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+# home assistant config
+
+## Editing and Maintenance
+
+Using code server docker container on homesrv01 with volume has_config.
+
+```yaml
+---
+version: '3'
+services:
+  code-server:
+    ....
+    volumes:
+    ....
+      - has_config:/config/workspace/has/volumes/config
+    ....
+ volumes:
+  ...
+  has_config:
+    name: has_app_config
+  ...
+ ```