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Hass.io Core Add-on: RPC Shutdown
Simple way for remote windows shutdown.
About
Allows you to shut down and Windows Computer with a service call from Home Assistant.
Installation
The installation of this add-on is straightforward and easy to do.
- Navigate in your Home Assistant frontend to Hass.io -> Add-on Store.
- Find the "RPC Shutdown" add-on and click it.
- Click on the "INSTALL" button.
How to use
In the configuration section, define alias, address and credentials and save the configuration.
- Start the add-on.
- Check the add-on log output to see the result.
Configuration
Add-on configuration:
{
"computers": [
{
"alias": "test-pc-1",
"address": "192.168.0.1",
"credentials": "user%password"
},
{
"alias": "test-pc-2",
"address": "192.168.0.2",
"credentials": "user%password"
}
]
}
Option: computers (required)
A list of computer objects to be able to shutdown from Home-Assistant.
Option: computers.alias (required)
Set an alias for this record, which becomes the name for the input.
Option: computers.address (required)
IP address or NetBIOS name of the computer to be able to shutdown.
Option: computers.credentials (required)
Credentials for logging into the computer.
Use a % as the delimiter of username and password.
Home Assistant configuration
Use the following inside Home Assistant service call to use it:
service: hassio.addon_stdin
data:
addon: core_rpc_shutdown
input: test-pc
service: hassio.addon_stdin: Use hassio.addon_stdin service to send data over STDIN to an add-on.data.addon: core_rpc_shutdown: Tells the service to send the command to this add-on.data.input: test-pc: Alias name created for the computer in the add-on configuration, and shuts that one down.
Support
Got questions?
You have several options to get them answered:
- The Home Assistant Discord Chat Server.
- The Home Assistant Community Forum.
- Join the Reddit subreddit in /r/homeassistant
In case you've found a bug, please open an issue on our GitHub.