Getting Started with Matter

Configuration
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Hello,

After a first unsuccessful trial of Gladys out of curiosity (probably due to a lack of patience), I continued to follow the developments. The news about Matter encouraged me to try a new installation.

I installed Gladys on a mini PC running Linux Mint. I also installed the Sonoff Zigbee dongle.

All my Zigbee components work,

  • Sonoff: temperature, presence sensor, opening
  • Lidl: LED bulb
  • Moes: BP

I created scenes linking BP and bulbs.

Encouraged by these successes, I bought a Matter bulb from Moes and a basic-1gs relay. And now, when I start the Matter integration, I enter the 11-digit code, and neither of the devices is detected.

I understood that there is no need for a hub or an intermediate dongle,

I have the following message

It is not possible to add this Matter device to Gladys. Check that:

  • The device is on the same network as Gladys
  • Gladys is launched with network=host
  • If you are using a Thread Border Router, you must use a pairing code provided by the router’s application (see warning above)

I don’t understand the first point

How do I check the second one

I am not concerned by the third (normally!)

I have two goals:

  • Control my Somfy RTS shutters and monitor my future Atlantic heat pump
  • Create a home automation group around Gladys in my fablab club

Thank you for your help

Georges

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Hi Georges,

In the Matter settings, do you have the indicator that says an IPv6 interface is available on this machine? That’s the hassle I had when I started on my side.

Regarding network=host, if you installed Gladys with the exact command specified in the documentation, it’s fine.

sudo docker run -d \
–log-driver json-file \
–log-opt max-size=10m \
–cgroupns=host \
–restart=always \
–privileged \
–network=host \
–name gladys \
-e NODE_ENV=production \
-e SERVER_PORT=80 \
-e TZ=Europe/Paris \
-e SQLITE_FILE_PATH=/var/lib/gladysassistant/gladys-production.db \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v /var/lib/gladysassistant:/var/lib/gladysassistant \
-v /dev:/dev \
-v /run/udev:/run/udev:ro \
gladysassistant/gladys:v4

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Are these 2 devices Matter over WiFi?
or Matter over Thread?
The first one will work with your WiFi network, not the second one where you will need a gateway.

Personally, for a Sonoff double switch, I had to pair it with my iPhone and the Home app, then share the switch, retrieved a new code that I put into Gladys.
I don’t know if it’s a bug on Gladys’s side or not for now but my method works.