Configuring Linux Home Server for Automatic Sleep and Wake-on-Demand
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Fresh out the oven, still warm. Top of the tray.
Summary
A technical guide detailing how to configure a Linux home server to automatically sleep when idle and wake on demand using Wake-on-LAN technology. The article covers the challenges of implementing this feature on Ubuntu, including hardware compatibility issues, network configuration, and the technical steps required to make the system energy-efficient while maintaining accessibility for services like Time Machine backups.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI wanted it to automatically sleep when idle and wake up again when needed
sleep on idle — hasn’t Windows had that built in since like Windows 98?
How hard could it be to configure on a modern Ubuntu install?
I wanted more than just sleep on idle, I also wanted wake on request
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