README.md

Google Photos at Random

Load photos at random from a Google Photos album.

Setup credentials

1. Go to Google's API Console.
2. Go to the Credentials tab and create an OAuth web client.
3. Authorize http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback as a URI redirect.

Take note of your Client ID and Client secret. You will need this in the next section.

Setup project

1. Run the scripts below to get the project:

git clone https://github.com/peterthehan/google-photos-at-random.git
cd google-photos-at-random
npm i

2. Find and rename example.config.json to config.json. Open the file and enter your Client ID and Client secret from the previous section:

{
  "clientId": "CLIENT_ID_PLACEHOLDER",
  "clientSecret": "CLIENT_SECRET_PLACEHOLDER",
  "redirectUri": "http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback"
}

3. Run npm start.

You will need to authenticate with your Google account on start.

Troubleshooting

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