# How to select the right computer specs for a full time digital art installation using Processing?

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**Created:** [January 15, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-select-the-right-computer-specs-for-a-full-time-digital-art-installation-using-processing/34632 "2022-01-15T00:08:02Z")\
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Agree. Turning on and off can be a challenge especially to make it fully automated.

I have found that using a relay and a timer can be effective but usually leads to problems down the road as most machines do not like this.

I have found a new way using Processing to d that actually shutdown [and have a thread on that here.](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-restart-or-shutdown-windows-10-pc-using-processing-3/34687/2)

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