# \[Feature Request\] Wake computer to record  OTA TV programs using Plex DVR

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-wake-computer-to-record-ota-tv-programs-using-plex-dvr/196423>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [June 20, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-wake-computer-to-record-ota-tv-programs-using-plex-dvr/196423 "2017-06-20T16:35:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![jrolson7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@jrolson7](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jrolson7)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-wake-computer-to-record-ota-tv-programs-using-plex-dvr/196423/1 "2017-06-20T16:35:20Z")

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This option seems to be missing in the Plex DVR settings.

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**Author:** ![firefly11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e5b9ba/32.png) [@firefly11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/firefly11)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-wake-computer-to-record-ota-tv-programs-using-plex-dvr/196423/2 "2017-07-29T20:15:33Z")

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Yes, this feature is essential. Please make it happen.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-wake-computer-to-record-ota-tv-programs-using-plex-dvr/196423/3 "2018-02-08T14:07:22Z")

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duplicate feature request

> **[\[Feature Request\] Allow Plex media server to sleep/wake properly including DVR...](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/259472/feature-request-allow-plex-media-server-to-sleep-wake-properly-including-dvr-recordings#top)**
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> This has probably been asked before, but I would like to ask for Plex Server to sleep and wake up including the ability to do this for DVR recordings. It would wake on request from any app and sleep again after a time when not in use. The sleep...

closing

Please respect the rules for this subforum

- **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around.
- Please only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post")

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-wake-computer-to-record-ota-tv-programs-using-plex-dvr/196423/4 "2018-08-03T10:15:00Z")

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