OpenRA
Game Engines & FrameworksOpen-source remake of classic RTS games
Replaces Command & Conquer, Red Alert
Best Docker Game Engines & Frameworks for self-hosting
The 7 best Docker game engines & frameworks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Luanti
Game Engines & FrameworksOpen-source voxel game engine and server
Replaces Minecraft
RomM
Game Engines & FrameworksSelf-hosted ROM manager and retro game library
Replaces Playnite, LaunchBox
EmulatorJS
Game Engines & FrameworksSelf-hosted in-browser retro game emulator
Replaces RetroArch web
Retrom
Game Engines & FrameworksSelf-hosted game library server with launcher clients
Replaces Playnite, Steam library
Crafty Controller
Game Engines & FrameworksWeb-based Minecraft server management panel
Replaces Minecraft Realms, Pterodactyl
Gaseous Server
Game Engines & FrameworksSelf-hosted ROM library and metadata server
Replaces LaunchBox
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRA | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 17,559 |
| Luanti | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | LGPL-2.1 | 13,721 |
| RomM | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 13,618 |
| EmulatorJS | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 4,265 |
| Retrom | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,098 |
| Crafty Controller | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,700 |
| Gaseous Server | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 950 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: OpenRA (17,559 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: EmulatorJS (from 256 MB RAM, against 1,024 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 6 of 7 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Docker within the game engines & frameworks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.