Run a shell_command from panel_custom

[artyomovs]

Hi all.
I want to a do panel_cutom with inputs and buttons.
Can I do some actions in hass (for example run shell_command) when the button is clicked?

[silvrr]

If your not dead set on putting this in a separate panel you can create your shell commands and them call them with a script.

Adding the script to a group/view will provide the script on the HASS front end and there will be a “Activate” link next to it that will fire the script.

[rpitera (Robert Pitera)]

And while your at it, check out the script @silvrr created for doing backups. He’s too modest to say it but it’s definitely a great addition to HA!

Automatic Backup of Configuration Files

I have seen a few topics related to automatic backups. Im still researching on backing up the SD card files but the below setup should be a good starting point to get your configuration files backed up to another drive in case your SD card fails or you otherwise corrupt them. Im sure what I have isn’t the most efficient but should be a place to start for others and it works for me. First task was to create a bunch of shell commands that could backup the individual files: shell_command: bac…

[artyomovs]

It’s a good workaround but I want to input some data and run shell_command with this data as params.