config

[sdetweil]

@geo nano is a text editor

you can also do

cp config.js.sample config.js

to copy the initial

[geo]

totally totally out of my depth and do not understand why my config.js is empty and why the text editor is missing.sorry

[geo]

@sdetweil hi i think i am back on track.you say to cut,is that the same as copy,because when i right click on your config all i see is copy.cheers

[sdetweil]

@geo cut/paste is the generic term for the operations of marking the source, and transferring it to the destination

copy is the non destructive form of cut

[geo]

@geo said in config:

geo

this is what i have

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 */*
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information how you can configurate this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration/*
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information how you can configurate this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

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: 24,
	units: "metric",

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "GB Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "webcal://www.calendar/embed?src=en.uk%23holiday%40group.v.calendar.google.com"					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: "currentweather",
			position: "top_right",
			config:  {     
				location: "",
				locationID: "53.9576",  //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "76b503a29647f3a01dd9ba1055daea6d",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weatherforecast",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
				location: "",
				
				
				locationID: "53.9576",  //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "76b503a29647f3a01dd9ba1055daea6d",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title:  "BBC",
						url: "http://WWW.BBC.com/services/xml/rss/bbc/HomePage.xml",
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				
				showPublishDate: true,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: false,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true,
			}
		},
	]

};

[sdetweil]

@geo ok… does it work?

[geo]

@sdetweil no

[geo]

hi i thought i had managed to copy the config you sent but obviosly not as mirror still will not open ,cheers

[La7dan]

I will make it works dont worry!
First reinstall:
1- Run this command:
sudo rm -R MagicMirror
(that will rmove the Magic mirror from your system.
2- Run this command:
bash -c “$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh)”
to install the new MagicMirror again.
3- make sure the config .js is there if not
run this command
nano MagicMirror/config/config.js
then copy between lines:

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information how you can configurate this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

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: 24,
	units: "metric",

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics"					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: "currentweather",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				location: "New York",
				locationID: "",  //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; 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 http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your 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,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true
			}
		},
	]
};

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

---

end: dont copy the line above ( you can fin the file in config dirctory under the name of config.js.sample. Just save it as config.js without sample)

4- start your Magic Mirror
First: cd MagicMirror
(to navigate to the Magic Mirror dirctory)
second run : npm start
Check if it works!

I will be helping you step by step even if you wants to add some modules.

Good luck!!!

[sdetweil]

@La7dan please use the updated installer

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

it will be part of the next release

[Mykle1]

@La7dan

Please read and use this guide regarding posting code on the forum. Peace!

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4247/how-to-post-code-on-the-forum-for-absolute-beginners

[geo]

@La7dan hi the mirror is up and running.the next problem is to have the weather and news modules changed to Gb

[cowboysdude]

Cannot express this enough… if you have a working config make a copy of it before you make changes that way you can either
a. compare the working with the non-working config
or
b. switch back to the working config.

[La7dan]

@geo give me the name of the module and the location I will help you to make it works! thank you

[La7dan]

@Mykle1 Thank you thats help a lot.

[geo]

@cowboysdude hi thx for that when you say make a copy where is it saved to.cheers

[geo]

@La7dan hi again firstly the mm no longer opens on boot.
i have the calander but with us hols.i would like uk weather and news.cheers

[La7dan]

@geo did you install pm2 ? and follow the instructions ?
https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror

show me your config so I could fix it. im online for an hour we could get it done

[sdetweil]

@La7dan if you use one of the installer scripts… listed on the MM github page, or mine listed here in the forums (see here https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/10171/anyone-want-to-try-updated-installer

it will setup pm2, and turn off the screensaver…as part of the mm install…

[sdetweil]

@geo where? its up to you…
copy it to the same folder as config.js.saved
or to another folder
or to a server disk,
or to a drop box , or google drive

depends on how ‘safe’ you want to be…

its just a copy command

cp config.js config.js.save