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!

Addon informations

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About

Epic Games Store Weekly Free Games : automatically login and redeem promotional free games from the Epic Games Store. Handles multiple accounts, 2FA, captcha bypass, captcha notifications, and scheduled runs. This addon is based on the docker image https://hub.docker.com/r/charlocharlie/epicgames-freegames

Configuration

Addon options expose the env_vars field for passing extra environment variables and a disable_cron switch to stop the built-in cron service; all other application configuration is done via the JSON file.

Configuration Files

Configuration files are stored in /config/addons_config/epicgamesfree/:

config.json: Main configuration file
cookies.json: Authentication cookies (optional)

If these files don't exist, they will be created at first boot with default settings.

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.

Basic Configuration

Create /config/addons_config/epicgamesfree/config.json:

{
  "runOnStartup": true,
  "cronSchedule": "0 */6 * * *",
  "logLevel": "info",
  "webPortalConfig": {
    "baseUrl": "https://epic.example.com"
  },
  "accounts": [
    {
      "email": "your-epic-email@example.com",
      "password": "your-password",
      "totp": "OPTIONAL_2FA_SECRET"
    }
  ],
  "notifiers": [
    {
      "type": "email",
      "smtpHost": "smtp.gmail.com",
      "smtpPort": 587,
      "emailSenderAddress": "notifications@example.com",
      "emailSenderName": "Epic Games Free",
      "emailRecipientAddress": "recipient@example.com",
      "secure": false,
      "auth": {
        "user": "notifications@example.com",
        "pass": "your-app-password"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Description
`accounts`	array	List of Epic Games accounts
`cronSchedule`	string	Cron schedule to claim games (default: `0 /6 * *`)
`runOnStartup`	boolean	Run a claim cycle when the add-on starts
`logLevel`	string	Application log level
`webPortalConfig.baseUrl`	string	Base URL used by the included web portal
`notifiers`	array	Notification targets such as email, Discord, Telegram, Apprise, etc.
`disable_cron`	boolean	Disable the add-on's cron service if an external scheduler is used

Account Configuration

For each account in the accounts array:

email: account@example.com
password: password
totp: TOTP_SECRET
onlyWeekly: true

Notification Methods

Email Notifications

notifications:
  email:
    smtpHost: smtp.gmail.com
    smtpPort: 587
    emailSenderAddress: sender@example.com
    emailRecipientAddress: recipient@example.com
    secure: false
    auth:
      user: sender@example.com
      pass: app-password

Webhook Notifications

{
  "notifiers": [
    {
      "type": "webhook",
      "url": "https://your-webhook-url.com",
      "events": [
        "purchase-success",
        "already-owned"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Important Notes

Automatic Redemption: Due to Epic Games' improved automation detection, automatic redemption is no longer possible
Notification System: The addon now sends redemption links via your preferred notification method instead of automatically claiming games
2FA Support: TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) is supported for accounts with two-factor authentication
Multiple Accounts: You can configure multiple Epic Games accounts

You can import browser cookies to avoid login issues. Create /config/addons_config/epicgamesfree/cookies.json:

For detailed cookie import instructions, see: https://github.com/claabs/epicgames-freegames-node#cookie-import

Troubleshooting

Timeout Errors

Add the following to your config.json:

{
  "browserNavigationTimeout": 300000
}

Check your credentials are correct
Verify 2FA/TOTP configuration if enabled
Consider importing browser cookies
Check the addon logs for specific error messages

Installation

The installation of this add-on is pretty straightforward and not different in comparison to installing any other add-on.

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)
Install this add-on.
Click the Save button to store your configuration.
Set the add-on options to your preferences
Start the add-on.
Check the logs of the add-on to see if everything went well.
Open the webUI and adapt the software options

Support

Timeout error

Please try adding "browserNavigationTimeout": 300000, to your config.json (https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/issues/675#issuecomment-1407675351)

Other errors

Create an issue on github

README.md

Home assistant add-on: Epic Games Free