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    Don't know how to use MagicMirror 2 on Raspberry pi zero w

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      alessandroiacovella
      last edited by

      Hey guys, I’m all new to this stuff. I have just bought a raspberry pi zero w and don’t know how to set it up with magic mirror and serveronly mode. Can someone please guide me on how to do it. I’m only 14 and really want to make something cool.

      Thanks

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @alessandroiacovella
        last edited by

        @alessandroiacovella

        Do a search of this forum. I’m pretty sure you’ll find a tutorial or two specific to the pi zero

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          alessandroiacovella
          last edited by

          I have but nothing showing how to use serveronly

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            NoNameRo @alessandroiacovella
            last edited by NoNameRo

            @alessandroiacovella

            how to use serveronly on a Raspberry Pi Zero W

            prepare your raspberry

            sudo raspi-config
            

            Localisation Options -> Change Locale -> Change Timezone etc
            Boot Options -> B1 Desktop/CLI -> B2 Console Autologin
            Advanced Options -> Expand Filesystem

            Finish = reboot

            Update your raspberry

            sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade
            

            Install packages

            sudo apt-get install git
            sudo apt-get install xinit xserver-xorg
            sudo apt-get install unclutter
            

            Install Node

            wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grayda/node-pi-zero/master/install-node-v6.14.3.sh -O /tmp/install-node-v6.14.3.sh && source /tmp/install-node-v6.14.3.sh
            
            cd ~
            

            Install Cromium

            sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
            

            Install MagicMirror

            git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror
            cd ~/MagicMirror
            npm install
            cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js
            
            cd ~
            

            Auto Starting MagicMirror

            sudo nano /home/pi/startMirror.sh
            

            enter the following

            #! /bin/bash
            cd /home/pi/MagicMirror
            node serveronly
            

            Control + X > Y > Return

            sudo chmod a+x /home/pi/startMirror.sh
            

            Auto Starting Chromium

            sudo nano ~/.config/autostart/autoChromium.desktop
            

            enter the following

            [Desktop Entry]
            Encoding=UTF-8
            Name=Connect
            Comment=Checks internet connectivity
            Exec=/usr/bin/chromium-browser --noerrdialogs --disable-session-crashed-bubble --disable-infobars --kiosk --incognito http://localhost:8080
            

            Control + X > Y > Return

            sudo nano /etc/rc.local
            

            Add the following lines before exit 0:
            /home/pi/startMirror.sh &

            Control + x > Y > Return

            sudo reboot
            
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              alessandroiacovella
              last edited by

              Thank you sooo much. I’ll try now

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                alessandroiacovella @NoNameRo
                last edited by

                @nonamero Thanks it seemed to work but what should happen after I reboot it ??

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                  alessandroiacovella @NoNameRo
                  last edited by

                  @nonamero My screen just goes black and nothing happens?? Do I have to do something else or more stuff??

                  Thanks for your help :)

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                    NoNameRo @alessandroiacovella
                    last edited by

                    @alessandroiacovella

                    what is displayed when you enter the following

                    ./startMirror.sh
                    
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                      alessandroiacovella @NoNameRo
                      last edited by

                      @nonamero sorry I took long but thanks it worked :)

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                        alessandroiacovella @NoNameRo
                        last edited by

                        @nonamero I’ve started the mirror but it won’t show up with the weather. How do I fix that??

                        Thanks for your help:)

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