Sunshine - Revision history

Dmchmk at 18:12, 26 March 2026

2026-03-26T18:12:33Z

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	If this doesn’t work you should double check the port in the Sunshine’s WebGUI. You can access this from the Host PC in a web browser <code>https://localhost:47990</code>		If this doesn’t work you should double check the port in the Sunshine’s WebGUI. You can access this from the Host PC in a web browser <code>https://localhost:47990</code>

			== Limitations ==
			At the time of writing Sunshine is unable to wake sleeping display<ref>https://github.com/orgs/LizardByte/discussions/439</ref> (e.g. when screen is locked), which makes impossible to connect to the main session of your host PC. Can be somehow avoided by creating a virtual display and running Sunshine through it.

	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==

Dmchmk: Added workaround for running Steam Big Picture on Wayland

2026-03-11T18:29:39Z

Added workaround for running Steam Big Picture on Wayland

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 If this doesn’t work you should double check the port in the Sunshine’s WebGUI. You can access this from the Host PC in a web browser <code>https://localhost:47990</code>
 [[Category:Applications]]
 [[Category:Gaming]]

Sandro: Drop Attribution, the reddit post is more fitting for the PR that got merged as a nixos module. It has not much to do with the current wiki page.

2025-02-26T20:34:21Z

Drop Attribution, the reddit post is more fitting for the PR that got merged as a nixos module. It has not much to do with the current wiki page.

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:34, 26 February 2025
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	If this doesn’t work you should double check the port in the Sunshine’s WebGUI. You can access this from the Host PC in a web browser <code>https://localhost:47990</code>		If this doesn’t work you should double check the port in the Sunshine’s WebGUI. You can access this from the Host PC in a web browser <code>https://localhost:47990</code>

	~~== Attribution ==~~
	~~A substantial amount of the above came from [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1bq2bx4/beginners_guide_to_sunshine_gamedesktop_streaming/ this fairly wonderful guide] posted to Reddit.~~


	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]
	[[Category:Gaming]]		[[Category:Gaming]]

Sandro: Remove useless line breaks

2025-02-26T20:31:58Z

Remove useless line breaks

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	When installed via the NixOS module, Sunshine is configured as a Systemd user unit, and will start automatically on login to a graphical session. Note that a logout/login or restart may be required for Sunshine to start after initially adding it to your configuration due to limitations of NixOS' handling of user units with <code>nixos-rebuild</code>.		When installed via the NixOS module, Sunshine is configured as a Systemd user unit, and will start automatically on login to a graphical session. Note that a logout/login or restart may be required for Sunshine to start after initially adding it to your configuration due to limitations of NixOS' handling of user units with <code>nixos-rebuild</code>.

	If <code>services.sunshine.autoStart</code> is set to <code>false</code>, Sunshine needs to be started with the <~~pre~~>sunshine</~~pre~~> command.		If <code>services.sunshine.autoStart</code> is set to <code>false</code>, Sunshine needs to be started with the <code>sunshine</code> command.

	You may have to manually add the host running Sunshine to your Moonlight client. This, thankfully, is not hard to do.		You may have to manually add the host running Sunshine to your Moonlight client. This, thankfully, is not hard to do.

Sandro: Drop manual firewall configuration as it doesn't match upstream anyway

2025-02-26T20:31:05Z

Drop manual firewall configuration as it doesn't match upstream anyway

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	~~For manual Firewall configuration you can open network ports as shown here:~~

	~~{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>~~
	~~networking.firewall = {~~
	~~enable = true;~~
	~~allowedTCPPorts = [ 47984 47989 47990 48010 ];~~
	~~allowedUDPPortRanges = [~~
	~~{ from = 47998; to = 48000; }~~
	~~{ from = 8000; to = 8010; }~~
	];
	};
	~~</nowiki>}}~~

	== Connecting to the host ==		== Connecting to the host ==

Devusb: fix formatting error

2024-09-26T16:41:11Z

fix formatting error

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:41, 26 September 2024
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	When installed via the NixOS module, Sunshine is configured as a Systemd user unit, and will start automatically on login to a graphical session. Note that a logout/login or restart may be required for Sunshine to start after initially adding it to your configuration due to limitations of NixOS' handling of user units with <code>nixos-rebuild</code>.		When installed via the NixOS module, Sunshine is configured as a Systemd user unit, and will start automatically on login to a graphical session. Note that a logout/login or restart may be required for Sunshine to start after initially adding it to your configuration due to limitations of NixOS' handling of user units with <code>nixos-rebuild</code>.

	If <code>services.sunshine.autoStart</code> is set to <code>false,</code> Sunshine needs to be started with the <pre>sunshine</pre> command.		If <code>services.sunshine.autoStart</code> is set to <code>false</code>, Sunshine needs to be started with the <pre>sunshine</pre> command.

	You may have to manually add the host running Sunshine to your Moonlight client. This, thankfully, is not hard to do.		You may have to manually add the host running Sunshine to your Moonlight client. This, thankfully, is not hard to do.

Devusb: added notes around capSysAdmin with Xorg and autostart behavior

2024-09-26T10:35:12Z

added notes around capSysAdmin with Xorg and autostart behavior

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	enable = true;		enable = true;
	autoStart = true;		autoStart = true;
	capSysAdmin = true;		capSysAdmin = true; # only needed for Wayland -- omit this when using with Xorg
	openFirewall = true;		openFirewall = true;
	};		};
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	== Connecting to the host ==		== Connecting to the host ==

	Sunshine needs to be started with the <pre>sunshine</pre> command.		When installed via the NixOS module, Sunshine is configured as a Systemd user unit, and will start automatically on login to a graphical session. Note that a logout/login or restart may be required for Sunshine to start after initially adding it to your configuration due to limitations of NixOS' handling of user units with <code>nixos-rebuild</code>.

			If <code>services.sunshine.autoStart</code> is set to <code>false,</code> Sunshine needs to be started with the <pre>sunshine</pre> command.

	You may have to manually add the host running Sunshine to your Moonlight client. This, thankfully, is not hard to do.		You may have to manually add the host running Sunshine to your Moonlight client. This, thankfully, is not hard to do.

Mic92: imported from old wiki

2024-07-30T08:36:13Z

imported from old wiki

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	== Install ==		== Install ==
	To install Sunshine, you ~~will need to open up firewall ports, install udev rules and provide a setuid wrapper,~~
	~~so that sunshine~~ can ~~capture~~ the ~~display~~:
			To install Sunshine and enable it you can use the following snippet:

	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
	~~{ pkgs, ... }: {~~		services.sunshine = {
	~~environment.systemPackages = [~~
	~~pkgs.sunshine~~
	~~pkgs.moonlight-qt #for testing purposes.~~
	];
	services~~.udev.packages = [ pkgs~~.sunshine ~~]; # allow access to create virtual input interfaces.~~
	~~networking.firewall~~ = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
	~~allowedTCPPorts~~ = ~~[ 47984 47989 47990 48010 ]~~;		autoStart = true;
	~~allowedUDPPortRanges~~ = [		capSysAdmin = true;
	~~{ from = 47998~~; ~~to = 48000; }~~		openFirewall = true;
	~~{ from = 8000; to~~ = ~~8010; }~~
	];
	};		};
	~~# Prevents this error~~:		</nowiki>}}
	~~# Fatal: You must run [sudo setcap cap_sys_admin+p $(readlink -f sunshine)] for KMS display capture to work!~~
	~~security~~.~~wrappers~~.~~sunshine~~ = {
	~~owner~~ = ~~"root"~~;		For manual Firewall configuration you can open network ports as shown here:
	~~group~~ = ~~"root"~~;
	~~capabilities~~ = ~~"cap_sys_admin+p"~~;		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
	~~source~~ = ~~"${pkgs.sunshine}/bin/sunshine"~~;		networking.firewall = {
	};		enable = true;
	~~# Needed for network discovery~~		allowedTCPPorts = [ 47984 47989 47990 48010 ];
	~~services.avahi.enable~~ = ~~true~~;		allowedUDPPortRanges = [
	~~services.avahi.publish.enable~~ = ~~true~~;		{ from = 47998; to = 48000; }
	~~services.avahi.publish.userServices = true~~;		{ from = 8000; to = 8010; }
	}		];
			};
	</nowiki>}}		</nowiki>}}

Cdro: Correct information about GameStream protocol (Moonlight is an open-source implementation)

2024-06-10T09:05:38Z

Correct information about GameStream protocol (Moonlight is an open-source implementation)

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	This page is intended to explain how to use Sunshine, an open-source implementation of ~~Nvidia’s Moonlight game streaming application~~.		This page is intended to explain how to use Sunshine, an open-source implementation of NVIDIA’s GameStream protocol.

	== Install ==		== Install ==

Klinger: Category:Applications Category:Gaming

2024-04-21T21:27:05Z

Category:Applications Category:Gaming

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	== Attribution ==		== Attribution ==
	A substantial amount of the above came from [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1bq2bx4/beginners_guide_to_sunshine_gamedesktop_streaming/ this fairly wonderful guide] posted to Reddit:		A substantial amount of the above came from [https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/1bq2bx4/beginners_guide_to_sunshine_gamedesktop_streaming/ this fairly wonderful guide] posted to Reddit.


			[[Category:Applications]]
			[[Category:Gaming]]