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· 3 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hi everyone!

I've been wanting to tell you about this project for so long, so here it is at last 😁

For those who missed the launch, the replay is available on YouTube (in French):


Order your training now (French only for now): formation.gladysassistant.com

I'm buying an apartment

The first news of this launch is that I'm buying an apartment in the south of France: my first main residence!

Obviously, I'm going to connect this apartment entirely with Gladys and make it a real showcase for what's possible in home automation in 2024 😎

I'm going to push the cursors to the max on all subjects: lighting, presence detection, security, music, etc....

The aim of this apartment is also to turn it into a real laboratory for home automation experiments.

This will allow me to be at the forefront in terms of Gladys use, and to be able to test all the new features at home.

I'll show you my personal setup

For the moment, the apartment is empty.

I'm going to take advantage of this installation to film several episodes in the form of a mini-series where I'll present each part of my installation and explain how to do the same at home:

  • Lighting
  • Presence detection
  • Music
  • Connected office
  • Sensors
  • Connected kitchen
  • Security & Safety
  • Energy savings

And much more!

The training course is already available for pre-order and will officially start on Friday February 9 at 8pm.

Order yours today (French only for now): formation.gladysassistant.com.

Quite an investment

For this installation, I invested in a wide variety of home automation equipment, and you'll see it's worth the detour!

  • There's some nice lighting, with different price ranges tested
  • Room-by-room presence management
  • A connected desktop suitable for YouTube live streams (a welcome change from my current setup!)
  • A master tablet to control the whole house
  • And I'll say no more to avoid spoilers 😇

In terms of the quality of this series, it will be shot mainly with professional equipment:

  • SLR camera (Canon EOS 80D)
  • Tripod
  • RØDE microphone
  • DJI stabilizer for moving shots

This series will be shot as the installation progresses, and with your feedback of course!

There will be calls with training members to help you replicate this setup at home at the same time.

Impact on the project

As I said in the live, we're currently at 711 Gladys installations.

My goal now is to convince the next 10,000 people to join us.

To reach this goal, it's impossible to introduce Gladys to that many people if I have to talk to each person live, so I have to double myself.

In my opinion, offering this training course is the best way of offering my home automation knowledge to thousands of potential users in a single, lively, practical medium.

On a more personal note, having this "base", with an office that I'll be able to equip to do YouTube livestreams, is a huge comfort for me. I'll be able to develop this distribution channel even further!

Conclusion

Thank you to all those who have followed this launch and who will follow me in this new project.

Every contribution you make by purchasing this training course is a support that will enable Gladys to develop even further.

I can't wait to show you all this!

See you here (french only for now): formation.gladysassistant.com.

Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

· 4 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hi everyone!

2 weeks ago, I was live on Youtube for a live coding session that lasted over 7 hours!!!

In this live, I developed from start to finish a Sonos integration for Gladys.

The live coding was in French, if you are interested, the live replay is available here on YouTube.

Today, I'm happy to release Gladys Assistant 4.32, which includes this Sonos integration 😁

Sonos integration in Gladys

Now you can connect your Sonos speakers to Gladys.

Sonos integration

· 4 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hello everyone,

At the end of October I presented Gladys Assistant 4.30, a version that brought a complete alarm to Gladys!

Today I'm releasing Gladys Assistant 4.31, a version that brings a lot of new features and fixes following your feedback on the alarm mode 🎉🎉

Tag filtering in scenes

Many of you have been asking for a mechanism to filter the increasing number of scenes in your instances, and @Lokkye has done just that!

· 3 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hi everyone!

Gladys Assistant 4.30 has just been released, and it's a hell of a version!!! 🥳

The main feature is the complete management of an Alarm mode that allows you to set up a complete home security system.

Gladys iPad Alarm Mockup

You've got to admit, it does make you want to 😎

An alarm in Gladys

Gladys can now replace a complete alarm system by managing the various states of any good alarm system:

· 3 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hi everyone!

Another Gladys update with lots of new features 🥳

Integrations with Mitsubishi air conditioners

It's now possible to connect your Mitsubishi air conditioners (connected via MELCloud) to Gladys!

Mitsubishi air conditioner

Thanks to @Lokkye for the development 🙌

Full screen mode for Gladys tablets

If you're using Gladys on a touchscreen tablet somewhere in your home, it's likely that you'll want to display the Gladys dashboard full-screen, without the option of navigating away from that screen.

This is now possible, thanks to a parameter to be added to the URL:

?fullscreen=force

To enable better use of "tablet on the wall" type devices, the duration of connection sessions has been increased to 1 year.

(Sessions can still be revoked in Gladys settings at any time).

Set room temperature/humidity widget limits

It's now possible to define at what limit the colors of the "Temperature/Humidity" widgets change.

A bedroom doesn't necessarily have the same limits as a bathroom, or a terrarium!

When editing a dashboard, you can now define customized thresholds:

Humidity widget limits

Temperature widget limits

Thanks @Lokkye for this development 🙌

Camera images expire

From now on, expired camera images will no longer be displayed on the dashboard:

Camera image expiration

Tuya roller shutter management

The Tuya integration was released this summer, and a new type of device has just been added: roller shutters.

Thanks @Lokkye for this development 🙌

Lots of fixes

  • In MQTT, NextCloud Talk and Tasmota integration, password fields will no longer be automatically filled in by browsers (to avoid auto-fill bugs) (#1881)
  • On the dashboard, some devices no longer have value expiration dates (smoke detector, water leak detector, button, and text)
  • Improved translations in OpenWeather integration (#1897)
  • In scenes, in the "Control a device" action, binary devices are initialized to 0 by default instead of "empty value" (#1901)
  • In MQTT integration, an error message is added when a device is created with the same external ID as an existing device (#1902)
  • Better validation of "string" states (#1894)

Full CHANGELOG available here.

How to upgrade?

If you installed Gladys with the official Raspberry Pi OS image, your instance will update automatically in the coming hours. It can take up to 24 hours, don't panic.

If you installed Gladys with Docker, make sure you are using Watchtower. See the documentation.

With Watchtower, Gladys will update automatically.

Support us

If you want to support us, there are many ways:

  • Answer posts on the forum, give your feedback.
  • Help us improve the documentation.
  • Develop new features/integrations on Gladys, we are 100% open-source.
  • Subscribe to Gladys Plus, at -40% right now!!

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hi everyone!

Today I'm pleased to announce Gladys Assistant 4.26, a release that brings compatibility with Tuya-compatible devices.

It was already possible to use certain Tuya Zigbee devices with Gladys via our Zigbee2mqtt integration, but now Wi-Fi connected sockets and light bulbs are also compatible via an official Tuya integration 🎉🎉

-40% on Gladys Plus with this launch

To mark this launch, I'm offering 40% off your first Gladys Plus payment with the code TUYA2023 !

Hurry up, it's happening on Gladys Plus here!!!

Compatible devices

For now we only support 2 types of devices: sockets & lights.

For example:

Tuya sockets like this $12 energy monitoring socket are compatible.

Tuya compatible lights like Dalattin pack of 4 light bulbs for $20,99 are compatible!

To configure these devices, you can follow the tutorial in Gladys documentation.

If you have other Tuya devices that are not yet managed, please come to the forum to talk about them.

Many thanks to Lokkye on the forum for this development 🙌

Rotating camera images

It's now possible to rotate a camera image 90°, 180°, and 270°, on the dashboard and in video lives.

Camera rotation

Thanks to Lokkye for this development 🙌

How to upgrade?

If you installed Gladys with the official Raspberry Pi OS image, your instance will update automatically in the coming hours. It can take up to 24 hours, don't panic.

If you installed Gladys with Docker, make sure you are using Watchtower. See the documentation.

With Watchtower, Gladys will update automatically.

Support us

If you want to support us, there are many ways:

  • Answer posts on the forum, give your feedback.
  • Help us improve the documentation.
  • Develop new features/integrations on Gladys, we are 100% open-source.
  • Subscribe to Gladys Plus, at -40% right now!!

· 4 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hi everyone!

New version of Gladys today with some really nice changes that improve the way Gladys is used on a daily basis.

Just before I get started, I wanted to tell you about a great deal I found on Amazon the other day, which I think is really worth it to get started in home automation with reliable, high-performance equipment:

Beelink mini-PCs are in flash promotion, at 159$ (-20%) for an 8GB RAM mini-PC, 128GB SSD, Intel Quad-Core processor, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

The 16GB RAM version is priced at 179$.

Beelink mini-PC deal

Some people in the community have even ordered several, so to speak 😂

The community is pretty unanimous in saying that today, mini-PCs are a more than serious alternative to the Raspberry Pi, hard to find, and ultimately at a similar price when you take everything into account ( Board + SSD + power supply + case ).

New "Devices" widget

· 3 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie

Hi everyone!

I'm happy to present you today Gladys Assistant 4.23, a new release with lots of new features!

Live streaming camera

The major feature of this version is the ability to watch your cameras live on the dashboard, either locally or remotely via Gladys Plus.

Camera streaming

The video stream is encrypted from end to end before guaranteeing your privacy, as always 😉