Automate shutdown and wake your FreeBSD server

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Halt Server

On server as root: set server to power down at 02:15 mon-friday

crontab -e

15 2 * * 1-5 /sbin/halt -p

 

Wake Server

On router as root:  set router to wake server at 14.00 all weekdays

crontab -e

0 14 * * * /usr/sbin/wake macadress