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Privacy
Pulse is designed to run locally. By default, your monitoring data stays on your server.
Anonymous Telemetry
Pulse includes anonymous telemetry that is enabled by default. It sends a lightweight ping on startup and once every 24 hours to help the developer understand how many active installations exist and which features are in use.
No hostnames, credentials, IP addresses, or personally identifiable information is ever sent. See the full field list below.
How to disable
- Settings → System → General → Anonymous telemetry (toggle off), or
- Set the environment variable
PULSE_TELEMETRY=false
How to inspect or rotate it
- Settings → System → General → Preview payload shows the exact heartbeat JSON Pulse would send with the current runtime state.
- Settings → System → General → Reset ID immediately rotates the local telemetry install ID and refreshes the previewed payload.
- If telemetry is currently disabled, the preview still shows the payload Pulse would send if you enable it.
Exactly what is sent
Every field is listed below — nothing else leaves your server:
| Field | Example | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Install ID | a1b2c3d4-... |
Rotating UUID generated locally, not tied to any account |
| Version | 6.0.0 |
Pulse version |
| Platform | docker or binary |
Deployment method |
| OS | linux |
Operating system |
| Arch | amd64 |
CPU architecture |
| Event | startup or heartbeat |
Whether this is a startup or daily ping |
| PVE nodes | 3 |
Number of Proxmox VE nodes connected |
| PBS instances | 1 |
Number of Proxmox Backup Server instances |
| PMG instances | 0 |
Number of Proxmox Mail Gateway instances |
| VMs | 25 |
Total VM count |
| Containers | 12 |
Total LXC container count |
| Docker hosts | 2 |
Number of Docker hosts monitored |
| Kubernetes clusters | 0 |
Number of Kubernetes clusters |
| AI enabled | true/false |
Whether AI features are turned on |
| Active alerts | 4 |
Number of active alerts |
| Relay enabled | true/false |
Whether remote access is enabled |
| SSO enabled | true/false |
Whether OIDC/SSO is configured |
| Multi-tenant | true/false |
Whether multi-tenant mode is on |
| Paid license | true/false |
Whether a paid license is active |
| Has API tokens | true/false |
Whether any API tokens are configured |
What is NOT sent
- No IP addresses are stored server-side
- No hostnames, node names, VM names, or any infrastructure identifiers
- No Proxmox credentials, API tokens, or passwords
- No alert content, AI prompts, or chat messages
- No personally identifiable information of any kind
Install ID rotation
The telemetry install ID is pseudonymous and rotates automatically every 30 days. Pulse keeps it only to avoid treating every startup ping as a brand-new install while still limiting long-term linkage from one heartbeat window to the next. Operators can also rotate it immediately from Settings → System → General → Reset ID.
Source code
The telemetry implementation is in internal/telemetry/telemetry.go. You can read the Ping struct to see every field that is transmitted.
No Third-Party Analytics
- There is no third-party analytics SDK in the frontend.
- Telemetry pings go only to the Pulse license server (
license.pulserelay.pro), not to any third-party service.
Optional Outbound Connections (Explicitly Enabled)
Pulse can make outbound connections when you enable specific features:
- AI (BYOK): when AI features are enabled, Pulse sends only the context required for your request to the provider you configured (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.). See
docs/AI.md. - Relay / Remote Access: when relay is enabled, Pulse connects to the configured relay endpoint to enable mobile access. See Settings → Remote Access.
- Update checks: Pulse can check for new releases/updates (for example via GitHub release metadata) depending on your deployment and configuration.
Local Upgrade Metrics (Can Be Disabled)
Pulse can record local-only events such as "paywall viewed" or "trial started" to improve and debug in-app upgrade flows.
- These events are stored locally and are not exported to third parties.
- Disable via Settings → System → General → Disable local upgrade metrics or set:
PULSE_DISABLE_LOCAL_UPGRADE_METRICS=true
If you prefer fewer upgrade prompts, you can also enable:
- Settings → System → General → Reduce Pro prompts