added config variable

config/config.example.yml

@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ http_proxy:
 #  Features
 # -----------------------------
 
+##
+## Enable/Disable showing the uptime on the main page.
+##
+## Accepted values: true, false
+## Default: false
+##
+#uptime_enabled: true
+
 ##
 ## Enable/Disable the "Popular" tab on the main page.
 ##

src/invidious/config.cr

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class Config
   # Subscribe to channels using PubSubHubbub (requires domain, hmac_key)
   property use_pubsub_feeds : Bool | Int32 = false
   property popular_enabled : Bool = true
+  property uptime_enabled : Bool = false
   property captcha_enabled : Bool = true
   property login_enabled : Bool = true
   property registration_enabled : Bool = true

src/invidious/helpers/uptime.cr

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 class Invidious::Uptime
   
   def self.get_uptime
-
+    
     str_uptime = "error"
 
-    # get the uptime
-    uptime_cmd = "/usr/bin/uptime"
-    uptime_args = "-p"
-    process = Process.new(uptime_cmd, [uptime_args], output: Process::Redirect::Pipe)
-    
-    str_uptime = process.output.gets_to_end
+    if CONFIG.uptime_enabled
+          
+      # get the uptime
+      uptime_cmd = "/usr/bin/uptime"
+      uptime_args = "-p"
+      process = Process.new(uptime_cmd, [uptime_args], output: Process::Redirect::Pipe)
+      str_uptime = process.output.gets_to_end
+      
+    else
+      str_uptime = ""
+    end
     
     return str_uptime