Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10

justjim1220

@arciemaps new version of MagicMirror just came out a few days ago.

I would scrap everthing and start over with the instructions for the walkthrough.

Only changes I would make is to be sure to get the latest version of everything, ie: nodejs, git for windows, and the MagicMirror.

I think when I started to do this, I had a few problems at first, but once I got it to work, then it got a lot easier…

Are you using Win & 32-bit or 64-bit???

ionut322

Hello guys, newbie here … I did everything by the book on my laptop and it runs fine (I want to build a mirror and Im currently testing the software) but it says hello and nothing more … except the greetings … how do I take pictures ?! … :(

A Former User

@ionut322 take a picture? What do you mean?

justjim1220

@ionut322

I’m with @Sean, need more info to help you…:winking_face:

Johans

@mykle1

Followed your guide to install on my windows 10 - 64 bit machine.
Installation went OK, but when I start mirror I just get a black screen.

This is the error message

Launching application.
Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
{ Error: listen EADDRINUSE 127.0.0.1:8080
    at Object._errnoException (util.js:1024:11)
    at _exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:1046:20)
    at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1351:14)
    at listenInCluster (net.js:1392:12)
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.doListen [as callback] (net.js:1501:7)
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup [as oncomplete] (dns.js:97:10)
  code: 'EADDRINUSE',
  errno: 'EADDRINUSE',
  syscall: 'listen',
  address: '127.0.0.1',
  port: 8080 }
MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?

Hope you can help me out.

Mykle1

@johans said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:

Error: listen EADDRINUSE 127.0.0.1:8080
at Object._errnoException (util.js:1024:11)
at _exceptionWithHostPort

This typically means that another application or program is using the port (8080) that MagicMirror uses. You would have to resolve that issue

Johans

@mykle1
Thanks for the info, can’t find out who is using port 8080, but I changed in the config to use another port.
Now all is working. :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone:

Mykle1

@johans

Well done, mate. :thumbsup:

Johans

@mykle1 FYI
Meanwhile I found the problem of port 8080, due to some malware on that PC, the proxi settings where modified, only option was to re-install OS. Lucky I had some backup so that didn’t took so long.
Now proxi settings are no longer hi-jacked and I can run MM normally.
Problem solved!

Mykle1

@johans

Ahh, Windows. I no longer use it for MM. I’m strictly a ubuntu 16.04 LTS guy now.

djniuss

Hi. quick question. the MM work with the basic modules. as soon as i try to install a 3rd party module i have a syntax error. Checked and rechecked the code and there is no error. is there special thing to add code thant im not aware of

sdetweil

@djniuss from the MM folder do

npm run config:check

fix errors from top down

djniuss

@sdetweil Thank you sir. All is good now.

djniuss

Other question.

is there a way to acces to mirror server from another device ( like the rpi does)

i have withelisted all ip. and cant seem to connect. i have created rules in the windows firewall and router and still nothing.

instead og localhost if i enter 0.0.0.0 i only have a black screen.

is this possible . im building a smaller mirror and would like to connnect to the mirror that i already have running.

Thanks

djniuss

forgot to mention that i can acces the server from chrome on the cpu thats running the mirror

Mykle1

@djniuss said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:

instead og localhost if i enter 0.0.0.0 i only have a black screen.

When you try 0.0.0.0, is it in quotes?

        address: "0.0.0.0", // "localhost",
	port: 8080,
	ipWhitelist: [],
	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "imperial",

djniuss

yes its in quote.

sdetweil

hm,… mine is like Mykle1’s

  address: "0.0.0.0", // 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: 8086,
  ipWhitelist: [], // 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 :

but u get a black screen? that sounds like two versions trying to run at the same time…
did u reboot?

djniuss

@sdetweil yep did reboot a few time. it does not seem that i have more thant one mingw32 running or electron browser.

the only error i have in the log is regardin the polution ( NOAA3 weather updated… next update in 1 hour
fr
Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
TypeError: Cannot read property ‘pollution’ of undefined)

if this helps

C:\WINDOWS\system32>netstat -aon | findstr 8080
TCP 127.0.0.1:8080 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 5216
TCP 127.0.0.1:8080 127.0.0.1:53407 ESTABLISHED 5216
TCP 127.0.0.1:53407 127.0.0.1:8080 ESTABLISHED 5216

djniuss

just found out that if i enter 0.0.0.0 i can acces from other computer via Chrome. but the computer that runs MM as a black screen.

and by mistake : on the computer that as the MM running i had the black screen so i opend up the chrmome browser wit the local host add . i was about the drag the top bar on the desktop in order to have a MM browser chrome link on the desktop … i droped it on the black screen ( electron) and automatically the MM showed up.