canvas-cpp

canvas-cpp is a command line application that downloads all course files into the user's computer from a particular Canvas LMS server. It is written in C++. Currently only supported on Linux.

Config File

• The config file must be placed in the $HOME directory with the name canvas-config.txt.
• It must also follow the format as shown below.
• The token is generated from the settings in your institution's Canvas portal.

[Canvas Url]
https://canvas.yourinstitution.com

[Token]
012345678abcdefgh

[Download Folder]
/home/user/Downloads

Installing Dependencies (Tested with Debian/Ubuntu)

If using other distributions, it might be libssl-devel

sudo apt install gcc g++ make cmake libssl-dev 

Building from source and running the program

git clone https://github.com/theresurgence/canvas-cpp
cd canvas-cpp
mkdir build && cd build

cmake ..
make
sudo make install
./canvas-cpp