Live Activity Stats on my Blog Powered by Toggl + Flask
A lightweight Flask app now powers live activity updates on my blog, pulling recent reading, gaming, and board‑gaming entries from the Toggl API. Cached for speed and stability, the data is displayed via a simple JavaScript widget, adding a smooth, interactive touch to the homepage.
You can find the code that I wrote on my Source.Tube account. I am running it via a free PythonAnywhere account and haven't found any issues over he last few weeks of operation.
As for how I get my time tracking data into Exist from Toggl, I have tidied up the code to the extent I am now happy to release it. This version removes a ton of code duplication, minimises calls to the Toggl and Exist APIs, and generally works in a much nicer way.
You can find my code that transfers time entries from Toggl into Exist.io here. It would run perfectly fine on a Raspberry Pi, but I am hosting it on a super cheap VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosted by Ionos which if I remember correctly is costing me £1.20 per month.
This is post 5 of #100DaysToOffload.
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