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    Installing Magic mirror on windows 10

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      Omeliel @sdetweil
      last edited by Omeliel

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        Omeliel @sdetweil
        last edited by

        Is working for me . Need others to try. And let us knwo.

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          sdetweil
          last edited by sdetweil

          easy peasy

          install nodejs  (google search)
          (includes npm)
          
          install git (google search)
          
          open cmd.exe 
          
          git clone magicmirror repo
          
          cd MagicMirror\config
          copy config.js.sample config.js
          cd ..
          npm install --only=prod
          when finished
          cd vendor
          npm install
          cd ..\fonts
          npm install
          cd ..
          notepad package.json
          change start line to 
              "start": "node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",
          ctrl-s to save
          alt key, file, exit to close ( or use mouse, file, exit)
          npm start
          

          voila

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            Chrisflex @sdetweil
            last edited by

            @sdetweil I am having the exact same problem
            I will followed the suggested remedies mentioned but still no luck.
            Please assist if you can even via Teamviewer.

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              sdetweil @Chrisflex
              last edited by

              @Chrisflex said in Installing Magic mirror on windows 10:

              I am having the exact same problem

              what problem?

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                Chrisflex
                last edited by Chrisflex

                The screen remains blank after start up.

                Here is the log from the Console

                alt text

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                  sdetweil @Chrisflex
                  last edited by

                  @Chrisflex looks like you missed these steps

                  cd ~/MagicMirror
                  cd vendor
                  npm install
                  cd ..\fonts
                  npm install
                  cd ..
                  

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                    Chrisflex
                    last edited by

                    Thank you very much I will try it.

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                      Chrisflex @Chrisflex
                      last edited by

                      Thank you again it works!

                      I now have to figure out a way to change the news feed and get the local weather.

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                        sdetweil @Chrisflex
                        last edited by

                        @Chrisflex read the readme for each module

                        Sam

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                          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @sdetweil
                          last edited by

                          @sdetweil said in Installing Magic mirror on windows 10:

                          read the readme for each module

                          I second this motion. :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone:

                          Create a working config
                          How to add modules

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                            Chrisflex @Mykle1
                            last edited by

                            @Mykle1 @sdetweil thanks I will do that

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                              sojourner @sdetweil
                              last edited by

                              @sdetweil This is solid gold :shooting_star: for the Windoz user in me! With these finishing steps, it works as expected. Thanks again!
                              p.s. bonus points for suggesting notepad for editing the package.json along with the steps to quit nodepad… Too funny!

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                                vivian0239
                                last edited by

                                Hi, everyone!

                                I have a task to install Magic Mirror on Windows. And I am very happy to find here. I tried the steps, but it still has error. My pc is Windows 10.
                                I also changed package.json from:
                                “start”: “DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js”,
                                to
                                “start”: “node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js”,
                                I am new to JS, please tell me where I am wrong. Thank you!

                                This is my log:
                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                $ npm install --only=prod

                                magicmirror@2.12.0 install C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror
                                echo "Installing vendor files …
                                " && cd vendor && npm install --loglevel=error

                                "Installing vendor files …

                                magicmirror@2.12.0 postinstall C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror
                                npm run install-fonts && echo "MagicMirror installation finished successfully!
                                "

                                magicmirror@2.12.0 install-fonts C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror
                                echo "Installing fonts …
                                " && cd fonts && npm install --loglevel=error

                                "Installing fonts …
                                "MagicMirror installation finished successfully!
                                audited 1050 packages in 16.723s

                                75 packages are looking for funding
                                run npm fund for details

                                found 3 low severity vulnerabilities
                                run npm audit fix to fix them, or npm audit for details

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                $ cd vendor

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                                $ npm install
                                npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.4 (node_modules\fsevents):
                                npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.4: wanted {“os”:“darwin”,“arch”:“any”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})

                                added 82 packages from 57 contributors and audited 150 packages in 15.029s
                                found 8 vulnerabilities (7 low, 1 high)
                                run npm audit fix to fix them, or npm audit for details

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                                $ cd …\fonts
                                bash: cd: …fonts: No such file or directory

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                                $ cd …

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                $ cd fonts

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/fonts
                                $ npm install
                                added 1 package from 1 contributor and audited 1 package in 0.993s
                                found 0 vulnerabilities

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/fonts
                                $ cd …

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                $ notepad package.json

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                $ npm start
                                npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE
                                npm ERR! file C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror\package.json
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse json
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse Unexpected token , in JSON at position 209 while parsing near ‘…tron js/electron.js",
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse “server”: "node …’
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse package.json data.
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.

                                npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
                                npm ERR! C:\Users\ssdrive\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-08-09T20_33_43_328Z-debug.log

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                $ npm start
                                npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE
                                npm ERR! file C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror\package.json
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse json
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse Unexpected token , in JSON at position 209 while parsing near ‘…tron js/electron.js",
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse “server”: "node …’
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse package.json data.
                                npm ERR! JSON.parse package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.

                                npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
                                npm ERR! C:\Users\ssdrive\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-08-09T20_41_40_531Z-debug.log

                                ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                $

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                                  sdetweil @vivian0239
                                  last edited by sdetweil

                                  @vivian0239 said in Installing Magic mirror on windows 10:

                                  ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                                  $ cd …\fonts
                                  bash: cd: …fonts: No such file or directory
                                  ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                                  $ cd …
                                  ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                                  $ cd fonts
                                  ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/fonts
                                  $ npm install
                                  added 1 package from 1 contributor and audited 1 package in 0.993s
                                  found 0 vulnerabilities

                                  there are 3 dots in the CD commands change it to 2 dots

                                  do NOT install under min.

                                  just open a command prompt (CMD.exe) and do npm install

                                  Sam

                                  How to add modules

                                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                    suqiqi
                                    last edited by

                                    ‘node_moudles’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                    operable program or batch file.

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                                      suqiqi @sdetweil
                                      last edited by

                                      @sdetweil ‘node_moudles’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                      operable program or batch file.
                                      please help me thank you

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                                        sdetweil @suqiqi
                                        last edited by

                                        @suqiqi where do u see that?
                                        the folder is node_modules

                                        Sam

                                        How to add modules

                                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                          rdcullis
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi all, I am giving this a try and running into the same errors as above, i have followed the advise but i dont get the black screen, after the error fix for display, i get new error:
                                          $ npm start

                                          magicmirror@2.14.0 start C:\Users\Richard\MagicMirror
                                          electron js/electron.js

                                          ‘electron’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                          operable program or batch file.
                                          npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
                                          npm ERR! errno 1
                                          npm ERR! magicmirror@2.14.0 start: electron js/electron.js
                                          npm ERR! Exit status 1
                                          npm ERR!
                                          npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.14.0 start script.
                                          npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

                                          npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
                                          npm ERR! C:\Users\Richard\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2021-03-29T19_41_46_132Z-debug.log

                                          any help here would be great, thanks

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