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[–] alfagun74 6 points 1 month ago

Sorry if there were any miscommunication: We have github and email support aswell, its just lots of people find talking in real time easier.

https://github.com/Phalcode/gamevault-app/issues https://github.com/Phalcode/gamevault-backend/issues

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[–] alfagun74 1 points 1 month ago

it works for anything you put into archives. Dont expect a metadata entry for software though. :D

Regarding modern systems, Microsoft Windows 10 is our minimum supported platform. You may get it to run on older OSes aswell.

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[–] alfagun74 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

we don't have any unit tests, yes shame on us. But dozens of users are running this using linux wine and for instance steam deck already, its a community effort but hey, it works. See here.

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[–] alfagun74 2 points 1 month ago

it is mostly optimised for pc atm. it will save them perfectly fine and you can download and browse them using this as well, but its still on our roadmap to build in a web based emulator, native emulator support and auto-install for roms. See details here

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[–] alfagun74 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly im not too familiar with launchbox, but from the looks of it: Launchbox has no server-side component, no steam-store-like experience, for a small community of friends and family I think. its just a front-end. We also have no fancy ROM features yet, just support for downloading them. We do have auto-extract, auto-install and so on. Also, our source code is available and not closed source.

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[–] alfagun74 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

There is a way using it on Linux outlined here in the docs, but no plans at the time for a native linux client.

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[–] alfagun74 1 points 1 month ago

No unfortunately not.

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[–] alfagun74 17 points 1 month ago

we do have Github aswell. it's just most people find discord easier. Here you go, trooper:

https://github.com/Phalcode/gamevault-app/issues https://github.com/Phalcode/gamevault-backend/issues

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[–] alfagun74 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It's for games you own. 😂

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[–] alfagun74 3 points 1 month ago

There's a Guide in the advanced usage section on the website.

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[–] alfagun74 17 points 1 month ago

It's for groups, mostly. Families & Friends.
It's not really a replacement. It is a way for you to have a steam like experience for games where you would not have one. Games lying on your server.
No, not at all at the time, but maybe in the future

Thanks for looking into it

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[–] alfagun74 2 points 1 month ago

It does, it needs about 120mb of ram I think.

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(Re-)Introducing GameVault: The Self-Hosted Gaming Platform (self.phalcode)

submitted 1 year ago by alfagun74 to c/phalcode

4 comments fedilink

geteilt von: https://lemmy.world/post/1995344

Hi guys,

we're excited to reconnect with you all here on Lemmy after our project "Crackpipe" generated quite a buzz recently. With its brand new name, we proudly present "GameVault"!

In case you missed our, let's say - "controversial" debut on reddit and lemmy, let us give you a quick rundown of what GameVault is all about:

GameVault is a fantastic gaming platform that you can host yourself, allowing you and your friends to enjoy "alternatively obtained" games on your own terms. It simplifies the whole gaming experience by organizing, downloading, installing, playing, and tracking your favorite games right on your file server. GameVault automatically detects game files, builds a metadata database, and offers a user-friendly client for seamless downloading and gameplay. Imagine having your own personalized Steam for games stored on your file server!

Linux users, please note that we don't currently have a native client available. However, our documentation includes a community-driven approach to running the client on Linux, which you can find under "Advanced Usage."

Are you ready to add another Link to your Dashboards?

Feel free to pay a visit to our website and join our Discord and Lemmy Community to become part of an awesome community!

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(Re-)Introducing GameVault: The Self-Hosted Gaming Platform (self.selfhosted)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by alfagun74 to c/selfhosted

46 comments fedilink

Hi guys,

we're excited to reconnect with you all here on Lemmy after our project "Crackpipe" generated quite a buzz recently. With its brand new name, we proudly present "GameVault"!

In case you missed our, let's say - "controversial" debut on reddit and lemmy, let us give you a quick rundown of what GameVault is all about:

GameVault is a fantastic gaming platform that you can host yourself, allowing you and your friends to enjoy "alternatively obtained" games on your own terms. It simplifies the whole gaming experience by organizing, downloading, installing, playing, and tracking your favorite games right on your file server. GameVault automatically detects game files, builds a metadata database, and offers a user-friendly client for seamless downloading and gameplay. Imagine having your own personalized Steam for games stored on your file server!

Linux users, please note that we don't currently have a native client available. However, our documentation includes a community-driven approach to running the client on Linux, which you can find under "Advanced Usage."

Are you ready to add another Link to your Dashboards?

Feel free to pay a visit to our website and join our Discord and Lemmy Community to become part of an awesome community!

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Introducing Crackpipe - your decentralized, self-hosted gaming solution! (crackpipe.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by alfagun74 to c/selfhosted

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Hey folks,

our team has worked tirelessly for a year to bring you Crackpipe, the open-source, decentralized, and liberal alternative to conventional cloud-based game platforms like Steam and Origin. We're thrilled to announce that Crackpipe is now available for everyone, and we're delighted to share it with the community as an open-source project.

With Crackpipe, you and your friends can enjoy playing and tracking games on a shared file server, free from the restrictions of traditional platforms. Embracing "alternatively obtained" games, including DRM-free titles, Crackpipe offers a flexible and open approach to gaming - think Jellyfin, but for Videogames.

Take full control of your gaming experience with Crackpipe's self-hosted approach. Explore your server's game collection, securely download, launch, and play games, and monitor your playtimes and progress - all even when the server is offline. Compare stats and play states with other users on the server for added fun.

Our server features include automatic indexing of games, metadata enrichment with RAWG API, multi-user authentication, configurable logging, health monitoring, full-text search, filters, sorting, pagination, and a fully documented API. Crackpipe's high configurability ensures it fits your specific needs.

Join us on this journey to embrace a more open, flexible, and enjoyable gaming experience for all. Try Crackpipe today and share your contributions, feedback, bug reports, and feature requests.

Link: https://crackpipe.de

You can also check out our launch at producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/crackpipe

UPDATE: here