Hardware Setup
The Boat & RV Guardian software is open-source and free, but it requires specific third-party hardware to function.
1. The LinkTap System
RequiredLinkTap provides the smart valve and wireless gateway needed to control your water flow.
- Gateway: LinkTap GW-01 or GW-02. This connects to your RV/Boat router.
- Valve: LinkTap G2S (Must include the built-in flow meter for volume limits).
Why LinkTap? It offers a Local API. This means our dashboard can control the valve directly over your local Wi-Fi, without needing an internet connection. Essential for remote campsites.
2. Shelly Wi-Fi Sensors
RequiredShelly provides reliable, locally-controllable sensors that don't force you into a proprietary cloud.
- Leak Detection: Shelly Flood (Gen4 recommended). Place these under sinks and water heaters.
- 12V Monitoring: Shelly Plus Uni. Connect this to your 12V house battery system to monitor voltage and control relays.
Why Shelly? They support sending custom HTTP Webhooks directly from the device, allowing us to route alerts to our Cloudflare workers instantly.
How it connects
Local Network (Boat/RV Router)
📱 Your Phone/Laptop ↔ 📡 LinkTap Gateway ↔ 💧 Smart Valve
Cloud Alerts (When you are away)
🌊 Shelly Flood Sensor → ☁️ Cloudflare Worker → 🔔 Firebase Push Notification & 💧 LinkTap API Shutoff