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articwake

articwake

Cold server → wake it from the arctic.
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Features

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Wake-on-LAN

Send magic packets to wake your server from anywhere in the world.

LUKS Unlock

Remotely send passphrase to dropbear initrd for disk decryption.

Secure by Default

Argon2-hashed PIN, session tokens, and rate limiting protect your homelab.

Ready-to-Flash

Pre-built Alpine Linux SD card image for Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W.

What is articwake?

Section titled “What is articwake?”

articwake is a Rust-based web service designed for Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W that lets you remotely wake and unlock LUKS-encrypted homelab servers.

The problem: You have a homelab server with full-disk encryption. When it’s powered off, you can’t access it remotely. Wake-on-LAN can power it on, but LUKS encryption requires entering a passphrase before the system boots.

The solution: articwake runs on a small, always-on Raspberry Pi. When you need your server, you:

  1. Open the articwake web UI from your phone or laptop
  2. Enter your PIN to authenticate
  3. Click “Wake” to send a Wake-on-LAN packet
  4. Click “Unlock” to send your LUKS passphrase via SSH to the server’s initrd

Your encrypted server boots up, accessible from anywhere.

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