⚠️ Deprecated

New repository at jamjnsn/cartridge.

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A self-hosted game browser.

About

Cartridge is a convenient browser for your game collection with easy file downloads and automatically imported metadata and images. This project is designed to be self-hosted on your local server.

Roadmap

Cartridge is currently in development and not yet ready for use. Here's a rough to-do list for an alpha release:

• Game importer
• Game browser & downloads
• Game search
• User administration (create, edit, delete)
• Manual IGDB match fix

Development

Cartridge currently utilizes Laravel Sail for a convenient dev environment. By default, the app runs on port 80 and HMR runs on port 8080.

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 (Optional)
• Composer (Optional)
• Docker
• Docker Compose
• API key from IGDB

Instructions

1. Clone the repository.

   git clone https://github.com/jamjnsn/cartridge.git

2. Install Composer packages using your local Composer:

   composer install

   OR using a temporary container:

   docker run --rm \
   -u "$(id -u):$(id -g)" \
   -v $(pwd):/var/www/html \
   -w /var/www/html \
   laravelsail/php81-composer:latest \
   composer install --ignore-platform-reqs

3. Install Node packages

   sail npm i

4. Create .env file.

   # Volumes
   GAMES_PATH=/path/to/roms
   
   # IGDB credentials
   TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=Your Client ID
   TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET=Your Client Secret
   

5. Initialize application. (Note: This should be run outside of the container to ensure the storage symlinks are created properly.)

   sail artisan cart:init

6. Start containers with Sail.

   alias sail="bash vendor/bin/sail" # Optional: add alias to your shell profile
   sail up -d

7. Start HMR.

   sail npm run watch
   

Built With

• Vue.js
• Laravel