![]() With a bit of reconfiguration, you can access the mirror display using a web browser and work on it from your desktop. Vampire mode (no reflection)īy now you may be finding it a little frustrating if you’ve already put up your mirror. Restart MagicMirror2 and now you’re getting the headlines from the UK. Change ‘New York Times’ to ‘BBC News’ and the ‘url’ to ‘’. This is surrounded with square brackets, which means we can have multiple entries. Find the module ‘newsfeed’ and you’ll see under ‘config’ the ‘feeds’. The ‘newsfeed’ module works with any RSS feed, of which there are millions to choose from (and you can have multiple newsfeeds if you wish). The default news feed on the mirror comes from The New York Times, which may not be your cup of tea. Restart MagicMirror2 and see your local weather! Breaking (glass) news Change the name of your location as you wish and finally change the location ID to the correct one listed in this file: /citylist. ![]() You can then create an API key (a secure way of your mirror communicating with the service), which you need to specify here in ‘appid’. To get your own weather forecast, go to and register for a free account. In ‘config’ you have three pieces of information to complete. You have the option to change the title (maybe ‘Will it rain?’) and the position of the module on the screen. Let’s use the weather module as an example. Finally ‘config’ will contain information that is specific to that module. If a title is required, then ‘title’ allows you to change the text of the header. This controls where the module is displayed on the mirror. Most also require a ‘position’, which can be ‘top_bar’, ‘top_left’, ‘lower_third’, and many others. Each module has different requirements but each one requires a ‘module’ line like this: It is formatted in a JavaScript file. This is a very well-structured language but unforgiving. Your config file controls some of the fundamental features of your mirror, as well as the various modules. Pm2 restart MagicMirror Meet the config file If anything goes wrong, just copy the config backup back and try again:Įach time you edit config.js, you’ll need to restart MagicMirror2 for changes to take effect. If MagicMirror2 refuses to start, just copy the file back. Don’t worry: as long as you make copies of your files, it’s going to be hard to break anything. For now, you will need to do some text editing of config.js. Sadly, MagicMirror2 doesn’t (yet) come with an easy configuration utility. Now add this line to the end of the -output HDMI-1 -rotate right To rotate your display 90º so it fits your mirror, open a Terminal and enter the following: boot/config.txt to easily rotate the screen, but with Raspberry Pi 4’s fancy new graphics support, this is no longer possible. Follow our Build a magic mirror tutorial to get your own mirror up-and-running.Ĭan a mirror be upside-down? A magic mirror can! Most mirrors tend to be portrait, whereas screens are normally landscape. If you'd like to buy Jason a Red Bull you can ❤️ Sponsor Him.Building a magic mirror is one of the easiest, and most rewarding Raspberry Pi projects. So an additional thank you to him as well. ![]() On a related note, has become the de-facto maintainer of the project. If you find Raspotify useful, you can support him by checking out his radio work here or give him a follow on Twitter. Raspotify's author David Cooper has abandoned being a software engineer to pursue a career as a radio personality. □ "And Now, For Something Completely Different!" □️ Without librespot, Raspotify would simply not exist. ![]() Special thanks to Paul Lietar, librespot org and its many contributors for librespot, which Raspotify packages (a slightly modded version of). This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. Doing so is a flagrant violation of Spotify's terms of service and could potentially lead to them blocking all Raspotify and librespot users. Please DO NOT use Raspotify or librespot in any sort of commercial and/or public presentation. Raspotify and librespot are intended for personal private use. Per librespot's disclaimer, using librespot - the underlying library behind raspotify - to connect to Spotify's API "is probably forbidden by them." We've not received word about that, however use at your own risk. Please read the Troubleshooting Guide, the Basic Setup Guide, and search though open and closed issues and discussions before opening an issue or asking a question. Bug Reports, Questions and Feature Requests The Basic Setup Guide is a good place to start. Raspotify does NOT support ARMv6 Pi's (Pi v1 and Pi Zero v1.x) Configuration deb package and install it manually from here: Sudo apt-get -y install curl & curl -sL | sh ![]()
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