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  • M Offline
    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @IDCreate
    last edited by Nov 3, 2017, 11:27 AM

    @IDCreate

    If I had to guess, I’d say that your use of nano to edit your config.js file is at fault. There is an easier way to edit your config.js file that doesn’t require the use of nano, or even the terminal, at all. Straight out of this tutorial:
    https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners

    Go to your Pi desktop

    Click the File Manager folder. (Top menu bar, 3rd from the left, in Raspbian Jessie)

    Double click the MagicMirror folder.

    Double click the config folder.

    Double click the config.js file. (Not the sample! The config.js file you made during setup)

    Your config.js file is now open in a text editor. (leafpad)

    Edit your file and remember to SAVE

    Create a working config
    How to add modules

    I 2 Replies Last reply Nov 3, 2017, 11:10 PM Reply Quote 1
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      IDCreate @Mykle1
      last edited by IDCreate Nov 3, 2017, 11:19 PM Nov 3, 2017, 11:10 PM

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
        last edited by Nov 3, 2017, 11:23 PM

        Your config entry should look like this:

        {
        	module: "currentweather",
        	position: "bottom_center",
        	config: {
        		location: "THIS CAN BE EMPTY",
        		locationID: "YOUR LOCATION ID",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
        		appid: "YOUR API KEY GOES HERE", 
        	}
        },
        

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

        I 1 Reply Last reply Nov 3, 2017, 11:28 PM Reply Quote 1
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          IDCreate @Mykle1
          last edited by Nov 3, 2017, 11:23 PM

          @Mykle1 Hi I tried yesterday and it did not work. I tried just now and it copied the code in replacement of the original current weather but it still did not work. please see below my config.js

          /* Magic Mirror Config Sample
           *
           * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
           * MIT Licensed.
           *
           * For more information how you can configurate this file
           * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
           *
           */
          
          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: "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",	// This can be any of the regions.
          									// Best results in left or right regions.
          		config: {
          			// See 'Configuration options' for more information.
          			location: "Amsterdam,Netherlands",
          			locationID: "", //Location ID from http://openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
          			appid: "abcde12345abcde12345abcde12345ab" //openweathermap.org 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;}
          
          M 1 Reply Last reply Nov 3, 2017, 11:28 PM Reply Quote 0
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            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @IDCreate
            last edited by Nov 3, 2017, 11:28 PM

            @IDCreate

            My answer is above your question :-)

            Create a working config
            How to add modules

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              IDCreate @Mykle1
              last edited by IDCreate Nov 3, 2017, 11:31 PM Nov 3, 2017, 11:28 PM

              @Mykle1 thanks that was what it looked like at the beginning and was not doing anything so I went ahead as suggested https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/tree/master/modules/default/currentweather

              To test things out and to get things working you mentioned I needed an api key. So I went to the section information in the module set up a copy and past there example presuming that would be a working one.

              {
              		module: "currentweather",
              		position: "top_right",	// This can be any of the regions.
              									// Best results in left or right regions.
              		config: {
              			// See 'Configuration options' for more information.
              			location: "Amsterdam,Netherlands",
              			locationID: "", //Location ID from http://openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
              			appid: "abcde12345abcde12345abcde12345ab" //openweathermap.org API key.
              		}
              

              But unfortunately nothing happens, I thought if I was to simply post there code in replacement for mine to test it as above it would work. :-(

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                Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @IDCreate
                last edited by Nov 3, 2017, 11:31 PM

                @IDCreate said in Copy and paste of text to nano config/config.js:

                presuming that would be a working one.

                You presume incorrectly. That is an example. You need to go to openweathermap.org and sign up for your own API key. Get your locationID there at the same time. Enter those into your config

                Create a working config
                How to add modules

                I 1 Reply Last reply Nov 3, 2017, 11:32 PM Reply Quote 1
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                  IDCreate @Mykle1
                  last edited by Nov 3, 2017, 11:32 PM

                  @Mykle1 ok thanks going there as we speak

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                    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @IDCreate
                    last edited by Mykle1 Nov 4, 2017, 12:42 AM Nov 4, 2017, 12:39 AM

                    @IDCreate

                    So. now your config entry should look like this:

                    {
                    	module: "currentweather",
                    	position: "top_right",
                    	config: {
                    		location: "", // This can be empty. Leave it as is
                    		locationID: "2639577",  // inside the quotes
                    		appid: "YOUR API KEY GOES HERE",  // inside the quotes
                    	}
                    },

                    Create a working config
                    How to add modules

                    I 1 Reply Last reply Nov 4, 2017, 12:42 AM Reply Quote 1
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                      IDCreate @Mykle1
                      last edited by Nov 4, 2017, 12:42 AM

                      @Mykle1 thanks you’ve a fantastic help. I’m trying it now but If I’m unable to do something like this. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to move forward, well I will just keep trying.

                      M 1 Reply Last reply Nov 4, 2017, 12:44 AM Reply Quote 1
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