diff --git a/sw/buildroot_overlay/etc/init.d/S99puzzlefw_remotectl.sh b/sw/buildroot_overlay/etc/init.d/S99puzzlefw_remotectl.sh
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+++ b/sw/buildroot_overlay/etc/init.d/S99puzzlefw_remotectl.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Run remote control server.
+#
+
+PIDFILE=/var/run/puzzlefw_remotectl.pid
+
+start() {
+    echo "Starting PuzzleFW remote control server ..."
+    [ -f $PIDFILE ] && echo "  ERROR: already running" && exit 1
+    start-stop-daemon -S -b -p $PIDFILE -a /opt/puzzlefw/lib/run-remotectl
+}
+
+stop() {
+    echo "Stopping PuzzleFW remote control server ..."
+    start-stop-daemon -K -s INT -p $PIDFILE
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    start
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    stop
+    ;;
+  restart|reload)
+    stop
+    sleep 1
+    start
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+    exit 1
+esac
+
diff --git a/sw/buildroot_overlay/opt/puzzlefw/lib/run-remotectl b/sw/buildroot_overlay/opt/puzzlefw/lib/run-remotectl
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Script to run the remote control server.
+#
+
+PIDFILE=/var/run/puzzlefw_remotectl.pid
+
+# Redirect output to console.
+exec &> /dev/console
+
+# Get MAC address without ':' separators.
+serialnr=$(tr -d : < /sys/class/net/eth0/address)
+
+# Run remote control server.
+/opt/puzzlefw/bin/remotectl --serialnr $serialnr &
+serverpid=$!
+
+# Write PID file.
+echo $serverpid > $PIDFILE
+
+# Wait until server exits.
+wait $serverpid
+status=$?
+
+rm -f $PIDFILE
+
+echo "Remote control server ended with status=${status}"
+
+if [ $status -eq 10 ]; then
+    # Got command HALT.
+    echo "Halting system".
+    halt
+fi
+
+if [ $status -eq 11 ]; then
+    # Got command REBOOT.
+    reboot
+fi
+