How to install Gladys Assistant on a Freebox Delta

On a Freebox Delta

This tutorial is for Freebox Delta owner who wants to install Gladys with Docker.

Create a virtual machine on the Freebox Delta

First, go to the Freebox interface at the following address: mafreebox.free.fr.

Click on "VMs". This window appears:

Choose a name for the VM, for example Gladys.

Select the option "Choose a pre-installed operating system from a list".

Click on "Next".

Select the system to install, for example Ubuntu.

Enter a public SSH key or password.

Choose a username, for example galdys.

Click on "Next".

Click on "Finish".

The VM is ready, click on "Switch on" to start the VM.

Access your VM in SSH and update the system.

sudo apt updatesudo apt upgrade

Install Docker on the Raspberry Pi

sudo apt install docker.iosudo systemctl enable --now dockersudo usermod -aG docker gladys

Then exit your SSH session, and login again.

Start Gladys

To launch Gladys, run the following command on your VM:

docker run -d \--log-opt max-size=10m \--restart=always \--privileged \--network=host \--name gladys \-e NODE_ENV=production \-e SERVER_PORT=80 \-e TZ=Europe/Paris \-e SQLITE_FILE_PATH=/var/lib/gladysassistant/gladys-production.db \-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \-v /var/lib/gladysassistant:/var/lib/gladysassistant \-v /dev:/dev \gladysassistant/gladys:v4

Auto-Upgrade Gladys with Watchtower

You can use Watchtower to upgrade automatically Gladys when a new version is available. To do so, start a Watchtower container:

docker run -d \  --name watchtower \  --restart=always \  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \  containrrr/watchtower \  --cleanup --include-restarting

Accessing Gladys

You can access Gladys directly by typing the IP of your VM in your browser.