TalkLounge / google-doodle-notification

Send Email Notification for certain new Google Doodles

Google Doodle Notification

Send Email Notification for certain new Google Doodles

Table of Contents

• Google Doodle Notification
  • Table of Contents
  • Installation
    • 1. Requirements
    • 2. Download
    • 3. Setup
  • Usage
    • Run regularly
      • Linux
      • Windows
  • Disclaimer
  • License

Installation

1. Requirements

• Node.js
• Mailutils

2. Download

git clone https://github.com/TalkLounge/google-doodle-notification
cd google-doodle-notification
npm install

3. Setup

• Copy .env.example to .env
• Configure .env

Usage

npm start

Note
Chrome needs to run in headful mode, to pass the invisible reCaptcha. If you have no gui on linux, you can use xvfb

xvfb-run -a --server-args="-screen 0 1280x720x24 -ac -nolisten tcp -dpi 96" npm start

Run regularly

Linux

Via Cronjobs

crontab -e

0 */6 * * * cd ~/google-doodle-notification/ && npm start

Windows

Via Task Scheduler

Disclaimer

Use on your own risk. Google may prohibit the scraping

License

MIT