MagicMirror is Failing to start at all

[KristjanESPERANTO]

If --run is a bad option let’s try run the long command directly and see what happens.

So instead of npm run, try this:

On Wayland:

WAYLAND_DISPLAY="${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:=wayland-1}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland

On X11:
DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

This may show us the real core of the problem, or it works and starts MM properly and we could make it a little more comfortable (even if it is a bit hacky).

[Sampleswow]

@KristjanESPERANTO said in MagicMirror is Failing to start at all:

DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

This Command STARTED my Mirror!!!

Im super excited everything is the way I left it even no loading google images lol (I know i have to find and alternative now )

[sdetweil]

@Sampleswow awesome

edit the package.json
and change the “start”
to “startx”
then add this line after

"start":"DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:=:0} ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",

then

npm start

should start your MagicMirror

this was the way it was before this release

[Sampleswow]

@sdetweil
That worked i picked the right start because there is apparently 2 of them in the text code

[Sampleswow]

@sdetweil
Update for the Jan 1 2026,
This no longer fixes the issue. I used your update script and now i get this error;
sh: 1: ./node_modules/.bin.electron.js: not found

[sdetweil]

@Sampleswow should not say electron.js

Do

cd ~/MagicMirror 
ls node_modules/electron

If not found do

npm install electron@39.2.7

If successful
Do

npm start

Please advise

[Sampleswow]

@sdetweil
That fixed it for now. I guess will talk again next update lol, Thank you for your dedication to resolving my issue!