pineappleDec 4

Options for remote Wake-on-lan. Or I guess wake on WAN.

https://lemmy.ml/post/39835318

Options for remote Wake-on-lan. Or I guess wake on WAN. - Lemmy

So I want to setup a remote backup location at my parents house although they are very mindful about there electricity usage and environmental impact (and so am I) so I don’t want to have to have a pc always on when it doesn’t need to be. Is it possible to setup remote Wake-on-lan so I can schedule my homelab at my place to wake up the server at my parents house and start a backup like once a week, I want to do this in a secure fashion as well so ideally no port forwarding, I currently use cloudflare tunnels for my home network. Are there any other options or do you have a similar setup at your place?

Show threadcmnyboDec 4
You could use a very low power computer that’s always on like a Raspberry PI Zero W to send the WoL packet to the backup computer. It only uses about 1 watt. Some routers have the ability to send a WoL packet as well.
Show threadartyomDec 4
And how do you communicate with the Pi0?
Show threadcmnyboDec 4
Use SSH. Ether open a port in the firewall or connect it to a VPN. If the backups are done on a schedule, you could also setup a cron job on the Pi to send the WoL packet a few minutes ahead of time.
Show threadAtariDump
Use a VPN; don’t open up SSH to the internet.
Dec 4 at 5:49amWeb
Show threadCreatDec 4
Ssh over Internet is fine as long as it’s properly setup (no password auth, root not allowed, etc.).
Show threadcecilkorikDec 4
Or just be cautious, thoughtful and sensible if you do. Only a Sith deals in absolutes.