# Hydra
Hydra is a game launcher with its own embedded bittorrent client and a self-managed repack scraper.
The launcher is written in TypeScript (Electron) and Python, which handles the torrenting system by using [libtorrent](https://www.libtorrent.org/).
## Installation
### Install Node.js
Ensure you have Node.js installed on your machine. If not, download and install it from [nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/).
### Install Yarn
Yarn is a package manager for Node.js. If you haven't installed Yarn yet, you can do so by following the instructions on [yarnpkg.com](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/).
### Clone the Repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra.git
```
### Install Node Dependencies
Navigate to the project directory and install the Node dependencies using Yarn:
```bash
cd hydra
yarn
```
### Install Python 3.9
Ensure you have Python installed on your machine. You can download and install it from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3919/).
### Install Python Dependencies
Install the required Python dependencies using pip:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
## Environment variables
You'll need a SteamGridDB API Key in order to fetch the game icons on installation.
If you want to have onlinefix as a repacker you'll need to add your credentials to the .env
Once you have it, you can paste the `.env.example` file and put it on `STEAMGRIDDB_API_KEY`, `ONLINEFIX_USERNAME`, `ONLINEFIX_PASSWORD`.
## Running
Once you've got all things set up, you can run the following command to start both the Electron process and the bittorrent client:
```bash
yarn start
```
## Build
### Build the bittorrent client
Build the bittorrent client by using this command:
```bash
python torrent-client/setup.py build
```
### Build the Electron application
Build the Electron application by using this command:
```bash
yarn make
```
## Contributors
## License
Hydra is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
