Raspberry MicroPython Wake-on-LAN Button for a Linux Server

Figure 1 architecture is very simple, an aorus gigabit motherboard pc, or any pc that supports wol, raspberry pico , and your celphone.

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Turn a Raspberry Pi Pico W into a tiny web-powered power button that can wake your Gigabyte AORUS-based Ubuntu PC over the network.

Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is one of those classic PC tricks that feels almost magical: you send a specially crafted “magic packet” to your powered‑off machine and — if everything is configured correctly — the fans spin up and the OS boots like you pressed the power button.

In this guide we’ll build a dedicated WoL helper using a Raspberry Pi Pico W running MicroPython. The Pico W connects to your Wi‑Fi, listens for a simple HTTP request, and then sends a WoL magic packet (optionally with a SecureOn password) to wake an Ubuntu desktop with a Gigabyte AORUS motherboard.

Along the way we’ll:

• Flash MicroPython onto the Pico W.
• Talk to the board with Thonny.
• Configure WoL correctly on Ubuntu with NetworkManager (including a WoL password).
• Write a tiny MicroPython web service that exposes `/` and `/wake?token=…` endpoints.

By the end you’ll have a URL you can hit from your browser or phone to wake your PC — no more crawling under the desk to mash the power button.