Who else is excited about Echo Calling and Messaging as well as the Echo Show! Seems like we are moving forward into exciting territory with technology. Now, if this was available through the Raspberry Pi, that would be even more awesome, but I doubt it will be for a while. Thoughts?

Not sure if this will answer it, but I had to create a new API Key after I installed the first time. The first one wouldnt work, but the second one worked great!

@thiagolocatelli

While that would be cool, you would still have to config the size, location, customize, etc. right? I mean adding a module to the config file is not really too difficult.

So I solved my issue. I bought a Harmony Hub today and it solved all my problems! Basically, I created an activity on the Harmony called “Mirror”. The activity turns on a smart plug that the Pi is plugged into and turns on the TV (and sets it to the Pi’s HDMI Input). Pi starts up and starts MagicMirror. Bingo!

So basically, the activity is set to run everyday at 7:00AM and turn off at 7:30AM Mon-Fri. It is pretty much perfect!

@undergroundauth

Your API key needs to be in quotations “”

@undergroundauth said in Nobody is ready to Help!!:

@cowboysdude -Thanks for the help… it works… i am not able to see the weather on right side… i created an account in openweathermap and added the API key under the config.js.sample file but it does not show…

Make sure you have the API key and the Location and Location ID in the config.js file.

@Mykle1 If it gets too complex, I will work my way over there, but I have a feeling this should be fairly simple as pointing in the right direction ;)

Hi Ghaal! Welcome first and foremost!

You need to edit the config.js file. However, we first need to make sure it is created. On your pi, in the GUI, look for an icon that looks like a file folder. If you click on that, it will open a directory of your files. From there, look for the file called Magic Mirror, open that, then look for a file called Config and open that. Inside there, do you see a file that is titled config.js (don’t confuse this with the config.js.sample file)?

You could always build a Plex Media Server and then run the webapp for Plex on the Pi your Mirror is running. I think you can even control it through a smartphone (not 100% sure on that though). It is free and the server is super simple to install (I have it installed on my Mac Mini, but there are ways you can install it on a Pi). If you are going the Pi route though, I would recommend doing it on a Pi that is only for that purpose, since it will be doing a lot of work.

@johnnyboy said in Fair Warning:

@hartattack said in Fair Warning:

FYI I got my Mirror back up and running. Started at 6:00PM and just installed the last module at 9:00PM. 3 hours is not bad!

Lol… well done… i take it that the sd card was ok, and it just simply threw a temper when you tried giving it more work? :-)

Funny when we think back on how long it actually took us to get the very first module up and running, being a complete Noob eh?

My next one (next week) will go a helluva lot easier/faster… just C&P from my other config.js and custom.css files ;-)

Yeah, I have a feeling that during the install for the plex server, it was still writing something to the card in the background when I rebooted. I know in theory that shouldnt happen, but that is my thought. The SD seems fine, although tonight I am going to do a full backup so that I can switch out the SD card soon.