Tool to import a PGN (Portable Game Notation) file into Lichess.com from the clipboard. The program outputs the URL of the imported game so you can request computer analysis for all your games effortlessly, in a few seconds.

• Easily import chess games from other platforms to your Lichess account, game analysis, etc...
• Streamline your workflow for reviewing and analyzing chess games from different sources.

• Docker (version 20.10 or later recommended)
• Lichess account and a Personal API access tokens

Run this command to install the Lichess PGN Importer
(always check scripts before running it! This one is pretty simple and contains comments):

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jeancsil/lichess/main/install.sh | bash

This script will:

1. Check if the necessary executables are installed (Docker, pbpaste to copy from clipboard)
2. Pull the Docker image containing the java application.
3. Add a symlink to the lichess executable for convenience.

After installation, make sure to set your Lichess API token as an environment variable.

Set your Lichess API token as an environment variable:

export LICHESS_TOKEN=lip_exampleT0kenF0rL1chess123

1. Copy a valid PGN (Portable Game Notation) for a chess game to your clipboard. e.g.:

2. Ensure your LICHESS_TOKEN environment variable is set as described earlier.

3. Run the lichess command:

   lichess

   The application will read the PGN from your clipboard, save it to a temporary file, import it to Lichess, and provide you with the URL of the imported game.

Example output:

Game imported successfully: https://lichess.org/xXxYyYZzZ

To uninstall the Lichess PGN Importer, you can use the following command:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jeancsil/lichess/main/uninstall.sh | bash

This script will:

1. Remove the lichess command from your system
2. Remove the Docker images used by the application

Alternatively, if you have cloned the repository, you can run:

make uninstall