Install
Install the Slipstream host on Linux.
Build packages from this repo, or install artifacts from GitHub Releases when attached. There is no public apt/rpm registry.
Read Network before exposing the host beyond your LAN.
Requirements
- Linux host (x86_64). Supported packaging: Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Bazzite, SteamOS, NixOS.
- GPU: NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel preferred. Software H.264 encode works without a GPU encoder.
- Desktop session for the user who runs the host (systemd user units).
Capability detail: Support matrix.
Packages
| Package | Role |
|---|---|
slipstream-host | Streaming host |
slipstream-web | Browser console (https://<host>:47992) |
slipstream-client | GTK4 client (Steam Deck Flatpak path) |
slipstream-scripting | Optional plugin runner (disabled until you enable it) |
Distro install
| Distro | Happy path | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | Build with packaging/debian, then sudo apt install ./dist/slipstream-host_*.deb | packaging/debian |
| Fedora | Build with packaging/rpm, then sudo dnf install ./dist/slipstream-*.rpm | packaging/rpm |
| Arch | cd packaging/arch && PF_SRCDIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" makepkg -si | packaging/arch |
| Bazzite | Build a sysext image, then run sudo bash slipstream-sysext.sh install --from-file <image.raw> | packaging/bazzite |
| SteamOS (host) | Clone the repo, then bash scripts/steamdeck/install.sh | Script builds on-device |
| NixOS | nix run github:vindeckyy/slipstream#slipstream-host -- serve or the flake module | packaging/nix |
On Arch, install slipstream-web yourself (pacman does not pull optional deps).
After install
-
Add your user to the
inputgroup (needed for virtual gamepads and pen), then re-login:sudo usermod -aG input "$USER" -
Create config and start services:
mkdir -p ~/.config/slipstream cp /usr/share/slipstream/host.env.example ~/.config/slipstream/host.env # Ubuntu may use /usr/share/slipstream-host/host.env.example # Bazzite template: host.env.bazzite systemctl --user enable --now slipstream-host systemctl --user enable --now slipstream-web -
Open
https://<host-ip>:47992and set the console password. See Console.
Packaged units run the secure native-only serve command. To enable Moonlight compatibility:
# systemctl --user edit slipstream-host
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/bin/slipstream-host serve --gamestreamUpdate and uninstall
- Rebuild or reinstall the package for your distro. Bazzite:
sudo slipstream-sysext updatewhen you publish a feed. - Stop and disable user units, then remove the packages with your package manager.
- Config lives under
~/.config/slipstream/; remove it only if you want a clean slate.
Competing hosts
Do not run Slipstream alongside Sunshine, Apollo, or other GameStream hosts on the same machine
(shared ports and often shared display drivers). slipstream-host detect-conflicts reports active conflicts.