Smart home guides
Guides, live tools and honest comparisons to build a local, private smart home, with or without Gladys.
Getting started
Why local-first matters and how to build a home that runs without the cloud.
The main open-source platforms, compared.
The brands and protocols Gladys supports, and which work without the internet.
Which smart home protocol to choose.
Which Zigbee coordinator to buy, USB or network.
Controllers, Thread border routers and bridges explained.
AI
Devices and protocols
Gladys installs and manages Zigbee2MQTT for you.
Your Z-Wave network with a simple interface, over MQTT.
Pair Hue bulbs directly with a Zigbee dongle.
Use Aqara Zigbee sensors locally, without the Aqara app.
Local control for Tuya Zigbee devices.
Tradfri over Zigbee, DIRIGERA over Matter, and the Matter over Thread range.
Control Sinopé thermostats locally, without Neviweb.
Enable RTSP and find the stream URL of your Reolink camera.
The best weather stations for a smart home.
Energy
Track your consumption and act on the data.
Today's and tomorrow's Tempo colour, live (France).
What the 2025–2027 heures creuses reform changes, and how to adapt (France).
Live Flex D and Winter Credit peak events (Quebec).
How Flex D works and how to automate it (Quebec).
The current Time-of-Use and Ultra-Low Overnight price, live (Ontario).
Security and comfort
A self-monitored alarm that runs locally, with no contract.
Detect leaks and shut the water off automatically.
Local thermostats you control yourself, after Nest's end of support.
Make your home look occupied while you're away.
Comparisons and alternatives
An honest, feature-by-feature comparison.
Why people switch from Home Assistant to Gladys.
Your own local hub on a mini-PC or a Raspberry Pi.
An honest comparison with the French home automation box.
Why people move from Jeedom to Gladys.
Simpler open-source home automation.
A modern, open-source successor to Domoticz.
A local, private alternative to Samsung SmartThings.
Open source, local, with a modern interface.
A free, open-source alternative to Homey Pro.
A private, self-hosted alternative to Amazon Alexa.
A private, self-hosted alternative to Google Home.