Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Home Assistant is a pretty powerful platform to build your smart home on. But in some ways, it is not all that user-friendly to those used to doing everything with an app on their phone.
In fact, at times it can be a bit maddening. For example, in many of the integrations, the documentation says you need to make changes directly to the configuration.YAML file. But in a fresh install of Home Assistant, there is no access to the configuration.YAML file.
So in this video, we are going to cover two ways to access those files.
Video Sections:
00:00 How do I Access My Yaml Files - Intro
01:15 Install the File Editor Add-on
03:00 Install the Samba Share Add-on
05:45 Wrapping up
Things Mentioned / Referenced in this video:
Home Assistant - home-assistant.io
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My Name is Jeff. I am a DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.
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Home Assistant is a pretty powerful platform to build your smart home on. But in some ways, it is not all that user-friendly to those used to doing everything with an app on their phone.
In fact, at times it can be a bit maddening. For example, in many of the integrations, the documentation says you need to make changes directly to the configuration.YAML file. But in a fresh install of Home Assistant, there is no access to the configuration.YAML file.
So in this video, we are going to cover two ways to access those files.
Video Sections:
00:00 How do I Access My Yaml Files - Intro
01:15 Install the File Editor Add-on
03:00 Install the Samba Share Add-on
05:45 Wrapping up
Things Mentioned / Referenced in this video:
Home Assistant - home-assistant.io
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am a DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - slacker-labs.com
And if you like this video consider supporting me:
Buy Slacker Labs Merch: https://slackerlabsmerch.square.site/
Buy Me A Coffee - buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut
Use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US
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Canon m50: amzn.to/3ftldPH
Desk Mic: amzn.to/3wkum40
Camera Mic: amzn.to/3tXk1cp
Newer 660: amzn.to/3fwwejd
Dazzne D50: amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Audio Interface: amzn.to/3u07chK
Gimble: amzn.to/3ouKAoe
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