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[MMM-Remote-Control] Can not access remote control module

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    motdog @Mykle1
    last edited by Mar 4, 2019, 1:11 AM

    @Mykle1 my bad. I am confusing on this. I did a fresh reboot of the whole thing using Jesse instead of Raspian stretch and don’t have the start up issues. I rebuilt the config like I wanted with all of the modules working good. I then add the remote module and change the address etc and get the please make a config file error. As soon as I remove the remote control info things work again. So I know the error comes when I add this module. The frustrating thing is at a previous point I was able to get the remote control module working. That’s why I am confused but here is my working config without remote control.

    Thanks for your patience with me on this

    
    
    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",
    			position: "top_left",
    			config: {
    				calendars: [
    					
    {
    						symbol: "calendar-check",
    						url: "http://kuathletics.com/calendar.ashx/calendar.ics?sport_id=4&schedule_id=0&_=dd9bfb6f-df5f-4a47-9975-dd3bb74bd06a"
    					},
    
    					{
    						symbol: "calendar-check",
    						url: "https://calendar.google.com/calenxxxxxxxxxxx7495e80bc22/basic.ics"
    					},
    
    					{
    						symbol: "calendar-check",
    						url: "http://ical-cdn.tex3xxxxxxxxxx4e056117.ics"
    					},
    
    					{
    						symbol: "calendar-check",
    						url: "http://ical-cdn.teamsnap.com/team_schedule/xxxxxxxxxxa68b.ics"
    					}
    				]
    			}
    		},
    
    		{
    			module: "compliments",
    			position: "lower_third"
    		},
    
    			{
    	        module: 'MMM-NOAA3',
    		position: 'bottom_left',
    	        config: {
    			    provider: "darksky", 
    			    apiKey: "6462c3f6d7c6dxxxxx311",         
    			    airKey: "WZzmCBxxxxxmBM",    
    		        css: "NOAA4",                    
    			userlat: "x8.7xx9",  
    		        userlon: "-x0.5xx" 
    	 }
             },
    
    
    
    		{
    			  module: "MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify",
    			  position: "bottom_right",
    			
    			  config: {
    			    clientID: "85d8bxxxxxxx",
    			    clientSecret: "e6b226e4b819xxxxxx",
    			    accessToken: "Bxxxi-UItbKL3NR1dQXpC8sJ1041J5NjVeafoAb3fGVsicRUataJodmfa1urp0akDwThbo",
    			    refreshToken: "AQBP1w70KP5TqlxiFNgA4RU6mdTct0AHb58nasw2sEpl17iIz-uPDq9M0ifITQcOxxxxxx"
    			  }
    },
    
    
    
    		{
    			  module: "MMM-MyScoreboard",
    			  position: "top_right",
    			  classes: "default everyone",
    			  header: "My Scoreboard",
    			  config: {
    			    showLeagueSeparators: true,
    			    colored: true,
    			    viewStyle: "mediumLogos",
    			    sports: [
    			      {
    			        league: "NHL",
    			        teams: ["STL"]
    			      },
    			      {
    			        league: "NBA",
    			        teams: ["BOS", "GS", "HOU", "PHI"],
    			        
    			      },
    			      {
    			        league: "MLB",
    				teams: ["STL"]
    			        
    			      },
    			      {
    			        league: "NFL",
    			        
    			      },
    				
    				
    			      {
    			        league: "NCAAM",
    			        groups: ["Top 25"]
    			      }
    			   
    			    ]
    			
    			  }
    			},
    
    
    
    		{
    			module: "currentweather",
    			position: "top_right",
    			config: {
    				location: "New York",
    				locationID: "",  //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/; unzip the gz file and find your city
    				appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
    			}
    		},
    		{
    			module: "weatherforecast",
    			position: "top_right",
    			header: "Weather Forecast",
    			config: {
    				location: "New York",
    				locationID: "5128581",  //ID from https://openweathermap.org/city
    				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;}
    
    
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      sdetweil @motdog
      last edited by sdetweil Mar 4, 2019, 2:20 AM Mar 4, 2019, 2:19 AM

      @motdog whenever you get the ‘create a config file’ error, run

      npm run check:config
      

      and work thru the errors from the top down

      Sam

      How to add modules

      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @motdog
        last edited by Mar 4, 2019, 2:44 AM

        @motdog

        I went and installed MMM-Remote-Control on a laptop running ubuntu and MM v2.5.0. I used this config entry:

        0_1551667234525_Screenshot from 2019-03-03 21-40-00.png

        The module loads (bottom right):

        0_1551667367462_Screenshot from 2019-03-03 21-41-36.png

        I’ll send a picture from my other machine. brb

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @motdog
          last edited by Mykle1 Mar 4, 2019, 2:53 AM Mar 4, 2019, 2:51 AM

          @motdog

          You can clearly see that it is working remotely.

          0_1551667630017_Screenshot from 2019-03-03 21-45-43.png

          It would not allow connection with address: "localhost",. Take your working config and carefully add my entry for Remote-Control, address and ipWhitelist It should work.

          Create a working config
          How to add modules

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            motdog @Mykle1
            last edited by Mar 4, 2019, 3:54 PM

            @Mykle1 Awesome! Thanks so much for your help.

            M 1 Reply Last reply Mar 5, 2019, 12:01 AM Reply Quote 0
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              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @motdog
              last edited by Mar 5, 2019, 12:01 AM

              @motdog

              So, does that mean that it’s working for you now? If so, mark the topic as solved.

              Create a working config
              How to add modules

              M 1 Reply Last reply Mar 5, 2019, 4:13 AM Reply Quote 0
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                AshDarko
                last edited by Mar 5, 2019, 12:49 AM

                Hi, i too have the same issue. I have changed my router IP to be something other than 192.XXX.X.XX

                Could this be the problem? I can access via browser on the Pi…?

                When i run the remote in browser on the pi, i notice in terminal this message:

                MMM-Remote-Control customMenu Requested, but file:/home/pi/MagicMirror/config/custom_menu.json was not found
                
                

                i receive an “Access Denied to IP address 10.100.10.1” in terminal and a message on m y phone saying the device is not allowed to access your mirror

                Here is config code:

                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: 8080,
                	ipWhitelist: [ "127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:10.100.10.0/24",], // 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",
                

                And here is my module code:

                {
                		module: 'MMM-Remote-Control',
                		/**position: 'bottom_left',**/
                		config: {
                			customCommand: {},  // Optional, See "Using Custom Commands" below
                			customMenu: "custom_menu.json", // Optional, See "Custom Menu Items" below
                			showModuleApiMenu: true, // Optional, Enable the Module Controls menu
                			/**apiKey: "",         // Optional, See API/README.md for details**/
                		}
                	},
                

                The module code is pretty much the defaults.

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                  AshDarko
                  last edited by Mar 5, 2019, 12:51 AM

                  I have just commented out the custom menu for now, so ignore that terminal message about it

                  {
                  		module: 'MMM-Remote-Control',
                  		/**position: 'bottom_left',**/
                  		config: {
                  			customCommand: {},  // Optional, See "Using Custom Commands" below
                  			/**customMenu: "custom_menu.json", // Optional, See "Custom Menu Items" below**/
                  			showModuleApiMenu: true, // Optional, Enable the Module Controls menu
                  			/**apiKey: "",         // Optional, See API/README.md for details**/
                  		}
                  	},
                  
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                    motdog @Mykle1
                    last edited by Mar 5, 2019, 4:13 AM

                    @Mykle1 my only other question is when I was at a friend’s house I tried to pull up the remote to show them the mirror & nothing happened on their wifi or cellular. I’m guessing on the white list I would have to input my phone ip address?

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                      sdetweil @motdog
                      last edited by sdetweil Mar 5, 2019, 3:18 PM Mar 5, 2019, 5:36 AM

                      @motdog lot more than that…

                      by default your home router blocks ALL incoming requests (or should anyhow) so you would have to open a port and map incoming requests on that port to your mirror machine (and port) by using the routers admin function… some providers do not allow this
                      (this is called port forwarding)

                      second, the IP address of the router on the internet is assigned dynamically, and might change…
                      some of us use a dns mapper to define a specific NAME to our router as it appears on the internet
                      ( I use dyndns.org to map a known name to my router ip address, today my routers internet ip address is near 47.220.177.xxx)

                      third, the ip address of your phone will be randomly assigned too… their router, maybe over phone link connection… so , here u might have to say 0.0.0.0 anyone…

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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