Installation - SimhaRepublik5885/JTC-MagicMirror GitHub Wiki

Install Magic Mirror (clone the repo):

git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror

Enter the repo:

cd MagicMirror

Install the npm (Node Package Manager) app:

npm run install-mm

Make a copy of the config.js file:

cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js

To start Magic Mirror:

npm run start

Magic Mirror has 11 regions:

  • top_bar: full width top area
  • bottom_bar: full width bottom area
  • top_left: under the top_bar
  • top_center
  • top_right
  • bottom_left: above the bottom_bar
  • bottom_center
  • bottom_right
  • upper_third: area in the middle
  • middle_center
  • lower_third

[!NOTE] To update Raspberry Pi firmware:

sudo rpi-update

[!NOTE] To update system package list:

sudo apt-get update

[!NOTE] To upgrade all installed packages to the latest versions:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[!NOTE] To check npm version, use any 1 of these:

npm -v
npm –version
npm --version