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    Installing Magic mirror on windows 10

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      sdetweil
      last edited by sdetweil

      easy peasy

      install nodejs  (google search)
      (includes npm)
      
      install git (google search)
      
      open cmd.exe 
      
      git clone magicmirror repo
      
      cd MagicMirror\config
      copy config.js.sample config.js
      cd ..
      npm install --only=prod
      when finished
      cd vendor
      npm install
      cd ..\fonts
      npm install
      cd ..
      notepad package.json
      change start line to 
          "start": "node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",
      ctrl-s to save
      alt key, file, exit to close ( or use mouse, file, exit)
      npm start
      

      voila

      Sam

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        Chrisflex @sdetweil
        last edited by

        @sdetweil I am having the exact same problem
        I will followed the suggested remedies mentioned but still no luck.
        Please assist if you can even via Teamviewer.

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          sdetweil @Chrisflex
          last edited by

          @Chrisflex said in Installing Magic mirror on windows 10:

          I am having the exact same problem

          what problem?

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            Chrisflex
            last edited by Chrisflex

            The screen remains blank after start up.

            Here is the log from the Console

            alt text

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              sdetweil @Chrisflex
              last edited by

              @Chrisflex looks like you missed these steps

              cd ~/MagicMirror
              cd vendor
              npm install
              cd ..\fonts
              npm install
              cd ..
              

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                Chrisflex
                last edited by

                Thank you very much I will try it.

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                  Chrisflex @Chrisflex
                  last edited by

                  Thank you again it works!

                  I now have to figure out a way to change the news feed and get the local weather.

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                    sdetweil @Chrisflex
                    last edited by

                    @Chrisflex read the readme for each module

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @sdetweil
                      last edited by

                      @sdetweil said in Installing Magic mirror on windows 10:

                      read the readme for each module

                      I second this motion. :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone:

                      Create a working config
                      How to add modules

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                        Chrisflex @Mykle1
                        last edited by

                        @Mykle1 @sdetweil thanks I will do that

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                          sojourner @sdetweil
                          last edited by

                          @sdetweil This is solid gold :shooting_star: for the Windoz user in me! With these finishing steps, it works as expected. Thanks again!
                          p.s. bonus points for suggesting notepad for editing the package.json along with the steps to quit nodepad… Too funny!

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                            vivian0239
                            last edited by

                            Hi, everyone!

                            I have a task to install Magic Mirror on Windows. And I am very happy to find here. I tried the steps, but it still has error. My pc is Windows 10.
                            I also changed package.json from:
                            “start”: “DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js”,
                            to
                            “start”: “node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js”,
                            I am new to JS, please tell me where I am wrong. Thank you!

                            This is my log:
                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                            $ npm install --only=prod

                            magicmirror@2.12.0 install C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror
                            echo "Installing vendor files …
                            " && cd vendor && npm install --loglevel=error

                            "Installing vendor files …

                            magicmirror@2.12.0 postinstall C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror
                            npm run install-fonts && echo "MagicMirror installation finished successfully!
                            "

                            magicmirror@2.12.0 install-fonts C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror
                            echo "Installing fonts …
                            " && cd fonts && npm install --loglevel=error

                            "Installing fonts …
                            "MagicMirror installation finished successfully!
                            audited 1050 packages in 16.723s

                            75 packages are looking for funding
                            run npm fund for details

                            found 3 low severity vulnerabilities
                            run npm audit fix to fix them, or npm audit for details

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                            $ cd vendor

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                            $ npm install
                            npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.4 (node_modules\fsevents):
                            npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.4: wanted {“os”:“darwin”,“arch”:“any”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})

                            added 82 packages from 57 contributors and audited 150 packages in 15.029s
                            found 8 vulnerabilities (7 low, 1 high)
                            run npm audit fix to fix them, or npm audit for details

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                            $ cd …\fonts
                            bash: cd: …fonts: No such file or directory

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                            $ cd …

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                            $ cd fonts

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/fonts
                            $ npm install
                            added 1 package from 1 contributor and audited 1 package in 0.993s
                            found 0 vulnerabilities

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/fonts
                            $ cd …

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                            $ notepad package.json

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                            $ npm start
                            npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE
                            npm ERR! file C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror\package.json
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse json
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse Unexpected token , in JSON at position 209 while parsing near ‘…tron js/electron.js",
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse “server”: "node …’
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse package.json data.
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.

                            npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
                            npm ERR! C:\Users\ssdrive\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-08-09T20_33_43_328Z-debug.log

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                            $ npm start
                            npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE
                            npm ERR! file C:\Users\ssdrive\MagicMirror\package.json
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse json
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse Unexpected token , in JSON at position 209 while parsing near ‘…tron js/electron.js",
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse “server”: "node …’
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse package.json data.
                            npm ERR! JSON.parse package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.

                            npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
                            npm ERR! C:\Users\ssdrive\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-08-09T20_41_40_531Z-debug.log

                            ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                            $

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                              sdetweil @vivian0239
                              last edited by sdetweil

                              @vivian0239 said in Installing Magic mirror on windows 10:

                              ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                              $ cd …\fonts
                              bash: cd: …fonts: No such file or directory
                              ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/vendor
                              $ cd …
                              ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror
                              $ cd fonts
                              ssdrive@home MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror/fonts
                              $ npm install
                              added 1 package from 1 contributor and audited 1 package in 0.993s
                              found 0 vulnerabilities

                              there are 3 dots in the CD commands change it to 2 dots

                              do NOT install under min.

                              just open a command prompt (CMD.exe) and do npm install

                              Sam

                              How to add modules

                              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                suqiqi
                                last edited by

                                ‘node_moudles’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                operable program or batch file.

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                                  suqiqi @sdetweil
                                  last edited by

                                  @sdetweil ‘node_moudles’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                  operable program or batch file.
                                  please help me thank you

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                                    sdetweil @suqiqi
                                    last edited by

                                    @suqiqi where do u see that?
                                    the folder is node_modules

                                    Sam

                                    How to add modules

                                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                      rdcullis
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi all, I am giving this a try and running into the same errors as above, i have followed the advise but i dont get the black screen, after the error fix for display, i get new error:
                                      $ npm start

                                      magicmirror@2.14.0 start C:\Users\Richard\MagicMirror
                                      electron js/electron.js

                                      ‘electron’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                      operable program or batch file.
                                      npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
                                      npm ERR! errno 1
                                      npm ERR! magicmirror@2.14.0 start: electron js/electron.js
                                      npm ERR! Exit status 1
                                      npm ERR!
                                      npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.14.0 start script.
                                      npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

                                      npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
                                      npm ERR! C:\Users\Richard\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2021-03-29T19_41_46_132Z-debug.log

                                      any help here would be great, thanks

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