Settings
Settings is only in the menu for admins. It has one tab per area.
| Tab | What you do there |
|---|---|
| Connections | Add, rename and remove houses; each house's Home Assistant address and token, and whether it's live. Removing a house disconnects it but keeps its history and favorites; adding it back with the same name brings them back. |
| Health | Checks that run every 5 minutes, with a notification to admins when one needs attention. Also uptime, releases and an audit trail of every action, exportable as CSV. If something changes the activity log outside the app, it says so. |
| Dashboard | Kinds of devices to show; extra sensor readings (such as power or signal strength); what you've hidden; and the dashboard Layout: drag sections to reorder, switch them off, choose what's in them, and copy a layout to every house. |
| Accounts | Who can sign in and what each person can open and change. See People, roles and sign-in. |
| Sign-ins | Who is signed in, on which device and from where; every sign-in attempt with its result. Sign one device out, block its address, or turn the account off. |
| Blocklist | Addresses, network devices or email accounts PorchIQ refuses. An address ending in * blocks a range. |
| API | Keys for scripts and other apps. See API keys. |
| Backup | Backups, the recovery key, a second copy and restore. See Backup and restore. |
| Farm alerts | See Farm and animal watch. |
| Themes | The default theme for everyone, and customizing any theme's colors and background (including the live sky). Changes preview live; people can still pick their own theme from the top bar. |
| Integrations | Switch services on and off and set them up. See Integrations. |
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