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Rewrite the Windows host docs page for first-time setup, on par with the other host guides: remove the standout "Status:" banner, restructure into Requirements / Install (web console + pairing + configure) / How it works / Notes & limits. Bring the content up to date with the shipping host: - encode is all-vendor (NVENC/AMF/QSV + software fallback), not NVIDIA-only - virtual display is punktfunk's own pf-vdisplay IDD (SudoVDA removed) - gamepads need no prerequisite — UMDF drivers bundled; ViGEmBus is gone - add HDR10 + Vulkan-game HDR layer coverage Fix the same stale claims where other pages cross-reference the Windows host (requirements, running-as-a-service, install, roadmap, status). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: Install the Host
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description: Install the punktfunk host — on Linux from its package registry, or on Windows from a signed installer.
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---
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On Linux, the package registries are the real distribution channel. Pick your distro, add the repo, and
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install with your native package manager. Each row links to the full per-distro guide (add the repo,
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first-run steps, the web console) — those are the source of truth, so this page doesn't duplicate them.
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On **Windows** (NVIDIA), the host ships as a signed installer instead — see [Windows](#windows-nvidia).
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## Pick your distro
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| Distro | Package manager | One-command happy path | Guide |
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|--------|-----------------|------------------------|-------|
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| **Ubuntu / Debian** | apt | `sudo apt install punktfunk-host` | [Ubuntu — GNOME](/docs/ubuntu-gnome) · [Ubuntu — KDE](/docs/ubuntu-kde) · [packaging/debian](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/debian/README.md) |
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| **Fedora / Bazzite** | rpm-ostree | `rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web` | [Fedora — KDE](/docs/fedora-kde) · [Bazzite](/docs/bazzite) · [packaging/rpm](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/rpm/README.md) |
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| **Arch** | PKGBUILD | `makepkg -si` | [packaging/arch](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/arch/README.md) |
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| **SteamOS (host)** | on-device script | `bash scripts/steamdeck/install.sh` | [SteamOS (Host)](/docs/steamos-host) |
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Each registry is public — no auth, you just trust the repo's signing key. Adding the repo is a
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one-time step covered in the linked guide; after that, normal `apt upgrade` / `rpm-ostree upgrade`
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tracks new builds automatically.
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> **Stable vs canary.** The repos in the per-distro guides are the **stable** channel — it only
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> moves when a `vX.Y.Z` release is cut. For the latest `main` build (fast, possibly broken), point
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> at the **canary** channel instead (`canary` apt distribution / `*-canary` rpm group). See
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> [Release Channels](/docs/channels).
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## Windows (NVIDIA)
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punktfunk also runs as a native host on **Windows 10/11 (x64) with an NVIDIA GPU**, shipped as a
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signed installer — see [Windows Host](/docs/windows-host) for what it includes and its limitations.
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1. From the [packages page](https://git.unom.io/unom/-/packages) (generic group), download the newest
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**`punktfunk-host-setup-<ver>.exe`** and its matching **`.cer`**.
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2. **Trust the publisher certificate once.** The installer is signed with a self-signed certificate
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whose public `.cer` is published next to it — the **same certificate for every release**, so this is
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genuinely one-time and later updates need nothing. In an **admin** PowerShell:
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```powershell
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Import-Certificate -FilePath .\punktfunk-host-setup.cer `
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-CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\TrustedPublisher
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```
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3. Run `punktfunk-host-setup-<ver>.exe` (elevated). It installs to `C:\Program Files\punktfunk`,
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installs the bundled **pf-vdisplay** virtual-display driver, and registers + starts the
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`LocalSystem` service (`/VERYSILENT` for an unattended install). Upgrades and uninstall go through
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Add/Remove Programs.
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For hardware encode you need a GPU — NVIDIA (NVENC), AMD (AMF), or Intel (QSV); there's a software
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fallback without one. More detail — including the CLI `punktfunk-host service install` path — is in
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[Running as a Service → Windows](/docs/running-as-a-service#windows).
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## What the packages are
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- **`punktfunk-host`** — the streaming host. Install this on your Linux + NVIDIA gaming machine.
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- **`punktfunk-web`** — the browser management console (pairing + status). Recommended alongside the
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host; on RPM list it explicitly (`rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web`).
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- **`punktfunk-client`** — the GTK4 desktop client, for streaming *to* a Linux box (also shipped via
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apt / RPM / Arch / Flatpak). On a Steam Deck, this is the package you want.
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## After installing
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1. Add yourself to the `input` group (virtual gamepads need `/dev/uinput`), then re-login. The exact
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command differs per distro — see your guide (`usermod -aG input "$USER"`, or `ujust
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add-user-to-input-group` on Bazzite).
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2. Start the host inside your desktop session:
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```sh
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punktfunk-host serve
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```
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Bare `serve` is the secure native-only default (native `punktfunk/1` + the web console). On a
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trusted LAN, add `--gamestream` to also serve stock [Moonlight](/docs/moonlight) clients.
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3. Enable the web console and read its login password, then open `http://<host-ip>:3000`:
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```sh
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systemctl --user enable --now punktfunk-web
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journalctl --user -u punktfunk-web-init | sed -n 's/.*password generated: //p'
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```
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From there, follow the [Quick Start](/docs/quickstart) to pair your first client. To run the host
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automatically at boot, see [Running as a Service](/docs/running-as-a-service).
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## Building from source
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If no package exists for your platform, you can build from source — see the repository README. Source
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builds are a fallback; the registries are the supported path.
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