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Making a Linux home server sleep on idle and wake on demand (2023)

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294 points AgaoAnar | 2 comments | 02 Sep 25 19:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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antov825 ◴[02 Sep 25 19:49 UTC] No.45108140[source]▶
That's what I was thinking too. My home server consumes like 15 W and is silent. If you get a rack mounted server made for data centers and stick it in a closet so you can't hear it then yes, i guess this approach makes sense.
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Spooky23 ◴[02 Sep 25 20:50 UTC] No.45108854[source]▶
I use a Mac Mini. When nothing it up, it draws like 7W!
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ryandrake ◴[03 Sep 25 00:20 UTC] No.45110827[source]▶
How do you accurately measure how much current a PC is drawing at any given time? Do you have some kind of measurement device inline with the power cord?
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1. drnick1 ◴[03 Sep 25 00:45 UTC] No.45111009{3}[source]▶
You can use "smart" plug such as the Sonoff S31 (flash ESPHome to make it cloud-free).
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2. Arnavion ◴[03 Sep 25 01:35 UTC] No.45111325[source]▶
And for one-off testing there's the standard P3 Kill-a-watt.