I put this together for my sister in law for christmas. i’m using a 22" monitor in a wood box i made with my dad. i ordered the glass from a local store, the dimensions on the mirror is 14x24". I have to say i cant believe how nice this turned out, i almost want to keep it for myself, but i think i’ll probably just make a second version down the road.

I added a back to the mirror and drilled some holes for ventilation, but i may either take it off or drill a few more since i’m getting the temperature indicator on the screen.

My mirror turns the monitor off after 15 minutes or so, leaving a black screen. the monitor and back light is still on. i’m guessing this is more of a rasbian setting and not a mm setting, but how can i set it so that the mirror is just on all the time, unless i turn it off with remote control or with the monitor’s power button?

Thanks Mykle

Hello, i had remote control set up and running fine, but after trying to update, it seems to no longer work. My browser gives me a cant connect message from both my phone and laptop. i’m not sure what happened since haven’t really changed anything besides trying to update. Should i just delete the folders and try to reinstall?

Thanks, i needed to execute the command

I followed the instructions linked below to have Magic mirror start up automatically when i reboot my Pi, but for some reason its not working for me. If i run “pm2 start mm.sh” from the command line, it will restart MM anytime i close it, but once i reboot i just sit at the desktop. Any idea what i should try first to fix this? also, is there a way to make a desktop shortcut that i can click on to run MM in the event that this happens in the future?

https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror

What type of wood did you use for your frame? i’m not sure what thickness i need to make something that i sturdy enough to hold everything together.

I’m wondering if this type of acrylic mirror would work or not, any thoughts?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Kiwarm-3mm-Clear-Acrylic-Perspex-Mirrors-Sheet-Plastic-Material-Panel-Mirror-Silver-for-Home-Bathroom-Wall/32787755918.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10152_10065_10151_10130_10068_10344_10342_10343_10340_10341_10307_10060_10155_10154_10056_10055_10054_10059_10534_10533_10532_100031_10099_10338_10339_10103_10102_10052_10053_10142_10107_10050_10051_10324_10325_10084_513_10083_10080_10082_10081_10178_10110_10111_10112_10113_10114_143_10312_10314_10078_10079_9894_10073-9894,searchweb201603_14,ppcSwitch_5&btsid=fdc1b44e-0833-4b98-b509-cf77b2719f57&algo_expid=a6b4350b-7be0-42df-a0e7-bf838ca3e76e-2&algo_pvid=a6b4350b-7be0-42df-a0e7-bf838ca3e76e

I’m trying to update using remote control and i get an error when i try. the update is actually for remote control, so i’m not sure if that is the problem. is there anything i should try to get this to work or do i need to do this the old fashioned way in the terminal?

@Jopyth I misunderstood the installation instructions. i ran the quick install and assumed that everything would be done, including adding the module code to config.js. i just added it, and now it appears that the remote is working correctly. thank you for working through this with me.

@Jopyth I double checked everything and have used the same URL the entire time - http://10.0.0.251:8080/remote.html

I am only making changes to the ipwhitelist so if i have my config file like this, i get “this device is not allowed to access your mirror…”

var config = {
	port: 8080,
	ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ff:10.0.0.68"], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses. 

	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "Imperial",

If i change the IPwhitelist to the following, i get “cannot GET /remote.html”

var config = {
	port: 8080,
	ipWhitelist: [], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses. 

	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "Imperial",

it is remote.html, that’s what i had in the browser and i verified in the folder, i mistyped it in my post.

I’m new to magic mirror and am having a problem setting up the remote control module. I tried to whitelist certain IPs and got a message saying that i didn’t have permission to access the page, so i changed my whitelist to [ ]. Now instead, i get a message saying Cannot GET /remote.htm

I looked in the folder for MMMRC and i can see remote.htm in there. I’ve also rebooted MM and the Pi, but with no luck.

Any suggestions on what i should try next?