diff --git a/mod/friendica.php b/mod/friendica.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4942e4c8f5..0000000000
--- a/mod/friendica.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file mod/friendica.php
- */
-
-use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Core\Addon;
-use Friendica\Core\Config;
-use Friendica\Core\Hook;
-use Friendica\Core\L10n;
-use Friendica\Core\System;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
-use Friendica\Module\Register;
-
-function friendica_init(App $a)
-{
-	if (!empty($a->argv[1]) && ($a->argv[1] == "json")) {
-		$register_policies = [
-			Register::CLOSED  => 'REGISTER_CLOSED',
-			Register::APPROVE => 'REGISTER_APPROVE',
-			Register::OPEN    => 'REGISTER_OPEN'
-		];
-
-		$register_policy_int = intval(Config::get('config', 'register_policy'));
-		if ($register_policy_int !== Register::CLOSED && Config::get('config', 'invitation_only')) {
-			$register_policy = 'REGISTER_INVITATION';
-		} else {
-			$register_policy = $register_policies[$register_policy_int];
-		}
-
-		$condition = [];
-		$admin = false;
-		if (!empty(Config::get('config', 'admin_nickname'))) {
-			$condition['nickname'] = Config::get('config', 'admin_nickname');
-		}
-		if (!empty(Config::get('config', 'admin_email'))) {
-			$adminlist = explode(",", str_replace(" ", "", Config::get('config', 'admin_email')));
-			$condition['email'] = $adminlist[0];
-			$administrator = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['username', 'nickname'], $condition);
-			if (DBA::isResult($administrator)) {
-				$admin = [
-					'name' => $administrator['username'],
-					'profile'=> System::baseUrl() . '/profile/' . $administrator['nickname'],
-				];
-			}
-		}
-
-		$visible_addons = Addon::getVisibleList();
-
-		Config::load('feature_lock');
-		$locked_features = [];
-		$featureLock = Config::get('config', 'feature_lock');
-		if (isset($featureLock)) {
-			foreach ($featureLock as $k => $v) {
-				if ($k === 'config_loaded') {
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				$locked_features[$k] = intval($v);
-			}
-		}
-
-		$data = [
-			'version'          => FRIENDICA_VERSION,
-			'url'              => System::baseUrl(),
-			'addons'           => $visible_addons,
-			'locked_features'  => $locked_features,
-			'explicit_content' => (int)Config::get('system', 'explicit_content', false),
-			'language'         => Config::get('system','language'),
-			'register_policy'  => $register_policy,
-			'admin'            => $admin,
-			'site_name'        => Config::get('config', 'sitename'),
-			'platform'         => FRIENDICA_PLATFORM,
-			'info'             => Config::get('config', 'info'),
-			'no_scrape_url'    => System::baseUrl().'/noscrape'
-		];
-
-		header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
-		echo json_encode($data);
-		exit();
-	}
-}
-
-function friendica_content(App $a)
-{
-	$o = '<h1>Friendica</h1>' . PHP_EOL;
-	$o .= '<p>';
-	$o .= L10n::t('This is Friendica, version %s that is running at the web location %s. The database version is %s, the post update version is %s.',
-		'<strong>' . FRIENDICA_VERSION . '</strong>', System::baseUrl(), '<strong>' . DB_UPDATE_VERSION . '</strong>',
-		'<strong>' . Config::get("system", "post_update_version") . '</strong>');
-	$o .= '</p>' . PHP_EOL;
-
-	$o .= '<p>';
-	$o .= L10n::t('Please visit <a href="https://friendi.ca">Friendi.ca</a> to learn more about the Friendica project.') . PHP_EOL;
-	$o .= '</p>' . PHP_EOL;
-
-	$o .= '<p>';
-	$o .= L10n::t('Bug reports and issues: please visit') . ' ' . '<a href="https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues?state=open">'.L10n::t('the bugtracker at github').'</a>';
-	$o .= '</p>' . PHP_EOL;
-	$o .= '<p>';
-	$o .= L10n::t('Suggestions, praise, etc. - please email "info" at "friendi - dot - ca');
-	$o .= '</p>' . PHP_EOL;
-
-	$visible_addons = Addon::getVisibleList();
-	if (count($visible_addons)) {
-		$o .= '<p>' . L10n::t('Installed addons/apps:') . '</p>' . PHP_EOL;
-		$sorted = $visible_addons;
-		$s = '';
-		sort($sorted);
-		foreach ($sorted as $p) {
-			if (strlen($p)) {
-				if (strlen($s)) {
-					$s .= ', ';
-				}
-				$s .= $p;
-			}
-		}
-		$o .= '<div style="margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px;">' . $s . '</div>' . PHP_EOL;
-	} else {
-		$o .= '<p>' . L10n::t('No installed addons/apps') . '</p>' . PHP_EOL;
-	}
-
-	if (Config::get('system', 'tosdisplay'))
-	{
-		$o .= '<p>'.L10n::t('Read about the <a href="%1$s/tos">Terms of Service</a> of this node.', System::baseurl()).'</p>';
-	}
-
-	$blocklist = Config::get('system', 'blocklist', []);
-	if (!empty($blocklist)) {
-		$o .= '<div id="about_blocklist"><p>' . L10n::t('On this server the following remote servers are blocked.') . '</p>' . PHP_EOL;
-		$o .= '<table class="table"><thead><tr><th>' . L10n::t('Blocked domain') . '</th><th>' . L10n::t('Reason for the block') . '</th></thead><tbody>' . PHP_EOL;
-		foreach ($blocklist as $b) {
-			$o .= '<tr><td>' . $b['domain'] .'</td><td>' . $b['reason'] . '</td></tr>' . PHP_EOL;
-		}
-		$o .= '</tbody></table></div>' . PHP_EOL;
-	}
-
-	Hook::callAll('about_hook', $o);
-
-	return $o;
-}
diff --git a/src/App/Router.php b/src/App/Router.php
index 6612936e1b..b1d8d3ade2 100644
--- a/src/App/Router.php
+++ b/src/App/Router.php
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class Router
 			$collector->addRoute(['GET'], '/{id:\d+}[/posts|conversations]',     Module\Contact::class);
 		});
 		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/credits',             Module\Credits::class);
+		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/directory',           Module\Directory::class);
 		$this->routeCollector->addGroup('/feed', function (RouteCollector $collector) {
 			$collector->addRoute(['GET'], '/{nickname}',                         Module\Feed::class);
 			$collector->addRoute(['GET'], '/{nickname}/posts',                   Module\Feed::class);
@@ -101,11 +102,11 @@ class Router
 			$collector->addRoute(['GET'], '/{nickname}/replies',                 Module\Feed::class);
 			$collector->addRoute(['GET'], '/{nickname}/activity',                Module\Feed::class);
 		});
-		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/directory',           Module\Directory::class);
 		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/feedtest',            Module\Feedtest::class);
 		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/filer[/{id:\d+}]',    Module\Filer::class);
 		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/followers/{owner}',   Module\Followers::class);
 		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/following/{owner}',   Module\Following::class);
+		$this->routeCollector->addRoute(['GET'],         '/friendica[/json]',    Module\Friendica::class);
 		$this->routeCollector->addGroup('/group', function (RouteCollector $collector) {
 			$collector->addRoute(['GET', 'POST'], '[/]',                         Module\Group::class);
 			$collector->addRoute(['GET', 'POST'], '/{group:\d+}',                Module\Group::class);
diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index c575b44d38..8945faeaef 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ class User
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get a user based on it's email
+	 *
+	 * @param string        $email
+	 * @param array          $fields
+	 *
+	 * @return array|boolean User record if it exists, false otherwise
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public static function getByEmail($email, array $fields = [])
+	{
+		return DBA::selectFirst('user', $fields, ['email' => $email]);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Get owner data by user id
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Module/Friendica.php b/src/Module/Friendica.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..067a986a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/Friendica.php
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Module;
+
+use Friendica\BaseModule;
+use Friendica\Core\Addon;
+use Friendica\Core\Hook;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n;
+use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Model\User;
+
+class Friendica extends BaseModule
+{
+	public static function content()
+	{
+		$app = self::getApp();
+		$config = $app->getConfig();
+
+		$visibleAddonList = Addon::getVisibleList();
+		if (!empty($visibleAddonList)) {
+
+			$sorted = $visibleAddonList;
+			sort($sorted);
+
+			$sortedAddonList = '';
+
+			foreach ($sorted as $addon) {
+				if (strlen($addon)) {
+					if (strlen($sortedAddonList)) {
+						$sortedAddonList .= ', ';
+					}
+					$sortedAddonList .= $addon;
+				}
+			}
+			$addon = [
+				'title' => L10n::t('Installed addons/apps:'),
+				'list'  => $sortedAddonList,
+			];
+		} else {
+			$addon = [
+				'title' => L10n::t('No installed addons/apps'),
+			];
+		}
+
+		$tos = ($config->get('system', 'tosdisplay')) ?
+			L10n::t('Read about the <a href="%1$s/tos">Terms of Service</a> of this node.', $app->getBaseURL()) :
+			'';
+
+		$blockList = $config->get('system', 'blocklist');
+
+		if (!empty($blockList)) {
+			$blocked = [
+				'title'  => L10n::t('On this server the following remote servers are blocked.'),
+				'header' => [
+					L10n::t('Blocked domain'),
+					L10n::t('Reason for the block'),
+				],
+				'list'   => $blockList,
+			];
+		} else {
+			$blocked = null;
+		}
+
+		$hooked = '';
+
+		Hook::callAll('about_hook', $hooked);
+
+		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('friendica.tpl');
+
+		return Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
+			'about'     => L10n::t('This is Friendica, version %s that is running at the web location %s. The database version is %s, the post update version is %s.',
+				'<strong>' . FRIENDICA_VERSION . '</strong>',
+				$app->getBaseURL(),
+				'<strong>' . DB_UPDATE_VERSION . '</strong>',
+				'<strong>' . $config->get("system", "post_update_version") . '</strong>'),
+			'friendica' => L10n::t('Please visit <a href="https://friendi.ca">Friendi.ca</a> to learn more about the Friendica project.'),
+			'bugs'      => L10n::t('Bug reports and issues: please visit') . ' ' . '<a href="https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues?state=open">' . L10n::t('the bugtracker at github') . '</a>',
+			'info'      => L10n::t('Suggestions, praise, etc. - please email "info" at "friendi - dot - ca'),
+
+			'visible_addons' => $addon,
+			'tos'            => $tos,
+			'block_list'     => $blocked,
+			'hooked'         => $hooked,
+		]);
+	}
+
+	public static function rawContent()
+	{
+		$app = self::getApp();
+
+		// @TODO: Replace with parameter from router
+		if ($app->argc <= 1 || ($app->argv[1] !== 'json')) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$config = $app->getConfig();
+
+		$register_policies = [
+			Register::CLOSED  => 'REGISTER_CLOSED',
+			Register::APPROVE => 'REGISTER_APPROVE',
+			Register::OPEN    => 'REGISTER_OPEN'
+		];
+
+		$register_policy_int = intval($config->get('config', 'register_policy'));
+		if ($register_policy_int !== Register::CLOSED && $config->get('config', 'invitation_only')) {
+			$register_policy = 'REGISTER_INVITATION';
+		} else {
+			$register_policy = $register_policies[$register_policy_int];
+		}
+
+		$condition = [];
+		$admin = false;
+		if (!empty($config->get('config', 'admin_nickname'))) {
+			$condition['nickname'] = $config->get('config', 'admin_nickname');
+		}
+		if (!empty($config->get('config', 'admin_email'))) {
+			$adminList = explode(',', str_replace(' ', '', $config->get('config', 'admin_email')));
+			$condition['email'] = $adminList[0];
+			$administrator = User::getByEmail($adminList[0], ['username', 'nickname']);
+			if (!empty($administrator)) {
+				$admin = [
+					'name'    => $administrator['username'],
+					'profile' => $app->getBaseURL() . '/profile/' . $administrator['nickname'],
+				];
+			}
+		}
+
+		$visible_addons = Addon::getVisibleList();
+
+		$config->load('feature_lock');
+		$locked_features = [];
+		$featureLocks = $config->get('config', 'feature_lock');
+		if (isset($featureLocks)) {
+			foreach ($featureLocks as $feature => $lock) {
+				if ($feature === 'config_loaded') {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				$locked_features[$feature] = intval($lock);
+			}
+		}
+
+		$data = [
+			'version'          => FRIENDICA_VERSION,
+			'url'              => $app->getBaseURL(),
+			'addons'           => $visible_addons,
+			'locked_features'  => $locked_features,
+			'explicit_content' => intval($config->get('system', 'explicit_content', 0)),
+			'language'         => $config->get('system', 'language'),
+			'register_policy'  => $register_policy,
+			'admin'            => $admin,
+			'site_name'        => $config->get('config', 'sitename'),
+			'platform'         => FRIENDICA_PLATFORM,
+			'info'             => $config->get('config', 'info'),
+			'no_scrape_url'    => $app->getBaseURL() . '/noscrape',
+		];
+
+		header('Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+		echo json_encode($data);
+		exit();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/view/templates/friendica.tpl b/view/templates/friendica.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fa9eac5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/templates/friendica.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<h1>Friendica</h1>
+<br>
+<p>{{$about nofilter}}</p>
+<br>
+<p>{{$friendica nofilter}}</p>
+<br>
+<p>{{$bugs nofilter}}</p>
+<br>
+<p>{{$info nofilter}}</p>
+<br>
+
+<p>{{$visible_addons.title nofilter}}</p>
+{{if $visible_addons.list}}
+<div style="margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px;">{{$visible_addons.list nofilter}}</div>
+{{/if}}
+
+{{if $tos}}
+<p>{{$tos}}</p>
+{{/if}}
+
+{{if $block_list}}
+<div id="about_blocklist">
+	<p>{{$block_list.title nofilter}}</p>
+	<br>
+	<table class="table">
+		<thead>
+			<tr>
+				<th>{{$block_list.header[0] nofilter}}</th>
+				<th>{{$block_list.header[1] nofilter}}</th>
+			</tr>
+		</thead>
+		<tbody>
+		{{foreach $block_list.list as $blocked}}
+			<tr>
+				<td>{{$blocked.domain nofilter}}</td>
+				<td>{{$blocked.reason nofilter}}</td>
+			</tr>
+		{{/foreach}}
+		</tbody>
+	</table>
+</div>
+
+{{/if}}
+
+{{$hooked}}