How to start smart mirror
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Hi there
I am new raspberry and I install magicmiror.
When I run the software with the code I shared below, nothing appears on the screen.cd ~/MagicMirror DISPLAY=:0 npm startWhen I look at module file from file manager, I see that modules like clock, calendar are installed. I’d appreciate it if you could help me.
PS: I use raspberry pi4 2Gb and television
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Take a look at your config.js file. At first installation, you have a file called config.js.sample. You must rename that file to config.js and try again.
The path to those files is: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/
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@qu1que said in How to start smart mirror:
Take a look at your config.js file. At first installation, you have a file called config.js.sample. You must rename that file to config.js and try again.
The path to those files is: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/
Thank you for your comment. I try this but it doens’t fix. Can I ask one more question
Does config file contain both config.js and config.js.sample files?
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On a clean installation of MM, only config.js.sample exists, I think. You have to rename it to config.js and configure it as you wish. If config.js doesn’t exists, you can not watch anything on the screen of your mirror.
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I would make a copy of the config,js,sample and rename the copy to config.js, leaving the sample file as a safety net in case something goes wrong when you start editing.
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4528/how-to-create-a-working-config-for-absolute-beginners
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The installer should have done all this for you
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Yes, always is a good idea to make a backup of a file before modified it
