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    MMM-RandomBackground, Background from local folder

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      Ultimatum22 Module Developer
      last edited by broberg

      As request by some, first version of showing random full size background from a local folder.

      [card:Ultimatum22/MMM-RandomBackground]

      It will load a photo’s from a photo directory in ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RandomBackground, easiest way is by creating a Windows share. If somebody needs help with that let me know.

      This still has a lot of improvements, I will update the readme with future implementations and a list of issues. If you see any please let me know.

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        Woody @Ultimatum22
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        @Ultimatum22
        many thanks for your efforts. I was looking and waiting for a module like this. I tried it and it works nearly as expected, whenever I would prefer the possibility to load the images from an external source. Maybe in the future you are able to implement this.

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          Ultimatum22 Module Developer
          last edited by

          Your welcome, good to hear it was what you are looking for. What do you mean with external source, like an usb stick? That isn’t that hard to implement. I am working on supporting multiple folders to read photo’s from, support for external source is then also done.

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            Woody @Ultimatum22
            last edited by

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

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              jfodor
              last edited by

              i can only get this to work in the full screen locations. can this be placed in any other locations?

              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.

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                docmucki
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                Hi, i have some warnings when I try to install this module. Can someone give me a hint what to do?

                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.
                
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                  in_a_days @docmucki
                  last edited by in_a_days

                  @docmucki

                  I suspect you need to execute

                  npm install
                  

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

                  Try:

                  cd MMM-RandomBackground
                  npm install
                  

                  What ship would bear me ever back across so wide a Sea?

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                    docmucki @in_a_days
                    last edited by

                    @in_a_days
                    Thank you. That was the case.

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                      docmucki
                      last edited by

                      Changing the updateInterval seems to have no effect. Always feels like 3 seconds.

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                        jfodor
                        last edited by

                        it uses milliseconds. mine is set at 900000 which is 15 minutes.

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