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Configuration: main overview article #193

Closed ThomDietrich closed 7 years ago

ThomDietrich commented 7 years ago

This article needs to be filled with information before 2.0 GA. Would otherwise be a bit embarrassing to have an empty article in this prominent spot :)

The article should shortly mention the technical background of configuration (jsondb vs. files), then explain that there are multiple ways to set up bindings, things, items, ... The article needs to clear out the misconception, that Paper UI can be used in the whole process.

I would like to see something like a possibility matrix, as it is quite popular, e.g.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_frameworks#PHP_2

files Paper UI HABmin ...
Define items 🆗 🆗 🆗
Define sitemaps 🆗
Define rules 🆗 🆗 (experimental)
...

Many discussions in the forum could be a starting point for what to write here, e.g. https://community.openhab.org/t/recommended-way-to-backup-restore-oh2-configurations-and-things/7193/44

xylo commented 7 years ago

I think that's a good idea.

You can add the following:

files PaperUI HABmin
Edit z-wave device properties buggy works
Stable regarding upgrades yes no ?

Details to editing z-wave device properties can be found here.

ThomDietrich commented 7 years ago

@xylo I've uploaded a first version of the article. Please have a look. #253

xylo commented 7 years ago

Looks good. :)

ThomDietrich commented 7 years ago

No it does not 😅 The article is just a first draft and the details in the table are not completely correct.

xylo commented 7 years ago

As a first draft, it looks pretty good. Sorry, that I cannot contribute much, but I used only the PaperUI, habpanel, and a bit of HABmin so far. And my first issue is already included. Since yesterday I know that my second issue regarding upgrade stability is no longer relevant. Upgrades can keep the local database now.

ThomDietrich commented 7 years ago

Ah yes, the second issue. I didn't include it because it's not really a capability or feature but a question of the underlying technology. I was meaning to answer you on that question here. Nice you got your answer. Thanks for your "like" ;)