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There are different ways to install SOLECTRUS:

A: You have a SENEC.Home?

If you have a SENEC.Home battery system, installing is simple. The toolchain is quiet stable and used by many users. Please choose one of the following guides:

1. Local installation on Synology NAS

   You need a Synology NAS (Kernel v4+) with Docker installed (tested with Synology DS220+ with 10GB RAM)

2. Local installation on Raspberry Pi

   You need a Raspberry Pi running a 64bit OS with Docker installed (tested with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4 with 8GB RAM)

3. Distributed installation on Raspberry Pi + remote server

   You need a Raspberry Pi at home and a remote server somewhere on the internet (tested with Hetzner Cloud)

   Server costs at Hetzner: €4,51 per month

4. Remote installation with cloud access to SENEC

   You need a remote server somewhere on the internet (tested with Hetzner Cloud). No Raspberry or other local hardware required. Data is pulled from SENEC via cloud access by using your credentials from mein-senec.de Please note: Cloud access is new and not yet tested by many users.

   Server costs at Hetzner: €4,51 per month

B: You have a PV system, but no SENEC?

If you do not have a SENEC battery system, you may still be able to use SOLECTRUS. There is a brand new MQQT-collector, so SOLECTRUS can be used with any PV device that supports MQTT. Please note that the MQTT-collector is in an experimental stage and I would appreciate your feedback.

There are two guides available, both targeting experienced users having a deeper understanding of MQTT:

1. Installation for use with ioBroker

   You need:

   • Linux server (64bit, Kernel v4+) with Docker installed (Raspberry Pi, Synology NAS, virtual machine, etc.)
   • Running instance of ioBroker, which already includes a MQTT broker

2. Installation for use with evcc

   You need:

   • Linux server (64bit, Kernel v4+) with Docker installed (Raspberry Pi, Synology NAS, virtual machine, etc.)
   • Running instance of evcc
   • MQTT broker