Cant edit Configuration.yaml from browser

Leon333 · September 17, 2019, 4:04pm

Hello,

I am trying to edit the configuration.yaml, but I can not even see it.

In the past I have used HASS.IO on a raspberry and it had a nice configuration possibility via a browser.
This time I’m using a mini server that runs a VM with dietpi.
After the home assistant ist freshly installed - i see no option to change it to my needs.

I even cant see a Add-On Store or anything and feeling lost.

I hope you guys can help me out (because always editing via terminal is not a long term option).

Thanks a lot!

silvrr · September 17, 2019, 4:14pm

You didn’t install Hassio therefore you don’t have addon’s. The tool you were likely using was the configurator add-on.

github.com

home-assistant/hassio-addons/blob/master/configurator/README.md

# Home Assistant Add-on: File editor

Browser-based configuration file editor for Home Assistant.

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![Configurator in the Home Assistant Frontend][screenshot]

## About

The File editor, formerly known as Configurator, is a small web-app (you access it via web browser) that provides a
filesystem-browser and text-editor to modify files on the machine the File editor is
running on.

It is powered by Ace editor, which supports syntax highlighting for various
code/markup languages. YAML files (the default language for Home Assistant
configuration files) will be automatically checked for syntax errors while editing.

## Features

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You installed ontop of linux in a virtual environment.

If you want addons and Hassio features you need to install hassio.

Leon333 · September 17, 2019, 4:56pm

Thanks silvrr for your reply.

Is there a way to get the yaml editor into webinterface without hassio?
I remember that hassio also had its drawbacks (like problems on configuring snips with custom settings etc…).

silvrr · September 17, 2019, 5:30pm

Not that I am aware of.

gongora · September 14, 2020, 7:05pm

Not sure if you are still interested in this but for future references: https://github.com/danielperna84/hass-configurator/wiki/Installation