# Socat support for Homey energy

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/socat-support-for-homey-energy/125138>\
**Category:** Energy\
**Created:** [December 23, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/socat-support-for-homey-energy/125138 "2024-12-23T08:04:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tweaqie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tweaqie/32/13906_2.png) [@tweaqie](https://community.homey.app/u/tweaqie)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/socat-support-for-homey-energy/125138/1 "2024-12-23T08:04:56Z")

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Hi there @Doekse  
So I’ve been using Ztatz P1monitor for years, I now run it a docker and I would like to continue using it. Would it be possible to make your new dongle support Socat so I can use it both Homey and P1Monitor?  
Cheers

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 8:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/socat-support-for-homey-energy/125138/2 "2024-12-23T08:29:57Z")

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**Author:** ![tweaqie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tweaqie/32/13906_2.png) [@tweaqie](https://community.homey.app/u/tweaqie)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/socat-support-for-homey-energy/125138/3 "2024-12-23T08:47:31Z")

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Hi @robertklep , thanks for this info! I now understand that should have included that in my starting post. But I was hoping for a more network based solution. I have an unraid machine running Docker and its nowhere near the p1 port hence the Socat request 🙂 Sure I could hookup a pi and connect it to that but I was hoping to be able to minimize the amount of machinery 😉

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/socat-support-for-homey-energy/125138/4 "2024-12-23T09:32:22Z")

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Ah right, sort of like a built-in ser2net. It would probably be pretty easy to add something like that, although I don’t think Athom will.

Instead of an RPi you could also use an ESP32 and either power it from the USB-C port (if possible, probably not though) or the P1 output port (if you have a recent-ish smart meter that provides 5V). That would cost only a few € and although you’d have to write the firmware it wouldn’t be extremely difficult.