Photo Downloader

The CloudCard Photo Downloader is an open source Java application that integrates with the CloudCard API to automate downloading of photos. Support licenses for the downloader are available as an add on to any CloudCard subscription.

This project is available for download along with a full README on our GitHub Repository.

The Downloader has the ability to download photos to a variety of locations:

• Local file systems
• Shared network drives
• Remote file systems via SFTP
• As BLOBs (Binary Large Objects) stored in any relational database accessible via JDBC

Setup:

• Determine the server where you will be installing the downloader. We recommend using a server that has access to put the photos in an accessible location for card production. Often this is the same server that runs your card production software, but that doesn't always have to be the case. 
• We have a full YouTube playlist that walks you through installing and configuring the Downloader. CloudCard's technical support team is available to assist configuring the downloader via a screen share call if you've paid for a support license.

• Once the downloader is running successfully, we recommend scheduling a scheduled job with the Windows Task Scheduler (or a Linux cron job) to start the downloader if the server ever needs to reboot. This is all that's necessary since the default configuration for the downloader is to run non-stop in the background and check for photos every 10 minutes. However, this feature can be disabled with `downloader.repeat=false`, so you can use your scheduled job to run the downloader on whatever interval works best for your organization.