Hydra Launcher

Fork with self-hosted backend support — your own cloud saves, accounts and profiles.

What this fork adds

This is a fork of hydralauncher/hydra with a self-hosted backend via entitybtw/hydra-selfhosted.

Self-hosted backend

• Your own cloud saves — save backups stored on your server, not Hydra Cloud
• Your own account — register with a username and password on your server
• Public profile — shareable profile page at your-server/u/username with playtime and game library
• Web dashboard — manage your profile, banner, avatar, accent color, and custom CSS from a browser
• No subscription — everything works without a Hydra Cloud subscription; all cloud save slots are unlimited
• Session control — configure session duration and auto sign-out behavior

Profile

• Pin & favorite games — mark games as pinned or favorited; pinned games float to the top of the sidebar and your public profile
• Pin/favorite badges — pinned and favorited games show icons in the library card view
• Recent activity — public profile shows recently played games per tab (Hydra / Steam) with toggle and reorderable sections

SteamGridDB integration

• Custom game art — browse and apply icons, logos, and hero banners directly from SteamGridDB in Game Settings → Assets
• Searches by game title automatically; Steam games are matched by App ID for accurate results
• Set your SteamGridDB API key once in Settings → Integrations → SteamGridDB

Other

• Download sources always route through the official Hydra API (self-hosted instances do not interfere)
• Sidebar sorts pinned games to the top

Self-hosted setup

1. Deploy entitybtw/hydra-selfhosted on your server
2. In Hydra: Settings → Integrations → Self-Hosted API
3. Enter your server URL and API token, click Save
4. A login window opens — register or sign in
5. Cloud saves and library sync to your server automatically

Build from source

Requirements: Node.js, Python 3.9+, Rust toolchain

npm install
npm run build:linux   # or build:win / build:mac

Contributors

License

MIT License