# Getting started with Gladys **URL:** \ **Category:** Présentations\ **Created:** [November 5, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522 "2026-11-05T20:58:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frederic.norel](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@frederic.norel](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/frederic.norel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/1 "2026-11-05T20:58:42Z")
Hello, Fred, 64 years old, retired in Hérault, I just installed Gladys on a Dell mini PC out of the box. The installation seemed to go well, but unfortunately, it is not connected. The Ethernet message: disconnected / Gladys: started, thank you for your help ---
**Author:** ![GBoulvin](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/gboulvin/32/10006_2.png) [@GBoulvin](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/GBoulvin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/2 "2026-11-05T21:09:48Z")
Hello and welcome! Can you tell us more about your setup? Did you use the ready-made Ubuntu image or install it « manually » via a Docker command? Is your PC connected via Ethernet to your router? Was it connected during installation? ---
**Author:** ![frederic.norel](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@frederic.norel](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/frederic.norel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/3 "2026-11-05T21:34:38Z")
Thanks, yes the ready-made version, the PC at the start of the installation wasn’t connected to the router. I had to move everything because there wasn’t a long enough cable! That was probably the error… but the installation was waiting for a connection. ---
**Author:** ![GBoulvin](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/gboulvin/32/10006_2.png) [@GBoulvin](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/GBoulvin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/4 "2026-11-05T21:40:05Z")
Yes, the connection is essential during installation. One of the users reported the same issue earlier in the day: [Gladys Assistant OS : installez Gladys sur un mini-PC avec une simple clé USB 🚀 - #6 par StephaneB](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/gladys-assistant-os-installez-gladys-sur-un-mini-pc-avec-une-simple-cle-usb/11474/6?u=gboulvin) ---
**Author:** ![frederic.norel](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@frederic.norel](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/frederic.norel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/5 "2026-11-05T21:57:19Z")
Okay, thanks. I guess I need to start all over again? ---
**Author:** ![mutmut](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/mutmut/32/14064_2.png) [@mutmut](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/mutmut)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/6 "2026-11-05T22:05:19Z")
Welcome @frederic.norel! Since you just did the installation, the easiest thing is to start a new installation by connecting your mini PC to the network first 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cicoub13](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/cicoub13/32/4482_2.png) [@cicoub13](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/cicoub13)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/7 "2026-11-05T22:19:03Z")
Hello @frederic.norel, and welcome! Yes, as @mutmut advised you, the simplest solution is to restart the installation. Don’t worry, you didn’t do anything wrong: the installation should have resumed automatically once the cable was connected. This was a bug in Gladys Assistant OS, it has been fixed and the fix will be in the next version. For the reinstallation: 1. Connect the mini-PC to your box with the Ethernet cable **before** turning it on. 2. Restart it on the same USB key: no need to rewrite it. 3. Follow the same steps as the first time. 4. When the screen displays « Gladys Assistant is ready », open [http://gladysassistant.local](http://gladysassistant.local) from your computer or phone. At the end, the screen should display « Ethernet: connected ». If it doesn’t, send us a photo of the screen and we’ll look at it together. ---
**Author:** ![frederic.norel](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@frederic.norel](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/frederic.norel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/debutant-sur-gladys/11522/8 "2026-11-05T22:45:52Z")
Thank you very much for all your information, Kind regards.