cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49721314
I just discovered this. Has anyone tried it?
Basically, you install it on your home server and use it to stash your DRM-free games, and then install the client on your PC, Steam Deck, whatever… log in to your server and just use it like your own, selfhosted Steam app. Any PC gamer already running Jellyfin, RomM, or other selfhosted entertainment-related server might be interested in trying it, if you do… please share your experience! I’ll try it myself when I have time and post back here. If you know of any other alternatives, please share!
Self-hosted & open-source. Run Drop entirely on your own hardware. Your library, your data, your rules — all under the AGPLv3.
Rich metadata editing. Customise names, descriptions, and icons with full Markdown and image support.
Automatic imports. Pull cover art and game details straight from IGDB, GiantBomb, and PCGamingWiki.
A built-in store. Let users browse, filter, and collect games through a fully featured store.
Flexible authentication. Use simple accounts or hook into your existing SSO.
Native desktop client. Download, install, and play your whole library through a cross-platform desktop client.
Available for Windows, Mac & Linux (their web page lists a deb, their github repo publishes packages for all major distros and also an Appimage)
Website:
https://droposs.org/
The github page they link has been archived over a month ago, the last release is from november last year and I don’t think much development happened in the meantime. Their website doesn’t scream up-to-date either.
Did I miss something?
They seem to have moved the client into the main repo.
Alright lemmy, tell me how vibecoded this is and whether I should or shouldn’t use it.
Apparently not:
We have a no-AI contributions policy. This is because, generally speaking, LLMs generate code that, while may work, is poorly organised and difficult to maintain.
…and the fact that their website uses AI generated templates, colours, fonts, call to action sure makes me believe that uncritically :/
I don’t care to spelunk their code base, but the old “how you do one thing is how you do everything” adage comes to mind.
EDIT: fwiw
I haven’t done a deep dive, but on the surface, I haven’t found Claude as contributor. So, if it is vibe coded, it’s not obvious for me, I’m not a dev.
Looks like human steered, AI assisted. Nothing wrong with that but by all rights it should get 1) disclosure 2) [AIT] tag, if OP is dev
At the very least, it deserves more than just a naked URL drop without explanation.
Edit: fwiw
I didn’t see an obvious link to the source code, so here it is for those interested: https://github.com/Drop-OSS/drop
I’m not sure how a self hosted alternative to steam would work… The entire appeal is kinda that its not self hosted.
I’ve tried it before. I didn’t like it much. It was not very good at matching games to my set even with metadata in the filenames. Also, the AppImage simply fails to run on NixOS because of assumptions it makes about the system running it. I’ve been using Gamevault instead which has been great especially since they added a way to access Gamevault and download games through just a web browser.
I wish I could play online games. There are so many titles that really look like a whole lot of fun.
Why can’t you?
I have a seizure condition brought on by a traumatic brain injury, and really intense, fast moving graphics will cause me to roll around on the floor like I’m trying out a new breakdance move, and eat my tongue. LOL I used to play Cities: Skyline which was a really in depth game when you really get into it kind of like Minecraft, which I used to be heavily into.
Plenty of online games that don’t do that. Hell, you can play chess online. Any turn-based game shouldn’t have fast-moving graphics, for a start.
True, and I do play chess. When I said ‘I wish I could play games’ what I meant was all the really cool stuff with intense graphics. Sorry.
Maybe there’s some kind of filter software that could limit the visual whiplash. Like you can adjust brightness and contrast on the monitor, but maybe there’s some other software that could add motion blur to fast changes, kind of like volume leveling in audio. Even if a game doesn’t support it, you might be able to use something like ReShade or some system software. Just spitballing, you know your body better than I do.
The server part seems to be container-only. That’s a shame if you’re aware of iso27002 or SLSA.
ISO 27002 is a guidance and reference document for the ISO 27001 standard. There is no ISO 27002 certification. Organizations that wish to be ISO 27001 certified only have to follow the requirements listed in the ISO 27001 standard, not ISO 27002.
Regardless, I just reviewed the latest releases (ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27002:2022). There is no mention of containers or containerization within ISO 27001. Containerization and virtualization are both mentioned within the 27002 reference, as a potential method of isolating confidential data. If anything, the document is recommending the use of containers as a preventive control measure.
?? Containers can be ISO 27002 compliant, they don’t have a control against them to my knowledge
