Yeah, I don’t know how I keep missing notifications for this thread. The globe is just a video clip that the company purchased through the marketing department. It’s all of 60 seconds long and is playing through VLC. The Magic Mirror software isn’t running on the center and right displays.

I worked out the command to play the video on a loop and with a borderless configuration and used a cron job to play it after boot.

I hate to be the naysayer, but do remember that depending on your country you may not be able to sell Magic Mirrors as a business. The patent holder on the technology is a Japanese company, I believe. You can make them for personal use & gifts but you can’t sell them as a business without paying them royalties. @MichMich is probably the best person to ask about such things as I believe he went down the rabbit hole and looked into it.

Now, if you want tips on how to save money on your personal mirrors, that’s a great idea. I have found that careful browsing of thrift stores, pawn shops, government auctions and charity retail outlets (Habit For Humanity, Salvation Army, etc.) is a good place to get cheap (if older) LCDs.

@blacter - Okay, a couple things.

First, it’s best to use the markdown features of the board when posting code, rather than screenshots.

Second, you should obfuscate or hide your API keys, lest someone “borrow” them for their own use.

Third, the line obtained from https://iexcloud.io/console/tokens appears to be on its own line without a comment prefix (the // characters) so it is being evaluated by the interpreter. And because it’s a comment and not a setting, it’s probably barfing on that line.

Fourth, the code you quoted is missing a closing } symbol. You have one opened for the config: { line and another open for the { module: 'MMM-SingleStock', portion… but you only have one closing }.

I hope that gets you on your way.

Edited to add: Dammit, @Mykle1 beat me to it.

@chaseb1357 The expensive parts are going to be the monitor and the mirror itself. If you’re willing to put in the time, there are a couple ways to save money.

• Acrylic mirrors are cheaper than glass mirrors and only are only slightly lesser quality. www.tapplastics.com is a decent source for one-way acrylic.
• One-way film is even cheaper than one-way acrylic. If you’re willing to go slow and try multiple times, you can put one-way film on a sheet of plain glass.
• The monitor is the other large expense. If you’re willing to stay with a landscape orientation, you can repurpose a used LCD television instead of a computer monitor. A cheap 32" TV is cheaper than a 32" monitor.
• Honestly, I’d skip the touchscreen aspect. I know you don’t want to hear it, but a touchscreen mirror is just asking for fingerprints & smudges.

@sgarg15 - No. And that’s the fun of experimenting. Find out for yourself.

I could give you the answer, but to do so I would have to do all the work of testing out the various options in order to duplicate what you say that you want. And I would end up passing though various options you might want more than this one. It is far better for you to learn the module and figure out what appeals to you.

Knuckle up and learn.

@AAPS See my post in this thread from November 4th. If you compare the code I included to the default entry for the compliments module, it should get you started. The default code is only this:

{
    module: 'compliments',
    position: 'bottom_center'
},

Basically, everything I included in the config section on Nov 4th is new code that will modify how the module behaves.

You may not even need a new module. I discovered by poking around a bit, the population clock is available as an iFrame. Using the iFrame module, you can probably get this to work.
iframe src="https://www.census.gov/popclock/embed.php?component=counter"

@Kimzer Most likely, it’s a problem with the Weather Underground database. If something is preventing them from receiving an update from the weather station they use to provide you with conditions, then they’ll just stay there until they resolve the issue.

You could try shifting the forecast to another location just to verify that the temperature does change over time. If other locations update, then the problem is on their end. If it doesn’t update temperature at all, then come back and we’ll see what we can find.

If you’re not terribly wedded to Windows, I would recommend Ubuntu. For two significant reasons:

1. Boot times will be faster.
2. The various threads here in the forum include paths to software installations to help troubleshoot. These paths will be much closer to your environment in Ubuntu than they will be using Windows.

More advice for you:

• Whatever monitor you purchase/acquire, be sure the HDMI ports face down.
• Use @sdetweil’s installation scripts when it comes to installing the Magic Mirror framework. (we’re both recommending this. That should be a hint)
• No shame in doing the software part long before building the mirror part. If you’ve never run a table saw, this is a good way to get an early success in.
• Mirror glass is better than mirror acrylic is better than mirror film on glass. With an accompanying difference in price. But it all works. Don’t get too hung up on the hardware aspect.
• Do not power your Pi off of the monitor’s USB ports.

To expand upon @Mykle1’s post: You need to specify the IP address that the web server will use. If you don’t have the address: portion filled out like above, the framework won’t quite know where it should be hosting the web server.

If “0.0.0.0” doesn’t work, try “127.0.0.1”. If that doesn’t work, try your Pi’s IP address on your network.

@Kimzer I wrote up a method using a version of Motion for the RasPi. It’s under the tutorials section of the forum. It’s a non-module solution, so there’s some weirdness involved. But I did get it to work with a Raspicam.

@mickyas - This module doesn’t switch off the pi, it just switches off the output to the monitor.

I’ll just chime in and say that I’ve bought two mirrors from www.twowaymirrors.com and couldn’t be happier. The first was a weird size (88" x 15" or so) that was for my office. The second was a normal size for a 24" monitor.

I didn’t take pictures unfortunately, but the 88x15 mirror arrived in a custom crate that was built like a tank. I was quite pleased with the service I received.

@johnnyboy - In the latest version of Raspbian Buster, you can rotate it through the UI. But you have to do a full OS update so as to include the latest version of the desktop.

On the pi, open a terminal window (ctrl+t) and update everything: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

That step will take a while to complete. Depending on your model of Pi, expect 30 minutes or so. It will require a reboot at the end, so reboot your Pi.

Once the Pi is back up, you’ll be at the desktop. If you’ve already installed Magic Mirror, you’ll want to stop it by opening a terminal window and entering pm2 stop all. Go to the Raspberry button follow Raspberry -> Preferences -> Screen Configuration. The configuration dialog will appear. Follow the menu like so: Configure -> Screens -> HDMI1 -> Orientation and make your selection to rotate the screen. It will enable the green check mark which will apply your selection.

Select whichever orientation makes sense for you. Just so you know, the descriptions describe the bottom of the monitor. So the “left” entry puts the bottom of the monitor on the left in portrait mode.

@Chrisflex - They’re pretty much one and the same. You already have git installed. Open a terminal in the modules folder, clone the module repository into it, follow the module’s instructions on installing & configuring.

@dhruvgami1989 - I wonder if the globe image is pushing the upper three regions higher? I have a couple things to try, but I don’t have a solution really.

• Turn off the compliments temporarily and put the globe module in lower_third.
• Reduce your globe image size and see if the weather forecast reappears
• Move the globe to full_screen below, which should remove it from the shuffling that comes with the module positions.

I hope one of these works for you.

@videogame95 - I normally put a travel power strip inside the frame for the mirror. I’ve since started adding external switches that cut the power to the power strip, but you can get by with just using the power strip’s plug.

Once you have the power strip in the frame, you can plug in the 3.1 amp adapter into the strip, along with the monitor, LED supply or whatever else you have back there. With some careful shopping, you might find a strip with a USB C plug built into it.

You may have luck checking with the local school shop class and/or technical college. People learning how to use the tools can easily make the frame for a monitor. I’m not familiar with Norway’s educational system, but someone has to make furniture and they have to learn somewhere. Find them.

@singhharry12 - That’s exactly what I did. Add this line to your configuration: osmMapUrl: "https://cartodb-basemaps-{s}.global.ssl.fastly.net/dark_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"

Looks great (actual rain on rain map today!)

Indeed! The existing modular framework is perfect for quick customizable dashboards. A heads-up display for the home. If you could build one over your existing window it would be a fun way to look outside and still get your information.

Now we just have to hope the price is within reach.