Getting started 🚀

Deploy a Cloud gaming instance using your own servers or directly on a Cloud provider like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud

Cloudy Pad App

Instructions below are aimed for tech-savvy users who are familiar with terms such as "server", "ssh" and "NVIDIA drivers".

If that's not your cup of tea, you might prefer to use Cloudy Pad App instead: a simple, intuitive web platform to deploy your gaming instance in a few minutes.

🎮 Join Cloudy Pad App


Prerequisites

  • Moonlight streaming client
    • Moonlight is client allowing you to connect to your instance and play your games
  • Either your own server with an NVIDIA GPU or a Cloud provider:
    • AWS
    • Azure
    • Google Cloud
    • Paperspace
    • Scaleway
  • Docker client
    • Rootless Docker is not supported yet
    • For MacOS, OrbStack is recommended over Docker Desktop

Installation

Install latest version of cloudypad CLI:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PierreBeucher/cloudypad/master/install.sh | bash

➡️ See Installation page for more installation methods on Linux, Mac and Windows.

Choose your Provider

Choose a provider:

  • SSH - Deploy on your own server or machine directly via SSH
  • AWS - Create an instance directly on AWS
  • Azure - Create an instance directly on Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud - Create an instance directly on Google Cloud
  • Scaleway - Create an instance directly on Scaleway
  • Paperspace - Create an instance directly on Paperspace

➡️ Check out per-Cloud provider setup specificities.

Deploy your instance

Create your instance with cloudypad CLI:

cloudypad create
# How shall we name your Cloudy Pad instance? (default: mypad) 
#
# Creating Cloudy Pad instance 'mypad'
#
# [...]
#
# 🥳 Your Cloudy Pad instance is ready !

Cloudy Pad will do everything for you automatically:

  • Prompt for important information (you can also pass CLI args)
  • Provision and configure your instance
  • Install GPU drivers and streaming server (Wolf or Sunshine)
  • Help you pair with Moonlight streaming client

Once the installation is complete, run Moonlight, connect and start playing ! 🎮

➡️ Steam Sign-in guide

➡️ Moonlight usage and optimization guide

Stop your instance after gaming sessions

Once you are done, remember to stop your instance to avoid unnecessary costs 💸

cloudypad stop mypad
# or 
# cloudypad destroy mypad

Problem ?

😱 Something went wrong? See Help and Troubleshooting section on the left, FAQ and known issues or create an issue