Glances
glances
The Glances integration allows you to monitor the system information provided by the Glances API. This enables one to track remote host and display their stats in Home Assistant.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
sensor | Sensor (temperature) |
What people report
Glances system monitor works locally; v4 is supported. Setup errors were traced to dev image tags.
- Works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glances v4 | Works Local | Support for Glances v4 addedSaved copyProposed change This PR adds support for Glances v4. Glances v4 is the new default version in dockerhub since may 2024, so people updating their Glances docker instance to "latest" get an error in Home Assistant (unable to connect). Glances v4 also introduces a change on network sen Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #117664 · 2024-05 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 7,411 (1.05%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.7.3 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @engrbm87 |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
