How to Install Gladys on Windows 11

Gladys is an open-source home automation assistant that can control all smart devices in your home. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Gladys on a Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing Gladys, please ensure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Windows 11 computer with at least 4 GB RAM
• Node.js v14.0 or later
• Git

Step 1 - Download Gladys

1. Open your preferred web browser.
2. Go to https://gladysassistant.com/download/.
3. Select "Windows" from the list of available platforms.
4. Click the "Download" button to start the download.

Step 2 - Install Gladys

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder where Gladys was downloaded.

2. Double-click the downloaded Gladys ZIP file to extract its contents.

3. Open the extracted folder and locate the "package.json" file.

4. Right-click on this file and select "Open with Notepad."

5. Locate the following section of the file:

   "dependencies": {
     "gladys-gateway-usb": "^1.1.0",
     "pm2": "^5.1.0"
   },
   

6. Change the version of "pm2" to "^4.2.3" to ensure compatibility with Windows 11.

7. Save the changes and close Notepad.

8. Open a Command Prompt window by pressing "Windows Key + R" on your keyboard, typing "cmd" and hitting "Enter."

9. Navigate to the extracted Gladys folder by typing the following command:

   cd path/to/gladys
   

10. Once you have changed directory to Gladys, run the following command to install all dependencies:

npm install

This process may take a few minutes to complete.

11. Once all dependencies have been installed, run the following command to start Gladys:

npm start

12. Wait for Gladys to start up. This may take a few minutes.

13. Once Gladys has started up, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080 to access the Gladys web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Gladys on a Windows 11 computer. Now you can start exploring Gladys and controlling all the smart devices in your home!

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