Remote-Restarter

Description

This is a simple web server that can be used to remote restart some apps on a windows 10 HTPC. It was mainly created to restart HyperHDR Direct Screen Capture which sometimes glitches out when i connect to my Sunshine server fullscreen with Moonlight so i trigger the endpoint from my phone.

Features

• Restart an application with a filepath and check if it is running with a wait time
• Run a command with arguments

Installation

Get the latest release from the releases page.

Create\Modify config file in the same directory (RestartConfigs.yml)

serverconfig:
  port: "4949"

apps:
  - appid: hyperhdr
    filepath: "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\HyperHDR\\HyperHDR.lnk"
    waittime: 2
  - appid: notepad++
    filepath: "C:\\Program Files\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe"
    waittime: 1
  - appid: k3d-stop
    command:
      - "wsl k3d cluster stop mg-homelab"
  - appid: k3d-start
    command:
      - "wsl k3d cluster start mg-homelab"

Important

Dont forget to add a firewall rule that allows requests to the server.

Run the executable (which starts the web server in the system tray)

.\remote-restarter.exe

Endpoints

GET /

Returns a simple embedded html with all the apps and restart links in the configuration file.

GET /health

Returns 200 and OK if server is running.

GET /restart/$appid

Restarts or runs the command associated with $appid from the config.

Home Assistant Configuration

At the end of your Home Assistant's configuration.yaml add the following:

rest_command:
  restart_hyperhdr:
    url: "http://<your-server-ip>:4949/restart/hyperhdr"
    method: GET

Create a automation:

alias: Restart HyperHDR Button
description: ""
triggers:
  - entity_id: button.restart_hyperhdr
    trigger: state
actions:
  - action: rest_command.restart_hyperhdr
mode: single

Add the button to your dashboard:

views:
  - title: Home
    cards:
      - type: button
        name: Restart HyperHDR
        icon: mdi:restart
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: rest_command.restart_hyperhdr