diff --git a/app/classes/config.php b/app/classes/config.php
index 7dd8716..0d00fb3 100644
--- a/app/classes/config.php
+++ b/app/classes/config.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Config {
     }
 
     // loading the config.js
-    public function getPlatformConfigjs($platformDetails) {
+    public function getPlatformConfigjs($platformDetails, $raw = false) {
         // constructing the URL
         $configjsFile = $platformDetails['jitsi_url'] . '/config.js';
 
@@ -28,12 +28,20 @@ class Config {
         $fileContent = @file_get_contents($configjsFile, false, $context);
 
         if ($fileContent !== false) {
-            // remove block comments
-            $platformConfigjs = preg_replace('!/\*.*?\*/!s', '', $fileContent);
-            // remove single-line comments
-            $platformConfigjs = preg_replace('/\/\/[^\n]*/', '', $platformConfigjs);
-            // remove empty lines
-            $platformConfigjs = preg_replace('/^\s*[\r\n]/m', '', $platformConfigjs);
+
+            // when we need only uncommented values
+            if ($raw === false) {
+                // remove block comments
+                $platformConfigjs = preg_replace('!/\*.*?\*/!s', '', $fileContent);
+                // remove single-line comments
+                $platformConfigjs = preg_replace('/\/\/[^\n]*/', '', $platformConfigjs);
+                // remove empty lines
+                $platformConfigjs = preg_replace('/^\s*[\r\n]/m', '', $platformConfigjs);
+
+            // when we need the full file as it is
+            } else {
+                $platformConfigjs = $fileContent;
+            }
         }
 
         return $platformConfigjs;
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ class Config {
 
 
     // loading the interface_config.js
-    public function getPlatformInterfaceConfigjs($platformDetails) {
+    public function getPlatformInterfaceConfigjs($platformDetails, $raw = false) {
         // constructing the URL
         $interfaceConfigjsFile = $platformDetails['jitsi_url'] . '/interface_config.js';
 
@@ -62,12 +70,20 @@ class Config {
         $fileContent = @file_get_contents($interfaceConfigjsFile, false, $context);
 
         if ($fileContent !== false) {
-            // remove block comments
-            $platformInterfaceConfigjs = preg_replace('!/\*.*?\*/!s', '', $fileContent);
-            // remove single-line comments
-            $platformInterfaceConfigjs = preg_replace('/\/\/[^\n]*/', '', $platformInterfaceConfigjs);
-            // remove empty lines
-            $platformInterfaceConfigjs = preg_replace('/^\s*[\r\n]/m', '', $platformInterfaceConfigjs);
+
+            // when we need only uncommented values
+            if ($raw === false) {
+                // remove block comments
+                $platformInterfaceConfigjs = preg_replace('!/\*.*?\*/!s', '', $fileContent);
+                // remove single-line comments
+                $platformInterfaceConfigjs = preg_replace('/\/\/[^\n]*/', '', $platformInterfaceConfigjs);
+                // remove empty lines
+                $platformInterfaceConfigjs = preg_replace('/^\s*[\r\n]/m', '', $platformInterfaceConfigjs);
+
+            // when we need the full file as it is
+            } else {
+                $platformInterfaceConfigjs = $fileContent;
+            }
         }
 
         return $platformInterfaceConfigjs;
diff --git a/app/pages/config.php b/app/pages/config.php
index 322902e..0f22991 100644
--- a/app/pages/config.php
+++ b/app/pages/config.php
@@ -101,18 +101,25 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 
 // no form submitted, show the templates
 } else {
+
+    // $item - config.js and interface_config.js are special case; remote loaded files
     switch ($item) {
         case 'configjs':
+            $mode = $_REQUEST['mode'] ?? '';
+            $raw = ($mode === 'raw');
             $platformDetails = $configure->getPlatformDetails($config, $platform_id);
-            $platformConfigjs = $configure->getPlatformConfigjs($platformDetails);
+            $platformConfigjs = $configure->getPlatformConfigjs($platformDetails, $raw);
             include('../app/templates/config-list-configjs.php');
             break;
         case 'interfaceconfigjs':
+            $mode = $_REQUEST['mode'] ?? '';
+            $raw = ($mode === 'raw');
             $platformDetails = $configure->getPlatformDetails($config, $platform_id);
-            $platformInterfaceConfigjs = $configure->getPlatformInterfaceConfigjs($platformDetails);
+            $platformInterfaceConfigjs = $configure->getPlatformInterfaceConfigjs($platformDetails, $raw);
             include('../app/templates/config-list-interfaceconfigjs.php');
             break;
 
+    // if there is no $item, we work on the local config file
         default:
             switch ($action) {
                 case 'add':
diff --git a/app/templates/config-list-configjs.php b/app/templates/config-list-configjs.php
index b2abccf..49da179 100644
--- a/app/templates/config-list-configjs.php
+++ b/app/templates/config-list-configjs.php
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
                 <div class="card text-center w-75 mx-lef">
                     <p class="h4 card-header">Configuration of the Jitsi platform <strong><?= htmlspecialchars($platformDetails['name']) ?></strong></p>
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <p class="card-text">URL: <?= htmlspecialchars($platformDetails['jitsi_url']) ?></p>
-                        <p class="card-text">config.js</p>
+                        <p class="card-text">
+                            <span class="m-3">URL: <?= htmlspecialchars($platformDetails['jitsi_url']) ?></span>
+                            <span class="m-3">FILE: config.js</span>
+<?php if ($mode === 'raw') { ?>
+                            <span class="m-3"><a class="btn btn-light" href="<?= $app_root ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=config&item=configjs">view only active lines</a></span>
+<?php } else { ?>
+                            <span class="m-3"><a class="btn btn-light" href="<?= $app_root ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=config&item=configjs&mode=raw">view raw file contents</a></span>
+<?php } ?>
+                        </p>
 <pre style="text-align: left;">
 <?php
 echo htmlspecialchars($platformConfigjs);
diff --git a/app/templates/config-list-interfaceconfigjs.php b/app/templates/config-list-interfaceconfigjs.php
index 1b8748f..7d7c1f5 100644
--- a/app/templates/config-list-interfaceconfigjs.php
+++ b/app/templates/config-list-interfaceconfigjs.php
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
                 <div class="card text-center w-75 mx-lef">
                     <p class="h4 card-header">Configuration of the Jitsi platform <strong><?= htmlspecialchars($platformDetails['name']) ?></strong></p>
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <p class="card-text">URL: <?= htmlspecialchars($platformDetails['jitsi_url']) ?></p>
-                        <p class="card-text">interface_config.js</p>
+                        <p class="card-text">
+                            <span class="m-3">URL: <?= htmlspecialchars($platformDetails['jitsi_url']) ?></span>
+                            <span class="m-3">FILE: interface_config.js</span>
+<?php if ($mode === 'raw') { ?>
+                            <span class="m-3"><a class="btn btn-light" href="<?= $app_root ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=config&item=interfaceconfigjs">view only active lines</a></span>
+<?php } else { ?>
+                            <span class="m-3"><a class="btn btn-light" href="<?= $app_root ?>?platform=<?= htmlspecialchars($platform_id) ?>&page=config&item=interfaceconfigjs&mode=raw">view raw file contents</a></span>
+<?php } ?>
+                        </p>
 <pre style="text-align: left;">
 <?php
 echo htmlspecialchars($platformInterfaceConfigjs);
diff --git a/public_html/index.php b/public_html/index.php
index 4df205a..1c2f895 100644
--- a/public_html/index.php
+++ b/public_html/index.php
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['item'])) {
     $item = '';
 }
 
-
 // check if logged in
 unset($user);
 if (isset($_COOKIE['username'])) {