[Solved] UI or YAML?

Configuration Frontend
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Hi

Just starting with Lovelace (had used the default web interface of HA till now) and discovered it can be handled in two different ways:

  • Do everything using the HA UI (but no easy way to backup it)
  • Code it with YAML file (and easy to backup with others config files of HA).

What’s the best way to use ? I have no problem with YAML file :wink:

Thanks

Vincèn

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It’s up to you however the UI is looking forward and yaml is looking back IMO. You can easily backup the UI Lovelace file - it’s in the config/.storage/lovelace file. It is also backed up in a snapshot.

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Oki but is the UI able to do as much as yaml ?

:+1:

4

UI is fully functional like yaml with the benefit of being able to edit from the GUI. It’s really only a matter of what you prefer. HA is becoming more and more graphical though…

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Go with the yaml if comfortable with it. The UI editor still has some limitations and stability issues.

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Sorry for late answer and thanks both for advices :wink: I agree with @jwelter and some stuffs have to be done with yaml, so I started with the GUI for basics and now when I need something more tricky, I do it in yaml :smiley: