Config Editor Card to edit configuration.yaml from dashboard

Automaticly searches for *.yaml in the root and subfolders and lists in the dropdown menu.

Installation

Step 1

You will also need to install a custom component https://github.com/htmltiger/config-editor

• HACS

  Integration > Config Editor

• Manual

  Download and copy config_editor directory in custom_components

Restart home assistant.

Edit configuration.yaml and add the following so it can load

config_editor:

Restart home assistant.

Step 2

• HACS

  Frontend > Config Editor Card

• Manual

  add config-editor-card.js to your <config>/www/ folder

  add url /local/config-editor-card.js?v=1 from Configuration -> Lovelace Dashboards -> Resources panel when not using YAML mode

Add in the sidebar

Configuration > Dashboards > + Add dashboard

create a new tab in panel mode and add the card more info

type: custom:config-editor-card

It is also possible to add this using + Add Card UI and choose Custom: Config Editor Card

To create a new file

choose the first blank in dropdown menu and type some text and hit Save

Advanced Config

Name	Default	Description
file		autoload file eg. home-assistant.log
readonly	false	read only
hidefooter	false
basic	false	Force basic editor

Please backup your files before using as there is no undo.