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# Home Assistant add-on: Free Games Claimer
# Home assistant add-on: Free Games Claimer
I maintain this and other Home Assistant add-ons in my free time: keeping up with upstream changes, HA changes, and testing on real hardware takes a lot of time (and some money). I use around 5-10 of my >110 addons so regularly I install test machines (and purchase some test services such as vpn) that I don't use myself to troubleshoot and improve the addons
If this add-on saves you time or makes your setup easier, I would be very grateful for your support!
I maintain this and other Home Assistant add-ons in my free time. Keeping up
with upstream changes, Home Assistant changes, and testing on real hardware
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## Addon informations
## Add-on information
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## About
[Free Games Claimer](https://github.com/vogler/free-games-claimer) : Claims free games periodically on
This add-on is based on
[Free Games Claimer Remaster](https://github.com/P-Adamiec/Free-Games-Claimer-Remaster).
It can claim free games from:
- Epic Games Store
- Amazon Prime Gaming
- GOG
- Live Games with Gold - planned
- Steam
- GamerPower-supported stores, when explicitly enabled
This addon is based on the docker image https://github.com/vogler/free-games-claimer
For compatibility with previous add-on releases, the default store selection
remains Epic Games, Prime Gaming, and GOG.
## Configuration
## Web interface
Webui can be found at <http://homeassistant:6080> (NoVNC interface - currently has issues on some machines).
The noVNC interface remains available on port `6080`:
### Options
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `CMD_ARGUMENTS` | str | `node epic-games ; node prime-gaming ; node gog` | Commands to run for claiming games |
| `CONFIG_LOCATION` | str | `/config/config.env` | Location of the configuration file |
### Example Configuration
```yaml
CMD_ARGUMENTS: "node epic-games ; node prime-gaming ; node gog"
CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config/config.env"
```text
http://homeassistant:6080
```
### Environment Configuration
It can be used for initial sign-in, CAPTCHA handling, or other manual browser
interaction. Set `VNC_PASSWORD` in `config.env` to protect the VNC session.
All main configuration is done via the `config.env` file located at `/config/addons_config/free_games_claimer/config.env`.
## Add-on options
If this file doesn't exist, it will be created at first boot with default settings.
| Option | Default | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| `CONFIG_LOCATION` | `/config/config.env` | Persistent environment configuration file |
| `RUN_ONCE` | `true` | Run all selected claimers once, then stop the add-on as previous releases did |
| `STORES` | empty | Optional comma-separated override, such as `epic,prime,gog,steam` |
| `CMD_ARGUMENTS` | `node epic-games ; node prime-gaming ; node gog` | Deprecated compatibility option; recognized legacy command names are converted to `STORES` |
| `env_vars` | `[]` | Additional environment variables passed to the add-on |
### Required Environment Variables
### Run modes
Add these to your `config.env` file:
With `RUN_ONCE: true`, the add-on performs one claiming pass and stops. This is
the default and preserves the behavior of the former vogler-based add-on.
With `RUN_ONCE: false`, the remaster remains running and uses its internal
scheduler. Set `SCHEDULER_HOURS` in `config.env` to control the interval.
## Environment configuration
The add-on keeps its configuration in `CONFIG_LOCATION`, which defaults to
`/config/config.env`. From Home Assistant this is stored in the add-on's
private `addon_configs` directory and can be edited with a compatible file
browser add-on.
A template is created on first start. Common examples are:
```env
# Epic Games Store
# Preserve the former default selection
STORES=epic,prime,gog
# Epic Games
EG_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
EG_PASSWORD=your-password
EG_OTPKEY=
# Amazon Prime Gaming
PG_EMAIL=your-amazon-email@example.com
PG_PASSWORD=your-amazon-password
PG_PASSWORD=your-password
PG_OTPKEY=
# GOG (optional)
# GOG
GOG_EMAIL=your-gog-email@example.com
GOG_PASSWORD=your-gog-password
GOG_PASSWORD=your-password
# Notifications (optional)
EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=587
EMAIL_USER=notifications@example.com
EMAIL_PASS=your-app-password
EMAIL_TO=recipient@example.com
# Optional Steam support
STEAM_USERNAME=your-steam-username
STEAM_PASSWORD=your-password
# Optional notifications
NOTIFY=tgram://bot-token/chat-id
# DISCORD_WEBHOOK=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/...
```
### Additional Options
Existing variables such as `EG_EMAIL`, `EG_PASSWORD`, `PG_EMAIL`,
`PG_PASSWORD`, `PG_OTPKEY`, `GOG_EMAIL`, `GOG_PASSWORD`, `SHOW`, `WIDTH`,
`HEIGHT`, `TIMEOUT`, `LOGIN_TIMEOUT`, `DRYRUN`, and `NOTIFY` remain compatible.
See the
[upstream configuration reference](https://github.com/P-Adamiec/Free-Games-Claimer-Remaster#configuration)
for all available settings.
For complete configuration options and advanced settings, see: https://github.com/vogler/free-games-claimer#configuration--options
## Upgrade from version 1.8
### Important Notes
Version 2.0 changes the application engine from
`vogler/free-games-claimer` (Node.js, Playwright, and Firefox) to
`P-Adamiec/Free-Games-Claimer-Remaster` (Python, nodriver, and Chromium).
The add-on performs the following migration automatically on first start:
- **VNC Issues**: The NoVNC web interface is currently not working reliably on several machines
- **Recommended**: Use the `config.env` file for configuration instead of the web interface
- **Security**: Store credentials securely and consider using app-specific passwords where available
1. The existing `config.env` remains at the same configured location.
2. Legacy `epic-games.json`, `prime-gaming.json`, and `gog.json` claim history
is imported into the remaster SQLite database at `/data/fgc.db`.
3. Existing database rows are detected and are not duplicated if migration is
retried.
4. A pre-migration database backup is created when an existing `fgc.db` is
present.
5. All old files remain under `/data/data` for rollback or manual recovery.
### Custom Scripts and Environment Variables
Browser sessions cannot be converted because the old add-on used a shared
Firefox profile while the remaster uses separate Chromium profiles per store.
Credentials remain available through `config.env`, but accounts that require
interactive authentication may need a one-time login through noVNC after the
upgrade. The old Firefox profile is retained and is never deleted.
This addon supports custom scripts and environment variables through the `addon_config` mapping:
- **Custom scripts**: See [Running Custom Scripts in Addons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Running-custom-scripts-in-Addons)
- **env_vars option**: Use the add-on `env_vars` option to pass extra environment variables (uppercase or lowercase names). See https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Add-Environment-variables-to-your-Addon-2 for details.
The external noVNC port remains `6080`, although the standalone remaster image
normally uses port `7080`.
## Installation
The installation of this add-on is pretty straightforward and not different in comparison to installing any other add-on.
1. Add this add-on repository to the Home Assistant add-on store.
2. Install **Free Games Claimer**.
3. Configure the add-on options as needed.
4. Start the add-on and review its log.
5. Open noVNC if an account needs manual authentication.
1. Add my add-ons repository to your home assistant instance (in supervisor addons store at top right, or click button below if you have configured my HA)
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1. Install this add-on.
1. Click the `Save` button to store your configuration.
1. Set the add-on options to your preferences
1. Start the add-on.
1. Check the logs of the add-on to see if everything went well.
1. Open the webUI and adapt the software options
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## Custom scripts and environment variables
- [Running custom scripts in add-ons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Running-custom-scripts-in-Addons)
- [Passing environment variables to an add-on](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Add-Environment-variables-to-your-Addon-2)
## Support
Create an issue on github
[repository]: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons
Open an issue in the
[add-on repository](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/issues).