Who should use Sunshine?

Sunshine is an open-source project built for gamers and self-hosting enthusiasts.

Does Sunshine have a free plan?

Yes — Sunshine is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Sunshine run on?

Sunshine runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, and the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Sunshine still active?

Unverified. Sunshine has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Sunshine?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SiteSkite, DigitalDive Edge Cache for Cloudflare, and TensorPool.

Who develops Sunshine?

Sunshine is developed by LizardByte.

How long has Sunshine been around?

Sunshine first shipped in 2022.

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Sunshine

Name: Sunshine
Author: LizardByte

FlathubInfrastructure

Sunshine is an open-source GameStream host that enables users to stream games from their PC to any Moonlight client. It supports hardware and software encoding, provides a web UI for configuration, and is suitable for gamers who want to self-host cloud gaming solutions.

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Overview

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Sunshine is a Hosting, deployment & PaaS project. Allowing users to self-host low-latency game streaming servers for remote play on any device via Moonlight. It is built as an open-source project for gamers and self-hosting enthusiasts. Sunshine is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for Linux, Windows, macOS, and the web, and it can be self-hosted.

LizardByte builds and maintains Sunshine, and it first shipped in 2022. Key capabilities include game streaming, Web UI, and hardware encoding.

Game streaming
Web UI
Hardware encoding
Software encoding
Client pairing

Built with & integrations

Runs on

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Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed28 Jun · 06:17 UTC
Sunshine verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Sunshine

What does Sunshine do?: Allowing users to self-host low-latency game streaming servers for remote play on any device via Moonlight. It is catalogued under Hosting, deployment & PaaS on PulseGate.
Who should use Sunshine?: Sunshine is an open-source project built for gamers and self-hosting enthusiasts.
Does Sunshine have a free plan?: Yes — Sunshine is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Sunshine run on?: Sunshine runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, and the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Sunshine still active?: Unverified. Sunshine has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Sunshine?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SiteSkite, DigitalDive Edge Cache for Cloudflare, and TensorPool.SiteSkite DigitalDive Edge Cache for Cloudflare TensorPool
Who develops Sunshine?: Sunshine is developed by LizardByte.
How long has Sunshine been around?: Sunshine first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: gamers and self-hosting enthusiasts
Model: Open source
Solves: Allowing users to self-host low-latency game streaming servers for remote play on any device via Moonlight.

Registered as

Flathub: dev.lizardbyte.app.Sunshine

Developer

LizardByte

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 28 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 28 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: sunshine-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 28 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/dev.lizardbyte.app.Sunshine

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