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    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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      Deckard99
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      Greetings,
      My name is Chris from San Diego, CA. I play hockey, play with tech stuff and work for the Government…oh and I am married and have two kids.
      I just joined here and I want to build my own Magic Mirror. Is there a ‘starters guide’ somewhere I can use to get going?
      Thanks in advance!

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        craigrobertson
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        Hi there, I’m Craig. From Scotland and have been thinking about making a margin mirror for a while now. I have got most of my parts together now and am about to start my project which will be slightly different I think or could be a disaster 🙄🙄 we shall see!!

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          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Deckard99
          last edited by

          @Deckard99 said in Introduce yourself!:

          Is there a ‘starters guide’ somewhere I can use to get going?

          There is no single guide, at least not here. What have you done so far? Are you going to be using a Pi? If so, have you successfully installed the latest Raspbian OS on it? If so, you’re one install script away from installing the MM software. :-)

          I suggest you use the “Troubleshooting” category for further questions. There are plenty of people willing and able to answer all your questions there. Not everyone reads the “Introduce yourself” topic.

          Welcome

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            JPFishin
            last edited by

            Hello, my name is Pete from Mesa, Arizona, married for 35 years, father of 3 children and 7 grandchildren. Enjoy electronics/computers as a hobby and found MM to be interesting.
            I have built the MagicMirror (without the mirror for now) with Raspberry Pi 3 and a 24" monitor and it is working great. Soon to be adding the traffic module and possibly delving into sensors, RingDoor, facial recognition and more!
            Will post pictures when I get a moment.

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              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @JPFishin
              last edited by

              @JPFishin

              Welcome to the old guy club. We gotta stick together! :thumbsup:

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                Deckard99 @Mykle1
                last edited by

                @Mykle1 Quick question, will any version of the Pi work?

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                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Deckard99
                  last edited by

                  @Deckard99 said in Introduce yourself!:

                  Quick question, will any version of the Pi work?

                  Yes, but there are some limitations on the earlier Pi’s. The better the Pi you can obtain, the better the performance and experience you will have.

                  Personally, I wouldn’t consider anything less than a Pi3 but that is up to the individual user (you).

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                    WhiteSky
                    last edited by

                    Hey! My name is Nick, I’m 26 and I live in Montana now! I’m more of an automation enthusiast but I had an old monitor and I’ve been eyeing smart mirrors for a while, so heck ‘em, I’m going to build mine!

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                      PixxelFriend
                      last edited by PixxelFriend

                      Hi everyone,

                      i am Steffen, 34 years old and a software engineer form germany. I build my first smart mirror last year. First i used glancr, but because of alot restrictions it was time to improve and i switched to MagicMirror² . I really like this project. I hope i can make some contributions in near future.

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                        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @PixxelFriend
                        last edited by

                        @PixxelFriend said in Introduce yourself!:

                        it was time to improve and i switched to MagicMirror²

                        Well said! :thumbsup:

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                          PixxelFriend @Mykle1
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                          @Mykle1 said in Introduce yourself!:

                          Well said! :thumbsup:

                          Hehe, the time was right, but i am a bit sad that i can´t use the pi zero anymore. I know about the workaround, maybe i will try it out later, but then i surely need to say good bye to the google assistant.

                          I like the community driven approach here and it seems that here are some developers from my hometown too :)

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                            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @PixxelFriend
                            last edited by Mykle1

                            @PixxelFriend said in Introduce yourself!:

                            i am a bit sad that i can´t use the pi zero anymore.

                            Use it for something else. If you move up to the Pi3 or Pi4, or some other more robust board, you won’t be sorry.

                            but then i surely need to say good bye to the google assistant.

                            Not if you move up in hardware. MMM-AssistantMk2 is very popular and has great support from @Sean, the author.

                            I like the community driven approach here

                            Me too. :-)

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                              sdetweil @PixxelFriend
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                              @PixxelFriend why can’t you use pi0?

                              It works. Certainly some of the high power required modules aren’t appropriate…

                              Sam

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                                KJHedges
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                                Hi, Im Karl,

                                I am currently working on the software side of a MagicMirror.

                                I have it all up and running on a Raspberry Pi3. This I run as an Alexa Device too.

                                Still messing with different modules ect. Placements and alike.

                                Im hoping that this community is still active. Many good people over time with good helpful advice I see from reading through the forums.

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                                  Miller
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi, I’m Raymond Molenaar.
                                  42 years Dutchie living in Germany.
                                  I’m originally a .Net programmer but switched to Devops a few years ago.

                                  I just recently discovered MM, and in the process of building one myself.

                                  Browsing through all the modules and started tweaking, in meantime speedlearning NodeJs

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                                    lodam
                                    last edited by

                                    Hey there !
                                    Happy to join the community from France :-)

                                    Just installed MM and seems to work fine !

                                    Just an amazing work for a great product

                                    Have a great day :)
                                    damien

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                                      SienJoe
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                                      Hello to all! I just want to say hello and say hello to all those who are stuck at home because of the coronavirus!

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                                        corsarino
                                        last edited by

                                        Hello,
                                        I am a 51 year old engineer from Germany, the MM is my newest Raspberry-Pi-Projekt. Just installed the basics, waiting for the mirror glas to install it in one IKEA Ribba frame, with 21,5" display behind. Love this project!!!
                                        Stay home, stay healthy,
                                        Steve

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                                          hozt
                                          last edited by

                                          Hello,

                                          I’m a 32yr old computer engineer from PT.

                                          I’be built a MM concept for my escape room.
                                          Due to the lockdown, I want to build my own, it has been a long-time coming.

                                          I’m waiting for everybody to get onboard on the Goldjunge_Chriz Community Order.
                                          We’re at 8/10.
                                          So if anyone else is a new, and wants a good mirror :D Join us!
                                          So we can start doing this

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                                            redy
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi, Dad of 4 and brand new pi enthusiast along with my 12-year-old son from Atlanta, GA. I would love to get to know local mirror enthusiasts.

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