Simplistic configuration UI

pocket · April 20, 2019, 2:56am

Thanks for that info, David. It led me to this link:

https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/en/hassio_addon_tutorial.html

I’m still climbing the learning curve with baby steps.

kinghost · May 1, 2019, 7:58pm

How to install it in hassbian . thank you

danielperna84 · May 1, 2019, 9:03pm

This and then this.

Ben_Law · May 18, 2019, 12:07am

Hello all. I love this UI and for a hass.io noob it has been so easy to work with my configuration! I may be blind but have tried looking for a guide specifically on using the UI git commands. I am new to GIT as well but want to use this to manage my config changes. If anyone can help me set this up I with the UI tools I would be greatly appreciative.

Note I clicked the Git Init button and created a .gitignore file and it’s done something but not sure what next and too scared to push anything else!

daklein · May 21, 2019, 3:20am

This worked with hassbian. I used the systemd method and the service starts automatically after reboot. Nice! Thanks for the configurator in the first place Daniel, and for the instructions too.

chrisgott · August 16, 2019, 7:34pm

speaking of configuration… is there a way to get rid of the left tool panel, the one where to select triggers and all the other stuff who isnt loadet anyway? reason is i don’t need it, and it eats away worthful space on my screen…

regs, chris

danielperna84 · August 16, 2019, 11:27pm

If the panel on the left is missing content, then you probably have some issue with your configuration. Usually it’s showing lots of useful stuff. That’s the whole point of the tool.
Regardless, if you’re running the most recent standalone version (so not as the hassio add-on), there’s a startup flag which enables a panel-less variant by using the “-s” flag on the command line. This also works when running via systemd etc…

chrisgott · August 18, 2019, 9:01am

there is/was definitiv a problem with my configuration, i guess something wrong with api or auth things. i’ll check that a other time.

the -s works fine! thank you for that. i don’t understand why i did have overseen that for days… ouhboy…

on safari, on a smaller window it looks like this:

on wider screens its okay. if the viewport is smaller than ~990px it blends in a white blank with nothing. as shown in the image. is there something i can do to prevent that?

greetings from austria,
chris

danielperna84 · August 24, 2019, 6:37pm

Uhm, no. That’s where on smaller screens all the stuff that usually is in the left menu is displayed. Apparently it still occupies the space, even though it’s hidden. I honestly haven’t checked that when implementing the feature. Thanks for mentioning it.

Craig01988 · November 1, 2019, 2:06pm

Hi,

Is it possible to install this on a hassbian based system? I’ve folowed the install and at the final step I get:
pi@hassbian:~ $ sudo ./configurator.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “./configurator.py”, line 26, in
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler
File “/home/pi/http.py”, line 4, in
from homeassistant.components.http import HomeAssistantView
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘homeassistant’

any ideas?

danielperna84 · November 2, 2019, 9:27am

I don’t know which instructions you have followed. Even outdated ones should work actually. But anyways, the currently recommended way is described here. To daemonize, have a look at this (option 2 is best for Hassbian). If you go with option 2, change the line that reads ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /etc/homeassistant/configurator.py settings.conf to ExecStart=hass-configurator in the mentioned template.

danielperna84 · November 23, 2019, 12:49am

Version 0.3.7 has been released a few minutes ago. PR for the hassio-addon is open, the Docker image should get updated soon as well. That being said, here’s the changelog:

Rename files via UI
Disable browser-autocomplete on searchbox
Add file history button
Update Ace Editor to 1.4.7

As some of you might have noticed, there has also been an update before to version 0.3.6, which I didn’t mention here. So for completeness, here’s the changelog:

Update Ace Editor to 1.4.6
Update jQuery to 3.4.1
Update js-yaml to 3.13.1
Added global setting to hide hidden elements
Added toggle to hide / display HASS panel

Important notice for users with standalone installation

From now on I will only maintain the configurator variant which can be installed via pip. The single-file configurator as which this project initially started will still be available, but pinned to version 0.3.7. The reasons for this are:

The pip-variant is easier to install and provides an executable for easy usage
Keeping all the code within a single file makes it a pain to develop. Providing a pip-package allows me to split everything up in several files.
As a result, it will be possible to include some of the JavaScript libraries (and other resources) that are fetched when loading the configurator. Maybe someday the configurator will work without being connected to the internet, making it useful for airgapped environments.

timseebeck · January 22, 2020, 6:09pm

First of all, big thanks to @danielperna84 for creating this! It’s really helpful!
I have one question (I’ve read the whole thread and I didn’t find anything related to): is it possible to have the Configurator from the outside using Nabucasa cloud service?
My HA is running in a virtual environment in Ubuntu 18.04 in a NUC.
What I have accomplished so far:

HASS configurator installed via pip:

pip install hass-configurator

Configurator inside an iframe accesible from my local network running perfectly

panel_iframe:
  configurator:
    title: Configurator
    icon: mdi:wrench  
    url: 'http://192.168.88.8:3218'

However, I get a blank screen when I try to access from outside my network with Nabucasa subscription. Anyone knows which url should I put in the panel_iframe to make it work? (if at all possible)
Thanks again,

danielperna84 · January 22, 2020, 9:21pm

Yes, if you use hassio. The Configurator add-on for hassio supports the ingress feature, which does exactly that.
I don’t know if there is a possibility to do this with a manual installation.

timseebeck · January 22, 2020, 9:29pm

Not the case

Thanks anyway. Even only working locally, your component is fantastic.

danielperna84 · January 22, 2020, 9:33pm

Thanks.
You still have the option to forward a port on your router to the configurator. But that will come with some effort regarding dynamic dns, certificates etc… And punching a hole into your router often isn’t the best choice. You’d be better off configuring a VPN and accessing the configurator directly.

timseebeck · January 22, 2020, 9:38pm

VPN… something I’ve heard about but never used. I think it’s the right moment to learn about it. Thanks for the hint!

TimothyGaray · February 6, 2020, 3:38pm

I am running HASS.IO with Configurator as as add-on and it is working just fine.

Every time that I click on Configurator in the left panel, it starts with the “HASS panel” enabled. I have to click the gear icon and “Toggle HASS panel” so I can hide that and get a full screen editor.

Is there a way to set the configuration so that it always starts hidden?

Thanks!