diff --git a/sys_uptime.py b/sys_uptime.py
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+import requests
+import time
+from uptime import uptime
+
+debug = 1
+delay = 20
+host='CHANGEME'
+
+def send_data(results):
+    output = requests.post('http://192.168.1.231:8086/write?db=garagedb', data = results, timeout=30)
+    print(output)
+
+def format_data(host, name, data):
+    results = 'sys_{},host={} value={}'.format(name, host, data)
+    send_data(results)
+    if debug == 1:
+        print(results)
+
+while True:
+    format_data(host, 'uptime', uptime())
+
+    time.sleep(delay)
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