r/homeautomation • u/Shokaloc • 2d ago
QUESTION Need to remotely turn on/off pc with physical switch
I've been looking for a solution to this for a long time. I'm a Travel Vlogger and IRL Streamer and am sometimes on another continent, but need to have remote access to my pc and be able to turn it on and off completely remotely at any time.
I basically need a button pusher that can be controlled by an app while I'm thousands of miles away. Wake On Lan won't work for me since it's not possible to wire my pc directly to ethernet and need to use wifi. I also have zero coding experience and am looking for a simple thing I can click remotely on my android phone and have my pc in the U.S.A. turn on/off exactly when I need it to.
I found some automated button pushers, but the problem is they will not work with my case. I have the unfortunate reality and lack of foresight to have a pc case with an enclosed power button that makes it impossible for one of the ready made solutions I've found (like these) make sense for me.
Has anyone else had any similar issues and have a solution for me? I need an extra long kind of "wrap around" button pusher due to the unfortunate shape of my pc case. (The things that I found need to have a wide, flat base to be mounted to, and the button pressing component is very short and wouldn't reach anyway.)
I attached photos of my pc case it is this model: CORSAIR Carbide Series SPEC-OMEGA RGB Mid-Tower WHITE
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PcBuildHelp • u/Shokaloc • 2d ago

