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Expand Up @@ -11,23 +11,23 @@ The steps below do not apply to Home Assistant Core installations, for those typ

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We are going to help you make your first changes to `configuration.yaml`. To do this, we are going to install an add-on from the Home Assistant add-on store: the Configurator. To get to the add-on store, click on the menu icon in the top left, then click on Supervisor. On the new page, open the add-on store tab.
We are going to help you make your first changes to `configuration.yaml`. To do this, we are going to install an add-on from the Home Assistant add-on store: the File editor. To get to the add-on store, click on the menu icon in the top left, then click on Supervisor. On the new page, open the add-on store tab.

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<img src='/images/hassio/screenshots/main_panel_addon_store.png' />
From the Hass.io main panel, open the add-on store.
From the Supervisor main panel, open the add-on store.
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Under the "Core" section you will find Configurator.
Under the "Official add-ons" section you will find the File editor add-on.

- Click on Configurator and click on INSTALL. When installation is complete, the UI will go to the add-on details page for the configurator.
- Click on File Editor and click on INSTALL. When installation is complete, the UI will go to the add-on details page for the file editor.
- Now start the add-on by clicking on START.
- Open the user interface by clicking on OPEN WEB UI.

Now let's make a change using the configurator: we are going to change the name, location, unit system, and time zone of your Home Assistant installation.
Now let's make a change using the file editor: we are going to change the name, location, unit system, and time zone of your Home Assistant installation.

- Click the folder icon in the top left of the configurator window to open the file browser sidebar.
- Click the `configuration.yaml` file (in the `/config/` folder) to load it into the main Configurator edit window.
- Click the folder icon in the top left of the file editor window to open the file browser sidebar.
- Click the `configuration.yaml` file (in the `/config/` folder) to load it into the main file editor window.
- Add the following to this file (preferably at the very top, but it ultimately doesn't matter):
```yaml
homeassistant:
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