Accessing config.js and file explorer on laptop

British_Kiwi

Okay, so I have been doing a bit of testing and trying to work out what is happening and when. Sort of worked out where to check logs and which logs and using a combination of the main terminal, Bitvise and Raspberry Pi Connect to try different things. I think some of the issues, might be related to how I am interacting with it.

I have reinstalled RPiOS and MagicMirror. I have also set up the autostart using pm2. This seems to run and open MM with no errors.

If I was to add a module or change the config file, I would then use

npm run start

to run the MM. I have also started using

npm run start:wayland

helps with some things, but having port issues. I am guessing that this might be due to the autostart and I am not sure how to stop MM running when I am developing it. I had used ctrl_Q, but MM just reruns. Or is that all I need to do?

I am finding that if I turn off the RPi and then turn it on, MM runs with no issues. If I try to run it using the above npm command, I get the following errors:

admin@raspberrypihome:~ $ cd MagicMirror
admin@raspberrypihome:~/MagicMirror $ npm run start:wayland

> magicmirror@2.32.0 start:wayland
> WAYLAND_DISPLAY="${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:=wayland-1}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland

[2025-08-01 06:24:34.441] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.32.0 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.452] [LOG]   Loading config ... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.453] [LOG]   config template file not exists, no envsubst 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.654] [INFO]  Checking config file /home/admin/MagicMirror/config/config.js ... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.690] [INFO]  Your configuration file doesn't contain syntax errors :) 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.691] [INFO]  Checking modules structure configuration ... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.728] [INFO]  Your modules structure configuration doesn't contain errors :) 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.729] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.730] [LOG]   No helper found for module: alert. 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.733] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.733] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.734] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock. 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.794] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.794] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.795] [LOG]   No helper found for module: compliments. 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.795] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather. 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.830] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.831] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: newsfeed 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.831] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded. 
[2025-08-01 06:24:34.834] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8080 ...  
[2025-08-01 06:24:35.229] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception... 
[2025-08-01 06:24:35.233] [ERROR] Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use ::1:8080
    at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (node:net:1940:16)
    at listenInCluster (node:net:1997:12)
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.callback (node:net:2206:7)
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:134:8) {
  code: 'EADDRINUSE',
  errno: -98,
  syscall: 'listen',
  address: '::1',
  port: 8080
} 
[2025-08-01 06:24:35.234] [ERROR] MagicMirror² will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection? 
[2025-08-01 06:24:35.234] [ERROR] If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/issues 
[2025-08-01 06:24:35.591] [INFO]  System information:
### SYSTEM:   manufacturer: Raspberry Pi Foundation; model: Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Rev 1.1; virtual: false
### OS:       platform: linux; distro: Debian GNU/Linux; release: 12; arch: arm64; kernel: 6.12.34+rpt-rpi-2712
### VERSIONS: electron: 36.7.3; used node: 22.17.1; installed node: 22.17.1; npm: 10.9.2; pm2: 6.0.8
### OTHER:    timeZone: Australia/Melbourne; ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU: undefined

The config file is not changed at all. When I started getting a different port in use issue, I tried to find what else was using it, but I couldn’t find anything else.
I wasn’t too sure if running Raspberry Pi Connect was causing an issue.
I suspect I am just using this incorrectly. Once I resolve it, I can start making proper changes.

Thanks in advance!

sdetweil

@British_Kiwi pm2 has started MagicMirror already, you have to restart it

pm2 status

will show you the managed apps
pm2 restart xx
where xx is the name or number of the row

pm2 restart MagicMirror
pm2 restart 0

British_Kiwi

@sdetweil right that’s great and really helpful. The more I am learning, the more I am realising I wasnt quite using the right commands. I’ve tested doing a small change and seems no errors. When I get back I will test making changes through Bitvise and all going well, will go ahead and make lots of changing.
Thank you so much!!

British_Kiwi

@sdetweil you must be getting very sick of me!
Those scripts you gave me have been fantastic. I’ve also made my own change log to track my changes to the config file and will do the same with custom.css once I get started.

I added a world clock and the ISS space station module and started getting some errors. I have managed to remove most, and going to slowly apply things again. Currently both are commented out on the config file for the time being so I can isolate the issue.

I am now left with two, one is the ipWhiteList warning, which is fine and then I get the following:

0|MagicMir | /home/admin/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/electron exited with signal SIGINT

I did a search and since then I have updated Raspian, I have run your script:

bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/upgrade-script.sh)" apply

but I still have it.
If it helps pm2 -v is 6.0.8, npm -v is 10.9.2, node -v is 22.17.1

p.s. thanks for fixing the ‘code’ in one of my previous replies, I’m being extra careful to mark up codes.

sdetweil

@British_Kiwi

Can you show the end of the ~/MagicMirror/installers/upgrade.log

If you upgraded manually the script will abort if you are on the same version

The exited isusually due to restart.

British_Kiwi

@sdetweil

Hi, sorry running around after kids!

This is the end of the upgrade.log (not sure how my other reply separated!)

Upgrade started - Sat Aug  2 10:11:26 AEST 2025
system is Linux raspberrypihome 6.12.34+rpt-rpi-2712 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.12.34-1+rpt1~bookworm (2025-06-26) aarch64 GNU/Linux
user requested to apply changes
doing test run = false
the os is PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)" NAME="Debian GNU/Linux" VERSION_ID="12" VERSION="12 (bookworm)" VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm ID=debian HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/" SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
architecture from dpkg is 
[0mNode currently installed. Checking version number.[0m
[0mMinimum Node version: [1mv22.14.0[0m
[0mInstalled Node version: [1mv22.17.1[0m
[96mCheck current Node installation ...[0m
[0mNode currently installed. Checking version number.
[0mMinimum Node version: [1mv22.14.0[0m
[0mInstalled Node version: [1mv22.17.1[0m
[92mNo Node.js upgrade necessary.[0m
[96mCheck current NPM installation ...[0m
[0mNPM currently installed. Checking version number.
[0mMinimum npm version: [1mV10.9.2[0m
[0mInstalled npm version: [1mV10.9.2[0m
[92mNo npm upgrade necessary.[0m

increasing swap space
saving custom.css
remote name = origin
local version 2.32.0 already same as master 2.32.0
restoring custom.css
removing git alias
Upgrade ended - Sat Aug  2 10:11:26 AEST 2025

sdetweil

@British_Kiwi local version same as master,
So script stopped

sdetweil

As for you , internet search

raspberry pi 4 enable gpu
Or
raspberry pi 5 enable gpu

British_Kiwi

@sdetweil I did a search for it and it and followed instructions, but the GPU memory was not in the raspi-config. Turns out newer RPi5 does not have it.
Found another page on how to change it on the config.txt but I cannot see it listed. File was not in the folder google suggested, so opened the file that the command prompt said it moved.
I am not really set on having ISS-Live, it does work, but whilst I try and work out how to get google photos or other photos, thought it would be nice to see what it could do.
The modules I want seem to be showing okay, but will keep an eye on it.

sdetweil

@British_Kiwi google photos is broken since their design change

i use MMM-ImagePhotos accessing images from a local file server

the message was the only thing we were trying to clear as it works ok