WakeMyPotato is a simple and last-resort systemd Linux service to keep your old potato laptop alive in the event of a power failure.
Some old machines lack Wake-On-Lan (WOL) or BIOS boot timers, making it difficult to reuse them as home servers. This service programs an rtcwake call in the next 10 minutes and safely powers down the laptop if AC fails. If present, it will safely and forcefully power off RAID HDDs to prevent mechanical wear. It will attempt to boot once power is restored.
This method is not ideal and may fail if the battery gets depleted, so it should be considered as a last-resort option for old devices without WOL nor automatic BIOS wake support.
Install from the downloaded WakeMyPotato/ folder with:
sudo bash install.shCheck that the service is running:
systemctl status wmp.timerUninstall with:
sudo bash uninstall.shTo update, simply uninstall before installing again.
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