Gaseous Server
Self-hosted ROM library and metadata server
Gaseous Server is a self-hosted game ROM library and metadata management server. It catalogs a ROM collection, fetches metadata from IGDB, and supports in-browser play via EmulatorJS.
Key features
- ROM cataloging
- IGDB metadata
- EmulatorJS in-browser play
- Collection organization
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Browser-based emulation
- Good metadata handling
Trade-offs
- Smaller community
- Requires MariaDB
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