Modifying the Config File

[sdetweil]

@jimb awesome… making progress!!!

[BKeyport]

@jimb it’s always the simplest solution… ALWAYS.

[jimb]

Sam, into the weeds once again :-)

I read the readme and comments on your MMM-Config module. I was stumped immediately by your comment: “clone this repo” into the config directory. I’m assuming this this is done via WinSCP remotely into the Pi, but have no clue. Some more Linux…

[sdetweil]

@jimb hm… I don’t see those words

git clone is done via command line

ALL commands are done via command line

command line is terminal or ssh terminal window

[jimb]

Sam, sorry to be so dense. You mention the ‘git clone’ command. Is that how ‘all’ your files are moved into the MagicMirror/Moddules directory? I’ll hunt around for the proper usage. It’s a little confusing using commands from the computer though. Please keep im mind this is all new to me, thanks

[sdetweil]

@jimb please read this
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4528/how-to-create-a-working-config-for-absolute-beginners

I didn’t write it

[jimb]

Sam, I read your comments, thanks! I have git-cloned the files into the modules sub-directory. I modified the config.js to include the lines of code you listed. Somehow I’ve blown up the file. Running in dev mode it says “unexpected (:)” is in line 58. I’ve gone over the code and don’t see the issue. Here is my config file-

/*
* MagicMirror² Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw https://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information on how you can configure this file
 * see https://docs.magicmirror.builders/configuration/introduction.html
 * and https://docs.magicmirror.builders/modules/configuration.html
 *
 * You can use environment variables using a `config.js.template` file instead of `config.js`
 * which will be converted to `config.js` while starting. For more information
 * see https://docs.magicmirror.builders/configuration/introduction.html#enviromnent-variables
 */
let config = {
	address: "localhost",	// Address to listen on, can be:
							// - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
							// - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
							// - "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
							// Default, when address config is left out or empty, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	basePath: "/",			// The URL path where MagicMirror² is hosted. If you are using a Reverse proxy
					  		// you must set the sub path here. basePath must end with a /
	ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"],	// Set [] to allow all IP addresses
							// or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
							// ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
							// or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
							// ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	useHttps: false, 	// Support HTTPS or not, default "false" will use HTTP
	httpsPrivateKey: "", 	// HTTPS private key path, only require when useHttps is true
	httpsCertificate: "", 	// HTTPS Certificate path, only require when useHttps is true

	language: "en",
	locale: "en-US",
	logLevel: ["INFO", "LOG", "WARN", "ERROR"], // Add "DEBUG" for even more logging
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "imperial",

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "MMM-Config",
			position: "top_right",		//the QR code (if requested) will appear here
			config:{
		},
			module: "clock",
			timezone: "America/Chicago",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			showDate: "true",
			position: "top_left",
		},
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						fetchInterval: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "https://ics.calendarlabs.com/76/mm3137/US_Holidays.ics"
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{			
			module: "weather",
			units: "imperial",
			windUnits: "imperial",
			tempUnits: "imperial",
			appendLocationNameToHeader: "true",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			colored: "true",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Current Weather",
			config: {
				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				lat: "29.763281",
				lon: "-95.363274",
				type: "current",
				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				apiKey: "8eca2aec0c123ce212",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weather",
			units: "imperial",
			winUnits: "imperial",
			tempUnits: "imperial",
			appendLocationNameToHeader: "true",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			colored: "true",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
 				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				lat: "29.763281",
 				lon:"-95.363274",	
 				type: "forecast",
     				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				apiKey: "8eca2aecb123ce212",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
				title: "New York Times",
					url: "https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true
			}
		},
	]
};

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

[sdetweil]

@jimb you are still not using the code block , which makes this hard to read…

[sdetweil]

@jimb said in Modifying the Config File:

  {
  	module: "MMM-Config",
  	position: "top_right",		//the QR code (if requested) will appear here
  	config:{
  },

you obviously didn’t copy everything

the syntax requires every { to have a matching }
and every [ and matching ]
and every " a matching "

[jimb]

Sam, Guess who? I got the Config.js straightened out and MM was starting fine. This was with the MMM-Config text added to the file.

The I attempted to follow the steps to add the module code to the module sub-folder.

1. Clicked on the green button in your instructions and pasted the link into the terminal prefaced by ‘git clone’. It ‘cloned’ into the modules directory without errors.
2. I ran ‘MPM install’ and it executed without errors
3. From the terminal I started MM, by executing NPM Start.
4. It started loading, but had errors then stopped.
5. I was unable to copy text of the loading (w/errors) because the terminal times out.