r/placeTUM

This is the bot for the r/place collaboration between the following communities:

• TUM
• RWTH
• HSWT

Setup

1. Checkout the repository

git clone https://github.com/etonaly/pixel placetum && cd placetum/

2. Install required dependencies

npm install

3. Copy your reddit_session cookie from Reddit and use it to start the bot

• Unix:

PLACE_TOKENS='["insert_cookie_value"]' npm run start

• Windows:

set PLACE_TOKENS=["insert_cookie_value"]
npm run start

Bot Dashbard

https://place.computerscholler.com/

Adding Images

1. add your image to the images folder. It should be a png with every pixel representing exactly one pixel on r/place.
2. add a section for your image to config.toml. Should probably discuss priority with us.
3. run scripts/generate_json.py
4. run scripts/render_json.py
5. check the generated image
6. commit and push the new image, pixel.json, output.png and config.toml