Better PC Streaming with Moonlight & Sunshine!

[@brad7957]

Thanks for this. Absolutely blows my mind that I can stream games at Ultra settings from my PC to my deck over WiFi 5 with no noticeable latency... Super cool!

[@EhurtAfy]

Moonlight is so dang awesome! The only disappointing part is how bad Steam Remote Play and PlayStation Remote Play are in comparison. I never get disconnects or compression artifacts with Moonlight or Parsec, but other services are almost unusable, when it should be possible on the same network

[@brad7957]

@@EhurtAfy maybe it's a lack of hardware/processing power required for encoding/decoding

[@EhurtAfy]

@@brad7957 Could be, PS5 has 10 teraflops so it seems like it should be alright for light h264 transcoding. Maybe it's relaying to Sony/Steam servers. Idk, hopefully with Sony's upcoming streaming handheld, they improve the software side of things. I'm sure Steam will improve and Steam's implementation is not that bad except for disconnects and slowdowns

[@brad7957]

@@EhurtAfy yeah i was disappointed with Steam Link tbh. Hopefully they can improve so casual users don't need Moonlight.

[@dazealex]

@@EhurtAfy Thanks for the info on Parsec. I just tried it a few hours ago on a beefy 13900K with 64GB RAM, and a 4090 for Pete's sake. It still gave me terrible performance and artifacts left right and centre. I will try this instead. And for the record, I was replaying on a MacBook Pro Max (M1) over Wifi 6 which gave me a ton of drop outs, literally unplayable. Tried over 2.5Gbps wired in, and it was way better, but artifacting was terrible. How does Moonlight handle the Xbox controller?

[@JeffGutkin]

IMPORTANT NOTE: You have to enable UPnP in Sunshine to stream over the internet (as opposed to just streaming on your LAN). This was working great for me at home, but was unusable away from home until I figured out the need to change this setting. Maybe this is mentioned in the video, but I didn't spot it.

[@steamdeckguy]

I didn’t talk about streaming over WAN so I’m sure someone will appreciate your comment 👍

[@JeffGutkin]

​@@steamdeckguy Thanks for the great video, BTW. Very easy to follow and worked exactly as you said it would.

[@joelholland9129]

Do I need to do anything to my router/access points?

[@yousuff1]

Not advisable to do upnp, that can open up your home network to attacks. Set up a custom vpn and tunnel it through that instead.

[@dominick253]

Your router just needs to support it. It stands for universal plug and Play basically the application can open ports on your firewall automatically so it can function properly. ​@@joelholland9129

[@nickyt1863]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been using XCloud streaming and this saves me money, makes me use Gamepass more, and breathes new life into my Deck :)

[@altarego7]

A couple things for folks having a tough time getting the "add games" part working at 8:00 - if you press shift + right click on your game shortcuts, you will have the option to copy the path of your shortcuts to paste into the Sunshine detached commands box. Also in Sunshine, make sure you click the little green plus sign, and then click save at the bottom.

[@SvenSvensvensonsson]

THANK YOU.

[@altarego7]

@@SvenSvensvensonsson You're welcome! 🙂

[@kurs3d280]

Thank you for this comment so much, when i try to launch the game tho cmd.exe pops up and not the game

[@altarego7]

@@kurs3d280 Make sure that you have followed the instructions very carefully so that you have the proper text in the detached commands box. Should be exactly this: cmd.exe /c "paste the game shortcut path here in quotes"

[@altarego7]

@@kurs3d280 Then hit the green plus after typing that.

[@RealziesCuts]

Thank you for this incredible helpful information I dropped your first like and then I shared the video on my Facebook page of the same name which is a tradition of mine for all the great gaming channels this year! I got my steam deck Saturday it’s the greatest $400 ever spent in the history of time! Thank God for this blessing of a device from Valve my PC died in December and there was no way that I could budget a rebuild.

[@Conebred]

Wow...I can't describe how amazing this Moonlight app is. Thanks for the tutorial video it was easy to follow and understand

[@steamdeckguy]

Glad to help!

[@99Crell]

Great video - subbed. For info the config and setup where you enter a un and password is now automated on the windows installer which will bring you to around 4:08 in the video

[@TheDRexor]

You're my hero, just found out about gamestreams upcoming death and needed an alternative asap.

[@steamdeckguy]

Glad I could help out 👍🏻

[@chuey3537]

This worked without issue. Thank you. The only thing I had to troubleshoot was moonlight not detecting my pc, but a quick google search and fixed the issue.

[@nipnop7995]

What fixed it

[@Dire_Strait13]

Which HDMI dummy do you use for the Steam Deck? My LG monitor and RTX 3060TI card support 1440p and that’s what I’d like to stream since it’s how I normally play on my rig. Is there a dummy 1440p or dummy 800p for the Steam Deck? Just not sure which one to buy so my monitor doesn’t stay on all day.

[@fdkhlglkfghlhdfghfgkl9717]

Great video, detailed instrucrions! Already tried this when I had Nvidia videocard. Looking forward to try out Sunshine now I have AMD.

[@Nfshotpursuitking]

Now I can finally play Cyberpunk for more than an hour at a time! It even made my custom modded maps for black ops 3 zombies more stable to stream. Thank you!

[@thew0rm105]

Dude thanks so much for this!!!!! I can play Baldurs gate on my couch while my partner plays Hello Kitty Adventure next to me…this is a dream come true lol. I am not savvy with this kind of thing usually and you make it very simple to understand! Thanks again!

[@IronbugVR]

Great video, I have to try this out. I have just been streaming games through Steam. I like that this gives me access to my desktop, it opens lots of possibilities up.

[@heyIntel]

Nice guide, thanks. I think you should add your plugins video to description tho, since you mentioned it.

[@clubcollision9564]

hope you respond to my comment but anyway, i am having trouble with the controllers on Moonlight. mind you, it was already hard enough to install Moonlight on my Steam Deck due to an error popping up everytime i tried to install it. thankfully, i did a turnaround and installed it correctly. anyway, i tried playing Persona 5 Tactica on Xbox with Moonlight and yes, the controls work but is there a way to not use the mouse pads? can i just use the Steam Deck normal controls?

[@ElvinGonzalez]

Had the same issue today while following this guide. What worked for me was going into the Sunshine configuration, click the Input tab and disable mouse and keyboard, leaving only the gamepad enabled. After that the game recognized the steam deck controls.

[@Dire_Strait13]

Which HDMI dummy do you use for the Steam Deck? My LG monitor and RTX 3060TI card support 1440p and that’s what I’d like to stream since it’s how I normally play on my rig. Is there a dummy 1440p or dummy 800p for the Steam Deck? Just not sure which one to buy so my monitor doesn’t stay on all day.

[@clubcollision9564]

@@ElvinGonzalez i did that yet it didn’t work. i tried doing it with other games but nothing. did you have to install something additional or?

[@ElvinGonzalez]

@@clubcollision9564 nothing else, that worked for me to play Sea of Stars.

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

Great video Sir! Thanks.....Question though...do you have the 15.6 240Hz Srgb gaming Monitor?

[@steamdeckguy]

Thanks! The monitor you can see in the video is the Dell U2515H. It’s pretty old now - I could do with an upgrade.

[@chante-cameron]

Working good for me so far it took ages to get it running smoothly but I finally did it. I also set up Tailscale so I can experiment with WiFi streaming because I'm upgrading to a range of 400-600 mbps WiFi speed in 4 days when I'm currently on 150mbps (its serviceable, latency is pretty much infrequent). LAN seems to be pretty fine as it is as well. But I want to get the best experience possible so I don't have to really game directly on my PC again and just game around the house. This also means I can stream emulated games from my PC to my Deck. I don't need them natively to drain the battery life and heat up the Deck and also not run as well as my PC can. Also storage is limited on the Deck so this is perfect. If only the Steam Deck had an OLED screen, it would be pristine.

[@steamdeckguy]

Nice! I think everyone is hoping for an OLED version at some point. Even if they only change the screen, i'll be buying it! Thanks for watching!

[@LEE-ty8vq]

Steam Deck OLED out this month

[@chante-cameron]

@LEE-ty8vq thanks for lmk. I probably won't buy it anytime soon though as I have 0 time to play games due to work... but I'll definitely look out! I'll buy it in an addition to my current deck and could do a side by side when the time comes.

[@candyrunt.]

Super simple and works a treat, great video!

[@submentalbass]

Thank you mate all up and running now they can do what they want with game stream in gfe won't effect my shield streaming ability 😄👍

[@steamdeckguy]

Glad to help out! 👍

[@zakiuddin3120]

Is the desktop set to 720p to match the moonlight setting you used in this vid?

[@steamdeckguy]

The resolution isn’t important - it’s the aspect ratio. If you want to have the full 16:10 ratio on your steam deck then you need to set your PC resolution to a 16:10 ratio. It can be any resolution providing that the aspect ratio is the same - it will the scale accordingly. If there is a mismatch you’ll end up with black bars. In this video I was using a 1440p resolution. Hope that helps. Apparently playnite can automate resolution switching but I haven’t tried it

[@zakiuddin3120]

@@steamdeckguy that's exactly what's going on, I'm getting black bars. I'm using an AMD control panel. I'll see if aspect ratio settings are there, thanks 👍

[@zakiuddin3120]

@@steamdeckguy Just an update, Multi Monitor Tool fixed the black bars problem. I ended up using a virtual display but it works flawlessly now

[@steamdeckguy]

@@zakiuddin3120 👍🏼

[@th3braz1l1an]

Great video, man, but what I really wanted was to project the contents of the Deck on pc. Every guide I search, specifically for that, only shows the other way around, sharing a windows screen on the Deck. Is it impossible to share Steam Deck's screen with a windows pc without using steam connect?

[@steamdeckguy]

You would just need to install sunshine on the steam deck and moonlight on your pc

[@directorofknucklesfindsjes7150]

For those experiencing the “Connection Terminated Error -1” like me every time you connect, I found the culprit to be an audio device, strangely. If you open up your audio devices by right clicking the sound symbol on your PC (windows tray bottom right of screen) I had two audio devices called something like “Steam microphone” and “Steam stereo”. When I deleted these two devices, I was able to connect fine with no problems.

[@edssszy]

Hey man can I just copy your command lines there for the shortcut or is it gonna be different from mine? Alteast with the first few line cmd then I’ll put the my own path on the “quotation marks”. Am I understanding this correctly? Lol, or did you really make a command prompt to have all that activated? Sorry I’m not so knowledgable with this.

[@steamdeckguy]

You can just change the path in the quotation marks 👍

[@nickkroger2067]

I have some FPS drops on my Deck when in a high action sequence on the game (football) - routinely runs 60, then drops to about 15. Should I be tinkering with settings in the game/emulator or Moonlight to get a better stream?

[@steamdeckguy]

Sounds like your pc is struggling to run the games. Drop the settings in the game and retry

[@beerhigh04]

Hi, I have a question. everytime I end my gaming session and quit the game on steamdeck my pc doesn't end the game it still running. I don't have a problem with this before using moonlight +nvidia streaming. My issue was everytime I end a game on my steamdeck and want to play it again after awhile, there will be two of the same games now running on my pc. I also tick the "Quit app on host PC after ending stream"

[@steamdeckguy]

No idea I’m afraid - I usually exit the game before quitting back to moonlight and that seems to work fine.

[@MobileDecay]

I was just using this on my amd pc with my phone that has a 120hz display. I was able to stream at 120hz making me question my Steam deck ownership. Until I realized the gyro didn't work and the performance messed with me a bit. After that my hand started cramping up and I realized how great the deck was. 😊

[@vladislavkaras491]

Quick and simple! Thanks for the video!

[@RumenBlack]

Moonlight works great for me on the deck with one pretty large caveat. If I put my steamdeck to sleep while its running moonlight and then wake it back up I get signed off my desktop for steam. In fact it seems to happen if any non-steam game is open on my deck when it wakes up. Seems like a bug, I know its supposed to do that if you are running steam games but it's not supposed to happen with non-steam games. I have a ticket open with valve so hopefully they have some tips.

[@gnarsick]

Would Moonlight mirror to my TV better than the default Windows mirroring?Right now I'm just trying to watch streaming sites on my TV but notice a lot of log when casting to my Fire Stick from the PC.

[@andrewbrown3422]

Steam Deck controls won't show up in steam on remote PC how do I fix this?!...it literally says no controller recognized ...controls work fine on remote desktop and in Steam OS (Big Size) as soon as I enter game the left stick doesn't work and the A,X button brings up onscreen keyboard

[@DeepCurve300]

You have to add it to steam with right click then switch to game mode

[@Ironfist76]

Worked for me. Thanks! Subscribed

[@budczus]

Is it safe to use this Moonlight/Sunshine thing? I mean, you are opening yourself to remote access? Can developers or third party devices use it to take control of your pc? For example if i use chinese projector Magcubic HY320 and hook it up to my router and than install moonlight on it, will it create a security loop?

[@798beer]

THX, your video help me a lot, And I have some question hope you can help, steam deck's controller doesn't work on Moonligt if I want to acess my windows PC Desktop, And if I just disconnect moonlight the game will still there running on my PC(Maybe caused by the 'Detached' Commands). Do you have any ideas to solve this problem, so I don't have to use PC everytime to change games. Thanks!

[@steamdeckguy]

You need to quit the game before exiting back to moonlight - unfortunately no way around this. In terms of desktop controls, does the touch screen work? If you hold start button it should enable the analogue stick as mouse instead. Failing that, try a good old fashioned reboot of both pc and deck - that may sort out controller issues

[@ToastedSynapseGaming]

Sadly this does not work for me the way I wanted it to. I've been using Parsec and it's been going great. I just wanted to test the alternatives (see if quality is better, latency and all that). However my problems with Moonlight+Sunshine are simply that I cannot (from what I can tell) keep my Desktop monitors closed while I'm connected to the PC with my steam deck. That's what I want. I have Wake On Lan, open the PC and connect to start playing, but apparently Moonlight doesn't want to do this while my monitors are closed. Parsec does this wonderfully and automatically sets the resolution for the client (the steam deck 1280x800) just like it would be a monitor with that resolution connected. So do you know of a way for me to run this with my monitors closed and Windows running (and sending me) 1280x800 stream?

[@andrewbrown3422]

Im having an issue with Moonlight when i use it to go to the viture/remote desktop ( using Mint btw ) and i open steam the controls on the deck work fine until i ope steam and open a game than the game im playing ( abd even in steam ) doesnt see a controller present if i wanna use the stand alone stick ,buttons , bumpers when mobile on my DECK ! ive tried everything can you help ?

[@LeitaumxD]

Hello! Can I use Moonlight on another network besides the one of my house? Example: Can I play my games if my deck is connected on a hotel wi-fi, officer wi-fi, my mother's house wifi, etc or is mandatory to be in the same network to use it?

[@steamdeckguy]

In theory yes, but it’s not something I have done. I’m assuming you’ll need to play around with router and firewall settings to get it to work outside of home - I’m sure there is some guide out there if you google

[@nicholasreynolds6609]

Is there a program that uses MSTP? Sounds like this standard has newer and better tech at first glance. Any thoughts?

[@steamdeckguy]

No idea im afraid

[@carrittoeral6576]

Hi, i have a 4k monitor, but when i want to play the games through moonlight in steam deck, my pc still use alot of power. Should i change the resoultion to 720 for game? Or how should i do to not consume alot of power if i play my games through moonlight.

[@steamdeckguy]

Lower the resolution within the game. The setting in moonlight is the streaming quality.

[@ricardowilliams3765]

The Wii U 2 is fantastic tbh.

[@harveybrooks1460]

I play fallout 76 from my can with my steamdeck moonlight. I set it up to 1280x800 12mb rate for good quality. One question can I play it on the go? Sure I can get it installed locally via steam store but my friends have it on microsoft store so I got it that way. From what I heard steam and microsoft store version are not cross?

[@steamdeckguy]

Apparently if you are using sunshine you just need enable the UPnP option in the Sunshine Web UI. I’ve not tried it myself, and actually no longer have a windows PC, but let me know if it works! If it doesn’t, it likely means you need to change some network/router settings.

[@nayt33z]

does sunshine and moonlight run better than steam link? any major differences in quality, latency, refresh rate, resolution options, or compatibility?

[@steamdeckguy]

I’ve not done extensive side by side comparisons, but I found streaming quality to be better using moonlight, I also experienced less lag and dropouts. I’d recommend trying steamlink first - If your happy with the results then probably no reason to change.

[@KieranBowley]

Amazing guide!! Thank you very much!

[@garrettwhitaker6026]

Any tips for configuring network settings with this set up? I have a 1 gig connection at home and have issues daily when connection gets bogged down or won’t connect to PC at all. I sometimes get the RTSP handshake when this issue creeps up. Any advice at all would be most appreciated

[@steamdeckguy]

You have to remember remote playing your PC to your steam deck in another room uses your internal WiFi - your internet speed is irrelevant. Therefore you’ll want to make sure you have a strong signal, that is not on a busy channel, and ideally at least 5GHz (6 GHz even better). Most of the routers you get free with ISP are rubbish, so you may want to consider investing in a better one. Sometimes mesh networks can cause issues too, so keep that in mind.

[@garrettwhitaker6026]

@@steamdeckguy Right on, thank you for the clarity! Do you have any recommendations for a router for this specific application?

[@steamdeckguy]

@@garrettwhitaker6026 Get a WiFi 6 router. Doesn’t matter about the specific brand, just get one with the best range.

[@davidpatterson6243]

How does the Moonlight/Sunlight combo compare with using the Steamlink app when streaming from PC to Deck?

[@steamdeckguy]

Generally better quality image and more stable performance. Steam link is very hit and miss

[@mg2jj]

Have you found that streaming from your PC using this method preserves the deck’s battery life since it might be doing less processing, or is it the same as if running an installed game on the deck?

[@steamdeckguy]

Battery is greatly improved.

[@mg2jj]

@@steamdeckguy that’s awesome to hear! think i’ll do this and stream to the deck instead from now on! appreciate the quick reply and putting up this guide. thank you so much!

[@Regretevator_scag]

@@mg2jj I just got rdr2 on the steam deck now im considering just steam it on my gaming PC to save alot of battery life

[@mg2jj]

@@Regretevator_scag let me know how much battery life you save if you set it up! i’ve not played any aaa titles on the deck for that reason. valve should seriously consider this is a major selling point.

[@jirosaves_theworld]

it's been 3 weeks using Moonlight Sunshine my experience are I N C R E D I B L E now i can do everything on my main PC without comprimise! for example when i travelling

[@deathcometh61]

What are some out of the box applications. Sunshine has desktop which is a remote desktop. What are other applications that you uses.

[@steamdeckguy]

I typically just play games natively on the steam deck. Since creating this video I haven’t used moonlight - in fact it’s not currently installed since I upgraded my SSD

[@genericwhitemale1167]

So do I have to open my PC and put in the pin every time? Or is it a one time deal until I log out?

[@steamdeckguy]

The PIN is a one time thing

[@leonard8766]

To use this away from home, would I need to leave my pc in sleep mode? Is it possible to boot up when away? Thanks!

[@steamdeckguy]

I’ve never tried it myself but Search google for ‘moonlight wake on LAN’. From what I gather it requires you to enable WOL settings in your BIOS and windows, and toy may also need a static IP address for it to work properly away from home

[@TrigunV4S]

I use a wifi power plug that allows my google home to turn on and off my PC over Internet!

[@glennpenzone145]

What resolution do I use in moonlight on steamdeck if my pc is ultrawide with 21:9 aspect ratio?

[@steamdeckguy]

When using an ultra wide you’ll want to change the pc resolution to any 16:9 ratio. There are scripts that can do this automatically, or you could use playnite which I believe does this automatically.

[@glennpenzone145]

@@steamdeckguythanks. I saw another video on Playnite after I sent this and think I may go this route. Preparing some videos for when my steam deck gets here next week. Thanks!

[@NickRisoni]

I haven't really had much luck with moonlight. I recently started using parsec and for me at least it runs a lot better

[@steamdeckguy]

Heard mixed things about it but not tried it personally. Glad its working out for you 👍🏼

[@JavierSegura]

If you're using Windows on the Steam Deck, Moonlight sucks there... there are unsupported graphic decoders there giving a terrible experience. It works silk smooth on SteamOS however.

[@ZwiftyZwift]

So i tried this, sunshine works nice but it doesnt recognize my razer kishi. What can i do?

[@steamdeckguy]

Sorry, this is a steam deck guide so I have no idea.

[@ZwiftyZwift]

​@@steamdeckguy well i found the solution but thanks anyways. when i try to play starfield through steam with adding it as a non steam game my kishi wont work. after that i saw your adding gamepass games part in your video and when i did that i had no problem. now i can use moonlight thanks to you :)

[@aspera2633]

Am I required to be connected to the same wifi or Can I use it like steam link (from a whole different location)

[@steamdeckguy]

You can use it over WAN - I haven't tried it though. You'll find more information over on the Sunshine FAQ

[@Asadc1995]

Does this work on 5g phones or far away from home on hotel wifis too?

[@steamdeckguy]

Moonlight does support this, but it will depends on your home network. Take a look at the documentation on the moonlight website.

[@E2STOPTV]

Works great, I have a random issue tho where when using AVG browser the cursor just freeze... work fine with any other browser and anything else. It used to work, idk why it's like that. Otherwise no issues. update* seems like it was a bug with the browser, worked fine with other updates, if anyone else has this issue try to update your current browser or switch it when streaming, hope it helps :)

[@mrhats830]

With Sunshine, do I have to have my main computer screen turned on in order to play games like I do on Moonlight? This is super annoying since I don't want my monitor left on when I am streaming to another device.

[@steamdeckguy]

You can just turn your monitor off…

[@giulioacuna]

Is it safe to use sunshine and moonlinght to stream on your cell phone with important and sensible personal information?

[@lunawense6288]

Definitely not. Your sensitive data shouldn't be connected to an internet connection at all. Only hardwired Lan would be safe in this case. Having said that, if you don't have classified military documents on your phone, it's really not something to worry about. No data is ever secure the second you have any external connection. But if you're not being targeted by dangerous individuals typical network security is sufficient. In all seriousness though don't store really sensitive stuff like password lists on digital devices and be prepared to have any of your photos leaked. A simple usb c storage device for the sensitive data really goes a long way in protecting your privacy. Even major companies like Sony get hacked but just like being robbed irl it really depends on how much of a target you really are. Tldr: It's not that worrying but always keep truly sensitive data away from internet connected devices.

[@davidetataranni4882]

Hi, i've followed your guide and it's amazing! Btw i wanted to ask you if it's possible playing on steam deck while turning the monitor off. If i do this, my steam deck screen turns black, so i have to keep the pc monitor on...is there any possible solution to this?

[@steamdeckguy]

You could try switching your monitor to another unused input (e.g. HDMI 2) rather than turning it off. That way, it’s technically still on so should still allow streaming but display a black screen

[@davidetataranni4882]

@@steamdeckguy You’re a genius man, i didn’t think about doing that ahaha ty!

[@colt-bro]

I'm unable to figure out if i can use this to navigate the steam deck desktop mode through my pc (and maybe transfer files). I enjoy my steam deck but the desktop mode is s slog to navigate using only the steam deck. Any advice is appreciated.

[@steamdeckguy]

You can control the steam deck in desktop mode using the keyboard and mouse connected to your pc -a that is the main benefit of this. Unfortunately you can’t drag and drop files between PC and steam deck. You’ll need to setup an FTP server or just use a thumb drive or portable SSD

[@AsthmaQueen]

wasn't working for me, unable to get inputs through moonlight on deck, touch screen will click the mouse thats it. Nothing else works, no mouse movements etc :( edit: needed to restart desktop, as well as enable right trackpad to act as a mouse not a joystick in steam controller settings on SD.

[@johnllendo]

Does this tutorial only work if you want to install moonlight to a steam deck?

[@steamdeckguy]

I’m focussing on the steam deck, but no reason why you can’t install moonlight on other devices. The steps to setup sunshine on your PC will be the same

[@DebsonTheDad]

Not sure if you'd know the reason for this issue, but I thought I'd shoot my shot. Moonlight has been working flawlessly for months on my deck and now all of a sudden it just won't work. It'll connect to my PC but I'll either get the first frame and then the screen is frozen, or it'll just be a black screen. The controls still work however. I did try moonlight on my phone and that still works fine so it seems to be a Deck specific issue Any ideas?

[@DebsonTheDad]

(I have tried the obvious restarting devices, reinstalling programs etc)

[@steamdeckguy]

Sorry no idea I'm afraid. Might be worth asking other on reddit

[@arkarium7427]

Hey! I've been running into a problem where it always says timeout when i look for my pc's ip, is it related somehow to my pc not being able to connect to wifi? and is only working through cable connection

[@steamdeckguy]

Sounds like a local network issue or could be that a firewall is blocking the connection. Check out the moonlight and sunshine FAQs

[@omarchavez7951]

I already had moonlight and then when I tried to pair with Sunshine it would not since I was already paired on my PC with NVIDIA. I deleted the desktop and tried again but it would only work with my NVIDIA game streaming. Is there a workaround?

[@steamdeckguy]

You need to disable nvidia streaming in the GeForce experience app

[@ChibiAzurenightmare]

This is amazing .... My setup is phone + gamesir x2 pro + 5gz router.... Stream any pc games around my house, 60 fps 1080 with almost no lag....

[@Gaspack-Ronin]

Does this work for productivity applications too. Like unreal and blender

[@steamdeckguy]

All it is doing is mirroring what is on the PCs display, so in theory you should be able to use any application

[@JstMst]

I am using steamdeck windows 10. I installed moonlight on my gaming computer and steam windows. My connection is stable, controllers are working, but every game just gets black screen on steam deck. I can't get an image. My monitor on my gaming computer is 3440X1440 resolution. Is there a solution?

[@steamdeckguy]

What resolution have you set in Moonlight? Also, do you have a dual monitor setup?

[@JstMst]

@@steamdeckguy It's marked as 720p on the steam deck. On my computer it is marked as 1080p. I have only one monitor. Connected via display port.

[@steamdeckguy]

Did you sort this? and do you have your monitor turned on?

[@queenmodegaming]

does anyone know if there is a recovery system if u forgot your username/pass? i tried to uninstall and try again still there ...

[@wladysz]

I have some questions: 1. How can I set switching off monitor when moonlight is streaming? 2. Can I shutdown PC remotly by moonlight? I know I could do it with start menu on desktop mode but its take some times...

[@steamdeckguy]

Not sure about the monitor question, but for shutting down the PC you could create a command script (similar to how I launch gamepass games). Then just add that as a shortcut to moonlight

[@ngtungint]

I play Diablo 4 with this setup and every time I quit the game I got black screen on my Deck and have to run to my pc and move my mouse or do something to my desktop otherwise moonlight is broken. Do you know how to fix this black screen error after quitting games?

[@steamdeckguy]

Are you pressing start + select + L1 and R1? That should terminate the stream and take you back to moonlight

[@ngtungint]

@@steamdeckguy it does not work when I log back it it is still in black screen

[@ngtungint]

@@steamdeckguy it happens because I turn off the screen on my pc I think. When I leave my screen on it never happens

[@gttc321]

Hi, thanks for the video, it works great. However I do have blackbars and I have no clue how to fix it. My pc is ultra wide while my TV (where my steam deck is docked) is 16:9. Any way to fix this?

[@steamdeckguy]

Need to set pc resolution to 16:9

[@gttc321]

@@steamdeckguy ah that makes sense, thanks!

[@216jbreez]

I have a Question. Can I control my Gaming PC using this Method on my Lenovo Legion Go?

[@steamdeckguy]

If you install moonlight on the legion go - yes

[@216jbreez]

@@steamdeckguy okay Thanks Man. Keep up the great work.

[@CSHummer]

Hey dude, thanks for the video. I'm having some issues I'm hoping you can help 1 - audio still comes out of my PC when streaming, even though I have that option disabled in moonlight 2 - no steam deck controls are working, even though I installed the vigembus

[@steamdeckguy]

When you’re streaming a game it should switch your audio over to ‘Steam Streaming’ automatically. If that isn’t happening you’ll need to look a the VIRTUAL_SINK setting under advanced configuration and set it manually. Take a look at the guide, it’s pretty straight forward. Regarding controls not working, is it just when connected to DESKTOP, or does it still not work when launching a game or steam big picture? Take a look at the moonlight control settings

[@CSHummer]

@@steamdeckguy Thanks for the reply. I wound up going to the moonlight discord. My audio issue was that the steam audio wasn't an option when I ran the audio tool in sunshine. It should have created it automatically when launching any remote play session, but it didn't. So I had to install a virtual audio cable, which accomplished the same thing. In regards to controls, apparently all I was doing wrong was not restarting my PC after running vigembus. Now everything works.

[@samramtv]

#2 still hasn't been addressed... having same issue

[@ricorodriguez3579]

no demo of it working? Goes from programming icons to the outro directly.

[@steamdeckguy]

The demo of it working is in the intro

[@robo2901]

Had nothing but problems with Sunshine/Moonlight between my PC in the office & steam deck in the living room. Have a direct network connection to both. Of course steam deck dock constantly has to have power unplugged. Also have an HDMI cable run from PC to living room AVR. I'm guessing it's the AVR that's the issue. The sheer amount of nonsense I had to go through to get it to work was maddening and it was through Steam streaming. It absolutely did not want to work in Game mode on Steam deck but the games would show up in desktop mode. Would be willing to pay to a company that could get everything to work one click. This tech has been out forever. Doesn't seem worth it if Nvidia is shit canning the concept out of greed to push people to their paid monthly subscription model. Scumbags. All that being said when I got it streaming to the Steam Deck/Dock while playing at the full 4k resolution of the 77" LG Oled in 7.1 stereo through the Marantz SR8015 Jedi Fallen order looked and sounded amazing. Considering the LG has WebOS, which includes an Nvidia app to stream from video cards they host directly it should be possible to install a streaming app directly onto the TV that's on the same network as your gaming PC. I think there's a ton of cash for the dev who makes this happen.

[@gettinjiggy1633]

I have the problem. that I have black bars at the top and th ebotton. i tried everything including chanigng the resolutions. But unfortunetaly nothing helps. What can I do, that my Steamdeck stretches the picture out?

[@steamdeckguy]

That’s normal. Unless you change you pc resolution to a 16:10 ratio, you won’t get full screen on steam deck

[@EverythingGeek]

What game is that? The one he’s playing at 1:11 anyone know?

[@steamdeckguy]

It’s high-Fi Rush

[@stevenwong5218]

So I still need Moonlight AND Sunshine both right? Or Sunshine is a REPLACEMENT of Moonlight?

[@steamdeckguy]

Both

[@stevebeef4818]

Is there any chance you could show how to install SUNSHINE on a MAC? I am absolutely stumped by the instructions.

[@steamdeckguy]

It’s not something I have a use case for, but never say never and all that….

[@blakkatana]

Im having an issue adding moonlight to steam, it doesnt show up in the application list, and i cant find it in browse. I have tried right clicking the application and clicking "add to steam" but it just pulls up the same "add a non steam game" menu

[@steamdeckguy]

Try reloading steam

[@BluD]

i dont get a pin option. it just automatically show games when i click it but of course get nothing but errors when attempting to launch.

[@steamdeckguy]

Have you used moonlight in the past? If it didn’t prompt for a pin then it sounds like you may have already paired it in the past (probably via nvidia experience app).

[@shinaken]

How does this work vs steam link if I'm just trying to play desktop games off my steam deck in my house? Time for some testing!

[@steamdeckguy]

I found reliability, image quality and performance to be better, but your millage may very. Definitely worth testing it!

[@higuys447]

Whats the pov on your pc when you’re moonlight streaming? Showing the same display as your handheld device? You cant use your pc while moonlight streaming?

[@steamdeckguy]

Correct. Moonlight just mirrors what ever is on your PCs display

[@hello_sydney]

Does Moonlight/Sunshine work the other way around? Like if I want to stream from Steam Deck to pc?

[@steamdeckguy]

To do that you’d need to install sunshine on your steam deck, and moonlight on your PC

[@hello_sydney]

@@steamdeckguy thank you. I'll give it a try!

[@AndreDongen]

For some reason Whenever i quit moonlight with the Start/Select/L+R1 buttons it doesn't close the game for me. What can I do about this ?

[@steamdeckguy]

You need to close the game down manually before exiting back to moonlight

[@jossanymoura2481]

Amazing tutorial! Congrats! Do you know if is it possible to stream emulators and the emulator recognize my steam deck controls?

[@steamdeckguy]

Not tested myself, but you should be able to add the emulator as a application into sunshine the same way you would any game. Let me know how you get on!

[@jossanymoura2481]

@@steamdeckguy hmmm I will try to do that. Let me know if you find out

[@cataMailman]

ok, this is driving me mad! here with sunshine i've got the same problem as with parsec: i can run the desktop just fine from my steam deck BUUUUUUUUUUUT there seems to be no controller support. I can press whatever I want on the steam deck, the game doesn't register any inputs. any ideas?

[@steamdeckguy]

Did you get it working? Usually a restart sorts it out.

[@cataMailman]

@@steamdeckguy nope, I just gave up and used stream link. However that seems to be restricted to 30fps...

[@SneeziLoki]

Hello my pc shows up and my games but when i try to open something it comes back with a error "GeForce Experience returned error: Streamer could not be initialized. (Error 521)"

[@steamdeckguy]

Sounds like you didn't disable game streaming in geforce experience app....

[@SneeziLoki]

@@steamdeckguy I think Nvidia GeForce has been discontinued for moonlight from what I'm reading. I used sunshine instead

[@Thiefsie]

How do I add Moonlight to gamemode if it doesn't show up within Steam in the add non-steam games dialogue?? I've installed via discover all fine but steam can't seem to detect it..

[@steamdeckguy]

Try exiting steam and reloading

[@Matendu]

Are V sync and FP needed in moonlight? I'm trying to find the right mix in the nvidia control panel with g sync/V sync on or off and same on Moonlight. Such a stressful thing 😂

[@kyledupont7711]

It's a pain! You want to set you monitor, your stream and your game all to 60 fps, turn vsync off in the nvidea control panel, and gsync off, but vsync on in the game with frame pacing set to balanced. Make sure your game would run well last 60 fps if vsync is off, that should give lots of cpu overhead for encoding quickly. It's possible to get it right it drives me nuts when its not smooth and synced

[@kyledupont7711]

Another thing, you want triple buffering off in nvidea control panel. You want the frame buffering to happen on the device you stream too, that is what that frame pacing in moonlight does. I'm not an expert but I have spend countless hours trying to get it smooth with minimal input lag

[@overlordjon97]

Do you have to be on the same network as your pc to do this?

[@steamdeckguy]

This video assumes you are on the same network. If you want to use it on a different network or when away from home then you’ll need to look into using moonlight remotely

[@doggy101]

@@steamdeckguy tutorial maybe please? im having trouble when trying to do it.

[@eviemaebarber9951]

Sometimes my pin takes a few tries. Why is that? Also, I seem to have to input my pin after I restart my PC; is that normal? It's annoying to do that every time.

[@steamdeckguy]

Not sure what’s going on, but you should only have to input it once.

[@connorandersonmusic]

Can this work with data? Like say I’m at my friends house where my pc isn’t, and I want to stream my pc from my house to my steam deck.

[@steamdeckguy]

You’d have to mess around with firewalls and network settings etc, but it is possible yes.

[@connorandersonmusic]

@@steamdeckguy you make video on it? Not sure how to do that

[@steamdeckguy]

@@connorandersonmusic No, I don’t actually use moonlight anymore as I switched to Mac. Check the wiki here: github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-docs/wiki/Setup-Guide#streaming-over-the-internet

[@Thrakus]

Can you use the SteamDeck as a keyboard/controller this way?

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes - I record my gameplay for the channel by playing directly on the steam deck, and capturing the footage via OBS wirelessly using steamlink app. If you are using the pc as a display you may find there is noticeable imput lag. It’s more noticeable in First person shooters.

[@scottdowning2302]

Hello, so I’ve run into two problems 1) when I start the game it’s probably 3/4th the size of the screen on both the steam deck and the computer 2) none of my controls work on the steam deck. Please help, thank you!

[@scottdowning2302]

Ok so I updated my nvidea experience and restarted my computer so the game loads in full screen and controls are good but I keep getting a red pop up at the bottom saying poor nitrate and to lower it. I tried going to 10 Vice the 45 you recommended and put it at 30fps and still terribly choppy.

[@steamdeckguy]

This means you have a poor Wi-Fi connection. Make sure your pc is connected to router via Ethernet, and that you are not too far away. Then try with the lowest bitrate and work your way up… 45bps is probably too high for your connection

[@Nanotechnician]

Hi, were you able to run games with MOONDECK plugin? (from decky) thanks!

[@steamdeckguy]

I’ve not actually tried moondeck

[@y2jLlednar]

As far as I know, youre not able to stream your steam deck in desktop mode to your pc using these, right?

[@steamdeckguy]

You could if you installed sunshine on your steam deck, but you’d be better off just using steamlink

[@ABentPaperclip]

i can launch and stream my PC's display to my steamdeck but none of my steamdeck controls work. the newest version of Sunshine doesn't automatically suggest ViGEmBus (as another commenter pointed out), I've tried it with and without ViGEmBus- not controls. I can't even use the trackpad to control my mouse cursor in desktop mode. Seems like this tech is really cool but definitely not ready for prime time.

[@steamdeckguy]

Have you tried pressing and holding start button whilst on the desktop ?- that should enable gamepad mouse controls (using the left analog stick)

[@limpa756]

do you really need frame pacing if the stream is steady? that would just be needless latency

[@steamdeckguy]

If you get smooth gameplay without stutters, then no it’s not needed. However, I had a better experience with it enabled.