Were are my files please?

[Dim (Angelos)]

@harrys

… Is there a console built into the openhab UI?

not into UI
see: The Console | openHAB

@harrys

… i’m thinking of editing the json files direct, just have putty open next to my winscp and just restart the service everytime I want to “activate” a *.json file edit?

Yes, this will work but it’s too “manual”
better use the console or REST API to modify stuff in the jsondb files (to avoid syntax mistakes also)
Console & REST changes have immediate effect. No need to restart OH2.

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