1

Choose your hardware

Pick a kit or individual LinkTap and Shelly components on the Supported Devices page — with estimated prices.

2

Install the app

Launch the web dashboard or install a native app from the downloads page, then sign in.

3

Connect & configure

Add your gateway, pair sensors, set flow limits, and wire up alerts using the guides below. Not sure how you'll get online — or a sensor won't stay connected? See How It Works.

Physical installation best practices

For a smart water valve, physical placement matters as much as the software. To maximize protection, install the valve directly at the source spigot — not aboard your boat or on its city-water inlet.

The ideal configuration

  1. Source spigot — the dock or marina water source
  2. Smart water valve — LinkTap, attached directly to the spigot
  3. Water hose — connects the valve to your boat
  4. Boat city-water inlet

Why place the valve at the source?

Many owners mount regulators, filters, and valves on the inlet at the side of the boat. That leaves the hose itself completely unprotected.

Hoses face UV, wear, and pressure swings. If one bursts while you're away and the valve is downstream, it can't stop a leak happening before it. At the spigot, the valve guards the hose and everything after it.

Benefits of source-spigot install

  • Complete hose protection: abnormal continuous flow trips the valve and shuts water off at the source.
  • Internal plumbing protection: still fully protects everything aboard.
  • Less strain on the inlet: heavy valves and gateways sit on the sturdy metal spigot, not your boat's plastic fittings.

Extra tips

  • Support heavy setups: with Y-splitters or add-ons, use a hose stand to take weight off the spigot.

How it all connects

How DockNeighbor worksSensors and the water valve on the boat talk to the app directly over the local network, and report to the DockNeighbor Cloud over the internet. The cloud pushes alerts to you and the neighbors you choose, anywhere, and closes the valve automatically on a flood alarm.⛵ On boardOff-the-shelf sensors on the boat's Wi-Fi📍 GPS · anchor & security🔋 Battery monitor⚡ Shore power🌊 Flood sensors💧 Water valve (city water)📱 Your app, aboardLive readings and control on theboat's own network — no internet needed☁️ DockNeighbor CloudAlerts, remote view, history —no hub hardware required📲 You, anywherePush alerts on every plan ·remote view · shared with your crewLocal Wi-Fi — instant, works offshore & off-gridreports in secondspushFlood alarm? The valve closes automatically — city water · paid plans
Two independent paths: aboard, the app talks to your hardware directly; away, the cloud watches, alerts, and acts. Lose the internet and the local alarms keep running.

More ways to get the boat online — routers, marina Wi-Fi, and what's coming — are drawn out in How it connects.