
Fill in the client ID and secret from Google API dashboardĢ1. Type "17" for google photos remote typeġ8. Type "n" for new remote and type a nameġ7.
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On your own computer, install rclone and then type "rclone config"ġ5. Copy your client ID and Client secret.ġ4. Select "Desktop app" as the application type and enter a name.ġ3. Click "Create Credentials" and then "OAuth Client ID"ġ2. Go back to the API dashboard and click credentialsġ1. Add the Google email address you want to use for Photos on the TrueNAS as a Test User.ġ0.


Fill in the app name, support email and developer contact info then click "Save and Continue"ĩ. It will ask you to configure consent screen. Go back to the API dashboard and click "OAuth consent screen" and then configureĦ. Search for "Photos Library API" and enable itĥ. Click "Enable APIs and services" near the topĤ. Once in your new project, go to the "Enabled APIs & services" menu on the left.ģ. Make sure your new project is selected.Ģ. Go to and create a new API project using the drop down in the top left.

I had to create my own Google Photos API Credentials then log in using rclone on my personal computer to get the access token to give TrueNAS.ĮDIT: You can find the updated steps in this resource ġ. Turns out the download wont start when I use the Google authentication provided by TrueNAS aka the button in the Cloud Credentials add dialog that says "Log In To Provider". It was just rclone saying "0% done, 0 Bytes/s, ETA: -" which was not very helpful. I searched through logs and found nothing.
