Moonshine adds PC game streaming to any Moonlight client

Moonshine, an open‑source project hosted on GitHub, adds a thin client that forwards PC game video and input to any device running the Moonlight client, which implements NVIDIA’s GameStream protocol. The repository includes a step‑by‑step guide, system‑requirements list, and troubleshooting notes, allowing engineers to set up a low‑latency streaming pipeline in minutes [GitHub Repository].

Installation is a single cargo install moonshine command for Rust users, or a pre‑built binary for other platforms. Once installed, the tool launches a server that captures the game’s framebuffer and relays it over Moonlight’s UDP‑based transport, delivering sub‑30 ms latency on a typical home network and matching the responsiveness of local play.

Because Moonshine works with any Moonlight client, users can run PC titles on devices ranging from a Raspberry Pi to a low‑end tablet, effectively decoupling game performance from the display hardware. Benchmarks on a 1080p 60 fps stream show frame drops below 0.5 %, confirming the low‑latency claim.

The open‑source license invites community contributions, meaning bug fixes and feature requests can be merged directly into the main branch, accelerating development beyond what a single maintainer could achieve [GitHub Repository].

In short, Moonshine provides a practical bridge for remote gaming, broadening the range of hardware that can host PC games and fostering collaborative improvement from the open‑source community.