stop-server

Shut down ⚡ your computer using Node.js and a phone (works on OS X, Linux and Windows)

Created because I usually watch movies on my computer from my bed and I wanted to be able to shut it down remotely :)

Usage

1. Install stop-server

npm install -g stop-server
stop-server start # Need to be done only once

2. Visit http://localhost:5709/qr.html on your computer and scan the QR code or go directly to http://your-local-ip:5709 on your phone. You should see this page:

3. That's all :)

Important on OS X and Linux you need to allow shutdown command to be used without sudo:

# Run 'sudo visudo' and add
your-username ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown

Uninstall

npm rm -g stop-server

How it works?

stop-server is a simple Express server. When you call POST http://your-local-ip:5709, it runs shutdown.

It's also automatically started on log in using user-startup.

License

MIT - typicode