📚 All Power Trace Guides

Real-Time Energy Monitoring & Insights

All of Power Trace’s step-by-step guides in one place — from connecting your first Tuya device to reading the grid analysis report.

☁ Tuya Setup
How to get your Tuya device’s Device ID, Local Key and IP address, and connect it to Power Trace.
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🔑 How to Get a Local Key
Three ways to get a Tuya device’s Local Key, including one without a developer account — with a QR code in Smart Life.
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🔒 Tailscale
How to open the Power Trace dashboard from your phone anywhere via Tailscale — no port forwarding, no static IP.
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🏠 Home Assistant
How to show Power Trace data and the dashboard itself in Home Assistant: REST sensors, an embedded page, energy and https.
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🔔 Notifications
How to get messages about the power, the relay and the voltage on your phone in Telegram or ntfy, even when the internet goes out with the power.
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⚙ Settings
Every Power Trace setting: Tuya cloud, device, collector, server, tariff, appearance and remote access.
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📖 Dashboard
How to use the dashboard: live readings, view periods, chart gestures and the power threshold.
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📋 Rules
Every analysis engine parameter: voltage thresholds, bandwidth, power factor and message templates.
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📊 Analysis
How to read the analysis report: Health Score, voltage sag, grid quality and forecast.
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