docker-gphotos-sync

Google Photos Sync downloads your Google Photos to the local file system. It will backup all the photos the user uploaded to Google Photos, but also the album information and additional Google Photos ‘Creations’ (animations, panoramas, movies, effects and collages).

Start

docker run -d \
  --name="GooglePhotosSync" \
  -v /path/to/config/:/config:rw \
  -v /path/to/storage/:/storage:rw \
  rix1337/docker-gphotos-sync

Authenticating your Google Account

1. Place your client_secret.json at /config

   How to get it is best described at Logix's Article at Linux Uprising

   Beware: Use a "Desktop App" auth token, as opposed to a "Webapp", as there is no more "Other" option

2. Afterwards you need to sign into the application once which cannot be done headlessly (using the "Syncing" command)

3. Afterwards you can call the "Syncing" command any time you wish, as long as the container is running (e.g. by using cron).

Syncing

docker exec -it GooglePhotosSync gphotos-sync /storage

By itself this container will do nothing. A sync will only occur when you call the above command on a running container.