Sunshine/docs/app_examples.md

App Examples

Since not all applications behave the same, we decided to create some examples to help you get started adding games and applications to Sunshine.

@attention{Throughout these examples, any fields not shown are left blank. You can enhance your experience by adding an image or a log file (via the Output field).}

@note{When a working directory is not specified, it defaults to the folder where the target application resides.}

Common Examples

Desktop

Field	Value
Application Name	@code{}Desktop@endcode
Image	@code{}desktop.png@endcode

Steam Big Picture

@note{Steam is launched as a detached command because Steam starts with a process that self updates itself and the original process is killed.}

@tabs{ @tab{Linux | | Field | Value | |-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Steam Big Picture@endcode | | Detached Commands | @code{}setsid steam steam://open/bigpicture@endcode | | Image | @code{}steam.png@endcode | } @tab{macOS | | Field | Value | |-------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Steam Big Picture@endcode | | Detached Commands | @code{}open steam steam://open/bigpicture@endcode | | Image | @code{}steam.png@endcode | } @tab{Windows | | Field | Value | |-------------------|----------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Steam Big Picture@endcode | | Detached Commands | @code{}steam://open/bigpicture@endcode | | Image | @code{}steam.png@endcode | } }

Epic Game Store game

@note{Using URI method will be the most consistent between various games.}

URI

@tabs{ @tab{Windows | | Field | Value | |------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Commands | @code{}com.epicgames.launcher://apps/d759128018124dcabb1fbee9bb28e178%3A20729b9176c241f0b617c5723e70ec2d%3AOvenbird?action=launch&silent=true@endcode | } }

Binary (w/ working directory

@tabs{ @tab{Windows | | Field | Value | |-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}MarsEpic.exe@endcode | | Working Directory | @code{}"C:\Program Files\Epic Games\SurvivingMars"@endcode | } }

Binary (w/o working directory)

@tabs{ @tab{Windows | | Field | Value | |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}"C:\Program Files\Epic Games\SurvivingMars\MarsEpic.exe"@endcode | } }

Steam game

@note{Using URI method will be the most consistent between various games.}

URI

@tabs{ @tab{Linux | | Field | Value | |-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Detached Commands | @code{}setsid steam steam://rungameid/464920@endcode | } @tab{macOS | | Field | Value | |-------------------|----------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Detached Commands | @code{}open steam://rungameid/464920@endcode | } @tab{Windows | | Field | Value | |-------------------|-----------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Detached Commands | @code{}steam://rungameid/464920@endcode | } }

Binary (w/ working directory

@tabs{ @tab{Linux | | Field | Value | |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}MarsSteam@endcode | | Working Directory | @code{}~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common/Survivng Mars@endcode | } @tab{macOS | | Field | Value | |-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}MarsSteam@endcode | | Working Directory | @code{}~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common/Survivng Mars@endcode | } @tab{Windows | | Field | Value | |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}MarsSteam.exe@endcode | | Working Directory | @code{}"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Surviving Mars"@endcode | } }

Binary (w/o working directory)

@tabs{ @tab{Linux | | Field | Value | |-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common/Survivng Mars/MarsSteam@endcode | } @tab{macOS | | Field | Value | |-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common/Survivng Mars/MarsSteam@endcode | } @tab{Windows | | Field | Value | |-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Application Name | @code{}Surviving Mars@endcode | | Command | @code{}"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Surviving Mars\MarsSteam.exe"@endcode | } }

Prep Commands

Changing Resolution and Refresh Rate

Linux

X11

Prep Step	Command
Do	@code{}sh -c "xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode ${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}x${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT} --rate ${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS}"@endcode
Undo	@code{}xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode 3840x2160 --rate 120@endcode

@hint{The above only works if the xrandr mode already exists. You will need to create new modes to stream to macOS and iOS devices, since they use non standard resolutions.

You can update the Do command to this:

bash -c "${HOME}/scripts/set-custom-res.sh \"${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}\" \"${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT}\" \"${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS}\""

The set-custom-res.sh will have this content:

#!/bin/bash
set -e

# Get params and set any defaults
width=${1:-1920}
height=${2:-1080}
refresh_rate=${3:-60}

# You may need to adjust the scaling differently so the UI/text isn't too small / big
scale=${4:-0.55}

# Get the name of the active display
display_output=$(xrandr | grep " connected" | awk '{ print $1 }')

# Get the modeline info from the 2nd row in the cvt output
modeline=$(cvt ${width} ${height} ${refresh_rate} | awk 'FNR == 2')
xrandr_mode_str=${modeline//Modeline \"*\" /}
mode_alias="${width}x${height}"

echo "xrandr setting new mode ${mode_alias} ${xrandr_mode_str}"
xrandr --newmode ${mode_alias} ${xrandr_mode_str}
xrandr --addmode ${display_output} ${mode_alias}

# Reset scaling
xrandr --output ${display_output} --scale 1

# Apply new xrandr mode
xrandr --output ${display_output} --primary --mode ${mode_alias} --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --scale ${scale}

# Optional reset your wallpaper to fit to new resolution
# xwallpaper --zoom /path/to/wallpaper.png

}

Wayland

Prep Step	Command
Do	@code{}sh -c "wlr-xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode "${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}x${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT}@${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS}Hz""@endcode
Undo	@code{}wlr-xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode 3840x2160@120Hz@endcode

@hint{wlr-xrandr only works with wlroots-based compositors.}

Gnome (Wayland, X11)

Prep Step	Command
Do	@code{}sh -c "xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode ${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}x${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT} --rate ${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS}"@endcode
Undo	@code{}xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode 3840x2160 --rate 120@endcode

The commands above are valid for an X11 session but won't work for Wayland. In that case xrandr must be replaced by gnome-randr.py. This script is intended as a drop-in replacement with the same syntax. (It can be saved in /usr/local/bin and needs to be made executable.)

KDE Plasma (Wayland, X11)

Prep Step	Command
Do	@code{}sh -c "kscreen-doctor output.HDMI-A-1.mode.${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}x${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT}@${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS}"@endcode
Undo	@code{}kscreen-doctor output.HDMI-A-1.mode.3840x2160@120@endcode

NVIDIA

Prep Step	Command
Do	@code{}sh -c "${HOME}/scripts/set-custom-res.sh ${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH} ${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT}"@endcode
Undo	@code{}sh -c "${HOME}/scripts/set-custom-res.sh 3840 2160"@endcode

The set-custom-res.sh will have this content:

#!/bin/bash
set -e

# Get params and set any defaults
width=${1:-1920}
height=${2:-1080}
output=${3:-HDMI-1}
nvidia-settings -a CurrentMetaMode="${output}: nvidia-auto-select { ViewPortIn=${width}x${height}, ViewPortOut=${width}x${height}+0+0 }"

macOS

displayplacer

@note{This example uses the displayplacer tool to change the resolution. This tool can be installed following instructions in their GitHub repository}.

Prep Step	Command
Do	@code{}displayplacer "id: res:1920x1080 hz:60 scaling:on origin:(0,0) degree:0"@endcode
Undo	@code{}displayplacer "id: res:3840x2160 hz:120 scaling:on origin:(0,0) degree:0"@endcode

Windows

QRes

@note{This example uses the QRes tool to change the resolution and refresh rate. This tool can be downloaded from their SourceForge repository.}.

Prep Step	Command
Do	@code{}cmd /C FullPath\qres.exe /x:%SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH% /y:%SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT% /r:%SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS%@endcode
Undo	@code{}cmd /C FullPath\qres.exe /x:3840 /y:2160 /r:120@endcode

Additional Considerations

Linux (Flatpak)

@attention{Because Flatpak packages run in a sandboxed environment and do not normally have access to the host, the Flatpak of Sunshine requires commands to be prefixed with flatpak-spawn --host.}

Windows

Elevating Commands (Windows)

If you've installed Sunshine as a service (default), you can specify if a command should be elevated with administrative privileges. Simply enable the elevated option in the WEB UI, or add it to the JSON configuration. This is an option for both prep-cmd and regular commands and will launch the process with the current user without a UAC prompt.

@note{It is important to write the values "true" and "false" as string values, not as the typical true/false values in most JSON.}

Example

{
  "name": "Game With AntiCheat that Requires Admin",
  "output": "",
  "cmd": "ping 127.0.0.1",
  "exclude-global-prep-cmd": "false",
  "elevated": "true",
  "prep-cmd": [
    {
      "do": "powershell.exe -command \"Start-Streaming\"",
      "undo": "powershell.exe -command \"Stop-Streaming\"",
      "elevated": "false"
    }
  ],
  "image-path": ""
}

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