Recently, I came across an app called GameVault on r/selfhosted and wanted to share it here. It’s like a customized Steam-like platform for games stored on your seedbox or fileserver you can run yourself on your server.
You and your family can then use the Windows app to download them, track your playtime and so on. The idea is pretty neat and like Jellyfin/Kodi but for videogames.
The developers cannot officially promote piracy, so they have a scary disclaimer on their page, but the app works perfectly fine and everything is formulated “tounge in cheek”-ish.
Personally, I have about 25 “alternatively obtained” games on my seedbox-server by now, and it’s working fine for me and my kids.
If you have basic Linux-server knowledge, setting it up is not difficult. For complete beginners, there’s a guide on their website: https://gamevau.lt/docs/intro
Side note: I’m definitely not the dev, and my username is just an anagram for that by coincidence.
I use twitter. So, let me piss on mastadon. I use reddit. So, let me piss on lemmy. /s.
Seriously, stop pissing on alternatives just because they don’t work for you. More choice, is generally a good thing (with the exception of streaming services…)
Its not asking anyone to like anything or not- but, from the above comments- I gather-
I use “Service A”, so, “Service B” is useless to me. The impression was a negative bias towards this service/product, because you already have something that works for you.
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It’s not the same. You will have no idea how long you’ve played that game you can’t browse, sort and share your games etc.
I’m having a very hard time understanding what this does for me that lutris doesn’t already.
Yes i can, i use playnite.
I use twitter. So, let me piss on mastadon. I use reddit. So, let me piss on lemmy. /s.
Seriously, stop pissing on alternatives just because they don’t work for you. More choice, is generally a good thing (with the exception of streaming services…)
you gotta chill, man. Its not required that i like your idea. If it works for you, thats great
Its not asking anyone to like anything or not- but, from the above comments- I gather-
I use “Service A”, so, “Service B” is useless to me. The impression was a negative bias towards this service/product, because you already have something that works for you.
Yes, that was the point of my comment. I’m glad we all ended up on the same page here.