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Installation: Windows

George edited this page Sep 23, 2020 · 31 revisions

Installation

  • Download & Install Node.js 14
  • Download & Install git
  • Open Windows Comand Prompt
  • Type CD C:\ to change directory to the root C: drive
  • Type git clone https://github.com/jef/nvidia-snatcher.git
  • Type CD nvidia-snatcher
  • Type npm install
  • Navigate to the newly created C:\nvidia-snatcher\ in Windows Explorer
  • Rename the file .env.example to .env
  • Edit .env file to your liking using notepad or similar and save
  • In Windows Command Prompt type npm run start from the C:\nvidia-snatcher\ directory

At any point you want the program to stop, use Ctrl + C.

Bot Update

  • End the bot by pressing Ctrl + C.
  • Type git pull origin main
  • Type npm install (only required if there are new dependencies)
  • Type npm run start

Audio Notifications

This is required to make audio notifications work in Windows

  • Download cmdmp3 binaries
  • Extract all .exe files directly into your C:\nvidia-snatcher\

Extras

It may be helpful to show file extensions. Winzip has a good article on this.


For further customization, visit the README.md#customization for the most up-to-date settings.