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Build a personal Steam-like gaming platform for your video game collection (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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x-post from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/997294

Arr guys,

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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Upvoted just for the anagram.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Finally somebody who appreciates it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I am so glad that they changed their name! lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great idea, is there any way to download your steam games to your own server and use this?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No those games have DRM just crack them.