AppDaemon won't start - complains about secrets.yaml

[Aephir]

@Bxsteez Don’t feel bad, I managed to install a completely new VM to restore and copy my Appdaemon config from before realizing…

@przemsi However you mount the “config” where the AppDaemon config used to be. I use the SambaShare addon, but how you do doesn’t really matter. If you (as it seems) have CLI access, you might as well just open and modify the appdaemon.yaml with nano, vi, or whatever you use in CLI.

[przemsi (Przemek)]

remove and install appdeamon
directory is mounted
change

There, in the `appdaemon.yaml`, you need to change `/config/secrets.yaml` to /homeassistant/secrets.yaml`.

appdeamon wotks fine
i have to check nspanel config , it doesn’t refresh

thanks for help

a nspanel w dupie nie działa , bo zawsze coś trzeba namieszać, manual jak dla mały kopiuj/wklej a jak trzeba naprawić to nie wiadomo o co chodzi

[Jorge_Frater]

In my case the only thing I did was edit the appdaemon.yaml file in its new directory.

The error was it could find /config/secrets.yaml and I noticed the config files were moved to addon_config/a0d7b954_appdaemon when I opened the network folder via SAMBA so I just edited the file there, restarted and it worked just fine.

So if you can try that first to see if it works for you too.

[_Wouter (W)]

Couldn’t figure out why it wouldn’t create a file, and there it was. Thank you!

[romain-nio (NIO Romain)]

Hello,

Same here and my AppDaemon has been deleted.

What I did to restore my NSPANEL app

• Download and open a backup and extract the “homeassistant” archive/folder located at the root of the archive.
• Locate the folder /root/addon_configs/XXX-appdaemon (XXX seems to be a dynamic name that you are to replace with your app ID)
• copy homeassistant/data/appdaemon/appdaemon.yml to /root/addon_configs/XXX-appdaemon/appdaemon.yml
• copy homeassistant/data/appdaemon/apps/apps.yml.yml to /root/addon_configs/XXX-appdaemon/apps/apps.yml
• Edit file /root/addon_configs/XXX-appdaemon/appdaemon.yml and replace “/config/secrets.yml” by “/homeassistant/secrets.yml”
• restart the add-on and check the logs

[Aephir]

I will reiterate the post above:

DO NOT RESTORE.

Just read the post. I also started with trying to restore to get the AppDaemon config because I didn’t read what was going on.

To make it easier for people finding this thread (instead of the older one that also solves the problem, the one I didn’t search for before creating this), I’ve marked the post as solution:

AppDaemon won't start - complains about secrets.yaml

Read my post: AppDaemon won't start - complains about secrets.yaml - #5 by Aephir Or the linked thread therein. You need to mount the new mountable “addon_configs”, which is where everything AppDAemon (incl. the appdaemon.yaml) is now located. It is no longer in the “config” mount, but has been moved “as is”, you still have all your stuff. So: DON’T RESTORE ANY BACKUPS. [Screenshot 2023-11-15 at 20.56.29]

[p-x]

For me helped just editing location of “secrets.yaml” in " /root/addon_configs/XXX-appdaemon/appdaemon.yaml" to “/homeassistant/secrets.yaml”

Everything else was just copied with update to new location.

[Mstpyt]

Appreciate that answer ! That did the work for me too !

[The_MasteR (Zeljko Lav Pispek)]

Hi to all, Yes this resolved my issue. I have just need to change appdaemon.yaml config to /homeassistant/secret.yaml

[strikher]

My /config/appdaemon is empty and there is no /addon_configs. I searched the entire system for my py files e.g. find / | grep file_name.py. No results. How screwed am I?

[Aephir]

Are you using the Samba Share addon? If not, try that, this is where the addon_configs can be found. I’m not sure where to find it if using other approaches.

[delboydell]

could someone post a more detailed instruction on how to do this please. I have read the posts over and over and it does not make any sence to me, my head is spinning just like my ns panel screens. TIA

[przemsi (Przemek)]

additionally i have to copy folder nspanel-lovelace-ui app from old location
/config/appdaemon/apps/
to
/addon_configs/a0d7b954_appdaemon/apps

[przemsi (Przemek)]

check if dir has been mounted

df -h 

you should have something similar

/dev/sda8                30.8G     17.3G     12.2G  59% /addon_configs

[Aephir]

The two easiest ways I know:

Using Samba

1. Make sure you have the SambaShare addon installed and configured.
2. Mount the addon_configs from a computer on the same network as Home Assistant. How you do depends on your OS.
   2.1. On macOS, you open Finder, press Cmd + k and write smb://$HA_IP (where $HA_IP is the IP of your Home Assistant instance), then log in with the credentials you defined in the addon configuration.
   2.2. Select addon_configs
3. Open the addon_configs and the the folder that has appdaemon in the name.
4. Find the appdamon.yaml file - this is the exact same file you had before, it has just been moved.
5. Find the line where it says /config/secrets.yaml and change that to /config/secrets.yaml.
6. Save and close the file, then restart the AppDaemon addon.

Using Terminal

1. After logging in (however you prefer, I use this addon), navigate to the new Appdaemon directory by typing cd addon_configs then ´cd $APPDAEMON´ where $APPDAEMON is the name of the directory with appdaemon in the name.
2. Open the appdamon.yaml file by typing nano appdamon.yaml.
3. Find the line where it says /config/secrets.yaml and change that to /config/secrets.yaml.
4. Save and close the file (press Ctrl + o then Ctrl + x), then restart the AppDaemon addon.

[Robi07]

Open Studio Code Server. Press the 3 lines at the top left. Then select File/Open Folder. Then you can select the /addon_configs folder. Then do the same again to get back to the /config folder.

[Robi07]

Easiest I found to access /addon_configs folder is via Studio Coder Server i.e. Open Studio Code Server. Press the 3 lines at the top left. Then select File/Open Folder. Then you can select the /addon_configs folder. Then do the same again to get back to the /config folder.

[delboydell]

so I would need this add on installing?

Home Assistant Community Add-on: Visual Studio Code

[hassio-addons] This add-on is provided by the Home Assistant Community Add-ons project. [GitHub Release] [GitLab CI] [Project Stage] [Project Maintenance] [Supports armhf Architecture] [Supports armv7 Architecture] [Supports aarch64 Architecture] [Supports amd64 Architecture] [Supports i386 Architecture] Visual Studio Code, accessible through the browser. [screenshot] About This add-on runs Visual Studio Code, allowing you to edit your Home Assistant configuration straight from the web …

Or is it another pc program called “studio code server”
Sorry but this is way above what I have done so far.
TIA.

[Robi07]

Yes. Go in your HA to Settings/Add-ons and add Studio Code Server (formerly Visual Studio Code i.e. if you type Visual Studio Code, HA will show you the Studio Code Server add-on). By default the add-on should show your /config folder. Press “Yes” regarding “Trust the Authors” when opening the first time.

Appdaemon is also above what I’m used to but Studio Code Server is my default add-on if I have to change something in my configuration.yaml, sensors.yaml and secrets.yaml. I also can manage all my HACS custom integrations with that tool. And since I’m using the Appdaemon based ELCO Remocon net AppDaemon (sensors for my ELCO heating system) custom integration, I had to find a simple visual way to access the hidden appdaemon.yaml and to change the secrets path. I’m not used to Terminal and Samba

[delboydell]

Thanks for the promt reply, I have installed and followed your instructions, but I am unsure what to do when i get to the folder , I am trying to post what it says but its complaining its not formatted correct