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    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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    MM with Docker

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      RonR @schlomm
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      @schlomm Thanks, I understand, download new module files.

      Ron R

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        RonR @sdetweil
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        @sdetweil Sam, I can’t believe how simple it was and I just over looked it in the docs. Thanks for being so patient with me.

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          sdetweil @RonR
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          @RonR you weren’t looking there, no biggie…

          but your experience tells me I need to make it more clear…
          will update the doc…

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            sdetweil @sdetweil
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            I added this section to the doc
            after the parms and before the 1st screenshot
            Screenshot at 2025-10-21 18-45-31.png

            Sam

            How to add modules

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              OrangeMirror @RonR
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              @RonR hello. I did the same a while back and @sdetweil 's help and contribution is great!

              I was trying to run two different MMs in two containers. The 2nd one was always seeing the same configs as the first(or something like that) even though though I was able to configure two different ports, one for each, but wasn’t able to run two different screen layouts.

              This is what docker spooked be able to enable. Multiple parallel setups, then you just run a series of screens in kiosk mode and you can display the same setup on multiple locations and screens.

              Maybe I’ll try again. I pasted about it here, and Sam did try to help. I gave up on it.

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                sdetweil @OrangeMirror
                last edited by sdetweil

                @OrangeMirror the current docker setup will only work for multiple instances

                IF

                you use the MM_CONFIG_FILE environment variable to run instances off different config files,
                or
                the MM_PORT env variable to override the port if using the same config.js

                all the files will come from the ONE folder tree ~/magicmirror

                so this means you would have to setup multiple entries in the compose.yaml to launch multiple instances (with the different config parms)

                You have to change the container name too

                this is because all the DATA used by the container is external (on docker host filesystem) and not IN the container

                an example NOT using docker, but same idea here
                https://docs.magicmirror.builders/configuration/introduction.html#advanced-configuration-and-frequently-asked-how-to-configure-examples

                Sam

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