https://github.com/kekonn/discord-rpc-helper

Helps set Steam game activity as a Discord activity
https://github.com/kekonn/discord-rpc-helper

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Helps set Steam game activity as a Discord activity

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kekonn/discord-rpc-helper
• Owner: kekonn
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2022-06-05T07:59:31.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-30T08:07:04.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-06T08:06:51.111Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: discord, steam
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 180 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# discord-rpc-helper

Helps set Steam game activity as a Discord activity.

## Installation

### Compile with cargo

Clone the repo and run `cargo install --path .` from the repo's root directory.

You will also need to provide your own Discord client id. Make sure `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is set and create `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\discord-rpc-helper\config.json`.

### Example config.json

```json

{

  "discord_client_id": "11111111111111111111" 

}

```

### Cargo binstall

We have added binstall support in version 1.1.7. If you have binstall installed (`cargo install cargo-binstall`) then you can install the service with `cargo binstall discord-rpc-helper`. After that, you can either run the helper from the terminal or follow the [systemd setup](#running-the-service-automatically-on-login-systemd-service) bellow.

## Caching directory

We scan for `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` and create a folder in there. This means the cache does not persist between reboots. In the future there will be an option to configure the cache path.

## Running the service automatically on login (systemd service)

Create `$HOME/.config/systemd/user/discord-rpc-helper.service` and paste the following:

```systemd

[Service]

Environment=XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/YOURUSERNAME/.config

ExecStart=/home/YOURUSERNAME/.cargo/bin/discord-rpc-helper

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target

[Unit]

Description=Discord RPC helper for Steam, written in Rust

After=network.target

```

Make sure to change YOURUSERNAME to the username that you used to run `cargo install` with.

After that run `systemctl --user daemon-reload` and `systemctl --user enable --now discord-rpc-helper.service`.

Check if everything is running by running `systemctl --user status discord-rpc-helper.service`.

## Quirks and features

### Steam Age Gate

When a game requires an age gate to get to the Steam Store page, we handle the age gate by submitting an age of 1/1/1990.