diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17466113c0..e9f2496f95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     "@tanstack/react-virtual": "^3.13.12",
     "@types/form-data": "^2.5.2",
     "@types/mailparser": "^3.4.6",
+    "@types/pako": "^2.0.4",
     "@types/sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react-oxc": "^0.2.3",
     "addressparser": "^1.0.1",
@@ -121,7 +122,6 @@
     "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.3",
     "core-js": "^3.45.1",
     "crypto-js": "^4.2.0",
-    "datadog-metrics": "^0.12.1",
     "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
     "dd-trace": "^5.82.0",
     "diff": "^5.2.0",
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^11.3.2",
     "fuzzy-search": "^3.2.1",
     "glob": "^8.1.0",
+    "hot-shots": "^12.1.0",
     "http-errors": "2.0.1",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
     "i18next": "^22.5.1",
diff --git a/server/logging/Metrics.ts b/server/logging/Metrics.ts
index 450bc92c07..06bae34fd6 100644
--- a/server/logging/Metrics.ts
+++ b/server/logging/Metrics.ts
@@ -1,54 +1,44 @@
-import ddMetrics from "datadog-metrics";
+import { StatsD } from "hot-shots";
 import env from "@server/env";
 
 class Metrics {
-  enabled = !!env.DD_API_KEY;
+  private client: StatsD;
 
   constructor() {
-    if (!this.enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    ddMetrics.init({
-      apiKey: env.DD_API_KEY,
+    this.client = new StatsD({
       prefix: "outline.",
-      defaultTags: [`env:${process.env.DD_ENV ?? env.ENVIRONMENT}`],
+      globalTags: { env: process.env.DD_ENV ?? env.ENVIRONMENT },
+      errorHandler: () => {
+        // Silently ignore StatsD errors to avoid crashing the server
+      },
     });
   }
 
   gauge(key: string, value: number, tags?: string[]): void {
-    if (!this.enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    return ddMetrics.gauge(key, value, tags);
+    this.client.gauge(key, value, tags);
   }
 
   gaugePerInstance(key: string, value: number, tags: string[] = []): void {
-    if (!this.enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     const instanceId =
       process.env.INSTANCE_ID || process.env.HEROKU_DYNO_ID || process.pid;
 
-    return ddMetrics.gauge(key, value, [...tags, `instance:${instanceId}`]);
+    this.client.gauge(key, value, [...tags, `instance:${instanceId}`]);
   }
 
-  increment(key: string, _tags?: Record<string, string>): void {
-    if (!this.enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
+  increment(key: string, tags?: Record<string, string>): void {
+    const tagList = tags
+      ? Object.entries(tags).map(([k, v]) => `${k}:${v}`)
+      : undefined;
 
-    return ddMetrics.increment(key);
+    this.client.increment(key, 1, tagList);
   }
 
   flush(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.enabled) {
-      return Promise.resolve();
-    }
-
-    return ddMetrics.flush();
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      this.client.close(() => {
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9c622a21c3..06676cc986 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2964,23 +2964,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@datadog/datadog-api-client@npm:^1.17.0":
-  version: 1.48.0
-  resolution: "@datadog/datadog-api-client@npm:1.48.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/buffer-from": "npm:^1.1.0"
-    "@types/node": "npm:*"
-    "@types/pako": "npm:^1.0.3"
-    buffer-from: "npm:^1.1.2"
-    cross-fetch: "npm:^3.1.5"
-    es6-promise: "npm:^4.2.8"
-    form-data: "npm:^4.0.4"
-    loglevel: "npm:^1.8.1"
-    pako: "npm:^2.0.4"
-  checksum: 10c0/066060c404875fa68654d363f3667ba8ccd579ed133d781576c3a93229a0331d33cfedf3013ec3e193c918dffaf894390b8b12d3e364cd6aa93cb3e646c83150
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@datadog/flagging-core@npm:0.2.0":
   version: 0.2.0
   resolution: "@datadog/flagging-core@npm:0.2.0"
@@ -7672,15 +7655,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/buffer-from@npm:^1.1.0":
-  version: 1.1.3
-  resolution: "@types/buffer-from@npm:1.1.3"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node": "npm:*"
-  checksum: 10c0/c8e0e3a9e24085a3af83b8c10ce1630aa3e21d6800263d4bdcb0b734afa75addc02a2ccb1d404f83ccff4619e5100219d3aaae8d558df6709c97e6c458c99e05
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/co-body@npm:^6.1.0, @types/co-body@npm:^6.1.3":
   version: 6.1.3
   resolution: "@types/co-body@npm:6.1.3"
@@ -8578,10 +8552,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/pako@npm:^1.0.3":
-  version: 1.0.7
-  resolution: "@types/pako@npm:1.0.7"
-  checksum: 10c0/1ba133db0b30a974c3d651c85651fd30135f629727b4b4d7ef2649c8f8b01014d5ef41f75399d939e320a50bfa87c32beccbb513badfeaf85d74ea6d5370fdcc
+"@types/pako@npm:^2.0.4":
+  version: 2.0.4
+  resolution: "@types/pako@npm:2.0.4"
+  checksum: 10c0/5765bf8bc7e77ee141c454118f03e544b8f6cb51eb257d82dc5830feeab8cd00818af3a1eabefdfbe8dd3ae9916ed5403937bf1031a0ee51deea27fdf4dccdfb
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -9909,6 +9883,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"bindings@npm:^1.5.0":
+  version: 1.5.0
+  resolution: "bindings@npm:1.5.0"
+  dependencies:
+    file-uri-to-path: "npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/3dab2491b4bb24124252a91e656803eac24292473e56554e35bbfe3cc1875332cfa77600c3bac7564049dc95075bf6fcc63a4609920ff2d64d0fe405fcf0d4ba
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "bl@npm:^4.0.2":
   version: 4.1.0
   resolution: "bl@npm:4.1.0"
@@ -10119,7 +10102,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"buffer-from@npm:^1.0.0, buffer-from@npm:^1.1.2":
+"buffer-from@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.1.2
   resolution: "buffer-from@npm:1.1.2"
   checksum: 10c0/124fff9d66d691a86d3b062eff4663fe437a9d9ee4b47b1b9e97f5a5d14f6d5399345db80f796827be7c95e70a8e765dd404b7c3ff3b3324f98e9b0c8826cc34
@@ -11022,7 +11005,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"cross-fetch@npm:^3.0.4, cross-fetch@npm:^3.1.5":
+"cross-fetch@npm:^3.0.4":
   version: 3.2.0
   resolution: "cross-fetch@npm:3.2.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -11580,16 +11563,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"datadog-metrics@npm:^0.12.1":
-  version: 0.12.1
-  resolution: "datadog-metrics@npm:0.12.1"
-  dependencies:
-    "@datadog/datadog-api-client": "npm:^1.17.0"
-    debug: "npm:^4.1.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/fb2d4a7f0d9a3f9c40d60e73f3db275b1452f09529ab3ed6624c0cdf4d74864cbc2c18d464c85bbae07c09dbb37c81df914c586264c1e2864ee3ddef2167c2b8
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "date-fns@npm:^2.30.0":
   version: 2.30.0
   resolution: "date-fns@npm:2.30.0"
@@ -12388,13 +12361,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"es6-promise@npm:^4.2.8":
-  version: 4.2.8
-  resolution: "es6-promise@npm:4.2.8"
-  checksum: 10c0/2373d9c5e9a93bdd9f9ed32ff5cb6dd3dd785368d1c21e9bbbfd07d16345b3774ae260f2bd24c8f836a6903f432b4151e7816a7fa8891ccb4e1a55a028ec42c3
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "esbuild@npm:^0.20.1":
   version: 0.20.2
   resolution: "esbuild@npm:0.20.2"
@@ -12873,6 +12839,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"file-uri-to-path@npm:1.0.0":
+  version: 1.0.0
+  resolution: "file-uri-to-path@npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/3b545e3a341d322d368e880e1c204ef55f1d45cdea65f7efc6c6ce9e0c4d22d802d5629320eb779d006fe59624ac17b0e848d83cc5af7cd101f206cb704f5519
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "filelist@npm:^1.0.4":
   version: 1.0.4
   resolution: "filelist@npm:1.0.4"
@@ -13734,6 +13707,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"hot-shots@npm:^12.1.0":
+  version: 12.1.0
+  resolution: "hot-shots@npm:12.1.0"
+  dependencies:
+    unix-dgram: "npm:2.x"
+  dependenciesMeta:
+    unix-dgram:
+      optional: true
+  checksum: 10c0/d47526b1646d35e6bc47f4076fd4aee152ccadd448c5f09de1b3689dd1357842a97827e236f9a1b14d017e7b2884b6cc1ed9890babd5bf3a17f5b9601c4522cc
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "html-encoding-sniffer@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "html-encoding-sniffer@npm:3.0.0"
@@ -16478,13 +16463,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"loglevel@npm:^1.8.1":
-  version: 1.9.2
-  resolution: "loglevel@npm:1.9.2"
-  checksum: 10c0/1e317fa4648fe0b4a4cffef6de037340592cee8547b07d4ce97a487abe9153e704b98451100c799b032c72bb89c9366d71c9fb8192ada8703269263ae77acdc7
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "loose-envify@npm:^1.0.0, loose-envify@npm:^1.1.0, loose-envify@npm:^1.2.0, loose-envify@npm:^1.3.1, loose-envify@npm:^1.4.0":
   version: 1.4.0
   resolution: "loose-envify@npm:1.4.0"
@@ -17188,6 +17166,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"nan@npm:^2.20.0":
+  version: 2.24.0
+  resolution: "nan@npm:2.24.0"
+  dependencies:
+    node-gyp: "npm:latest"
+  checksum: 10c0/6f9828a15464999ccefcae61b0f94f1f37067048a56363966e892cc6a194e3500966ae6964dd5a6a8acc5e1a849d60d620b120a84bc66c60445379a930c5b0f8
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "nanoid@npm:^3.3.11":
   version: 3.3.11
   resolution: "nanoid@npm:3.3.11"
@@ -17707,6 +17694,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": "npm:20.19.21"
     "@types/node-fetch": "npm:^2.6.9"
     "@types/nodemailer": "npm:^6.4.17"
+    "@types/pako": "npm:^2.0.4"
     "@types/passport-oauth2": "npm:^1.8.0"
     "@types/pluralize": "npm:^0.0.33"
     "@types/png-chunks-extract": "npm:^1.0.2"
@@ -17756,7 +17744,6 @@ __metadata:
     copy-to-clipboard: "npm:^3.3.3"
     core-js: "npm:^3.45.1"
     crypto-js: "npm:^4.2.0"
-    datadog-metrics: "npm:^0.12.1"
     date-fns: "npm:^3.6.0"
     dd-trace: "npm:^5.82.0"
     diff: "npm:^5.2.0"
@@ -17774,6 +17761,7 @@ __metadata:
     fs-extra: "npm:^11.3.2"
     fuzzy-search: "npm:^3.2.1"
     glob: "npm:^8.1.0"
+    hot-shots: "npm:^12.1.0"
     http-errors: "npm:2.0.1"
     https-proxy-agent: "npm:^7.0.6"
     husky: "npm:^8.0.3"
@@ -18122,7 +18110,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"pako@npm:^2.0.4, pako@npm:^2.1.0":
+"pako@npm:^2.1.0":
   version: 2.1.0
   resolution: "pako@npm:2.1.0"
   checksum: 10c0/8e8646581410654b50eb22a5dfd71159cae98145bd5086c9a7a816ec0370b5f72b4648d08674624b3870a521e6a3daffd6c2f7bc00fdefc7063c9d8232ff5116
@@ -22129,6 +22117,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"unix-dgram@npm:2.x":
+  version: 2.0.7
+  resolution: "unix-dgram@npm:2.0.7"
+  dependencies:
+    bindings: "npm:^1.5.0"
+    nan: "npm:^2.20.0"
+    node-gyp: "npm:latest"
+  checksum: 10c0/1f6f033c9b7ee7c8db39a1b5f49a5ea19dd669bdda99cab714d2f253ca9d7f252c8e7472626c6b87e2378db0d114d9b8bbb6defffce911bd63e0c6c5e7029d0a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "unpipe@npm:~1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "unpipe@npm:1.0.0"