@alexa123

They suggested you the best option,
but these are way powerful for what you really need for running a MM.
Clearly, more powerful=better
But on my experience I run a simple instance of MM on a Raspberry 3 A+, daily.
For simple instance I mean these modules: basic clock, CalendarEXT3, basic calendar, MM-Formula1 and a module for monitor the solar panel energy production.
So you don’t need very powerful machines, in my opinion.
The best advice is, as sdtweil said, USE a Raspberry power supply
NOT a simple charger

@sdetweil it could be. It’s a good card but it could have reached her lifespan. I’ll give it a try, thanks

@sdetweil it’s strange… because I have some modules active

standard Calendar
MMM-CalendarEXT3
standard weather
MMM-Formula1
MMM-Growatt

is it an issue? Everythings seems ok except for startup (sometimes)

@sdetweil

it’s running

pm2 status

┌────┬────────┬─────────────┬─────────┬─────────┬──────────┬────────┬──────┬───────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┐
│ id │ name   │ namespace   │ version │ mode    │ pid      │ uptime │ ↺    │ status    │ cpu      │ mem      │ user     │ watching │
├────┼────────┼─────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼──────────┼────────┼──────┼───────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┤
│ 1  │ mag    │ default     │ N/A     │ fork    │ N/A      │ 0      │ 1    │ stopped   │ 0%       │ 0b       │ ber… │ disabled │
│ 0  │ mm     │ default     │ 2.31.0  │ fork    │ 781      │ 55m    │ 0    │ online    │ 0%       │ 808.0kb  │ ber… │ disabled │

free -m

               total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:             427         149          78          29         199         196
Swap:           1023         178         845

@sdetweil Yes, I’m using PM2

               total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:             427         174          82           1         170         200
Swap:           1023         145         878

Hello,
I’m here to asking an help.

In the past I’ve set up an MM and it works good.
I started using a PI 3A+ with 512mb of ram, after some months and some performance issues I switched it to a pi 3B+ with 1GB of ram.

Honestly performance’s issues were not ram related, because the command “free” told me I have a lot of free mem but I switched anyway for “science purpose”

Anyway, on pi 3B+ it worked better.

After some months I decided to turn it back on a 3A+ for some reasons.
The 3B+ with a lot of ports is wasted on that project, 3A+ should be enuough and I’m right but some little problems appeared again.

Tha major problem is at startup: sometimes it started with a black screen and cursor and I need to manually CTRL+R to make the interface show correctly.

It’s very strange, in my limited mind an issue like that is related to RAM but is not.

“Free” shows me a good amount of Free RAM.

Thanks

@sdetweil “compliments” ok.
when I’ll have some spare time, I’ll try.
Thank you

Hello,
I have an idea to show on my MM some weather or temperature based messages.
I’ll try to explain it well; where I live, especially during summer, temperature could change a lot from a day to another, like 12/18 degreees.
I wanna display a message for the home guests who say, for example:
“NO AC needed”
when temperature is under X degrees for the day
“AC allowed”
when T is more than X degrees

Is there a way to do it?
Thanks

@sdetweil Did it. Hope it solve my issue. Thanks

@mumblebaj
My module is working right now and I read you suggest to not upgrade it if it’s working but I’m interested about the “connection retry” function because sometimes (very rare) it stay still on a previous lecture.
Like half an hour ago or more

@sdetweil
I’m sorry Sam, I didn’t figure out where I have to configure the
mmFetchTimeout. Where is it located? Thanks

@sdetweil later I’ll try. The version is the last one

Hello,
I have a problem related to the basic calendar module.
I use the private.ics from google but sometimes it can’t fetch data.
It doesn’t happen regularly, only sometimes but this error keep me to keep the keyboard connected for use the CTRL+R function everytime it happen.
It’s annoying because I hope to forget it completely and just using MM.
I can reproduce the issue with CTRL+R, every 7/8 refreshes it happen.
I could not refresh it forever but MM turn off and on every day so… it happen.

My question is: is it a normal behaviour from google or is there something I did that cause the behaviour?
I checked pihole also, thinking it could cause issues but it seem not related to it.

As calendar I use the basic one and the EXT3

Here is the log, thanks

/home/MYMM/.pm2/logs/MagicMirror-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm | }
0|mm | }
0|mm | [2025-06-24 12:47:20.521] [ERROR] Calendar Error. Could not fetch calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/MYCAL.ics TypeError: fetch failed
0|mm | at node:internal/deps/undici/undici:13502:13
0|mm | at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5) {
0|mm | [cause]: AggregateError [ETIMEDOUT]:
0|mm | at internalConnectMultiple (node:net:1139:18)
0|mm | at internalConnectMultiple (node:net:1215:5)
0|mm | at Timeout.internalConnectMultipleTimeout (node:net:1739:5)
0|mm | at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:596:11)
0|mm | at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:529:7) {
0|mm | code: ‘ETIMEDOUT’,
0|mm | [errors]: [ [Error], [Error] ]
0|mm | }
0|mm | }

@rkorell Again, thank you Sam.
I know what you mean, I usually act as you said.
I like to help other, in the subject where I have knowledge.
So, thank you again

@sdetweil Ok but I wanna just offer a coffe for your kind and your time spent with that.

Do you suggest me to fix the old magic mirror folder or just rm it?

@sdetweil
Sam… I don’t know how to saying it.
I figure out the issue.

After your last message I tried what you suggest.
With the default cfg I had no errors, with mine I had errors.

So I checked again and again the config…
and I find an underscore _ right at the start of the config

npm config:check told me “no syntax errors” and that confusing me.

When I edit it I use nano editor
I do “sudo nano config.js” and I press CTRL + _ to jump at the 250 line.
Might be one of the latest time I opened it and press _ a bit faster than CTRL and I add it for error.

In addition I notice that when I open config.js with nano editor the green cursor is, clearly, at the start of the first line… EXACTLY on the undescore _ and it hides it.

I’m really sorry for bothering you with that.
How can I buy you a coffee ?
Thanks

@sdetweil

That’s incredible… I did it, everything goes good… no issues but when I start it

npm start

magicmirror@2.31.0 start
npm run start:x11

magicmirror@2.31.0 start:x11
DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2025-05-11 22:44:21.593] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.31.0
[2025-05-11 22:44:21.682] [LOG] Loading config …
[2025-05-11 22:44:21.687] [LOG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
[2025-05-11 22:44:23.250] [INFO] Checking config file /home/MYMIRR/MagicMirror/config/config.js …
[2025-05-11 22:44:23.532] [INFO] Your configuration file doesn’t contain syntax errors :)
[2025-05-11 22:44:23.535] [INFO] Checking modules structure configuration …
[2025-05-11 22:44:23.824] [ERROR] _ is not defined

Again this _ is not defined

@sdetweil
Before writing here I made backups, locally and on github, like you taught me in the past :)

Now I’ll try

@sdetweil
I’m sure.I don’t think SolarPicture could be the problem.

Yes, the error keep showing

@sdetweil

installer didn’t failed, but this is the result now

npm install

magicmirror@2.31.0 postinstall
npm run install-vendor && npm run install-fonts && echo "MagicMirror² installation finished successfully!
"

magicmirror@2.31.0 install-vendor
echo "Installing vendor files …
" && cd vendor && npm install --loglevel=error --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier

Installing vendor files …

up to date in 7s

magicmirror@2.31.0 install-fonts
echo "Installing fonts …
" && cd fonts && npm install --loglevel=error --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier

Installing fonts …

up to date in 3s
MagicMirror² installation finished successfully!

magicmirror@2.31.0 prepare
[ -f node_modules/.bin/husky ] && husky || echo no husky installed.

up to date in 45s

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