diff --git a/app/helpers/render.php b/app/helpers/render.php
index b55a8da..a14f81a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/render.php
+++ b/app/helpers/render.php
@@ -36,4 +36,48 @@ function renderConfig($configPart, $indent, $platform=false, $parent='') {
                         </div>
 <?php
 }
+
+
+// render config variables array
+function editConfig($configPart, $indent, $platform=false, $parent='') {
+    global $app_root;
+    global $config;
+?>
+                        <div style="padding-left: <?= $indent ?>px; padding-bottom: 20px;">
+<?php foreach ($configPart as $config_item => $config_value) { ?>
+                            <div class="row mb-1" style="padding-left: <?= $indent ?>px;">
+                                <div class="col-md-4 text-end">
+                                    <?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?>:
+                                    <label for="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?>" class="form-label"><?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?></label>
+                                    <span class="text-danger" style="margin-right: -12px;">*</span>
+                                </div>
+
+<?php
+            if (is_array($config_value)) {
+                // here we render recursively nested arrays
+                $indent = $indent + 50;
+                if ($parent === 'platforms') {
+                    $indent = 100;
+                }
+                if ($config_item === 'platforms') {
+                    editConfig($config_value, $indent, $platform, 'platforms');
+                } else {
+                    editConfig($config_value, $indent, $platform);
+                }
+                $indent = 0;
+            } else {
+                // if it's not array, just display it
+?>
+                                <div class="border col-md-8 text-start">
+                                    <?= htmlspecialchars($config_value ?? '')?>
+                                    <input class="form-control" type="text" name="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_value) ?>" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_value ?? '') ?>" required autofocus />
+                                </div>
+<?php       } ?>
+                            </div>
+<?php } ?>
+                        </div>
+<?php
+}
+
+
 ?>
diff --git a/app/pages/config.php b/app/pages/config.php
index a028b9e..cf93467 100644
--- a/app/pages/config.php
+++ b/app/pages/config.php
@@ -129,10 +129,14 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
             include '../app/templates/config-list-interfaceconfigjs.php';
             break;
         case 'config_file':
-            if ($userObject->hasRight($user_id, 'view config file')) {
-                include '../app/templates/config-configfile.php';
+            if (isset($action) && $action === 'edit') {
+                include '../app/templates/config-configfile-edit.php';
             } else {
-                include '../app/templates/error-unauthorized.php';
+                if ($userObject->hasRight($user_id, 'view config file')) {
+                    include '../app/templates/config-configfile.php';
+                } else {
+                    include '../app/templates/error-unauthorized.php';
+                }
             }
             break;
 
diff --git a/app/templates/config-configfile-edit.php b/app/templates/config-configfile-edit.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee41c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/config-configfile-edit.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+                <!-- widget "config" -->
+                <div class="card text-center w-75 mx-lef">
+                    <p class="h4 card-header">Jilo configuration file</p>
+                    <div class="card-body">
+                        <p class="card-text">edit the Jilo Server configuration file:</p>
+                        <form method="POST" action="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=config&item=config_file">
+
+<?php
+include '../app/helpers/render.php';
+editConfig($config, '0');
+echo "\n";
+?>
+
+                            <br />
+                            <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?page=config#platform<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>" />Cancel</a>
+                            <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="Save" />
+                        </form>
+
+
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <!-- /widget "config" -->