Dec 29, 2023 14:00:00

``Valetudo'' allows you to remove the cloud connection from your cleaning robot and make it work only locally

Valetudo is a free software that can perform various actions such as starting commands for robot vacuum cleaners, monitoring consumables, and editing restricted areas. The most important feature is that communication can be performed locally without going through the manufacturer's server.

Valetudo | Cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation

https://valetudo.cloud/

The robot vacuum cleaners supported by Valetudo are as follows.
◆Xiaomi
・V1
・1C
・1T
・P2148
・Vacuum-Mop P
・Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra
・X10 Plus
◆Dreame
・D9
・D9 Pro
・F9
・L10 Pro
・Z10 Pro
・W10
・W10 Pro
・L10s Ultra
・D10s Pro
・D10s Plus
◆Roborock
・S5
・S6
・S6 Pure
・S4
・S4 Max
・S5 Max
・S7
・S7 Pro Ultra
・Q7 Max
◆MOVA
・Z500
◆Viomi
・V6
・SE
◆Cecotec
・Conga 3290
・Conga 3790
◆Proscenic
・M6 Pro
◆Commodore
・CVR 200

To use it, follow the prescribed steps for each model and install Valetudo to complete the process.

The advantages of using Valetudo are that you can operate robot vacuums without an Internet connection, that you can operate robot vacuums from different manufacturers from the same management screen, that there is no server involved, so the response is faster, and that the manufacturer has gone out of business. For example, you can continue to use the robot vacuum even if you are using a robot vacuum.

On the other hand,

the disadvantages are that, as mentioned above, you may not be able to receive support from the manufacturer, factory reset may be difficult, and multi-floor/multi-map is not supported due to technical issues. etc. are listed.

Companion apps for Android and PC are also available. In the case of iOS, this can be done by looking at the router's web interface and creating a bookmark by IP, or by creating only a bookmark for the mDNS host name without looking at the router's interface.

Author Sören Beye commented, ``When I was looking for my own vacuum cleaner robot, I couldn't find anything that matched what I wanted, so I created this software.''

Valetudo also has a public GitHub repository.

GitHub - Hypfer/Valetudo: Cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation
https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo