---
title: "Power and standby"
description: "How to restart, put in standby or shut down your device, and how to set when it goes into standby on its own."
url: https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/176-power-and-standby
collection: "Getting started"
updated: 2026-11-13
language: en
---

# Power and standby

How to restart, put in standby or shut down your device, and how to set when it goes into standby on its own.

## Restart, standby or shut down

1.  In the app, open your device and go to `Settings` → `Shutdown`. On wider screens, you can also press the power button in the menu on the left.
    
2.  Choose:
    
    -   `Restart`: the device turns off and on again.
        
    -   `Standby`: the device goes into standby. Shown only on devices that have a standby mode.
        
    -   `Shut down`: the device turns off.
        

When the device is responding, restart it from here instead of unplugging it.

To turn the device on again, or wake it from standby, press the power button on the device.

The status LED is yellow while the device is in standby. The other colors are in [Startup issues](https://help.volumio.com/articles/201-startup-issues).

## Power saving

On Volumio devices, go to `Settings` → `System` → `Hardware Settings`:

-   `Auto power saving`: the device turns off or goes into standby on its own when it's not in use.
    
-   `Power saving timeout`: how long the device waits before doing it.
    
-   `Auto power on`: the device turns on by itself when you plug it in, or when power comes back after a power cut.
    

After changing them, press `Save`.

## Troubleshooting

### The device goes into standby on its own

`Auto power saving` is on.

1.  Go to `Settings` → `System` → `Hardware Settings`.
    
2.  Turn off `Auto power saving`, or pick a longer `Power saving timeout`.
    
3.  Press `Save`.
    

### The device doesn't wake from standby

1.  Press the power button on the device.
    
2.  If it doesn't respond, unplug the power supply, wait 30 seconds and plug it in again.
    

> **Tip:** If the device doesn't turn on when you plug it in, turn on `Auto power on` in `Settings` → `System` → `Hardware Settings`.

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