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Install Gladys Assistant with Docker Compose

This tutorial explains how to manually install Gladys using Docker Compose, regardless of the machine you are running Gladys on: a mini-PC, a Synology NAS, a Linux VM, or any other setup.

Prerequisites​

To install Docker Compose, you just need to install Docker:

curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh

If you want to verify that Docker Compose is active on your system, type:

sudo docker compose version

In my case, I see the following displayed:

gladys@gladys:~$ docker compose version
Docker Compose version v2.24.5

Create the Docker Compose Configuration File​

version: "3"

services:
  gladys:
    image: gladysassistant/gladys:v4
    container_name: gladys
    restart: always
    privileged: true
    network_mode: host
    cgroup: host
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: 10m
    environment:
      NODE_ENV: production
      SQLITE_FILE_PATH: /var/lib/gladysassistant/gladys-production.db
      SERVER_PORT: 80
      TZ: Europe/Paris
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      - /var/lib/gladysassistant:/var/lib/gladysassistant
      - /dev:/dev
      - /run/udev:/run/udev:ro
  watchtower:
    image: nickfedor/watchtower
    restart: always
    container_name: watchtower
    command: --cleanup --include-restarting
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock

Save this file in a directory on your system.

Configure Gladys Assistant​

Some settings you can customize:

  • SERVER_PORT: 80 → You can change the default port of the Gladys interface.
  • TZ: Europe/Paris → To change the container's time zone. You can find all possible values in this list.

Start Gladys Assistant​

To start Gladys (and Watchtower), run the following command:

sudo docker compose up -d

Note:

  • -d => This option allows you to run the containers in detached mode. This way, you can disconnect, and the containers will continue to run.

Access Gladys Assistant​

You can access Gladys by entering your machine's IP address in your browser.

note

Note: You must be on the same network as the machine!

To find your machine's IP address on your local network, you can use applications like:

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