Config file

[sanaa1369]

@cowboysdude thank"s for trying to help me but it can find the file to copy it

[sdetweil]

The instructions say

Copy /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js.sample to /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js.

[sanaa1369]

@mykle1 Thank’s for trying to help me i am new to this but i must have made a mistake now when i put in npm start it give me the same message and then lock the screen and i have to reboot

[Mykle1]

@sanaa1369

It’s hard to know what’s going on there by your descriptions. However, when you were getting the error “the file is missing and i need to create one” your MM was working EXCEPT for the config.js needing to be created. In your config folder, there should be a file named config.js.sample. This file should not be edited. You have to copy this file and paste it in the same folder, renaming it to config.js. You now should have config.js.sample file and the config.js file in the same folder (the config folder of MagicMirror). Unless you’ve made some other changes this will allow the mirror to run.

[bhepler]

@sanaa1369 - The screen isn’t really locked, it’s just displaying the MagicMirror application in full screen. If you hit Alt+Q it should give you your command prompt back.

[Mykle1]

@sanaa1369

Some other very useful key commands for MagicMirror

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/5619/how-to-find-and-use-key-commands-in-mm-for-absolute-beginners

[fulmik]

That’s a link that will be saved for later use. Thanks

[sanaa1369]

@mykle1 thank’s a lot i appreciate it