Help! - Adding and Changing Modules - Newbe

PillarESci

Hello,

I am completely new to Magic Mirror. I’ve managed to install the Raspberry Pi operating system on my Raspberry Pi and download magic mirror. However, I’m stuck at making any changes beyond the defaults.

I’m working on trying to improve the weather info (but can’t seem to update even the basic module with my location) and sync with my calendar. When I look at the information on this website I’m a bit overwhelmed. I see this options but I don’t know how to add it to the config file. Are spaces important, where do I add the additional options/commands, etc.

Any help or tutorial someone can point me to would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

MMRIZE

@pillaresci
Exactly what do you want to do? Let’s break one by one.

sdetweil

@pillaresci read the two topics in my signature.
I didn’t write them

swvalenti

Each one of these modules readme file does a good job of breaking it down if you want to replace or add modules.

https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/3rd-party-modules

PillarESci

@sdetweil Thank you! These are helpful!

PillarESci

@mmrize Thanks for replying. Right now I’m trying to modify the weather module for my location (North Carolina instead of New York). I replaced the openweather ID and API key in the config file but when I start up Magic Mirror that module is stuck on “loading” so I am assuming I’ve done something wrong. At a minimum would just like to get that working, but honestly, I’d like to replace it with a more robust weather module. When I look at the module portion of this website, I see all these settings you can do but have no idea how to insert them into the config file.

Other items I’d like to learn how to do

try to have the calendar pull from my work, Office 365 calendar (working on a method I found through here were I import it into Google Calendar and then go from there)
add modules (haven’t figured out which ones yet, but the link provided below on adding modules looks to be helpful)
how to set-up the Raspberry Pi to autoboot Magic Mirror so I can put the Raspberry Pi in the mirror and try it out. I found the directions on how to do that, however, what isn’t clear is how I stop that? If I remove the raspberry pi to add modules or make changes, how do I get out of the Magic Mirror (control Q?).

cowboysdude

@pillaresci 1st rule of config.js club.
Always make a backup of your config.js LOL

Does it work before you change and put your own info in the weather module?

MMRIZE

@pillaresci

I’m trying to modify the weather module for my location (North Carolina instead of New York). I replaced the openweather ID and API key in the config file but when I start up Magic Mirror that module is stuck on “loading” so I am assuming I’ve done something wrong. At a minimum would just like to get that working,

You can post your configuration (entire contents or just the parts of weather module). We can check what was wrong.

try to have the calendar pull from my work, Office 365 calendar (working on a method I found through here were I import it into Google Calendar and then go from there)

The first to do is find the iCal(*.ics) feed URL of your target calendar service.

add modules (haven’t figured out which ones yet, but the link provided below on adding modules looks to be helpful)

Usually, module developers provide how-to-install (README.md) document in their module repository.

however, what isn’t clear is how I stop that? If I remove the raspberry pi to add modules or make changes, how do I get out of the Magic Mirror (control Q?).

It depends on what method you use. I assume you are using pm2 to manage MM’s running. You can connect MM remotely. After connection, type pm2 stop all, it will stop current MM’s execution.

sdetweil

@pillaresci every module config setup is the same

     {
         module:'modulename',
         position:'where to put it',
         disabled: true or false
         config:  {
             the options that the module describes
              one per line
               keyword: value
          }
      }

sdetweil

@pillaresci if you are using a keyboard on the pi, you can minimize mm with alt-spacebar, n
(same as on windows to minimize a full screen app)