Christmas Countdown RPC

A super simple program to add a Christmas Countdown to your Discord status.

Installation

All you need is a single (very small) executable file which can be run directly in your Downloads folder.

📉 Resource usage

Here it is using just 0.7MB (0.0007GB):

Windows

1. Download cc-rpc-win-amd64.exe.

   ⚠️ Your browser will probably give you a warning when you try to download it and Windows will try to stop you from running it. In both cases, you can click "Keep" or "Run anyway". It's not a virus, as you can see in main.go.

2. Optionally, make it run at startup. It has an extremely minimal performance impact.

How to make it run in the background (recommended)

Normally, running the .exe file will open a terminal window. To make it hidden (run in the background) create a file, ChristmasCountdownRPC.vbs, in the same folder that the .exe is in, and paste the following:

Dim WShell
Set WShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WShell.Run "cc-rpc-win-amd64.exe", 0
Set WShell = Nothing

Note

If you have renamed the .exe file, replace cc-rpc-win-amd64 with the new name in your .vbs file.

Example:

- WShell.Run "cc-rpc-win-amd64.exe", 0
+ WShell.Run "christmas.exe", 0

⚠️ If you want the program to run automatically at startup, create a shortcut in the startup folder for the .vbs file instead of the .exe file, as this will start it in the background.

Other

1. Download the build for your system from the releases page.
2. Optionally, make it run at startup (example guide for Ubuntu)

Screenshots

Troubleshooting

The buttons don't work

The buttons work for other people, but Discord doesn't let you click your own buttons.

I can't run it

If double-clicking the file on Windows does not work, try opening Command Prompt and then type the file location (e.g. Downloads/cc-rpc-win-amd64.exe) followed by the enter key.

On Linux, you may need to right-click on the file, go to Properties, Permissions, and then allow execution as a program.

It crashes

Make sure you have the Discord desktop app installed and it is running. Discord must be started first.

Support

https://lnk.earth/discord