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Running EpicGames Freebies Claimer

lucifudge edited this page Jun 1, 2021 · 19 revisions

Running EpicGames Freebies Claimer

  • Holding the Shift key, right-click on an empty background space inside of your EpicGames Freebies Claimer folder and choose Open PowerShell window here

  • Type npm start to start EpicGames Freebies Claimer

config.json (Optional)

  • Can be edited with a text editor such as Notepad. As of V1.5.0, options include;

"delay": 1440,

This is the number (in minutes) which the script will check again for free games.

"loop": true

If set to false, the script will only run once.

Easier Launching via Batch File (Optional)

  • Open notepad and paste the following;

@ECHO OFF

CD /D %~dp0

:start

REM cls

call npm start

pause

GOTO start

  • Save as run.bat and place inside of your extracted EpicGames Freebies Claimer folder
  • Open run.bat

Running as background service using NSSM (optional)

This allows Epic Games Freebies Claimer to run in the background on startup.

  • Download NSSM and extract it to a folder (example: C:\Users\Tim Sweeney\Downloads\NSSM)
  • Open this folder and navigate to the win32 folder inside of it
  • Open your Start Menu and type cmd , then right-click on Command Prompt and Run As Administrator
  • Type the following (with quotes), replacing the directory path with your own above path and press Enter;

"C:\Users\Tim Sweeney\Downloads\NSSM\win32\nssm.exe" install EpicGamesFreebiesClaimer

  • In the "Application" tab, click the button to the right of Path:
  • Navigate to your Epic Games Freebies Claimer folder and select run.bat (see Easier Launching via Batch File (Optional))
  • Press Install service

Removing background service using NSSM

  • Download NSSM and extract it to a folder (example: C:\Users\Tim Sweeney\Downloads\NSSM)
  • Open this folder and navigate to the win32 folder inside of it
  • Open your Start Menu and type cmd , then right-click on Command Prompt and Run As Administrator
  • Type the following (with quotes), replacing the directory path with your own above path and press Enter;

"C:\Users\Tim Sweeney\Downloads\NSSM\win32\nssm.exe" remove EpicGamesFreebiesClaimer

  • Select "Yes" to remove the service