Welcome to the Retro Emulator

Self Host Guide + Info!

Self Host Guide

Step 1: Forking + Account

Navigate to the github repo, It can be found below

Here!

Next, login or create a github account (You can do it at school, and it's free!)

Then, click the fork button

fork

Ensure that the owner is set to the correct account.

Click Create Fork.

Step 2: Publishing Pages

Navigate to your newly-made repository.

Click the settings tab

Navigate to the pages section.

pages

In this page, under "Source", click on it, and select "Github Actions"

source

Step 3: Deploying

Navigate to the Actions tab

Click "Deploy static content to Pages".

deploy

Then, click the "Run Workflow" dropdown, and click the blue "Run Workflow" button.

run workflow

Step 4: Testing Content

Once the workflow has completed (This will likely take around 30-40min) please navigate to:

https://cattn.github.io/gba-host/index.html Please replace "cattn" with your github username.

If you see the test page, then congrats! If not, then please try retrying the steps before, or contact us.

Step 5: Using the deployment

Now that you have a working deployment, you can use it to play the games you are hosting!

Navigate to the settings page on this site, and scroll to "Set Self Deployment"

Simply find or type the below link

https://cattn.github.io/gba-host/ Please replace "cattn" with your username

Put the link in the textbox, then turn the toggle to "ON" afterwords.

For any other questions, please contact Cat.#5172 or join our discord linked below

Discord