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Lesson5 - Add-on Samba and file structure of home assistant - admin - 03-15-2022


Installation, configuration and use of Add-on Samba

What is Samba?

software tool to realize network file sharing.

Note: before Samba starts, you need to configure the user name and password

Introduction to shared folders

folder                    content

config            Homeassistant configuration directory

backup          Store system backup contents

ssl                 Store the private key and certificate file for encrypted transmission

media            Media files

addons          Store local add on, which is generally used for add-on development

share             Shared content with no specific purpose

What is add-on

Add-on is other software running in parallel with home assistant core

Add-on can be installed / started / configured through home assistant supervisor

Add-on is generally associated with home assistant

Add-on File editor