EDIT : npm install… it’s ok :D

The image showing modules are using the built-in web server for file access, and it’s root is ~/MagicMirror. And cannot see outside that folder tree.

Where MMM-ImageSlideshow is concerned, if your config entry looks like this . . .

{
            disabled: f,
            module: 'MMM-ImageSlideshow',
            position: 'middle_center',
            config: {
                imagePaths: ['modules/MMM-ImageSlideshow/images'],
                slideshowSpeed: 10000,
                fixedImageWidth: 800,
                randomizeImageOrder: true,
            }
        },

… then your image files belong in this directory

modules/MMM-ImageSlideshow/images

p.s. i try MMM-BackgroundSlideshow, MMM-ImageFileWatcher and MMM-ImageSlideshow all not show my pictures on local folder in magicmirror :/ what to do.

thanks

@Sean You are correct about ARM architecture, didn’t do my research properly. I did a quick search and it seems like a hazzle indeed. This seems to be a kind of solution, http://mitchtech.net/dropbox-on-raspberry-pi-via-sshfs/

Maybe this could be another solution. But it still needs ‘REMOTE HOST’ server. anyway, I have a NAS in my house, so I could use this.

I agree about the space but if you have a decent sdcard, like 32gb you can store plenty of photo’s and change them once in a while. I have set up a shared directory with samba to the photo directory directly. I just put my photo’s in here and restart the pi.

Yes. It could be so.

Would be nice if google photo’s introduces an api, I use it for photo backup at the moment.

We both agree this could be the ultimate final solution.

Anyway, last weekends, I tried to test Dropbox API. I think I can make Dropbox Wallpaper module in a few days. But that could be for just a shallow nitch purpose. Usually, using local storage is the better way. However, for my family and @nobita, It could be alternates. I’ll leave mention about that in my module.

I agree about the space but if you have a decent sdcard, like 32gb you can store plenty of photo’s and change them once in a while. I have set up a shared directory with samba to the photo directory directly. I just put my photo’s in here and restart the pi.

Would be nice if google photo’s introduces an api, I use it for photo backup at the moment.

@Sean There is a dropbox client for debian, if you use raspbian on your RPI this should work. I haven’t tested it but if you can get it to synchronize you can link to it from my module like yawns said.

That client is for normal Intel/AMD devices. As I know, there is no official Dropbox client for ARM architectures. So people cannot install Dropbox on RPi. (maybe I could be wrong…)
Currently, the only available solution is using Exagear(https://eltechs.com/product/exagear-desktop/).

Anyway, There might be some PROs and CONs about using Dropbox or cloud storage for private photos. I bet considering external network storage is not non-sense.

• RPI has the limited volume of storage. Some people have tons of images to show. And they might not want to worry about sync between original photos in archives and those in RPI.
• Some people are not familiar with FTP or SFTP or anything. (e.g. my wife). She just wants to throw her new photos into some folder simply. (Well, there might be another options like netatalk, smb,… but my wife has HER OPINIONS.)
• Google Photo and iCloud Photos are awesome services, but unfortunately, they don’t support external API. That is why people want to use simple and free ‘dropbox’ alternately.

@nobita I don’t want to store my photo’s on dropbox so I don’t have the need implement this option but my above solution should work.

@Ultimatum22 you can change from local folder to Dropbox (Share Photo) and can adjust time to display from dropbox

Couldn’t you just synchronize your dropbox client into the specific folder and use the module as is?

@Ultimatum22
No, not a USB storage. I mean a NAS, a cloud resourse, any SMB share.

Thank you for the module. Is it possible to make this working with a NAS ? And is it also possible e.g. on top_right instead of background?

@lignumaqua Can you post your configuration for my module? It should work full screen if you look at the default ‘fullscreen_below’.

I suspect you need to execute

npm install

From ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RandomBackground rather than ~/MagicMirror/modules.

Try:

cd MMM-RandomBackground
npm install

thx,
docmucki

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ git clone https://github.com/Ultimatum22/MMM-RandomBackground.git
Klone nach 'MMM-RandomBackground'...
remote: Counting objects: 81, done.
remote: Total 81 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 81
Entpacke Objekte: 100% (81/81), Fertig.
Prüfe Konnektivität... Fertig.
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ npm install
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/package.json'
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/node_helper/package.json'
npm WARN modules No description
npm WARN modules No repository field.
npm WARN modules No README data
npm WARN modules No license field.

i would also second the network share for the photo location.

as a note to others you have to create a folder in ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RandomBackground called photos and place your photo’s in there.