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Adds update file_path service to the local_file camera (#5228)

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Robin 2018-04-29 10:11:51 +01:00 committed by Fabian Affolter
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---
layout: page
title: "Local File"
description: "Instructions on how to use Local File as a Camera within Home Assistant."
description: "Instructions how to use Local File as a Camera within Home Assistant."
date: 2016-06-12 17:00
sidebar: true
comments: false
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ha_release: 0.22
---
The `local_file` camera platform allows you to integrate any readable image file from disk into Home Assistant as a camera. If the image is updated on the file system the image displayed in Home Assistant will also be updated.
The `local_file` camera platform allows you to integrate an image file from disk into Home Assistant as a camera. If the image is updated on the file system the image displayed in Home Assistant will also be updated. The service `local_file_update_file_path` can be used to update the image using an automation.
This can for example be used with various camera platforms that save a temporary images locally. It can also be used to display a graph that you render periodically and will then be displayed in Home Assistant.
The `local_file` camera can for example be used with various camera platforms that save a temporary images locally. It can also be used to display a graph that you render periodically and will then be displayed in Home Assistant.
To enable this camera in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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- **file_path** (*Required*): File to serve as the camera.
- **name** (*Optional*): Name of the camera
<p class='note'>
The given `file_path` must be an existing file because the camera platform setup make a readable check on it.
</p>
### {% linkable_title Service `camera.local_file_update_file_path` %}
Use this service to change the file displayed by the camera.
| Service data attribute | Description |
| -----------------------| ----------- |
| `entity_id` | String of the `entity_id` of the camera to update. |
| `file_path` | The full path to the new image file to be displayed. |