Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight clients, allowing gamers to stream games from their powerful PC to phones, tablets, TVs, and more with low latency and no cloud fees.

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🚀 Overview

Sunshine, developed by LizardByte, transforms your gaming PC into a personal cloud gaming server. It pairs seamlessly with Moonlight clients across devices like Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Xbox, and others, delivering high-quality, low-latency streams right to your screen wherever you are.

This project solves the issues of costly cloud gaming subscriptions, limited game libraries, privacy concerns, and dependency on third-party services by enabling fully self-hosted streaming on your own hardware. It supports hardware encoding from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia GPUs for optimal performance, with software encoding as a fallback.

Built for gamers and tech enthusiasts who value control, open-source software, and the freedom to play their full library anywhere without compromises.

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✨ Key Features

• Self-hosted game streaming: Run on your own hardware—no monthly fees to cloud providers.
• Hardware encoding support: AMD (AMF), Intel (QuickSync), Nvidia (NVENC) GPUs for low-latency performance; software encoding available.
• Web UI configuration: Easy setup, client pairing, and management from any browser on local or remote devices.
• Broad compatibility: Works with Moonlight clients on PCs, mobiles, consoles (Xbox, Switch, etc.), TVs, and more.
• Controller emulation: Emulates Xbox, PlayStation, Switch controllers for flexible input.
• Cross-platform: Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD; Docker support.

Optional: Ongoing developments include audio enhancements, fractional framerates, and platform-specific optimizations.

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Vue.js, HTML/CSS/JS (web configuration UI)
• Backend: C++ (core server and streaming)
• Build: CMake, Shell scripts
• Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD
• Container: Docker
• Auth: None (PIN-based client pairing)
• Hosting: Self-hosted

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👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

• Gamers with high-end PCs wanting to stream to multiple devices without subscriptions
• Self-hosting enthusiasts building private cloud gaming setups
• Moonlight users needing a robust, open-source streaming host

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📸 Screenshots / Demo

• Live demo: N/A (requires self-hosting and installation)
• GitHub: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine
• Project page: https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine

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🔥 Project Status

• 🟢 Actively building

Last updated: 2026-03-24

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❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Open Source (yes, GPL-3.0). Free to download, use, and modify. Donations appreciated via Patreon or PayPal.

Is the source code available?

Yes — https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine

Can I contribute?

Yes—file issues or PRs on GitHub, contribute translations via CrowdIn, or join discussions in the support channels. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

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📬 Contact & Links

• Website: https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine
• GitHub: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/LizardByteDev
• Email: N/A (use GitHub/discussions)
• Docs: https://docs.lizardbyte.dev/projects/sunshine/en/latest/
• Support: https://docs.lizardbyte.dev/latest/about/support.html

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