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    • M Offline
      motdog
      last edited by

      I was a complete beginner when I started working on my mirror. I watched a bunch of youtube videos, skipping the ones dedicated to building frames, and learned about installation. There is an asian woman on youtube who does a tutorial walking through the installation of the magic mirror and its modules. It wasn’t perfect but it helped me learn.

      Read everything you can. Look at the stuff on reddit. Read this forum. Understand the problems people went through and bookmark pages that seem interesting to you. Learn from people’s mistakes. Ask questions. Experiment and get frustrated when it doesn’t work. Read code carefully as a slight deviation at all will mess things up. Ask questions, have fun. Use the search feature. Ask questions.

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      • thedoorsfanaticT Offline
        thedoorsfanatic
        last edited by

        I am still a beginner but one of my best tipps so far:
        Don’t use a cheap SD card and make constant backups.
        For backups I use Win32DiskImager and WinSCP

        My Smart Mirror YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Iv_4Mvy6o2tnvdhNBstVWNefgUP9ELp

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          sdetweil
          last edited by

          before doing anything mirror related, use the pi to turn on/off a light when u press a button…

          learn how the pi works.

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            dxfan227
            last edited by

            Get a cana kit. will include most of waht you need and has a very good quick setup guide to get you up an running

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            • Mykle1M Offline
              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @BandNerd1002
              last edited by

              @BandNerd1002

              I think the installation tutorial is pretty good, only outdated a bit. Really, you’re only talking about 2 commands: The installation command for MagicMirror and the installation of dependencies command for MagicMirror. Installation of your OS is pretty straightforward, as well.

              You will learn as you go along. I did, starting out with no prior knowledge of the Pi or coding. I second all the suggestions above. Don’t forget to have fun.

              Create a working config
              How to add modules

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                sdetweil @Mykle1
                last edited by sdetweil

                @Mykle1 try my install script. It handles missing npm

                https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/10171/anyone-want-to-try-updated-installer/16

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                • Mykle1M Offline
                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @sdetweil
                  last edited by

                  @sdetweil

                  RIght! Forgot about that. I used it on my last install :thumbsup:

                  Create a working config
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                    BandNerd1002
                    last edited by

                    In the Pi terminal what is the command for the config file?

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                    • Mykle1M Offline
                      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @BandNerd1002
                      last edited by Mykle1

                      @BandNerd1002

                      This? In the MM directory:

                      npm run config:check

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                      • Mykle1M Offline
                        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @sdetweil
                        last edited by

                        @sdetweil said in Beginner:

                        @Mykle1 try my install script. It handles missing npm

                        I just used your install script again, Sam, and it worked perfectly. :thumbsup:

                        In case it matters to you, I installed on an HP G60 laptop running ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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