# pc-switch

Remote shutdown and start you PC/server with Home Assistant.

Powered by ESPHome. 

![Home Assisant Panel](images/pc-switch-home-assistant-gui.png)

Just connect your power, reset and power led front panel connector to appropriate pin pairs, power the ESP8266 and you can turn on and off your PC via Home Assistant.

## Use cases

- Hide your PC in a closet or on a shelf without the need to press the actual button. You can just connect any other button via home assistant
- Setup automation based on time, motion or the moon phase, or whatever you like to power on your PC
- No funky magic packets anymore with flaky wake on LAN (never worked for me)
- No addons with admin access (password) to your Windows PC
- Add voice commands via Home Assistant to Google Assistant

![Version 1.0 assembled](images/v1.0-assembled.jpg)

![PCB Version 1.0](images/v1.0.jpg)

![Prototype](images/prototype.jpg)

# Project Documentation

You can find all product documentation, related blog post on my dedicated [pc-switch website](https://www.ajfriesen.com/pc-switch/).