RetroArr
RetroArr is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Game Servers category, licensed MIT and written mainly in C#. It ships a Docker image. It has 15 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 17, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 15
- Forks
- 2
- Open issues
- 1
- Commits, last 12 months
- 370
- Last commit
- Oct 17, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.0.228Oct 17, 2026
- Created
- Mar 14, 2026
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 17, 2026, 370 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 370 |
| Latest release | v1.0.228 (Oct 17, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 27 |
| Open issues | 1 |
| Open pull requests | 0 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Mar 14, 2026 |
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About RetroArr
Game library manager for PC and retro consoles, with metadata scraping, indexer search, download automation and browser-based emulation (alternative to RomM).
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/RiDDiX/RetroArr.
Topics
- docker
- dotnet
- emulation
- emulatorjs
- game-library
- game-manager
- homelab
- igdb
- lancache
- prowlarr
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Is RetroArr free and open source?
Yes. RetroArr is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run RetroArr with Docker?
Yes. RetroArr provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to RetroArr?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to RetroArr include Sunshine, RomM and Pterodactyl.
Is RetroArr actively maintained?
The most recent commit to RetroArr was on Oct 17, 2026 with 370 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.0.228, published Oct 17, 2026. It had 1 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.