UPSWake is a Go application that reads status information from one or more NUT UPS servers and sends Wake-on-LAN packets to bring systems back online when user-defined conditions are met.
It’s designed for setups where machines shut down during battery events and need to be woken intelligently once power conditions improve, with configuration driven by YAML and Rego policies.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Uses the Open Policy Agent Rego language to define flexible wake conditions.
- Supports multiple NUT servers and multiple target machines in a single configuration.
- Includes a lightweight API server for handling Wake-on-LAN requests.
- Provides a command line interface with commands for serving, querying JSON from a NUT server, and manually waking a computer.
- Offers Docker and Docker Compose deployment, including multi-architecture container images.
- Suitable for low-power always-on systems such as a Raspberry Pi.
Website: github.com/TheDarthMole/upswake
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Developer: TheDarthMole
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
UPSWake is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| virtwold | Wake-on-LAN for libvirt based VMs |
| Awake on Lan | Wake up computers remotely using Wake-on-LAN packets |
| wol.rs | Wake On LAN magic packet command line tool and crate |
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