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Wake-on-LAN Using Cloud Functions

This is a small guide on how you can wake up your computer from anywhere in the world. It's a reliable setup I've used for several years to access my data remotely, without the need of keeping a device powered at all times.

It's a reliable setup I've used for several years to access my data remotely, without the need of keeping a device powered at all times. Wake-on-LAN(WOL) is a hardware technology that allows a device to wake up by receiving a "magic" packet over the network. Even if the power comes back on, you might need a full system boot to re-initialize the network card (NIC) and re-activate Wake-on-LAN.

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