Is there a file that can be edited to reorder the play list?

[RudyRipDraw]

Is there a file that can be edited to reorder the play list?

Thank you for your InkyPi project, works great, currently running on Pi 4, (64 bit), wouldn't load on Pi 3 or P Zero. I will migrate to Pi Zero 2 W when hardware arrives.

[phattmatt]

Hi @RudyRipDraw,

The playlist data is stored in a file called device.json located under the InkyPi directory:

./InkyPi/src/config/device.json

On my Raspberry Pi,with a user called 'pi', it is located here:

/home/pi/InkyPi/src/config/device.json

You must be very careful when editing this file, as any mistakes may break InkyPi. I recommend taking a backup first.

Good Luck!

[RudyRipDraw]

Thank you for the information and especially the warning. It is exactly what I was looking for.

[RudyRipDraw]

FYI, I edited the device.json file to change the newspaper refresh time from 10:00 AM to 07:00 AM, turns out "something" else rewrites the device.json file "back" to 10:00 AM. No worries, I'm just going to use the GUI to rewrite the order and parameters I prefer.

But thanks for the insight.

[phattmatt]

Ah, yes....I should have mentioned you need to stop the InkyPi service, edit the file, then start the service again.

[RudyRipDraw]

thanks again!

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