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Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.

24 mentions on Hacker News by 22 people: 3 stories, 21 comments · first 2022-03-16 · latest 2026-08-15

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  1. …Reality can be a bit more complex due to the existence of overlay planes but that's the idea. https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/blob/master/src/platf...
    comment by jchw · 2026-08-15 · in RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wayland
  2. …much good to go). Another option would be Moonlight/Sunshine ( https://moonlight-stream.org/ , https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine ) but that option requires you to have a pretty beefy game PC or server w/ decent GPU next to your Linux…
    comment by mindcrash · 2025-12-09 · in Games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/Proton
  3. …desktop and eliminate lag by using a gaming-focused remote desktop server, e.g. using Sunshine: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine . You will need to give it access to a gpu though.
    comment by neurostimulant · 2025-08-23 · in I run a full Linux desktop in Docker just because I can
  4. …for AMD, Intel, and Nvidia GPUs for hardware encoding. Software encoding is also available. 1: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine
    comment by wrigby · 2025-03-29 · in Why Apple's Severance gets edited over remote desktop software
  5. AFAIK the NVFBC patch is no longer required for new Sunshine versions thanks to https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/pull/2471 . However, NVIDIA say that "The NvFBC desktop capture library does not have native Wayland support and does…
    comment by enronmusk · 2024-12-08 · in Raspberry Pi 5 now supports Valve's Steam Link
  6. …server side component as well since it is unclear how long gamestream will continue to work? : https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine Worked like a charm for me in 4k
    comment by xvinci · 2024-08-18 · in Moonlight
  7. …over a network if one was clever enough Something like Sunshine[1], coupled with Moonlight[2]? [1] https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine [2] https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt
    comment by dns_snek · 2024-05-19 · in Show HN: Open-source GeForce NOW alternative with Stadia's social features
  8. …Mirror is just me on a mission so far :) So they're likely to be much more stable and usable. [1]: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine [2]: https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf Edit: an earlier version of this article…
    comment by colinmarc · 2024-04-28 · in Show HN: A Vulkan-Video-based game streaming tool for Linux
  9. …https://github.com/ublue-os/config/blob/main/Containerfile LizardByte/Sunshine: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine moonlight-stream https://github.com/moonlight-stream Anyways, hopefully this PR fixes the immediate issue: https://gith
    comment by westurner · 2024-02-14 · in AMD funded a drop-in CUDA implementation built on ROCm: It's now open-source
  10. Moonlight + Sunshine for a self hosted solution (streaming), works with every OS server: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/ client: https://github.com/moonlight-stream
    comment by WhereIsTheTruth · 2023-11-16 · in Microsoft launches Windows App for accessing PCs in the cloud from any device
  11. You could use sunshine ( https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine ) + moonlight ( https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt ). To be honest, at least for me, it works better than most of the RDP/VNC stuff.
    comment by sintax · 2023-11-11 · in KDE Plasma 6.0 Is Enabling Wayland by Default
  12. …to video. It's low latency by design, bandwidth is up to you, and sound also works by default. https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine https://f-droid.org/packages/com.limelight/
    comment by npteljes · 2023-09-28 · in FreeRDP: A remote desktop protocol implementation
  13. Look at https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine
    comment by ireallywantthat · 2023-09-22 · in Valve is a wonderful upstream contributor to Linux and the open-source community
  14. Did you consider using Sunshine/Moonlight? https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine and https://github.com/moonlight-stream
    comment by sintax · 2023-03-15 · in Using a Raspberry Pi to add a second HDMI port to a laptop
  15. …anybody wants to do this on a home PC there's also [Parsec]( https://parsec.app/ ) or [Sunshine]( https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine )
    comment by woojoo666 · 2022-12-26 · in Qwantify
  16. There is always this alternative implementation: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine EDIT: Oops, misread, the OSS client is called moonlight: https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-android
    comment by TreeInBuxton · 2022-12-19 · in Nvidia ends Gamestream on all Shield devices. Suggests switching to Steam Link
  17. …project to run Gamestream host for AMD/Nvidia/Intel GPUs and Multiplatform Linux/Windows/MacOs https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine
    comment by logistark · 2022-08-17 · in Putting Tailscale on the Steam Deck
  18. …abandoned the project (although may contribute to either repository, by the sounds of it). (ref: https://github.com/SunshineStream/Sunshine/issues/39 )
    comment by jka · 2022-06-10 · in Sunshine – an open-source gamestream server for Windows and Linux
  19. URL should be changed to the new repo for it: https://github.com/SunshineStream/Sunshine
    comment by DiabloD3 · 2022-06-10 · in Sunshine – an open-source gamestream server for Windows and Linux
  20. Have you tried this version from this repo? It's more up to date. https://github.com/SunshineStream/Sunshine
    comment by neurostimulant · 2022-05-21 · in Rustdesk – Remote desktop software, an open source TeamViewer alternative
  21. Speaking of this, I make a shameless plug. I'm a contributor for the Sunshine project: https://github.com/SunshineStream/Sunshine project, which allows Nvidia GameStream to be used on Linux systems with Moonlight clients. I haven't tested…
    comment by theelix · 2022-03-16 · in RDP Clients for Debian: An incomplete review