Really confused

Duke86

thanks you it has worked up until it said I need a config file

doubleT

I guess you have to create a config file. ;) Did you read the Readme @ https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror (scroll down a little)?

The MagicMirror, as the readme points out, comes with a config example. Create a config file by copying the example file with this command:
cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js Use this command from the MagicMirror folder!
(The way this works is: copy | original/file.js | target/file.js)

Duke86

thanks, I think it works I will try now I really appreciate your help
I will put the code down below

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cd MagicMirror
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm run config:check

magicmirror@2.2.2 config:check /home/pi/MagicMirror
node tests/configs/check_config.js

Checking file… /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js
Line 96 col 5 Label ‘file’ on statement.
Line 96 col 5 Unexpected early end of program.
Line 97 col 1 Unrecoverable syntax error. (100% scanned).
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ ^C
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $

doubleT

Did you copy the config.js.example to config.js with the code above? Have you made any changes inside config.js yet?
Can you cd into the config folder and tell us what ls (list) is showing?

Mykle1

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4528/how-to-create-a-working-config-for-absolute-beginners

Duke86

follwed your guide still got the same messsage

cruunnerr

In the sample config there is no line 96 !!!

don’t know what u did, but maybe u should read a little more accurate as doubleT said before. I don’t want to attack you.

Just delete your config file, copy this here and rename it to “config.js” and put it in your config folder. This should work

Duke86

This post is deleted!

doubleT

Ok, thanks for the private message. Seems like you have trouble posting the code. Don’t worry, we’ll sort it out the other way.

You were able to open the config.js now delete the content completely! Copy the below code in the box and paste it into the config.js then save it.

/* 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: 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: "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;}

Duke86

ok thanks will try now