![]() ![]() ![]() There are a number of positions that you can utilise to place the modules on the screen. News Feed Ticker - Display news from defined RSS news feeds (3rd-party).IP - Display the Pi IP address details (3rd-party).System Stats - Display the Pi system details (3rd-party).Simple Logo - Display my company logo (3rd-party).WiFi Password - Show my guest WiFi details including a QR Code (3rd-party).Compliments - Display a rotating compliment from a defined list (Core).Weather Forecast - Display the 7 day forecast (Core).AQICN - Display the current Air Quality Index (3rd-party).Current Weather - Display the current weather (Core).Online State - Display the current WiFi strength (3rd-party).Sonos - Display the currently playing song on my Sonos speakers (3rd-party).Calendar - Display upcoming Public Holidays (Core).Unsplash - Rotate background images from defined Unsplash collections (3rd-party).ModuleScheduler - Dim the screen and restart the Pi on a defined schedule (3rd-party).Remote Control - Manage your MagicMirror 2 from a remote device (3rd-party).This required installing a few tweaks and editing a configuration file. Having got MagicMirror 2 running, I now needed to tweak Raspbian (the name for the Raspberry Pi operating system) so it had a nice clean interface and auto-started MagicMirror 2. Eureka! Everything up and running and I had a basic MagicMirror 2 running beside me. So, for the short term, I reverted back to my Pi 4 and started again. There was a work-around, but I needed to reset everything and start again. ![]() A foray into the MagicMirror 2 forums disclosed that the architecture of the Pi Zero was not conducive to installing MagicMirror 2. Make a copy of the config sample file:-Ĭp config/config.js.sample config/config.jsĪnd there was gotcha number "I forget" in a long list. Clone the repository and check out the master branch:. Download and install the latest Node.js version:. Just open a Terminal and follow the instructions:. So now I had a Pi Zero up and running and waiting for me to install MagicMirror 2. Just open Display Preferences and change the orientation. I wanted my MagicMirror 2 running in portrait mode, so I needed to change this on the Pi. ![]() I'll be honest, while everything has a nice GUI interface, having some Linux skills available is a help in tweaking a few things along the road. Put it together, connect it to a keyboard, mouse and monitor (finding the right cables and adaptors was a little time-consuming), power it up and then follow the setup instructions. Having never used a Raspberry Pi before, I found the basic configuring of it very simple. he had a spare Pi Zero W (the one WITH WiFi) lying around, so I traded him alcohol for his Pi Zero W and I was all set. Not realising there are several variations of the Pi Zero, I managed to order a Pi Zero with no WiFi capability.Īdam to the rescue again. Then I decided to grab a Pi Zero to run my digital sign. Overkill for the task, but I figured I would use the Pi for other things as well as the digital sign. But what one to use? I decided to run with Pi 4 with 4gb of RAM. Mine is simply running on a spare monitor positioned on my desk. Note: Unlike many of the people that have built a sign using MagicMirror 2, I have not actually built a frame for my monitor and put it behind a mirror. Readers of MagPi, the premier Raspberry Pi online magazine, voted MagicMirror 2 as the best project for the Raspberry Pi, meaning it deserved some of my attention. There are thousands of projects that have been created for the Raspberry Pi. It was coming along OK when I decided to seek further inspiration and found. Inspired by Adam's digital sign, I started down the road of building my own using the Joomla CMS as the foundation. ![]()
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