Config.js file Syntax

[amosh83]

@bhepler hello, Thank you for the detailed instructions so far, that’s exactly the kind of guidance I needed based on my level of knowledge… I did all the steps and everything was going smooth until my last step where I see the usual black screen

“Magic Mirror2
Please create a config file.
See README for more information.
If you get this message while your config file is already
created, your config file probably contains an error.
Use a JavaScript linter to validate your file”

here’s a copy of my current config.js file with the ipwhitelist edit you suggested…

 * MIT Licensed.
 */

var config = {
        port: 8080,
        ipWhitelist: [], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses.

        language: "en",
        timeFormat: 24,
        units: "metric",

        modules: [
                {
                        module: "alert",
                },
                {
                        module: "updatenotification",
                        position: "top_bar"
                },
                {
                        module: "clock",
                        position: "top_left"
                },
                {
                        module: "calendar",
                        header: "US Holidays",
                        position: "top_left",
                        config: {
                                calendars: [
                                        {
                                                symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
                                                url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics"
                                        }
                                ]
                        }
                },
                {
                        module: "compliments",
                        position: "lower_third"
                },
                {
                        module: "currentweather",
                        position: "top_right",
                        config: {
                                location: "New York",
                                locationID: "",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                                appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
                        }
                },
                {
                        module: "weatherforecast",
                        position: "top_right",
                        header: "Weather Forecast",
                        config: {
                                location: "New York",
                                locationID: "5128581",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                                appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
                        }
               },
                {
                        module: "weatherforecast",
                        position: "top_right",
                        header: "Weather Forecast",
                        config: {
                                location: "New York",
                                locationID: "5128581",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                                appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
                        }
                },
                {
                        module: "newsfeed",
                        position: "bottom_bar",
                        config: {
                                feeds: [
                                        {
                                                title: "New York Times",
                                                url: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
                                        }
                                ],
                                showSourceTitle: true,
                                showPublishDate: true
                        }
                },
        ]

};

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

thank you

[Mykle1]

@amosh83

That config is fine. I just tested it. I don’t mean to intrude but is your config,js file in the correct directory? MM should have no problem with that config, unless it couldn’t find it.

[Mykle1]

Huh, according to your config you use the same locationID that I do. Welcome to NYC! :-)

[amosh83]

@Mykle1 Yes, the file is there, same directory as the one shown above

[amosh83]

@Mykle1 I just didn’t modify a thing from that file, just to make it work, once I see it up and running I’ll slowly customize it. I’m in Pennsylvania :)

[Mykle1]

@bhepler said in Config.js file Syntax:

@amosh83 - Well, progress. You have a config.js file in the right place and it’s passing the syntax checks.

Maybe I should have paid more attention while reading. I see now that I asked something that you had already established. My bad.

I am extremely curious to see how MM can report "Please create a config file. See README for more information. If you get this message while your config file is already created, your config file probably contains an error." when there is a working config in the proper directory.

[letsirk]

@amosh83 Did you post the exact config.js file. If so you’re missing a “/” on the first line.

[amosh83]

@letsirk YES!!!
I MADE IT!!! turns out that all I was missing was that “/”, are you kidding me??? ahahah

I’m so thankful to ALL of you, I’ve never touched a Terminal in my life and I managed to do this with manual installation all thanks to you geniuses!!!
Thank you
@Mykle1 @bhepler @letsirk

[Mykle1]

@amosh83 said in Config.js file Syntax:

all I was missing was that “/”,

Ahh, you missed when you copied and pasted. That’s fairly common.

are you kidding me???

Now where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, I said it!

Enjoy your mirror

[jade]

I’m having this exact problem, but I’ve used a linter to check for errors and there are none, and my file is in /var/www/html/MagicMirror/config/config.js, I have no idea what I’m doing wrong!