Getting started
Create an account and link your Fox ESS inverter so you can start viewing your solar data.
Check My Solar Docs
Companion app for Fox ESS owners who want a clear, modern dashboard: solar production, battery, home consumption, and grid import/export - on the web and on your iPhone or Android - with iOS home screen widgets and Live Activities, plus real-time data, forecasts, and notifications.
What you’ll find here
Section titled “What you’ll find here”Using the app
Learn how to use the dashboard, time views, forecasts, notifications, and iOS widgets & Live Activities.
Account & settings
Configure energy rates, multiple inverters, and notification preferences.
Reference
PWA and native iOS (widgets & Live Activities), energy rates, changelog, and privacy.
Solar topics
Short pages for common solar monitoring searches — written for Fox ESS owners on Fox Cloud, with links to the app.
Quick links
Section titled “Quick links”- App: checkmy.solar
- iOS App Store: Check My Solar on the App Store
- Privacy policy: checkmy.solar/privacy-policy.html
Explore Check My Solar documentation
Section titled “Explore Check My Solar documentation”Getting started section
Section titled “Getting started section”- Get started with the app overview
- What is Check My Solar?
- Creating an account
- Linking your inverter
- Get a Fox ESS API key
- Onboarding flow
Using the app
Section titled “Using the app”- Dashboard overview
- Time views
- Forecast and weather windows
- Solar, house, grid, and battery views
- Notifications and reports
- Account settings
- iOS widgets and Live Activities
Solar guides
Section titled “Solar guides”- Solar monitoring topics
- How to know my solar panels are working?
- Monitor solar from your phone or tablet
- Real-time solar production in Fox ESS
- See if solar is exporting to grid
- How to know if your system is online
- Why solar output is zero at night
- How much is this costing me
- Who can see my solar data?
- What happens when forecast predictions are wrong?
- Solar data history by week, month, and year
- Compare solar performance over time
- Monitor multiple inverters and homes
- See solar notifications and alerts
- Solar dashboard as app install