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A push to main publishes canary builds to canary channels (fast iteration,
unchanged); a single vX.Y.Z tag releases every platform at one version to the
stable channels and attaches all artifacts (.deb/.rpm/.msix/.apk/.aab/.dmg +
flatpak/decky/host-installer) to one Gitea Release. Collapses the
host-v*/win-v*/host-win-v* tag namespaces into v* — the channel split makes the
version-shadow bug structurally impossible (canary and stable are separate repos,
never a shared version line).
- scripts/ci/gitea-release.{sh,ps1}: one idempotent release helper
(create-or-fetch + delete-before-upload), replacing 3 copy-pasted inline blocks
and fixing their latent 409-on-reupload bug; prerelease flag auto-derived from
the tag (an -rc tag won't shadow "Latest")
- channels: apt canary/stable distributions; rpm *-canary/base groups; flatpak
canary/stable OSTree branches + a 2nd .Canary.flatpakref; generic-registry
canary/ vs latest/ aliases; Play internal/alpha; Apple TestFlight vs notarized DMG
- android versionName threaded through gradle (versionCode stays run_number);
Apple canary = TestFlight-only (no DMG/tvOS); canary base bumped to 0.3.0
- docs: new docs-site channels.md (subscribe table + cut-a-release runbook +
box migration), refreshed ci.md workflow table + packaging READMEs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title, description
| title | description |
|---|---|
| Install the Host | Install the punktfunk host — on Linux from its package registry, or on Windows from a signed installer. |
On Linux, the package registries are the real distribution channel. Pick your distro, add the repo, and install with your native package manager. Each row links to the full per-distro guide (add the repo, first-run steps, the web console) — those are the source of truth, so this page doesn't duplicate them. On Windows (NVIDIA), the host ships as a signed installer instead — see Windows.
Pick your distro
| Distro | Package manager | One-command happy path | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu / Debian | apt | sudo apt install punktfunk-host |
Ubuntu — GNOME · Ubuntu — KDE · packaging/debian |
| Fedora / Bazzite | rpm-ostree | rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web |
Fedora — KDE · Bazzite · packaging/rpm |
| Arch | PKGBUILD | makepkg -si |
packaging/arch |
| SteamOS (host) | on-device script | bash scripts/steamdeck/install.sh |
SteamOS (Host) |
Each registry is public — no auth, you just trust the repo's signing key. Adding the repo is a
one-time step covered in the linked guide; after that, normal apt upgrade / rpm-ostree upgrade
tracks new builds automatically.
Stable vs canary. The repos in the per-distro guides are the stable channel — it only moves when a
vX.Y.Zrelease is cut. For the latestmainbuild (fast, possibly broken), point at the canary channel instead (canaryapt distribution /*-canaryrpm group). See Release Channels.
Windows (NVIDIA)
punktfunk also runs as a native host on Windows 10/11 (x64) with an NVIDIA GPU, shipped as a signed installer — see Windows Host for what it includes and its limitations.
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From the packages page (generic group), download the newest
punktfunk-host-setup-<ver>.exeand its matching.cer. -
Trust the publisher certificate once. The installer is signed with a self-signed certificate whose public
.ceris published next to it — the same certificate for every release, so this is genuinely one-time and later updates need nothing. In an admin PowerShell:Import-Certificate -FilePath .\punktfunk-host-setup.cer ` -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\TrustedPublisher -
Run
punktfunk-host-setup-<ver>.exe(elevated). It installs toC:\Program Files\punktfunk, optionally installs the bundled SudoVDA virtual-display driver, and registers + starts theLocalSystemservice (/VERYSILENTfor an unattended install). Upgrades and uninstall go through Add/Remove Programs.
You need an NVIDIA GPU + driver (the host is NVENC-only on Windows). More detail — including the CLI
punktfunk-host service install path — is in
Running as a Service → Windows.
What the packages are
punktfunk-host— the streaming host. Install this on your Linux + NVIDIA gaming machine.punktfunk-web— the browser management console (pairing + status). Recommended alongside the host; on RPM list it explicitly (rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web).punktfunk-client— the GTK4 desktop client, for streaming to a Linux box (also shipped via apt / RPM / Arch / Flatpak). On a Steam Deck, this is the package you want.
After installing
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Add yourself to the
inputgroup (virtual gamepads need/dev/uinput), then re-login. The exact command differs per distro — see your guide (usermod -aG input "$USER", orujust add-user-to-input-groupon Bazzite). -
Start the host inside your desktop session:
punktfunk-host serveBare
serveis the secure native-only default (nativepunktfunk/1+ the web console). On a trusted LAN, add--gamestreamto also serve stock Moonlight clients. -
Enable the web console and read its login password, then open
http://<host-ip>:3000:systemctl --user enable --now punktfunk-web journalctl --user -u punktfunk-web-init | sed -n 's/.*password generated: //p'
From there, follow the Quick Start to pair your first client. To run the host automatically at boot, see Running as a Service.
Building from source
If no package exists for your platform, you can build from source — see the repository README. Source builds are a fallback; the registries are the supported path.