Config.js file Syntax

[bhepler]

@amosh83 - Well, progress. You have a config.js file in the right place and it’s passing the syntax checks. Let’s start at basic functionality and move to a working mirror.

First, edit your config.js to allow everyone to connect and see the interface. Change this line:
ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses.
to read like this:
ipWhitelist: [],

Next, let’s turn off pm2 management: pm2 stop mm
And finally, let’s start the server and see if you can get an interface:

cd /home/pi/MagicMirror
node serveronly

Watch for any lines that say “error”. Don’t worry about lines that say “warn”. Once the console stops spitting out lines of text, try to view your pi in your browser. If you’re using the browser on the pi, then http://localhost:8080 should work. If you’re using the browser on another computer, then http://(pi ip address):8080 should work. You should see a basic mirror interface in your web browser.

Give it a go and let us know if you have any success. We’ll get the fullscreen interface up afterwards.

[amosh83]

@bhepler hello, Thank you for the detailed instructions so far, that’s exactly the kind of guidance I needed based on my level of knowledge… I did all the steps and everything was going smooth until my last step where I see the usual black screen

“Magic Mirror2
Please create a config file.
See README for more information.
If you get this message while your config file is already
created, your config file probably contains an error.
Use a JavaScript linter to validate your file”

here’s a copy of my current config.js file with the ipwhitelist edit you suggested…

 * MIT Licensed.
 */

var config = {
        port: 8080,
        ipWhitelist: [], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses.

        language: "en",
        timeFormat: 24,
        units: "metric",

        modules: [
                {
                        module: "alert",
                },
                {
                        module: "updatenotification",
                        position: "top_bar"
                },
                {
                        module: "clock",
                        position: "top_left"
                },
                {
                        module: "calendar",
                        header: "US Holidays",
                        position: "top_left",
                        config: {
                                calendars: [
                                        {
                                                symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
                                                url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics"
                                        }
                                ]
                        }
                },
                {
                        module: "compliments",
                        position: "lower_third"
                },
                {
                        module: "currentweather",
                        position: "top_right",
                        config: {
                                location: "New York",
                                locationID: "",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                                appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
                        }
                },
                {
                        module: "weatherforecast",
                        position: "top_right",
                        header: "Weather Forecast",
                        config: {
                                location: "New York",
                                locationID: "5128581",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                                appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
                        }
               },
                {
                        module: "weatherforecast",
                        position: "top_right",
                        header: "Weather Forecast",
                        config: {
                                location: "New York",
                                locationID: "5128581",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                                appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
                        }
                },
                {
                        module: "newsfeed",
                        position: "bottom_bar",
                        config: {
                                feeds: [
                                        {
                                                title: "New York Times",
                                                url: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
                                        }
                                ],
                                showSourceTitle: true,
                                showPublishDate: true
                        }
                },
        ]

};

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

thank you

[Mykle1]

@amosh83

That config is fine. I just tested it. I don’t mean to intrude but is your config,js file in the correct directory? MM should have no problem with that config, unless it couldn’t find it.

[Mykle1]

Huh, according to your config you use the same locationID that I do. Welcome to NYC! :-)

[amosh83]

@Mykle1 Yes, the file is there, same directory as the one shown above

[amosh83]

@Mykle1 I just didn’t modify a thing from that file, just to make it work, once I see it up and running I’ll slowly customize it. I’m in Pennsylvania :)

[Mykle1]

@bhepler said in Config.js file Syntax:

@amosh83 - Well, progress. You have a config.js file in the right place and it’s passing the syntax checks.

Maybe I should have paid more attention while reading. I see now that I asked something that you had already established. My bad.

I am extremely curious to see how MM can report "Please create a config file. See README for more information. If you get this message while your config file is already created, your config file probably contains an error." when there is a working config in the proper directory.

[letsirk]

@amosh83 Did you post the exact config.js file. If so you’re missing a “/” on the first line.

[amosh83]

@letsirk YES!!!
I MADE IT!!! turns out that all I was missing was that “/”, are you kidding me??? ahahah

I’m so thankful to ALL of you, I’ve never touched a Terminal in my life and I managed to do this with manual installation all thanks to you geniuses!!!
Thank you
@Mykle1 @bhepler @letsirk

[Mykle1]

@amosh83 said in Config.js file Syntax:

all I was missing was that “/”,

Ahh, you missed when you copied and pasted. That’s fairly common.

are you kidding me???

Now where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, I said it!

Enjoy your mirror