A self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight, offering low-latency cloud gaming with support for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPU hardware encoding.
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Project Overview
Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. It offers low-latency cloud gaming server capabilities with support for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPUs for hardware encoding. Software encoding is also available. A web UI is provided for configuration and client pairing.
Key Features
- Hardware encoding support: AMD (AMF), Intel (QuickSync), NVIDIA (NVENC), and Apple (Video Toolbox)
- Cross-platform: Supports FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Multiple screen capture methods: KMS/DRM, Wayland, X11, XDG Desktop Portal, and more
- Gamepad emulation: Supports Generic, DualShock/DS4, DualSense/DS5, Nintendo Switch Pro, Xbox 360/One/Series
- Web UI management: Configuration and client pairing via browser
Target Audience
- Gamers who want to self-host a cloud gaming server
- Users who need a low-latency game streaming solution
- Self-hosting enthusiasts
Quick Start
- Visit the official documentation for installation guides
- Download the appropriate Sunshine version for your OS
- Install and start the Sunshine service
- Connect from any device using a Moonlight client
Core Advantages
- Fully open-source, self-hosted game streaming solution
- Supports major GPU hardware encoding
- Low-latency, high-quality streaming experience
- Web UI for easy configuration and management
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