romm

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A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.

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  • .dockerignore
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • .python-version
  • AGENTS.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • DEVELOPER_SETUP.md
  • docker-compose.yml
  • Dockerfile
  • entrypoint.sh
  • env.template
  • LICENSE
  • README.md
  • SECURITY.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/rommapp/romm

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd romm

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker compose -f backend/docker-compose.test.yml up -d --build

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

โœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

3. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
cd backend/utils/rom_patcher

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

โœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.
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