Splitting up lovelace config

Hello,

I had a few questions because I can’t figure out how to set this up and what I’m doing wrong.

My ui_lovelace.yaml

button_card_templates: !include 'lovelace/resources/templates.yaml'

  

#####################################
#             VIEW areas                #
#####################################

views:

  - !include lovelace/views/areas.yaml 

  - !include lovelace/kitchen.yaml

  - !include lovelace/livingroom.yaml

  - !include lovelace/printer.yaml

  - !include lovelace/livingroom2.yaml

  - !include lovelace/bedroom.yaml

  - !include lovelace/courtney.yaml

  - !include lovelace/darlene.yaml

  - !include lovelace/bathroom.yaml

  - !include lovelace/cameron.yaml

  - !include lovelace/morgan.yaml

  - !include lovelace/pool.yaml

  - !include lovelace/garage.yaml

  - !include lovelace/alarms.yaml

  - !include lovelace/laundryroom.yaml

  - !include lovelace/upstairs.yaml

  - !include /lovelace/mail&packages.yaml

  - !include lovelace/creditcards.yaml

  - !include lovelace/security.yaml

  - !include lovelace/tv.yaml

  - !include lovelace/remote.yaml

  - !include lovelace/entertainment.yaml

  - !include lovelace/zones.yaml

  - !include lovelace/home_security.yaml

  - !include lovelace/calendar.yaml

  - !include lovelace/virus.yaml

  - !include lovelace/people.yaml

  - !include lovelace/cameras.yaml

  - !include lovelace/cast_view.yaml

  - !include lovelace/travel.yaml

  - !include lovelace/remote2.yaml

templates.yaml

#button_card_templates:

- calendar:

    color_type: label-card

    size: 50%

    color: rgb(0,0,0)

    styles:

      card:

        - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

        - height: 80px

        - padding: 0px 0px 

        - box-shadow: 0px 0px 12px 2px rgb(255,0,0)

    show_state: true

    show_icon: false

- peoples:

    show_entity_picture: true

    aspect_ratio: 1.33/1.88

    color_type: card

    show_name: true

    show_state: false

    color: rgb(0, 0, 0)

    tap_action:

      action: none

      haptic: heavy

    styles:

      grid:

        - grid-template-areas: '"i" "n" "s" "l" "speed" "place"'

        - grid-template-columns: 1fr

        - grid-template-rows: 1fr min-content min-content min-content

      entity_picture:

        - height: 98%

        - width: 98%

      card:

        - background-color: black

        - height: 100%

        - color_type: card

        - border-radius: 2px

        - color: rgb(255,140,0)

        - box-shadow: 0px 0px 13px 2px rgb(255,0,0)

      label:

        - color: rgb(255,250,250)

        - font-size: 25px

      name:

        - color: rgb(102, 255, 0) 

        - font-size: 30px

    custom_fields:

      speed:

        card:       

          type: "custom:button-card"

          show_state: true

          show_icon: false

          show_name: false

          styles:

            label:

              - color: black

            card:

              - height: 100%

              - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

            state:

              - font-size: 25px

          state:

          - value: 'Traveling at 1 Mph'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: 'Traveling at 0 Mph'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: 'Traveling at 2 Mph'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: 'Traveling at 3 Mph'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: 'Traveling at unknown Mph'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0 Miles 0 Mins Away'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0 Miles 1 Mins Away'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0 Miles 2 Mins Away'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: 'None'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

      place:

        card:       

          type: "custom:button-card"

          show_state: true

          show_icon: false

          show_name: false

        #  entity: 'sensor.wendy_place'

          styles:

            label:

              - color: black

            card:

              - height: 100%

              - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

            state:

              - font-size: 90%

            name:

              - font-size: 90%

          state:

          - value: 'Home'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0) 

          - value: 'None'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0 Miles 0 Mins Away'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0 Miles 1 Mins Away'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          - value: '0 Miles 2 Mins Away'

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

              state:

                - color: rgb(0,0,0)

- color_dimmer:

    show_entity_picture: true

    aspect_ratio: 1/1.50

    deep_press: true            

    color_type: card

    tap_action:

      action: toggle

      haptic: heavy 

    hold_action:

      action: more-info   

    color: auto

    show_last_changed: true

    show_name: true

    show_state: true

    custom_fields:

      slider:

        card:

          type: custom:slider-entity-row

          full_row: true

          hide_state: true

          hide_when_off: true

          entity: '[[[ return entity.entity_id ]]]'

      rgb:

        card:

          type: 'custom:rgb-light-card'

          entity: '[[[ return entity.entity_id ]]]'

          justify: center

          size: 25px

          colors:

            - rgb_color:

                - 255

                - 255

                - 255

            - rgb_color:

                - 0

                - 0

                - 255

            - rgb_color:

                - 255

                - 0

                - 0

            - rgb_color:

                - 0

                - 255

                - 0                 

    styles:

      card:

        - padding: 4px 4px 

        - background-color: black

      icon:

        - height: 75%

        - width: 75%

      grid:

        - grid-template-areas: '"i" "n" "s" "l" "slider" "rgb"'

        - grid-template-columns: 1fr

        - grid-template-rows: 1fr min-content min-content min-content

      name:

        - color: white

        - justify-self: center

        - font-size: 20px

        - font-weight: bold

        - text-transform: Titlecase

      label:

        - font-size: 15px

        - padding: 0px 10px

        - justify-self: center

        - color: rgb(255,255,255)

      state:

        - color: white

    state:  

      - value: 'on'

        styles:

          card:

            - background-color: black

            - box-shadow: 0px 0px 12px 2px var(--button-card-light-color)

          icon:

            - background-color: var(--button-card-light-color)

          label:

            - font-size: 15px

            - padding: 0px 10px

            - justify-self: center

            - color: rgb(255,255,255)

      - value: 'off'

        styles:

          name:

            - color: rgb(255,255,255)     

          card:

            - background-color: black 

            - box-shadow: 0px 0px 12px 2px rgb(255,9,9)

            - color: rgb(255,255,255)

          label:

            - font-size: 15px

            - padding: 0px 10px

            - justify-self: center

            - color: rgb(255,255,255)

      - value: 'unavailable'

        styles:

          card: 

            - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

            - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          icon:

            - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          label:

            - color: rgb(0,0,0)

          state:

            - color: rgb(0,0,0)

random room kitchen.yaml

############################################################################################

#######                                    INCLUDES                                  #######

############################################################################################

button_card_templates: include! lovelace/resources/templates.yaml

custom_header: include! lovelace/custom_header/custom_header.yaml

###########################################################################################

####### KITCHEN                                                                     #######

###########################################################################################  

title: kitchen

path: kitchen

id: kitchen

cards:

  - type: "custom:button-card"

    template: divider-black       

  - type: horizontal-stack

    cards:

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: color_dimmer  

        entity: light.cabinet

        name: Cabinet

        entity_picture: /local/icon/cabinet.jpg 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder                    

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: color_dimmer  

        entity: light.pods

        name: Ceiling Lights

        entity_picture: /local/icon/ceiling.PNG

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder   

  - type: "custom:button-card"

    template: divider-black       

  - type: horizontal-stack

    cards:

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: color_dimmer  

        entity: light.cabinet

        name: Cabinet

        entity_picture: /local/icon/cabinet.jpg 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder                    

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: color_dimmer  

        entity: light.pods

        name: Ceiling Lights

        entity_picture: /local/icon/ceiling.PNG

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder    

  - type: "custom:button-card"

    template: divider-black       

  - type: horizontal-stack

    cards:

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder   

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: color_dimmer  

        entity: light.bar

        name: Bar Light

        entity_picture: /local/icon/bar.jpg

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder                       

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: dimmer  

        entity: light.pendants

        name: Pendant Lights

        entity_picture: /local/icon/pendant.jpg 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder         

  - type: "custom:button-card"

    template: divider-black       

  - type: horizontal-stack

    cards: 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder  

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: color_dimmer  

        entity: light.tree

        name: Tree

        entity_picture: /local/icon/tree.jpg 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder                      

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: dimmer  

        entity: light.chandelier

        name: Chandelier

        entity_picture: /local/icon/dr_light.jpg

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder   

  - type: "custom:button-card"

    template: divider-black       

  - type: horizontal-stack

    cards:

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: door

        name: Diningroom

        entity: binary_sensor.diningroom_door

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder                

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        show_last_changed: true

        entity: binary_sensor.glass_door

        show_entity_picture: true

        show_name: true

        name: Sliding Door

        aspect_ratio: 1/1.50

        color_type: icon

        size: 90%

        styles:

          name:

            - color: white

          icon:

            - height: 90%

            - color: rgb(0, 0, 0)

          card:

            - border-radius: 10px

            - background-color: rgb(0,0,0)

          label:

            - color: rgb(255,255,255)  

        state:

          - value: 'on'

            entity_picture: /local/icon/glass_open.png

            styles:

              card:

                - box-shadow: 0px 0px 13px 2px rgb(0,255,0)

          

          - value: 'off'

            entity_picture: /local/icon/glass-close.jpg

            styles:

              card:

                - box-shadow: 0px 0px 12px 2px rgb(255,0,0)

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder

  - type: "custom:button-card"

    template: divider-black       

  - type: horizontal-stack

    cards: 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        entity: lock.dining_room_door        

        show_entity_picture: true

        aspect_ratio: 1/1.50

        deep_press: true            

        color_type: icon

        tap_action:

          action: toggle

          haptic: heavy 

        show_last_changed: true

        show_label: true

        show_state: true 

        name: Door Lock         

        styles:

          card:

            - padding: 4px 4px 

            - background-color: black

          icon:

            - height: 100%

            - width: 100%

          grid:

            - grid-template-areas: '"i" "n" "s" "l" "blank1"'

            - grid-template-columns: 1fr

            - grid-template-rows: 1fr min-content min-content min-content

          name:

            - justify-self: center

            - font-size: 20px

            - font-weight: bold

            - text-transform: Titlecase

            - color: white

          label:

            - font-size: 15px

            - padding: 0px 10px

            - justify-self: center

            - color: white

        state:  

          - value: 'locked'

            entity_picture: /local/icon/greenlock.png

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: black

                - box-shadow: 0px 0px 12px 2px rgb(0,255,0)

              icon:

                - background-color: var(--button-card-light-color)

                - height: 90%

                - width: 100%                

          - value: 'unlocked'

            entity_picture: /local/icon/unlock.png

            styles:

              card:

                - background-color: black 

                - box-shadow: 0px 0px 12px 2px rgb(255,9,9)

              icon:

                - background-color: black

                - height: 100%

                - width: 100% 

        custom_fields:

          blank1:

            card:

              type: "custom:button-card"

              entity: sensor.dining_room_door_battery

              color_type: label

              show_state: true

              show_icon: false

              name: Battery Remaining

              styles:

                state:

                  - justify-self: center

                card:

                #  - height: 30px

                  - width: 100%

                  - background-color: '#000000' 

                label:

                  - justify-self: center

                  - color: white

                name: 

                  - justify-self: center               

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        color_type: blank-card

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder

  - type: "custom:button-card"

    template: divider-black       

  - type: horizontal-stack

    cards:

###########################################################################################

####### HOME BUTTONS                                                                #######

########################################################################################### 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder 

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: rooms

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: home

      - type: "custom:button-card"

        template: boarder

Is there anything obvious that i’m missing?

What goes wrong? You have not included the split lovelace files. Try it with a minimal of lines to get the basic working and then expand.