If you already run a Raspberry Pi or Linux box with systemd.
- One install command
- Pair it in the app
- Done — usually in ~3 minutes
PoolPilot Relay
Remote access, push & sharing for your pool
- PoolPilot Pro
- Open source · MIT
A small program for your home that connects your pool controller to the PoolPilot app — even while you’re away. What it does for you depends on your controller.
| What you get | ProCon.IP | BADU Blue | VIOLET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control your pool at home over Wi-Fi | works without the Relay | works without the Relay | works without the Relay |
| Control your pool while you’re away | with the Relay | built in | built in |
| Push to your phone when something’s off | with the Relay | with the Relay | built in |
| Share your pool with your family Pro features included, up to 10 devices, iPhone and Android mixed | with the Relay | with the Relay | with the Relay |
VIOLET: free in PoolPilot — the Relay can optionally take it over.
In short:
- ProCon.IP: the Relay gets it ready for when you’re away.
- BADU Blue: the Relay brings push to PoolPilot.
- VIOLET: you only need the Relay for sharing.
What do you need?
A device that’s always on at home — e.g. a Raspberry Pi or your Home Assistant — and PoolPilot Pro.
What the Relay does
The Relay is a small program (the “edge agent”) that runs on the same network as your pool controller. At home everything runs over your Wi-Fi; away, it runs through an encrypted tunnel the Relay opens to the PoolPilot Cloud in Germany — depending on your controller, for remote access, push and sharing with your family. What the app exchanges with your Relay away from home is end-to-end encrypted: the cloud only forwards it and can’t read it (from app version 1.2 with an updated Relay; older app versions still use a connection that the cloud decrypts and re-encrypts).
Once set up and paired, it takes care of itself: it keeps the connection alive, sends the push notifications you set in the app, and updates itself automatically. (As a Home Assistant app, updates come through the Home Assistant app store instead.)
What gets processed is spelled out in the Privacy Policy.
What you need, in detail
- An always-on Linux computer with systemd on the same network as the controller — typically a Raspberry Pi 3, 4 or 5 (the Pi Zero 2 W, other SBCs or an x86 box work too; not supported: the ARMv6 models Pi 1, Pi Zero and Pi Zero W).
- The PoolPilot app on your phone.
- PoolPilot Pro (the Relay is part of the Pro features).
Already running Home Assistant (OS or Supervised, 64-bit)? Then you don’t need a separate computer — use the Home Assistant app below.
Which path suits you?
They all reach the same goal — pick the starting point that fits.
If you’re starting from scratch — step by step, no Linux background needed.
- Set up a Raspberry Pi with the Imager
- Install the Relay
- Pair & verify in the app
Home Assistant app
approx. 2 minAlready running Home Assistant? Install the Relay as an app right inside it — no separate box needed.
Read the Home Assistant guideHome Assistant apps need Home Assistant OS or Supervised (they require the Supervisor), and there the Relay runs on 64-bit systems only (aarch64 or amd64). On Home Assistant Container or Core, use the standard installer on a small always-on device instead.
Documentation
Everything about the Relay — from setting it up to troubleshooting.
Set up
Look it up
- Home Assistant The Relay as a Home Assistant app: install, settings, backups.
- Pairing & household Pairing, owners and members, sharing with up to 10 devices.
- Updates & settings Automatic updates, the poll interval and the config file.
- Help & commands When something’s off: logs, commands, resetting and removing.
- Technical & security Hardware, network and ports, what’s stored where, licences.
The Relay is open source (MIT). Source & docs on GitHub