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    • cowboysdudeC Offline
      cowboysdude Module Developer
      last edited by

      @zzaidi148 said in Third Party Modules Don’t Work Please Help:

      //var config

      should be

      var config take the // away

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
        last edited by

        https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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        • cowboysdudeC Offline
          cowboysdude Module Developer
          last edited by cowboysdude

          Rule of thumb for new guys/gals…

          Add one module at a time… if your config works then back it up before adding something else that way you have a working config… always :)

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          • B Offline
            Bob
            last edited by Bob

            remove the second instance of

            var config = (
            module : [

            ]
            }

            at the bottom of the file

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              zzaidi148 @cowboysdude
              last edited by

              @cowboysdude I tried with only one module and it failed

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              • cowboysdudeC Offline
                cowboysdude Module Developer @zzaidi148
                last edited by

                @zzaidi148 It’s okay it’s how we learn :) We’ve all been there… if you try to get one module working and it doesn’t then post what you’ve done so we can help you…

                We don’t mind … like I said we ALL had to learn and there is no such thing as a stupid question ever. I personally don’t care if you have to ask the same question 1000 times… I or someone else will answer you.

                My education is in Education :) Just remember… whatever question you ask someone else may benefit from it too!

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                • Mykle1M Offline
                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @zzaidi148
                  last edited by

                  @zzaidi148 said in Third Party Modules Don’t Work Please Help:

                  I tried with only one module and it failed

                  Your default config works, yes?

                  Create a working config
                  How to add modules

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                    Bob
                    last edited by

                    Ho hum, I got bored, so…

                    @zzaidi148 here you go, below is your working code.

                    As was said above, you needed to remove the // from var config, and the extra config section at the end. I also tidied up the code (putting spaces between modules to make them easier to read), and added some extra commas (because I tend to anyway) . You just need to replace the API keys with the correct ones and the code below will work.

                    var 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, is "localhost"
                    	port: 8080,
                    	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"],
                    
                    	language: "en",
                    	timeFormat: 12,
                    	units: "imperial",
                    
                    	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: "Dallas",
                    				locationID: "4684888",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                    				appid: "private",
                    			}
                    		},
                    		
                    		{
                    			module: "weatherforecast",
                    			position: "top_right",
                    			header: "Weather Forecast",
                    			config: {
                    				location: "Dallas",
                    				locationID: "4684888",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                    				appid: "private",
                    			}
                    		},
                    		
                    		{
                    			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
                    			}
                    		},
                            
                            {
                                module: 'MMM-GoogleMapsTraffic',
                                config: {
                                    key: 'YOUR_KEY',
                                    lat: 37.8262306,
                                    lng: -122.2920096,
                                    height: '300px',
                                    width: '300px',
                                },
                            },
                    
                    	]
                    };
                    
                    /*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
                    if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}
                    
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                      zzaidi148 @Mykle1
                      last edited by

                      @Mykle1 yes

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                      • Z Offline
                        zzaidi148 @cowboysdude
                        last edited by

                        @cowboysdude Very true. Thanks for the encouragement and help!

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