# How to add yml files to a forum post reply

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-yml-files-to-a-forum-post-reply/328396>\
**Category:** Meta Elastic\
**Created:** [March 23, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-yml-files-to-a-forum-post-reply/328396 "2023-03-23T20:52:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![iqworks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a9a28c/32.png) [@iqworks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iqworks)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-yml-files-to-a-forum-post-reply/328396/1 "2023-03-23T20:52:40Z")

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In a forum post i created, i got a reply that requested my ymls for them to see how they were configured. But I dont see how to add ymls, only cut and paste, and some of these ymls are big.  
thanks for any suggestions or advice

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-yml-files-to-a-forum-post-reply/328396/2 "2023-03-23T20:55:35Z")

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You can't attach those here, your best option would be to use gist/pastebin/etc and then link to that.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-yml-files-to-a-forum-post-reply/328396/3 "2023-04-20T20:56:19Z")

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