# spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play

Enjoy games with your friends as if you were on a LAN.

Repository: https://github.com/spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/switch-lan-play
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: libpcap, nintendoswitch, switch, lan-play
Last push: 2025-03-21T04:12:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 28/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 12, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3193, "days_push": 530, "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 2013, forks 204 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:05.315895+00:00)

## What it is
A client-server tool that lets Nintendo Switch players play together over the internet as if they were on the same local network. A PC client captures and relays LAN packets via UDP to a shared relay server, with optional SOCKS5 proxy support.

## Use cases
- play switch games online with friends as if on lan
- host a relay server for switch lan play
- tunnel switch lan packets over the internet
- play multiplayer switch games without nintendo online
- run lan play client with socks5 proxy
- monitor online player count on a lan-play server

## When to choose
- you and friends own Nintendo Switches and want LAN-style multiplayer over the internet
- you want to self-host a lightweight UDP relay server with optional authentication
- you need a cross-platform C client with Docker or Node server options

## When to avoid
- you want general VPN tunneling for non-Switch devices
- you need low-latency gameplay without a nearby relay server
- you are unwilling to set a static IP on your Switch and run a PC client on the same router

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy, cli
- domain: gaming-tools, networking, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: nintendo-switch, lan-play, udp-relay, libpcap, socks5, game-networking, linux, macos, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play (main) score 28

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.315895+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 2026-08-30T03:00:55.567204+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/spacemeowx2/switch-lan-play (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.315895+00:00, sha e97c5e98b2b7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.