Problems with weather modules on new install

[Anhalter42]

@erik72 you need an openweather.org API key, see documentation of for example currentweather-Module:

appid
The OpenWeatherMap API key, which can be obtained by creating an OpenWeatherMap account.
This value is REQUIRED

[erik72]

Thanks that worked, but every other time i change something i change something in config.js. I get the following error during startup :100:

Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
{ Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::8080
at Object.exports._errnoException (util.js:1022:11)
at exports._exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:1045:20)
at Server._listen2 (net.js:1262:14)
at listen (net.js:1298:10)
at Server.listen (net.js:1376:9)
at new Server (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/server.js:27:9)
at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:219:18
at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:168:5)
at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:163:6
at Class.loaded (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js:19:3)
code: ‘EADDRINUSE’,
errno: ‘EADDRINUSE’,
syscall: ‘listen’,
address: ‘::’,
port: 8080 }

first time it was the default config.js where i changed this line:
ipWhitelist: [], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses.

then i can copy config.js.sample to config,js and it works again

i edit in nano

[Mykle1]

@erik72

Paste your config.js file here. Remove your API keys first and precede the paste with three back ticks.

[erik72]

@Mykle1
Got it working somehow :-) thanks for taking the time

[Mykle1]

@erik72 said in Problems with weather modules on new install:

Got it working somehow thanks for taking the time

Even better. Enjoy your mirror.

[bhepler]

@erik72 said in Problems with weather modules on new install:

EADDRINUSE

This usually means that you already have the mirror process running and attempted to start it again.

[erik72]

@bhepler
Perhaps I am starting/stopping in a wrong way.
Because often when I have made a config change it will fail, but work after a reboot.
I use npm start and Ctrl-Z in terminal to quit.

[bhepler]

@erik72 If you’re working directly on the pi, you can use ctrl+q to stop the interface and return to the terminal. If you’re using SSH to remote into the pi, then ctrl+c should stop it right nicely.

You can always check to see if the mirror is running by typing ps ax | grep node. If you get anything in response more than 6957 pts/19 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto node (where 6975 will be some random number) then the MM process is running and you’ll need to shut it down in order for it to process your changes.

[erik72]

@bhepler
Thanks, will give it a try.
This is a really friendly forum :-)