A small python script that will publish some basic local stats to Mastodon (or GoToSocial). Can be put on a cron to do so regularly.

tootstats.py

import requests
import psutil
import time

# A small function to calculate updtime.
def seconds_elapsed():
    return time.time() - psutil.boot_time()


requests.post(
    # It's running on the server, so it can use the local endpoint. This is for GoToSocial. You can use the public endpoint as well.
    url="http://localhost:8080/api/v1/statuses",
    headers={
        # For GoToSocial, you'll need to find a way to pull a token, such as https://takahashim.github.io/mastodon-access-token/
        "Authorization": "Bearer <my access token>"
    },
    json={
        # Send the CPU load, the memory %, the load averages, and the uptime. Format it in Markdown so it renders the line breaks properly across clients.
        "status": "Healthcheck! \nCPU: " + str(psutil.cpu_percent(4)) + "% \nMemory: " +
        str(psutil.virtual_memory()[2]) + "% \nLoad: " + str(psutil.getloadavg()) + "\nUptime: " +
        str(round((seconds_elapsed()/60)/60)) + " hours", "visibility": "public", "format": "markdown"},
)