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updating without losing settings in config, and js files?

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  • N Offline
    navyvette87
    last edited by Apr 3, 2018, 12:54 AM

    I just updated today and had to reset all the screen adjustments I had set during build. Is there a way to do the update without it changing the files back to default?

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      Cyberwrights
      last edited by Apr 3, 2018, 1:48 AM

      Do all of your editing, configuration and addition of new modules in the MagicMirror/config/config.js file.
      Did you modify each module’s javascript file separately?

      MMM-GoogleAssistant
      MMM-Hue
      MMM-MyCommute
      MMM-Formula1
      MMM-SystemStats
      MMM-moon-phases

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        navyvette87 @Cyberwrights
        last edited by Apr 3, 2018, 2:11 AM

        @Cyberwrights mine is highly modified. Pretty much every character is changed in some way.

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          ninjabreadman @navyvette87
          last edited by Apr 3, 2018, 2:58 AM

          @navyvette87 @Cyberwrights is right, and where possible you should migrate your changes into config.js, custom.css, etc.

          When updating, git insists that your files not have changes that conflict with those of the repository. Use git stash as outlined here to store your local changes, pull updates from the repo, then restore your own changes.

          Problem with config or JavaScript? Copy/paste it into JSHint.
          Check out the detailed walkthroughs on install, config, modules, etc.

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            MichMich Admin
            last edited by Apr 3, 2018, 9:47 AM

            Just curious, why would you modify any file other than the config.js and the custom.css file?

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              Nneuland @navyvette87
              last edited by Aug 1, 2025, 1:14 PM

              @navyvette87

              I am not aware of how to implement “everything” into config.js.
              Custom MMM-remotecontrol buttons, cache options, MMM-spotify buttons…

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                sdetweil @Nneuland
                last edited by sdetweil Aug 8, 2025, 3:57 PM Aug 1, 2025, 1:54 PM

                @Nneuland ALL module and MagicMirror config goes in config.js

                the design is anything in config.js is used before the defaults from system and modules

                ALL css goes in css/custom.css

                anything in css/custom.css overrides anything specified by modules or system settings

                IF you edit any other file, you risk blocking updates AND losing your changes when you force update

                the override design means you never have your lose anything

                this is why my upgrade script is 2 pass, to warn you of changes(that you may have forgotten) that WILL be lost.

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  Nneuland @Nneuland
                  last edited by Aug 1, 2025, 2:06 PM

                  Just to play devils advocate. Wouldn’t some modifications need to take place before electron launches?

                  I’d love to clean up my set up. is there any way to single out modified files that need to be implemented into config.js

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                    sdetweil @Nneuland
                    last edited by sdetweil Aug 1, 2025, 3:34 PM Aug 1, 2025, 3:17 PM

                    @Nneuland no, we read config. js for electron options and
                    commandline switches too

                    to detect changes to base files, in each place (MagicMirror snd module folders ) do

                    git status

                    if there are modified files do

                    git diff filename
                    to see the actual changes

                    once you migrate those to config.js
                    git stash the changed files in that location

                    run MagicMirror and test that

                    then git stash pop
                    to restore from stash

                    the git checkout filename
                    to restore from the repository (hidden in .git folder)

                    repeat til no changed files and MagicMirror and modules run as expected

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                      Nneuland @Nneuland
                      last edited by Aug 1, 2025, 3:49 PM

                      This is gold. Thank you Sam!

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