# Steam-Headless/docker-steam-headless

A Headless Steam Docker image supporting NVIDIA GPU and accessible via Web UI

Repository: https://github.com/Steam-Headless/docker-steam-headless
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-steam-headless
Language: Shell
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: docker, hacktoberfest, moonlight, steam, sunshine, gamestream, gameserver
Last push: 2026-04-20T11:32:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1696, "days_push": 135, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4726, forks 285 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:57.596157+00:00)

## What it is
A headless Steam Docker image that runs a full Steam client and Xfce4 desktop on Linux with NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPU support. It enables remote game streaming via browser (noVNC), Moonlight, Sunshine, or Steam Remote Play.

## Use cases
- run a headless steam server in docker
- stream pc games to moonlight client
- host a steam remote play server
- play games in the browser with audio
- set up a cloud gaming server with nvidia gpu
- install lutris heroic emudeck in a container
- remote desktop gaming server on unraid

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted game streaming host deployable in seconds
- you need GPU-accelerated Steam in a container on a headless Linux server
- you want Moonlight/Sunshine or browser-based remote play without a physical display

## When to avoid
- you need a native desktop gaming setup rather than a container
- you cannot pass a GPU to Docker or lack compatible drivers
- you want persistent storage outside mounted volumes, since non-home paths are wiped on updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game, self-hosted, container-runtime, video-processing, audio-processing
- domain: gaming-tools, self-hosted, media
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: steam, game-streaming, moonlight, sunshine, remote-play, nvidia-gpu, novnc, headless, docker-image, cloud-gaming, containers, docker, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- Steam-Headless/docker-steam-headless (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.596157+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:03.775292+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Steam-Headless/docker-steam-headless (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.596157+00:00, sha c933bf44683f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.