https://github.com/ajfriesen/pokypow

PokyPow: turn on/off and monitor your PC or Server with Home Assistant. Build with ESPHome.
https://github.com/ajfriesen/pokypow

crowdfunding crowdsourcing crowdsupply esp32 esp8266 esphome esphome-devices home-assistant home-automation

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PokyPow: turn on/off and monitor your PC or Server with Home Assistant. Build with ESPHome.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ajfriesen/pokypow
• Owner: ajfriesen
• Created: 2021-09-26T13:33:51.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-01-23T12:57:28.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-01-24T04:53:12.803Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, crowdsupply, esp32, esp8266, esphome, esphome-devices, home-assistant, home-automation
• Homepage: https://www.crowdsupply.com/ajfriesen/pokypow
• Size: 25.3 MB
• Stars: 91
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml

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# PokyPow

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

> [!NOTE]  

> The [CrowdSupply campaign for PokyPow launch site](https://www.crowdsupply.com/ajfriesen/pokypow) is live!

> We need 200 subscribers in order to go to the next steps.

> Subscribe and make it real!

Powered by ESPHome.

![Home Assistant Panel](images/pokypow-home-assistant-gui.png)

Just connect your power, reset and power led front panel connector to appropriate pin pairs, power the PokyPow via USB-C or an internal USB2.0 header. 

Now you can turn on/off your PC and check if it is running 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

![Full Kit](images/pokypow-kit-01.jpeg)

![Front and Back](images/pokypow-pcb-front-back-01.jpeg)

![In Hand](images/pokypow-pcb-scale-02.jpeg)

# Project Documentation

You can find all product documentation, related blog post on my dedicated [PokyPow Documentation](https://pokypow.com/docs).

# Developer Docs

Build:

```

docker run --rm --privileged -v "${PWD}":/config -it ghcr.io/esphome/esphome:2026.1.2 compile ESPHome/pokypow.yaml

```