Files for making a magic mirror
For my setup, I have a raspi zero w attached via HDMI to an old 22" TV from a thrift store. I made a basic wood frame and cut a piece of glass down to size, then put 1-way mirror film on the glass for the mirroring.
sudo apt install apache2 php php-apache chromium-browser screen
Set up apache to use a specified directory to serve from
Copy the web files from this repo to that directory
Get your api key from openweathermap, and share a google calendar* and put the share link in the key file
*Current set up is meant for 600px height, agenda view, with everything turned off, and a white background
if running from terminal/ssh, the display needs to be set using export DISPLAY=:0
start chromium in fullscreen and with cache disabled and pointing to localhost with the following command:
chromium-browser --kiosk --disable-application-cache --aggressive-cache-discard --disk-cache-dir="/tmp/" --incognito http://localhost/index.php &
Use the shell scripts to start or restart the mirror
autostart the mirror by adding the line @/bin/bash /path/to/startMirror.sh to ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
The pi zero w is fairly sluggish on startup, taking about 2 minutes from power on to fully operational