Path to add-on config.json

Installation Home Assistant OS
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I can’t find the path to the config file in a specific add-on.
The add-on i’m talking about is the one called “motion1” for USB cameras (https://github.com/lovejoy777/hassio-addons/tree/master/motion).

What I would like to do is similar to this part of the automation for zigbee2mqtt, i’m thinking specifically about the part after topic:

- id: enable_zigbee_join
  alias: Enable Zigbee joining
  hide_entity: true
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.zigbee_permit_join
    to: 'on'
  action:
  - service: mqtt.publish
    data:
      topic: zigbee2mqtt/bridge/config/permit_join
      payload: 'true'

Any help would be much appreciated.

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That’s an MQTT topic, not a file path.

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Thank you.
What i’m trying to do is to make an automation where everytime the alarm panel is in away mode, this part "picture_output": "off" from the config for the motion1 add-on changes to “on”.

The full config for the add-on is

{
  "config": "",
  "videodevice": "/dev/video0",
  "input": 0,
  "width": 640,
  "height": 480,
  "framerate": 5,
  "text_right": "%Y-%m-%d %T-%q",
  "target_dir": "/share/motion",
  "snapshot_interval": 1,
  "snapshot_name": "snapshot",
  "picture_output": "off",
  "picture_name": "%v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-%q",
  "webcontrol_local": "on",
  "webcontrol_html": "on"
}

The automation i have written, that does not work is:

- id: take_pics_when
  alias: Take Pictures when
  hide_entity: true
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: alarm_control_panel.armed_away
    to: 'on'
  action:
  - service: mqtt.publish
    data:
      topic: motion/config/picture_output
      payload: 'on'

Can this be done with the service mqtt.publish (and how) or should i use another service?

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No, MQTT is a protocol for passing messages, see here. The add-on will need to expose a service you can use to control that.

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