iCloud Photos Downloader for DSM

Helper scripts to repackage iCloud Photos Downloader Python library as a Synology DSM package for easy installation throught Package Station.

• A command-line tool to download all your iCloud photos and videos
• Runs on Synology DSM 7.x
• For other platforms (Linux, Windows, MacOS, Docker, etc), please go to original repository https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader

Installation to Synology DSM

Ready made package is available:

• icloudpd-1.17.3 icloud_photo_station-0.4.1.spk

• Or follow instructions below how to package SPK yourself from code with the latest available icloudpd library

    # Clone the repo somewhere
    git clone https://github.com/skarppi/icloud_photo_station.git
    cd icloud_photo_station

    # Create a SPK installation package containing virtualenv, python scripts and all necessary dependencies.
    cd spk
    sh build.sh

Manually install the spk in your DSM Package Station. After installation is complete you can set up User-defined script into Task Scheduler and set up scheduling. Notification emails for script output are handy to get notified when two-factor authentication has expired.

    # temporary fix for permissions denied errors
    # https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader/issues/764
    sudo mount /tmp -o remount,exec

    source /volume1/@appstore/icloud_photo_station/env/bin/activate
    icloudpd \
        --username '<YOUR ICLOUD USERNAME>' \
        --password '<YOUR ICLOUD PASSWORD>' \
        --auto-delete \
        --until-found 10 \
        --directory ./output/

If your iCloud account has two-factor authentication enabled, SSH to Synology box and run the script manually first time in order to input the verification code. This step needs to be repeated every once in a while when the authentication expires.

Everything else

For more documentation, issues, or bugs go to https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_downloader