@hclaus - Hey, sorry for dropping the ball like that. I have merged the PR from @MMRIZE and added the ability to rotate the countdown & displayed image. The higher resolution fix is already in the main branch. The rotation feature is going through some testing but it should be committed by the end of the week.

Version 1.1.1 is out!

Quick list of fixes & features:

• TLS encryption now works with the Owntracks updated mobile app
• Updates to documentation
• Added rough steps to host your own MQTT server on your mirror
• Table mode now updates properly
• Table mode now supports the color options

Upcoming features:

• Notifications for integration with other modules
• Solari display mode (aka, flip board mode)
• Graphical hands
• Selectable clock faces

@EphraimB - Sounds like a useful modification. I’m working on it now. It doesn’t seem terribly difficult to add.

Edit: Okay, done. It should accept notifications from the MMM-OpenWeatherForecast app. Update the module, change the source parameter to “MMM-OpenWeatherForecast” and it should pick up the notifications.

@sifuhall - What I do for the mirrors I give as gifts is I set up a reverse SSH connection to a URL that I control. Whenever I need to connect to the mirrors, I start up a cloud VM and have that VM change the DNS entry for that URL to point to itself. Alternately, you could set up a dynamic DNS entry to your home and have the mirror connect directly to your house.

With the cloud VMs, this allows me to spin up a machine, wait 5 minutes for the mirrors to connect to it, then SSH to the machine and then down to each mirror. At that point, I can change the config.js or run updates as necessary.

@yagger - Starting up a VPN is a bit outside the scope of this forum, but I can give general advice. Assuming that you have never set up your own VPN server, you will want to rely upon a commercial VPN service (1). There are a couple dozen out there to choose from. Examples are: ExpressVPN, NordVPN, Private Internet Access, TunnelBear.

Whichever one you use, they usually fall into 2 categories: They will either provide you with a program that you run in the background that will establish the connection, or they will provide you with a configuration file for OpenVPN which will establish the connection. Instructions for either method will be on the website of the VPN provider. Regardless of your provider, be sure to specify that you’re using a Unix-based operating system, specifically Debian. That should get you the correct instructions to install.

1 - There are free VPN services out there. I do not trust them. If you can’t see how each company makes their money, then you are the product.

@yagger Could be several things. It’s possible that the API servers are down and not responding. It could be a parsing error in the response. Your mirror may have lost it’s connection to your network.

If you point your web browser at your mirror so that you can see the interface and open the console (F12) what do you see? Do you see any error messages?

@kai said in MMM-WeasleyClock: authorization error:

(OwnTracks app always shows an “idle” state and does not connect to my MQTT server which has a signed cert from a known CA. Removing the app’s certificate didn’t help so far - or I did something wrong.)

This sounds like OwnTracks is in “manual” mode where it will not attempt to update location unless you touch the update button. If you are on the map screen and you see what looks like the Pause button on your stereo, I think that is the indicator. Press it a few times until it shows the “play” icon (triangle with a point facing to the right).

Then go back to the status page and see if it goes away from Idle. Let me know what you see.

Updated 2022-05-07

• I updated the README for a more complete documentation of the module and options.
• Expanded the default collections to source the images.
• Added more logging messages for verbose mode

@dudus200 - Hey sorry for the delay. I have another project that is taking up a lot of my time.

I’m working on the next version which will include instructions on how to set up your own MQTT server and how to connect to it with or without the TLS encryption. That should give you the option to roll your own or tie into your own MQTT server if you have one connected to Home Assistant or whatever.

I’m not terribly familiar with Home Assistant. What sort of integration did you have in mind?

Just an update: My MQTT server is back up & running again. It’s SSL enabled if you like, so you can just connect to it without specifying the CA file.

Updated version with better instructions coming soon.