You could use Nano (or Vim) over SSH, or set up a Samba-share from the server and mount it in your local OS somewhere.

Vim handles remote files over SCP natively:

vim scp://192.168.1.2//data/editme.txt

Look into ssh

“Use vim in SSH” is not a great answer to asking for a convenient way to edit a single file, because it requires understanding multiple somewhat-complex pieces of technology that OP might not be familiar with and have a reasonably steep learning curve.

But I’d still like to explain why it pops up so much. And the short version is very simple: versatility.

Once you’ve learned how to SSH into your server you can do a lot more than just edit a file. You can download files with curl directly to your server, you can move around files, copy them, install new software, set up an entire new docker container, update the system, reboot the system and many more things.

So while there’s definitely easier-to-use solutions to the one singular task of editing a specific file on the server, the “learn to SSH and use a shell” approach opens up a lot more options in the future.

So if in 5 weeks you need to reboot the machine, but your web-based-file-editing tool doesn’t support that option, you’ll have to search for a new solution. But if you had learned how to use the shell then a simple “how do I reboot linux from the shell” search will be all that you need.

Also: while many people like using vim, for a beginner in text based remote management I’d recommend something simpler like nano.

You’re talking about remotely editing a file. That means you’ll need remote access to the fileserver where it lives. The common way to do this would be with a network fileshare, but there are many options.

If you want to access the file from OUTSIDE your home network, you need a VPN or something similar. The simplest option is probably Tailscale. Just install it on your server and on your remote device, and boom, both are always magically on the same virtual network.

Personally I use vscode remote-ssh for editing random files on other servers if I want/need a GUI for it.

Try set up ssh then u can ether use a terminal or vscode with the ssh emote something extension

There’s a project called Filebrowser that allows you to edit text files in a web interface. You can just run that on the 192.168.1.2 machine. It’s easy to set up simple auth, and you can restrict it to the /data/ directory.

WebDAV will handle that, and Joplin has WebDAV client built in.

WinSCP is a nice GUI app that will connect over various protocols and let you edit a file easily. You can save the connection details so it’s just like 2 clicks to edit a file.

Surprised everyone is recommended SSH and vim and stuff when you wanted easy and simple.

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-edit

Deploy code-server and either connect to it with a VPN or open the port needed to connect over the internet.

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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Another way - host the file somewhere like Dropbox/mega, etc. Have the server keep the file synced. Then you can edit it on the web storage.

There are a few choices.

You can create a shortcut (Windows), script or desktop file (Linux). This is probably the easiest method, and works outside on the internet browser.

But as you talked about bookmarks, I am assuming you want to edit directly in your browser. You can host an instance of OnlyOffice Community Edition, and use that as an editor, and save the direct link to service with the appropriate arguments in the URL to recall the file.