• Recent
  • Tags
  • Unsolved
  • Solved
  • MagicMirror² Repository
  • Documentation
  • 3rd-Party-Modules
  • Donate
  • Discord
  • Register
  • Login
MagicMirror Forum
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Unsolved
  • Solved
  • MagicMirror² Repository
  • Documentation
  • 3rd-Party-Modules
  • Donate
  • Discord
  • Register
  • Login
A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.

Building mirror without programing

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Troubleshooting
windows
24 Posts 11 Posters 26.9k Views 11 Watching
Loading More Posts
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • Y Offline
    yo-less Module Developer
    last edited by yo-less Aug 26, 2016, 1:21 PM Aug 26, 2016, 11:50 AM

    Hi man. You can run the magic mirror on a Windows system if you install node.js, which is at the heart of the mirror:
    https://nodejs.org/en/download/

    I’m running a version of the MM on my desktop PC to build my modules, as it is much faster than my Raspberry Pi 1.
    What takes forever to load on my Pi is instantly shown on my desktop PC.

    I’m not sure if I can still remember how to set up the environment correctly, but try this:

    1. Download node.js - https://nodejs.org/en/download/
    2. Install it on your Windows 10 PC
    3. Go to https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror, click on “Clone or download”, then “Download ZIP”
    4. Extract the ZIP into a folder, e.g. D:\MagicMirror
    5. Go to the config folder on your PC and configure your mirror via the config.js file
    6. Open a Windows command prompt (Press WIN+R, type in “cmd”, hit ENTER)
    7. Navigate to your MagicMirror folder (In my example: cd “D:\MagicMirror”)
    8. Type “npm install” and hit ENTER
    9. Type “node serveronly” and hit ENTER
    10. Go to a browser of your choice (in W10 Edge is preinstalled and works) and in the address bar type in “localhost:8080” and hit ENTER

    If you want to stop the mirror from running, either close the command prompt window (where you entered “node serveronly”) or press CTRL+C if the command prompt is your active window.

    Z M 2 Replies Last reply Sep 5, 2016, 9:32 AM Reply Quote 4
    • A Offline
      Argentum
      last edited by Aug 26, 2016, 12:17 PM

      That is freaking awsome
      Works like charm… Thats what i needed Whoop… You made my day!!

      Now wheres my nails and hammer and srewdrivers… need to start building it ASAP :)

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • Y Offline
        yo-less Module Developer
        last edited by Aug 26, 2016, 12:23 PM

        Glad to see I could help you :). The community spirit is what I love about this place…

        If you want to automate your setup so that the laptop boots to the mirror on startup, you would probably have to run a batch file at startup which both runs the “node serveronly” command as well as starts up a browser in fullscreen mode. Haven’t looked into it, but do share your setup, should you get that to work as well.

        And make sure to showcase your mirror once it’s done ;)
        https://forum.magicmirror.builders/category/12/show-your-mirror

        Have fun piecing it together ^^

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • A Offline
          Argentum
          last edited by Sep 3, 2016, 10:38 PM

          Sou. I tweakt liddle with my sacrafichal laptop so it runs on Win 10 and automaticly runs MM and node serveronly

          What to do so MM runs on win10

          Before You start to follow Yo-Less instructions you shoult prepare your laptop so it can run this way that you dont need to use keypoard and mous…

          You should install MM in to public folder like C:\Users\public\Magicmirror\

          And you should sheer that folder in your home network (right klick on folder and then properties, then sharing, then your username and pemissions give read/write)
          If you do that then you can tweak config and add/remove modules with other computer

          Then you should remove login for windows

          1. perss WIN+R and type netplwiz
          2. remove check mark from “user must enter username and pasword…”
          3. apply
          4. type in ur password for conferming ur settings

          Now your windows should login without pasword and username

          if thats done… you should tweak power settings…

          1. right klick on battery symbol on taskbar and choose “power options”
          2. klikc on “change when the computer sleeps”
          3. Both “turn of the display” and “put the computer to sleep” when plugged in choose “never”
            Now your computer doesnt sleep and turns of ur display

          Allmost in da end…

          You can follow now Yo-Less insturctions about installing node.jt and MM

          If thats done then theres final steps to setup chrome and final autorun

          In chrome set your homepage as “localhost:8080” in chrome settings

          1. Then make chrome shortcut in to desktop
          2. right klick and properties
          3. In Target… at the end of adress write -kiosk Like (“C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” -kiosk ) This opens chrome in fullscreen
          4. aplly

          Now need all run atomaticly. For that we make .bat fail

          Make new text dokument in to desktop

          1. In there you write first line your MM location Like: cd C:\Users\public\Magicmirror\
          2. second line is: node serveronly

          .bat fail reads in cmd line by line sou your text file should look like:

          cd C:\Users\public\Magicmirror
          node serveronly

          1. Save as
          2. Save as type choose all files
          3. name it like “1bootmm.bat”
          4. Save

          Why theres 1 in name is cos it should be first thing what starts to boot when windows is logged in. In startup folder files, shortcuts start in order

          Last moves…

          1. Win+R
          2. type: shell:Startup
          3. copy your freshly made .bat fail and modified chrome shortcut in to startup folder

          Now it should run automaticly… It can happen that chrome starts faster than server is created so first 10-15 sec you see chrome offline screen. But moment MM starts it pops nicely…
          And now you dont neet to touch your MM laptop in normal restarts and when you want to modify MM fails

          I think topic should be changed “installing and setting up MM for Win 10”

          Hope its not to complicated writeing. Not my native language ;)

          Best regards
          Silver

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • Z Offline
            zam @yo-less
            last edited by Sep 5, 2016, 9:32 AM

            @yo-less Thanks for the tips But unfortunately i am getting an error on windows 10 PC

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • M Offline
              Mitchfarino Module Developer @yo-less
              last edited by Sep 5, 2016, 12:22 PM

              @yo-less You’re a hero!

              I didn’t know this was possible either, but I’m gonna get it installed on my laptop.

              It’s annoying when I have a spare 30 minutes, but I have to get the pi/monitor out and set it all up before getting started!

              Now I can mess around and tinker on my laptop!

              Cheers

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • C Offline
                cowboysdude Module Developer
                last edited by Oct 22, 2016, 3:04 PM

                This method is no longer working… it’s throwing errors like crazy. Latest version of nodejs and npm still throws errors and won’t install.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • F Offline
                  f0084r
                  last edited by Jan 18, 2017, 3:32 AM

                  Just in case someone bumps into this like I did, I just followed the directions yo-less posted above and it worked fine for me on windows 10.

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • S Offline
                    schmo90
                    last edited by Feb 4, 2017, 4:38 PM

                    Hy thanks this is working very fine.
                    now i am trying to get it working with visual studio 2015.
                    has anyone expirience with that IDE and node.js?

                    i am able to load it, but i cannot start and debug the mm solution

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • A Offline
                      amanzimdwini
                      last edited by Feb 9, 2017, 10:15 PM

                      Works like a charm! (except that folders constantly have the post-name _Master - which you need to remove: after installation, make sure everything “lives” in the folder C:\MagicMirror (or similar)

                      Notes on how to install modules - here are MY 2 cents:
                      Find the module you like; go to the GTT depository but select “Downloads as Zip”. Find the ZIP file and extract it into the MODULES subdirectory (in my example, C:\MagicMirror\modules). RENAME the folder you just created by removing the trailing _Master.
                      Presto. Works great.

                      C 1 Reply Last reply Feb 9, 2017, 10:20 PM Reply Quote 0
                      • 1
                      • 2
                      • 3
                      • 1 / 3
                      • First post
                        Last post
                      Enjoying MagicMirror? Please consider a donation!
                      MagicMirror created by Michael Teeuw.
                      Forum managed by Sam, technical setup by Karsten.
                      This forum is using NodeBB as its core | Contributors
                      Contact | Privacy Policy