Looking for suggested modules

ccrichtx · Mar 16, 2022, 5:07 PM

Looking for a module to display pictures (not wallpaper) in a widow. The module needs to rotate pictures from a network drive folder. Any suggestions.

sdetweil · Mar 16, 2022, 5:52 PM

@ccrichtx see the 3rd party list

https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/3rd-Party-Modules

note that they all take from a ‘local’ folder , but you can use a linked folder to the network share

the command is ln (for link)

I do this on all of my systems to show pics from my server

ccrichtx · Mar 18, 2022, 1:44 AM

@sdetweil

I appreciate the response sdetweil, and i tried to create the Symlink to a directory with no success.
ln -s //192.168.x.x/test /Net
error: failed to create link: permission denied

I am not linux expert and cant figure this out. Not as simple as i thought trying to access a SMB network drive

sdetweil · Mar 18, 2022, 2:16 AM

@ccrichtx you have to mount the smb drive first

same as the net use on windows

then to create a link u need root permission.
so u need to use sudo in front of the command