A service that suspends your home server and wakes it up in time or if required.
The service turns off your PC according to a set of periods that has been configured. The service considers if your PC is busy and can't be turned off at this moment, e.g.
- if there is user interactivity on desktop or running terminals where users are logged in
- if there are locked files on samba shares
- if there are running print jobs (cups)
- if Kodi media center plays media at this moment
- if TvHeadend has active streams
In case that there is a scheduled TvHeadend recording during a rest period the service automatically turns on your PC in time so that recordings won't be missed. This is also for scheduled cronjobs that are in your crontabs and scheduled media in Kodi by utilizing the addon Timers).
usage: homeserver-power-saver.py [-h] [--daemon] [--stop] [--status] [--version] [--dry-run] s[--mode {mem,disk,off}] --settings SETTINGS [--log {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}]
[--logfile LOGFILE]
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--daemon start as daemon
--dbus handle events coming from d-bus for pre-/post actions
--stop stop running daemon
--status get status of daemon
--version print version
--dry-run simulate
--mode {mem,disk,off,shutdown}
mode
--settings SETTINGS (required) path to settings file in json format. Typically '../ext/settings.json'
--log {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}
(optional) log level. Default is INFO
--logfile LOGFILE path to log file if process is started as daemon.
Start service in daemon mode and listen to d-bus events.
$ ./homeserver-power-saver.py --daemon --dbus --settings ../ext/settings.json
Start service in interactive mode.
$ ./homeserver-power-saver.py --dbus --settings ../ext/settings.json
Request status of running service:
$ ./homeserver-power-saver.py --status
{"pid": 114264, "running": true}
Stop running service:
$ ./homeserver-power-saver.py --stop
- The script needs root permission (sorry!)
- The service utilizes
- Python 3
- The python library python-daemon. You can install it like this
pip install python-daemon(Note that must be done with root user!) - The python library requests. You can install it like this
pip install requests(Note that must be done with root user!) - The python library python-crontab and croniter. You can install it like this
pip install python-crontabandpip install croniter(Note that must be done with root user!) - The ping command which is provided in net-tools. You can install it like this
sudo apt install net-tools - The who command which is POSIX standard.
- The xprintidle command which is available in Ubuntu. You can install it like this
sudo apt install xidle, see also xprintidle. - The pactl command which is available if you system uses pulse audio, see also pacmd
- The smbstatus command which is available after you have installed your samba server (e.g.
apt install samba-common samba), see also smbstatus. - The lpstat command which is available after you have installed cups, see also lpstat.
- The rtcwake command which is available in Ubuntu out of the box, see also rtcwake (wiki.ubuntuusers.de in German)
- The shutdown command which is available in Ubuntu out of the box, see also shutdown (wiki.ubuntuusers.de in German)
The service utilizes the rtcwake command. Maybe you want to check if your PC is able to suspend and wake up again. You can test it like this:
Open a terminal and enter
$ sudo -s
... [enter password]
$ rtcwake -m mem -s 60
Your PC should switch to suspend to ram (mode is mem) and wake up after 60 seconds. In case that it doesn't work, you can probably find solutions somewhere in the internet ;-)
To start homeserver-power-saver you need to provide a settings file.
This file is located in the /ext folder. It is a file in json format. You can find an example here.
Let's go through this file:
{
"dryrun": false, // [true,false] - if true then service runs in dry-mode, i.e. PC won't be turned off
"mode": "mem", // [mem,disk,off,shutdown] - 'mem' means 'suspend to ram', 'disk' means 'suspend to disk' and 'off' means that system will be powered off. 'shutdown' won't wake up the system anymore
"dbus": true, // handle events coming from d-bus for pre-/post actions
"respite_prepare": 10, // time in seconds that will be waited after pre-actions have been executed (see below) and call of rtcwake that suspends system.
"respite_recover": 10, // time in seconds that will be waited after system has been turned on again and execution of pre-actions (see below).
"min_uptime": 5, // minimal uptime in minutes.
"min_downtime": 15, // minimal downtime (suspend) in minutes.
"checkers": { // Checkers that tell the service to keep PC turned on if it is busy or to wake up PC earlier, e.g. in case of a scheduled recording.
"PowerSaverInterruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are periods in which PC has to wake up or stay up.
"enable": true,
"uptimes": [ // List of periods with uptimes
{ // first period
"days": [ // days of period, 0=Mon, 6=Sun
0,
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6
],
"from": "6:45",
"until": "7:35"
}
],
"preactions": [ // A list of commands that will be executed before call of rtcwake that suspends system
[ // I recognized that it is a good idea to stop tvheadend.service
"systemctl",
"stop",
"tvheadend.service"
],
[ // I also pause my virtualbox with Windows
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"VBoxManage",
"controlvm",
"Windows 10 pro",
"pause"
],
[
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"/opt/signal-cli/bin/signal-cli",
"-c",
"/home/heckie/.local/share/signal-cli",
"send",
"-m",
"heckies-nuc ruht sich aus.",
"--note-to-self"
]
],
"postactions": [ // A list of commands that will be executed after system has been waken up
[
"/home/heckie/bin/usbbind.py",
"--rebind",
"2040:0265"
],
[ // I have recognized that energy saving settings aren't optimal anymore after system wakes up. Therefore, I auto-tune settings again.
"/home/heckie/bin/rc.local"
],
[ // Since I have stopped tvheadend.service it is necessary to start this service after system wakes up.
"systemctl",
"start",
"tvheadend.service"
],
[ // I want also to restart my virtual machine.
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"VBoxManage",
"controlvm",
"Windows 10 pro",
"resume"
],
[
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"/opt/signal-cli/bin/signal-cli",
"-c",
"/home/heckie/.local/share/signal-cli",
"send",
"-m",
"heckies-nuc ist aufgewacht.",
"--note-to-self"
]
]
},
"XIdleInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks latest user desktop activity, e.g. keyboard and mouse
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If there was user activity service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"min_idle": 30, // Minimal inactivity time in minutes
"users": [ // A list of users with expected desktop activity
"heckie"
]
},
"WhoInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are active terminals
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If there are active terminals at this moment service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"ignore_lines": [ // Some terminals/lines are always active, e.g. the line for the Gnome-Session. This will be ignored. Use the "w" command in order to find out the line for your system!
"tty7"
]
},
"ProcessInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are processes running
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 2, // If at least one process is running wait another 2 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"processes": [ // list of processes, see also command 'ps -ax -o %c' in order to get an idea of process names
"tar", // typical command used for compressing files or created a backup
"gzip", // typical command used for compressing files or created a backup
"zip", // typical command used for compressing files or created a backup
"unzip", // typical command used for compressing files or created a backup
"7z", // typical command used for compressing files or created a backup
"cp", // command used to copy files
"scp", // command used to copy files by utilizing ssh
"rsync", // command used to sychronize files
"apt", // command that is installing software or updating you system
"clamscan", // virus scan
"brasero", // cd burning tool
"wodim", // cd burning tool
"VBoxManage" // tool to manage virtualbox, e.g. shrinking virtual disks
]
},
"KodiInteruptionChecker": { // Checker for Kodi media center
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If Kodi plays media at this moment service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"preaction" : true, // if true then powersaver will stop playback before it suspends system so that there won't be playback when system wakes up again
"host": "192.168.178.30", // IP address of Kodi's web server. Note that webserver must be activated in Kodi
"port": 9080, // Port of Kodi's web server
"user": "kodi", // User for web interface
"password": "kodi" // Password of user
},
"KodiTimersInterruptionChecker": { // Checker for Kodi media center's timers addon
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"extra_wakeup_time": 2, // In case of scheduled media system will be started 2 minutes earlier
"path": "/home/heckie/.kodi", // path to Kodi's configuration folder
"postaction": true, // perform postaction, i.e. set default volume in Kodi according value in settings of timers addon
"host": "192.168.178.30", // IP address of Kodi's web server. Note that webserver must be activated in Kodi
"port": 9080, // Port of Kodi's web server
"user": "kodi", // User for web interface
"password": "kodi" // Password of user
},
"TvHeadendInteruptionChecker": { // Checker for TvHeadend
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If TvHeadend has active streams service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"extra_wakeup_time": 5, // In case of scheduled recordings system will be started 5 minutes earlier
"host": "192.168.178.30", // IP address of TvHeadend service
"port": 9981, // Port address of TvHeadend service
"user": "tvheadenduser", // User name. Note that user need admin permissions in TvHeadend
"password": "tvheadenduser" // Password of user
},
"TvHeadendEpgGrabberInterruptionChecker": { // Checker for TvHeadend's EPG grabbers that are scheduled by cron expressions
"enable": true,
"epg_config_path": "/home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/epggrab/config", // path to config file
"extra_wakeup_time": 2 // In case of scheduled epg grabbers system will be started 2 minutes earlier
},
"PulseAudioSinkInputInterruptionChecker": { // Checker for Samba audio server
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If pulse audio has active input sinks system will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"users": [ // A list of users with expected desktop activity
"heckie"
]
},
"SambaInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are locked files on samba shares
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 10
},
"CupsInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are active print jobs
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 5
},
"CronInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks jobs in crontabs
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 30, // If there was recently a job scheduled it is expected that this job runs this time. Note: Choose a time that fits for everything that you have scheduled!
"extra_wakeup_time": 5, // In case of scheduled jobs system will be started 5 minutes earlier
"users": [ // Take crontabs of these users into account
"heckie",
"root"
],
"tabfiles": [ // Take additionally these crontabs into account
"/etc/cron.d/cron-apt"
],
"ignore_frequency" : { // ignore cron jobs that are scheduled very often. You can combine "max_per_year", "max_days_per_year", "max_day" or "max_hour" or leave them out if not required.
"max_per_year" : 8760, // ignore cron jobs that are executed more than 8760 times a year, i.e. more than once an hour on every day
"max_days_per_year" : 12, // ignore cron jobs that are executed more than 12 days a year
"max_per_day" : 24, // ignore cron jobs that are executed more than once an hour
"max_per_hour" : 59 // ignore cron jobs that are executed every minute
},
},
"LoadInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks avg. CPU utilization of last 5 minutes indicating that something important is going on that mustn't be interupted
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 5, // If there is high CPU utilization wait another 5 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"threshold": 0.95 // level of avg. CPU utilization in last 5 minutes. If CPU utilization is higher system won't suspend, see also command 'top'
},
"PingInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that looks if there are active devices in your network, e.g. your Smartphone that indicated that you are at home
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If devices is reachable at this moment service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"ignore_periods": [ // At night you and your smartphone are at home but you want to suspend system. Here you can configure periods when check is ignored. Note: "ignore_periods" can be configured for all checkers!
{
"days": [
0,
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6
],
"from": "22:30",
"until": "6:30"
}
],
"ip": [ // List of IP addresses
"192.168.178.21",
"192.168.178.24",
"192.168.178.32"
]
}
},
"log": "INFO", // [DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL] Log level
"logfile": "/tmp/powersaver.log" // Path to log file
}All checkers support the following properties:
enable- mandatory, you can activate (true) or deactivate (false) a checkerstay_awake- optional, time in minutes to wait in case that something in running at this momentignore_periods- optional, periods when it is ignored even if it has been determined that something is running at this moment
"FooChecker": {
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 10,
"ignore_periods": [
{
"days": [
0,
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6
],
"from": "22:30",
"until": "6:30"
}
],
// ...
}, "PowerSaverInterruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are periods in which PC has to wake up or stay up.
"enable": true,
"uptimes": [ // List of periods with uptimes
{ // first period
"days": [ // days of period, 0=Mon, 6=Sun
0,
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6
],
"from": "6:45",
"until": "7:35"
}
],
"preactions": [ // A list of commands that will be executed before call of rtcwake that suspends system
[ // I recognized that it is a good idea to stop tvheadend.service
"systemctl",
"stop",
"tvheadend.service"
],
[ // I also pause my virtualbox with Windows
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"VBoxManage",
"controlvm",
"Windows 10 pro",
"pause"
],
[
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"/opt/signal-cli/bin/signal-cli",
"-c",
"/home/heckie/.local/share/signal-cli",
"send",
"-m",
"heckies-nuc ruht sich aus.",
"--note-to-self"
]
],
"postactions": [ // A list of commands that will be executed after system has been waken up
[
"/home/heckie/bin/usbbind.py",
"--rebind",
"2040:0265"
],
[ // I have recognized that energy saving settings aren't optimal anymore after system wakes up. Therefore, I auto-tune settings again.
"/home/heckie/bin/rc.local"
],
[ // Since I have stopped tvheadend.service it is necessary to start this service after system wakes up.
"systemctl",
"start",
"tvheadend.service"
],
[ // I want also to restart my virtual machine.
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"VBoxManage",
"controlvm",
"Windows 10 pro",
"resume"
],
[
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"/opt/signal-cli/bin/signal-cli",
"-c",
"/home/heckie/.local/share/signal-cli",
"send",
"-m",
"heckies-nuc ist aufgewacht.",
"--note-to-self"
]
]
},In case that somebody is working with the desktop, e.g. Gnome, KDE, you probably want to keep your PC running. You must specify a list of users that will be taken into account.
"XIdleInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks latest user desktop activity, e.g. keyboard and mouse
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If there was user activity service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"min_idle": 30, // Minimal inactivity time in minutes
"users": [ // Allow list with user names. A list of users with expected desktop activity
"heckie"
]
},Precondition for this checker is that the xprintidle is available. You can install it like this sudo apt install xidle, see also xprintidle.
In case that somebody is working on a terminal, e.g. ssh terminal, you probably don't want to suspend your PC as well.
"WhoInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are active terminals
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If there are active terminals at this moment service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"ignore_lines": [ // Some terminals/lines are always active, e.g. the line for the Gnome-Session. This will be ignored. Use the "w" command in order to find out the line for your system!
"tty7"
]
},The WhoInteruptionChecker checks if there are active lines / terminals. Unfortunately the Gnome desktop itself has also a line. You can find out the line by using the w command:
$ w
17:23:01 up 5 days, 1:17, 3 users, load average: 1,75, 1,73, 1,78
USER TTY VON ANMELD@ UNTÄ JCPU PCPU WAS
heckie tty7 :0 So16 5 Tage 21:13 0.39 s /usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary --builtin --session=budgie-desktop
heckie pts/0 192.168.178.31 16:54 28:09 0.03 s 0.03 s -bash
heckie pts/1 192.168.178.31 17:23 0.00 s 0.03 s 0.00 s w
In this example the Gnome shell has the line tty7. To ignore this shell configuration of WhoInteruptionChecker looks like this:
"WhoInteruptionChecker": {
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 10,
"ignore_lines": [
"tty7"
]
},If somebody is playing media in Kodi at this moment, you probably don't want to suspend the system.
"KodiInteruptionChecker": { // Checker for Kodi media center
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If Kodi plays media at this moment service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"preaction" : true, // if true then powersaver will stop playback before it suspends system so that there won't be playback when system wakes up again
"host": "192.168.178.30", // IP address of Kodi's web server. Note that web server must be activated in Kodi
"port": 9080, // Port of Kodi's web server
"user": "kodi", // User for web interface
"password": "kodi" // Password of user
},In case that you use the kodi addon Timers you can wake up your machine in case that there are scheduled media actions during rest period.
"KodiTimersInterruptionChecker": { // Checker for Kodi media center's timers addon
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"extra_wakeup_time": 2, // In case of scheduled media system will be started 2 minutes earlier
"path": "/home/heckie/.kodi", // path to Kodi's configuration folder
"postaction": true, // perform postaction, i.e. set default volume in Kodi according value in settings of timers addon
"host": "192.168.178.30", // IP address of Kodi's web server. Note that webserver must be activated in Kodi
"port": 9080, // Port of Kodi's web server
"user": "kodi", // User for web interface
"password": "kodi" // Password of user
},If somebody is streaming a recorded movie or a live tv stream at this moment, you probably don't want to suspend the system. On the other hand you don't want to miss scheduled recordings in periods when the systems suspends. Therefore, this checker can interrupt a rest period and wakes up your PC in time so that scheduled recordings won't be missed.
"TvHeadendInteruptionChecker": { // Checker for TvHeadend
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If TvHeadend has active streams service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"extra_wakeup_time": 5, // In case of scheduled recordings system will be started 5 minutes earlier
"host": "192.168.178.30", // IP address of TvHeadend service
"port": 9981, // Port address of TvHeadend service
"user": "tvheadenduser", // User name. Note that user need admin permissions in TvHeadend
"password": "tvheadenduser" // Password of user
}TVHeadend grabs EPG data over-the-air or by utilizing internal EPG grabbers. These are scheduled by cron expressions. Activate this checker if you want to wake up your system for grabbing.
Note: By default the EPG grabbers run after TVHeadend has started. This can be a problem if you restart TVHeadend any time you system wakes up.
"TvHeadendEpgGrabberInterruptionChecker": { // Checker for TvHeadend's EPG grabbers that are scheduled by cron expressions
"enable": true,
"epg_config_path": "/home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/epggrab/config", // path to config file
"extra_wakeup_time": 1 // In case of scheduled epg grabbers system will be started 1 minute earlier
},If somebody is playing audio ether directly at the PC or using the PC as bluetooth audio sink, you probably don't want to suspend the system.
"PulseAudioSinkInputInterruptionChecker": { // Checker for Samba audio server
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If pulse audio has active input sinks system will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"users": [ // A list of users with expected desktop activity
"heckie"
]
}Precondition for this checker is that the pacmd is available, see also pacmd
If your PC is a samba file server it isn't a good idea to shutdown the system while users are working on files.
"SambaInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are locked files on samba shares
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 10
},Precondition for this checker is that the smbstatus is available. This should be the case after you have installed your samba server (e.g. apt install samba-common samba), see also smbstatus.
If your PC is a print server you shouldn't suspend the system as long as there are active print jobs.
"CupsInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks if there are active print jobs
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 5
},Precondition for this checker is that the lpstat is available. This should be the case after you have installed your cups server, see also see also lpstat.
This checker keeps your PC up in case that there are cron jobs that are probably still running. This is configured by using the stay_awake attribute.
This checker is also able to determine if there are scheduled cron jobs in an upcoming rest period. If this is the case the rest period will be interrupted earlier so that the cron job won't be missed.
"CronInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that checks jobs in crontabs
"enable": true,
"stay_awake": 30, // If there was recently a job scheduled it is expected that this job runs this time. Note: Choose a time that fits for everything that you have scheduled!
"extra_wakeup_time": 5, // In case of scheduled jobs system will be started 5 minutes earlier
"users": [ // Take crontabs of these users into account
"heckie",
"root"
],
"tabfiles": [ // Take additionally these crontabs into account
"/etc/cron.d/cron-apt"
],
"ignore_frequency" : { // ignore cron jobs that are scheduled very often. You can combine "max_per_year", "max_days_per_year", "max_per_day" or "max_per_hour" or leave them out if not required.
"max_per_year" : 8760, // ignore cron jobs that are executed more than 8760 times a year, i.e. more than once an hour on every day
"max_days_per_year" : 366,// ignore cron jobs that are executed more than 366 days a year (366 since also take care of leap year!)
"max_per_day" : 24, // ignore cron jobs that are executed more than once an hour
"max_per_hour" : 59 // ignore cron jobs that are executed every minute
}
}Sometimes you have jobs that run very often but aren't that important. You can ignore these jobs by utilizing the ignore_frequency structure. Here you can ignore jobs that run with a specific frequency. You can combine max_per_year, max_days_per_year, max_per_day or max_per_hour or leave them out if not required.
On the other hand you maybe need specific handling for special jobs, e.g. longer stay awake time for backing up your home directory. You can annotate your cron jobs by leaving a specific comment, i.e. # @homeserver-power-saver(stay_awake=20)
Example:
Overrule stay awake time for this job since it runs longer or shorter in comparison to global setting stay_awake. In addition _extra_wakeup_time_ has been overruled, too, since after the PC has been woken up it will update software from repo first (this is the way cron-apt works by default).
33 3 15 * * /home/heckie/bin/archive_home > /dev/null 2>&1 # @homeserver-power-saver(extra_wakeup_time=10,stay_awake=30)
There are other options:
Don't ignore this job even if it has a high frequency (according setting ignore_frequency)
0 * * * * echo "a job that runs once an hour" # @homeserver-power-saver(force=true,stay_awake=20)
Ignore this job in any case:
0 3 * * * echo "a job that is not very important" # @homeserver-power-saver(ignore=true)
If you don't want to suspend your PC if there are specific devices in your network, e.g. your smartphone, you must activate this checker that tries to reach devices by pinging their IP address.
"PingInteruptionChecker": { // Checker that looks if there are active devices in your network, e.g. your Smartphone that indicated that you are at home
"enable": true, // [true,false] if true then checker is activated
"stay_awake": 10, // If devices is reachable at this moment service will wait another 10 minutes before it retries to suspend system
"ignore_periods": [ // At night you and your smartphone are at home but you want to suspend system. Here you can configure periods when check is ignored. Note: "ignore_periods" can be configured for all checkers!
{
"days": [
0,
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6
],
"from": "22:30",
"until": "6:30"
}
],
"ip": [ // List of IP addresses
"192.168.178.21",
"192.168.178.24",
"192.168.178.32"
]
},You can run several action before and after the PC suspends. Actions will be configured as a list (json-style).
Note that each command is also notated in list style. This enables you to pass commands and parameters.
The command systemctl stop tvheadend.service is notated like this:
[
"systemctl",
"stop",
"tvheadend.service"
]Example with two commands:
"preaction": {
"commands": [
[ // Command 1: systemctl stop tvheadend.service
"systemctl",
"stop",
"tvheadend.service"
],
[ // Command 2: sudo -u heckie VBoxManage controlvm "Windows 10 pro" pause
"sudo",
"-u",
"heckie",
"VBoxManage",
"controlvm",
"Windows 10 pro",
"pause"
]
]
},Note: If you don't want to run any commands use the empty list notation:
"preaction": {
"commands": []
}The process flow is as follows:
- perform pre-actions of checkers according settings
- wait some seconds according given value in
respite_prepare - set PC into suspend mode according given mode in
mode(rtcwakeis called) - wait some seconds according given value in
respite_recover - perform post-actions of checkers according settings
- prevent that PC will suspend next minutes according
min_uptime
Since this script isn't a systemd service you need to start this script differently. You can do it just by adding a line in root's crontab like this:
@reboot /opt/homeserver-power-saver/src/homeserver-power-saver.py --daemon --settings /opt/homeserver-power-saver/ext/settings.json
Caused by the energy crisis in Europe in 2022 and rising prices for electricity I think about where I can save energy. I run an Intel NUC NUC8i5BEH as a home automation and home theatre server. It runs 24/7. The setup consumes approx. 10 watts when it idles. 4 watts are eaten by a zoo of USB devices that is connected via a powered USB hub. The other 6W are taken by the Intel NUC itself. I have measured that a can save almost these 6 watts if system suspends to ram.
I know that it sounds strange to turn off a server. But especially during night hours there is no need to run it. I developed this script that is able to turn off the PC and turns it on again, e.g. in case of scheduled recordings.
Last but not least my router, FRITZ!Box 7490 (see also AVM FRITZ!Box), wakes up my PC in case of an IP request. This takes just a few seconds (<10s).