[HOW_TO] MagicMirror as Desktop Wallpaper (all platform : updated)

plainbroke

@MMRIZE
MM latest and windows 10

MMRIZE

@plainbroke can you install MM on your windows and be able to run it? Or should we start from there?

JohnGalt

@MMRIZE
Do you know whether the install script developed and maintained by @sdetweil would install on various specified versions of Windows [E.G. Win7, Win 8, Win 8.1, Win 10 or Win 11]? if that script will install on the various implementations of Windows, that would likely solve this question of how to do it.

MMRIZE

@JohnGalt
To be honest, I always install MM on various env, manually by myself. Never with his script. So my experience will not be helpful.
Anyway,
Even in windows (I installed MM many times on Windows) it is always same.

Install git-bash
Install nvm-for-windows, then install node js through it.
Make a working directory for MM on git-bash terminal.
Clone repository of MM on that directory with git command.
Edit some path in package.json for Windows.
execute npm install.
Make config.js, custom.css
For fonts and bundle, install them.

Well, For me it’s not difficult at all but I recommend @sdetweil ‘s script for beginners. As far as I know, it will work on all Windows version.

sdetweil

@JohnGalt the script does NOT work on windows… it is bash only

but install on windows is easy too…
(well, node and npm excluded)
the doc has the steps
open a command prompt (cmd.exe)
use nvm to install node version needed
https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#other-operating-systems

sdetweil

@MMRIZE no NOT need git bash
MM runs under cmd.exe just fine

MMRIZE

@sdetweil
I prefer bash. For similar experience with real -NIX/MacOS.

JohnGalt

@MMRIZE
OK - thanks. Maybe I will give it a try…

plainbroke

@MMRIZE
No I have tried several times and it will not do one of the steps I forget which one now it has been a while but I do not really want my laptop to have MM on it too.
I was thinking I could use my current MM on my rpi, and show it as a screen saver type thing with this. Sorry I miss understood.