Best Way to Automate Shutdown After Print on Pi 5?

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Hey folks,

I recently upgraded to a Raspberry Pi 5 tool and everything’s running buttery smooth with OctoPrint. One thing I’d love to automate is a safe shutdown of the Pi once a print finishes.

I’ve seen some people use PSU Control with relays or scripts, but I’m wondering—what’s the most reliable and Pi 5–friendly approach for this in 2024?

Would love to hear what’s working for you!

— Jhonn Mick

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Hello @jhonnmick !

And what has this to do with Networking?

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FWIW, I leave my Raspberry Pi turned on all the time. It doesn't use much power and having it available is useful. I do have my 3D printer on a smart plug and use an OctoPrint plugin to turn it off when I'm not printing.

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A few of my plugins can do it along with powering off the printer via smart plugs or Tasmota relays. But if you just want to safely shutdown you could use the bundled event manager plugin and add the system command sudo shutdown now for the PrintDone event.