Modifying the Config File

BKeyport

@jimb it’s always the simplest solution… ALWAYS.

jimb

Sam, into the weeds once again :-)

I read the readme and comments on your MMM-Config module. I was stumped immediately by your comment: “clone this repo” into the config directory. I’m assuming this this is done via WinSCP remotely into the Pi, but have no clue. Some more Linux…

sdetweil

@jimb hm… I don’t see those words

git clone is done via command line

ALL commands are done via command line

command line is terminal or ssh terminal window

jimb

Sam, sorry to be so dense. You mention the ‘git clone’ command. Is that how ‘all’ your files are moved into the MagicMirror/Moddules directory? I’ll hunt around for the proper usage. It’s a little confusing using commands from the computer though. Please keep im mind this is all new to me, thanks

sdetweil

@jimb please read this
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4528/how-to-create-a-working-config-for-absolute-beginners

I didn’t write it

jimb

Sam, I read your comments, thanks! I have git-cloned the files into the modules sub-directory. I modified the config.js to include the lines of code you listed. Somehow I’ve blown up the file. Running in dev mode it says “unexpected (:)” is in line 58. I’ve gone over the code and don’t see the issue. Here is my config file-

/*
* MagicMirrorÂ² Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw https://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information on how you can configure this file
 * see https://docs.magicmirror.builders/configuration/introduction.html
 * and https://docs.magicmirror.builders/modules/configuration.html
 *
 * You can use environment variables using a `config.js.template` file instead of `config.js`
 * which will be converted to `config.js` while starting. For more information
 * see https://docs.magicmirror.builders/configuration/introduction.html#enviromnent-variables
 */
let config = {
	address: "localhost",	// Address to listen on, can be:
							// - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
							// - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
							// - "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
							// Default, when address config is left out or empty, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	basePath: "/",			// The URL path where MagicMirrorÂ² is hosted. If you are using a Reverse proxy
					  		// you must set the sub path here. basePath must end with a /
	ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"],	// Set [] to allow all IP addresses
							// or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
							// ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
							// or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
							// ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	useHttps: false, 	// Support HTTPS or not, default "false" will use HTTP
	httpsPrivateKey: "", 	// HTTPS private key path, only require when useHttps is true
	httpsCertificate: "", 	// HTTPS Certificate path, only require when useHttps is true

	language: "en",
	locale: "en-US",
	logLevel: ["INFO", "LOG", "WARN", "ERROR"], // Add "DEBUG" for even more logging
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "imperial",

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "MMM-Config",
			position: "top_right",		//the QR code (if requested) will appear here
			config:{
		},
			module: "clock",
			timezone: "America/Chicago",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			showDate: "true",
			position: "top_left",
		},
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						fetchInterval: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "https://ics.calendarlabs.com/76/mm3137/US_Holidays.ics"
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{			
			module: "weather",
			units: "imperial",
			windUnits: "imperial",
			tempUnits: "imperial",
			appendLocationNameToHeader: "true",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			colored: "true",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Current Weather",
			config: {
				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				lat: "29.763281",
				lon: "-95.363274",
				type: "current",
				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				apiKey: "8eca2aec0c123ce212",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weather",
			units: "imperial",
			winUnits: "imperial",
			tempUnits: "imperial",
			appendLocationNameToHeader: "true",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			colored: "true",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
 				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				lat: "29.763281",
 				lon:"-95.363274",	
 				type: "forecast",
     				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				apiKey: "8eca2aecb123ce212",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
				title: "New York Times",
					url: "https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true
			}
		},
	]
};

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

sdetweil

@jimb you are still not using the code block , which makes this hard to read…

sdetweil

@jimb said in Modifying the Config File:

  {
  	module: "MMM-Config",
  	position: "top_right",		//the QR code (if requested) will appear here
  	config:{
  },

you obviously didn’t copy everything

the syntax requires every { to have a matching }
and every [ and matching ]
and every " a matching "

jimb

Sam, Guess who? I got the Config.js straightened out and MM was starting fine. This was with the MMM-Config text added to the file.

The I attempted to follow the steps to add the module code to the module sub-folder.

Clicked on the green button in your instructions and pasted the link into the terminal prefaced by ‘git clone’. It ‘cloned’ into the modules directory without errors.
I ran ‘MPM install’ and it executed without errors
From the terminal I started MM, by executing NPM Start.
It started loading, but had errors then stopped.
I was unable to copy text of the loading (w/errors) because the terminal times out.

sdetweil

@jimb

npm install, all lower case
in the mm folder?, all lower case
maybe a picture?
don’t understand this, what terminal window

mm will always start, even to put up a dumb message. ctrl-c to stop it