MM only server version working due to issues with config file

[sdetweil]

@legan ok, on that error screen, ctrl-shift-i to open the developers window, then select the console tab and scroll up there should be an error at the top…
the code does

try {
			fs.accessSync(configFilename, fs.F_OK);  // make sure we have permission to access file
			var c = require(configFilename);    // load and parse config 
			checkDeprecatedOptions(c);   
			var config = Object.assign(defaults, c);   // overlay defaults with config
			callback(config);   // send back the loaded config 
		} catch (e) {  // some error above
			if (e.code === "ENOENT") {    // if file not found
				Log.error(Utils.colors.error("WARNING! Could not find config file. Please create one. Starting with default configuration."));
			} else if (e instanceof ReferenceError || e instanceof SyntaxError) {  // got a syntax error
				Log.error(Utils.colors.error("WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: " + e.stack));
			} else {  // everything else
				Log.error(Utils.colors.error("WARNING! Could not load config file. Starting with default configuration. Error found: " + e));    
			}
			callback(defaults);    // < this is sending back the module config that displays the error you see
		}

[legan]

@sdetweil thanks you very much! Ok, I opened the developer window as you suggested and attached the screenshots of the errors. Where exactly should I paste your code snippet?

[sdetweil]

@legan I was just showing what the code DOES…

custom.css error is because its not there by default…

[legan]

@sdetweil ok sorry, I am not very familiar with java script yet…

[sdetweil]

very weird… lets do this

cd ~/MagicMirror
npm run config:check 

[legan]

@sdetweil no syntax errors…

[sdetweil]

@legan said in MM only server version working due to issues with config file:

@sdetweil no syntax errors…

thx… as expected…

can u check the filename , rename config.js and make sure no leading/trailing space

also can u try with a browser on pi to open

file:///home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js

[legan]

Yes, I checked the filename several times, its fine. The config file is also accessible via file:///home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js

[sdetweil]

@legan can I see the address: and ipWhitelist: settings from config.js

[sdetweil]

make them

address:"0.0.0.0",
ipWhitelist:[],

[legan]

@sdetweil I extended the whitelist and enabled all IP addresses. But still not working

[sdetweil]

@legan if u set it to [] that is all

[legan]

@sdetweil said in MM only server version working due to issues with config file:

all

exactly, that’s what I did

[sdetweil]

@legan and address is localhost or 0.0.0.0?

[legan]

@sdetweil now it’s working! Thank you very much you saved my tech mood though! :D

Have a good one! :)

[sdetweil]

@legan what did you do ?

[legan]

@sdetweil I followed your instructions, and after changing localhost to 0.0.0.0.
I was able to start the mirror

[sdetweil]

@legan weird

[Mykle1]

@sdetweil said in MM only server version working due to issues with config file:

weird

You can’t make this stuff up. :-)

[sdetweil]

@Mykle1 that is what I hear!