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-rw-r--r--docs/usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_homeserver_usage_statistics.md (renamed from docs/usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_anonymised_statistics.md)8
-rw-r--r--docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md11
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diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md
index f54b571d38..2d56b084e2 100644
--- a/docs/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       - [Federation](usage/administration/admin_api/federation.md)
     - [Manhole](manhole.md)
     - [Monitoring](metrics-howto.md)
-      - [Reporting Anonymised Statistics](usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_anonymised_statistics.md)
+      - [Reporting Homeserver Usage Statistics](usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_homeserver_usage_statistics.md)
     - [Understanding Synapse Through Grafana Graphs](usage/administration/understanding_synapse_through_grafana_graphs.md)
     - [Useful SQL for Admins](usage/administration/useful_sql_for_admins.md)
     - [Database Maintenance Tools](usage/administration/database_maintenance_tools.md)
diff --git a/docs/usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_anonymised_statistics.md b/docs/usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_homeserver_usage_statistics.md
index 4f1e0fecf5..4e53f9883a 100644
--- a/docs/usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_anonymised_statistics.md
+++ b/docs/usage/administration/monitoring/reporting_homeserver_usage_statistics.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# Reporting Anonymised Statistics
+# Reporting Homeserver Usage Statistics
 
 When generating your Synapse configuration file, you are asked whether you
-would like to report anonymised statistics to Matrix.org. These statistics
+would like to report usage statistics to Matrix.org. These statistics
 provide the foundation a glimpse into the number of Synapse homeservers
 participating in the network, as well as statistics such as the number of
 rooms being created and messages being sent. This feature is sometimes
-affectionately called "phone-home" stats. Reporting
+affectionately called "phone home" stats. Reporting
 [is optional](../../configuration/config_documentation.md#report_stats)
 and the reporting endpoint
 [can be configured](../../configuration/config_documentation.md#report_stats_endpoint),
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ The following statistics are sent to the configured reporting endpoint:
 
 | Statistic Name             | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
 |----------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `homeserver`               | string | The homeserver's server name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | `memory_rss`               | int    | The memory usage of the process (in kilobytes on Unix-based systems, bytes on MacOS).                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `cpu_average`              | int    | CPU time in % of a single core (not % of all cores).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |              
-| `homeserver`               | string | The homeserver's server name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | `server_context`           | string | An arbitrary string used to group statistics from a set of homeservers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | `timestamp`                | int    | The current time, represented as the number of seconds since the epoch.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                 
 | `uptime_seconds`           | int    | The number of seconds since the homeserver was last started.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
index 995c5052f1..53e077d85b 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
@@ -2429,9 +2429,14 @@ metrics_flags:
 ---
 ### `report_stats`
 
-Whether or not to report anonymized homeserver usage statistics. This is originally
+Whether or not to report homeserver usage statistics. This is originally
 set when generating the config. Set this option to true or false to change the current
-behavior. 
+behavior. See
+[Reporting Homeserver Usage Statistics](../administration/monitoring/reporting_homeserver_usage_statistics.md)
+for information on what data is reported.
+
+Statistics will be reported 5 minutes after Synapse starts, and then every 3 hours
+after that.
 
 Example configuration:
 ```yaml
@@ -2440,7 +2445,7 @@ report_stats: true
 ---
 ### `report_stats_endpoint`
 
-The endpoint to report the anonymized homeserver usage statistics to.
+The endpoint to report homeserver usage statistics to.
 Defaults to https://matrix.org/report-usage-stats/push
 
 Example configuration: