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title: "What is Check My Solar?"
description: "Monitor Fox ESS solar inverters on web and iPhone with dashboards, forecasts, and on iOS, home screen widgets and Live Activities on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island."
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# What is Check My Solar?

Check My Solar is an app that lets you **monitor your Fox ESS solar inverters** from your phone or computer. You can see real-time generation, battery status, grid import/export, and house consumption, plus historical data and solar forecasts.

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## What you can do

- **View live data** - Current PV power, battery state of charge, grid flow, and loads
- **Browse history** - Today, yesterday, week, month, year, or a custom date range
- **See forecasts** - Solar generation predictions from an optional forecast integration
- **Get notifications** - Push and email alerts for generation, work mode, and forecasts
- **Track finances** - Configure energy rates and see import/export costs and savings
- **Use multiple inverters** - Link more than one Fox Cloud account or device and switch between them
- **Compare with the community** - Opt in to the [leaderboard](/docs/using-the-app/leaderboard-and-share-links/) to rank against other Fox ESS owners and share a public stats page

## Where it runs

- **Web (PWA)** - Use [checkmy.solar](https://checkmy.solar) in your browser; you can install it as an app on your home screen.
- **iOS** - Native app on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/check-my-solar/id6748858406) with **home screen widgets**, **Live Activities** (Lock Screen and Dynamic Island), and optional Siri support - see [iOS widgets & Live Activities](/docs/using-the-app/ios-widgets-live-activities/).

## What you need

- A **Fox ESS inverter** (or compatible system) that is connected to **Fox Cloud**
- A **Fox Cloud account** - you’ll link it to Check My Solar using either:
- **OAuth** (sign in with Fox Cloud), or
- **API key** (from Fox Cloud → User Center → API Management)

Once your inverter is linked, the app will show data from Fox Cloud and optional solar forecast data when configured.

## Next steps

1. [Creating an account](/docs/getting-started/creating-an-account/) - Sign up with email or OAuth
2. [Linking your inverter](/docs/getting-started/linking-your-inverter/) - Connect Fox Cloud via OAuth or API key

## Related pages

- [Getting started overview](/docs/getting-started/)
- [Creating an account](/docs/getting-started/creating-an-account/)
- [Linking your inverter](/docs/getting-started/linking-your-inverter/)
- [Onboarding flow](/docs/getting-started/onboarding-flow/)
- [Dashboard overview](/docs/using-the-app/dashboard-overview/)
- [Notifications](/docs/using-the-app/notifications/)

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