Sunshine

Remote game stream host for Moonlight with support up to 120 frames per second and 4K resolution.

Active Last commit · 5 releases in the past year · 874 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
43.4k
Forks
2.4k
Open issues & PRs
167
Last commit
2026-11-10
Latest release
v2026.1109.513
2026-11-09
Commits (12 mo)
874
Releases (12 mo)
5
License
GPL-3.0
Language / platform
C++, deb, Docker

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 5 releases in the past year · 874 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run Sunshine yourself

  • RAM: ~512 MB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr512 MB$3.5Deploy →
DigitalOcean512 MB$4Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

Prefer managed hosting? Check PikaPods or Elestio.

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