.CloseWithError(err); err != nil {
+			log.Panicf("Unable to close PipeWriter: %v", err.String())
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err = pw.CloseWithError(zw.Close()); err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("Unable to close PipeWriter: %v", err.String())
+	}
+}
+
 // Handle an Authenticate protobuf message.  This is handled in a separate
 // goroutine to allow for remote authenticators that are slow to respond.
 //
@@ -936,6 +981,15 @@ func (server *Server) userEnterChannel(client *Client, channel *Channel, usersta
 	}
 }
 
+// Create a point-in-time snapshot of Server and make it
+// accessible through the returned io.ReadCloser.
+func (s *Server) FreezeServer() io.ReadCloser {
+	fr := &freezeRequest{done:make(chan bool)}
+	s.freezeRequest <- fr
+	<-fr.done
+	return fr.readCloser
+}
+
 // The accept loop of the server.
 func (s *Server) ListenAndMurmur() {
 	// Launch the event handler goroutine