Gladys Assistant

Take control of your smart home with Gladys Assistant, an **open-source home automation platform designed with your privacy as a core principle**. Unlike cloud-dependent solutions, Gladys Assistant is **self-hosted**, ensuring all your personal data **remains securely on your local machine at home**, typically within a simple SQLite database. This local-first approach grants you complete ownership and control over your information, significantly reducing concerns about third-party data access and enhancing your digital sovereignty. The **open-source nature of Gladys Assistant** offers excellent transparency. Its codebase is publicly available, allowing community and expert verification of its privacy and security. This fosters a wide range of integrations, all community-built. You can create **customizable dashboards** to manage devices and view sensor data, knowing this information stays within your private network. Its powerful **scene automation** lets you create sophisticated routines that run locally, enhancing both convenience and security. Interact with your smart home via a text interface or Telegram, keeping communications private. For remote access, the optional Gladys Plus service provides **end-to-end encrypted connections** to your local instance, protecting your data when accessed externally. Gladys Assistant runs as a Docker container on various Linux systems like Raspberry Pi, making it an accessible solution for **secure and private smart home management**.