Config files, Github, workflow

[piotr (Peter)]

I’ve setup a repository on Github to share my config files and to have version control. I use VS Code for editing. My HA runs on an Ubuntu server, I have made a smb share where my config files are.

What is good practice ? Create the repository in the config dir or in a local dir and the after editing copy the files to server ?

[silvrr]

Take a look at this thread.

Update from Github and restart

I don’t use the RFXtrx component myself, but looking to the docs, you might be able to work-around this with a dummy device (created during Travis install, like the secrets file). If the check-config actually tries to connect to the device and requires a correct response, then I’m afraid I can’t help you with that… Edit: I’ve also just tried to integrate the RFXtrx component in my configuration, and for some reason it does work for me, perhaps I’m missing something though Edit 2: Adding the s…

[gpbenton (Graham)]

I have a test HA installation in a VM on my PC.

After developing and testing, I push the configuration to a private offsite git hub, and then pull it to my working PI, also using git.

I could use git to pull directly from the VM to the Pi, but its nice having an offsite backup.