Turn A Raspberry Pi Into A Steam Link Device - Stream Steam Games to The Pi

[@goldlamp574]

I absolutley love this tutorial. Quick and to the point while giving help to those who may have no experience with a terminal. At the same time it's not too slow that it's annoying for anyone who just needs a quick how to.

[@brodieswift3061]

Great tutorial, first time watching one of your videos but everything was well articulated and you covered all aspects of the install in detail!

[@mainfighter]

I mean as long as you get the 2nd gen version of the Xbox One controller, they have bluetooth built in as well. Use those for everything because I always preferred the Xbox One controller over everything else.

[@MobileDecay]

I already have this set up. I'm just watching because i'm jealous of how amazing of a person eta is.

[@m4heshd]

How's the latency on both Wireless and Ethernet?

[@SlamDunkYaJunk]

Hide ya kids! Hide ya WII! lmao best wifi name ever 4:35

[@Wilhuf1]

I used your tutorial to successfully install steam link to my rpi 4. Thank you for the useful video. I’ve also relied on some of your additional videos to successfully overclock and configure the desktop of my rpi 4. I like the start menu on the bottom too. 😀

[@davidnelson1090]

on the newest version the last command for autostart does not work any suggestions?

[@CiberusNovo]

Hahah made me laugh at the end since the reason i looked this video up was to be able to stream doom to my living room. Thanks so much cant wait to get mine up and running.

[@BaghaShams]

How is the input lag? I found on RetroPie the input lag was way too high (over 100ms) so I stopped using the Pi and switched back to PC for emulation. If you could measure input lag it would be appreciated.

[@100Bucks]

I have the real thing, it's trash. There's like 2 or 3 frame off. Like if you played super Mario Bros. Jump from 1 edge to the next. Your gonna walk right off the platform. Waste of money.

[@toxiccan175]

There is hardly any input lag on Moonlight when streaming over a wired network. I can’t speak for Steam Link because I don’t use it.

[@michaelgunderson4353]

you are a legend! Thank you for this video my guy!

[@madhatter5475]

you re probably the best guru of little boards!!!

[@nicktipton5675]

Running Big Box through Steam is possible too, isn't it?

[@claytonchris1984]

I know this is a few years old now but it still works but how do you set the pie to use the ethernet and not WiFi

[@bryanaustin8362]

You didnt specify to use wired connection in the Link. Also, is there an easier way to setup the Link app to autostart now?

[@leopearce649]

Thanks, it works perfect except for the tiny bit of latency. tip for other people, put your tv on game mode (if your using a tv) it elliminates most of the input lag

[@TheRogueBro]

You can minimize Steam big picture mode and use your computer too. It's just a Remote Desktop protocol

[@MariusMerchiers]

But is there a tutorial how to wake on lan the pc running the games? And I want a raspberry pi for streaming pc AND Ps4 games. I guess only android on rpi can do this?

[@davidoswald2155]

Would the USB connected joysticks and buttons for the arcade 1up cabinet work with the steam set up ?

[@stan464]

Yeah, Providing it runs standard HID Drivers like a Keyboard or Mouse would (or most joy pads etc)

[@hariharanraghavan7567]

Hi..!!! is there a way to measure the streaming latency. Would like to know how to quantify the streaming delay. Kindly suggest

[@phoenixbyrd79]

I've been using my raspberry pi 4 and steam link to access my shadow pc account. Login to shadow pc with my galaxy note 9 and then access it with steam link on the pi. Works great!

[@wildgrem]

Can you use the rpi4 for steamlink?

[@ryanwakebradtelle8682]

Odds are you can get the steam controller practically new for like 30 to $35 on eBay, because of those touch pads most people don't like it. Just use it like they were intended, games like spore and civilization, gsmes. Also it's extremely customizable when Community made presets for every single game, so if the default for call of duty is horrible you can just change the preset to the most popular preset.

[@ThomasNosey]

But then you have to play the games on your phone right? You can't connect it to the TV like you can with the raspberry pi?

[@ryanwakebradtelle8682]

@@ThomasNosey most phones have HDMI out over USB, the dongles are like $5 on ebay. Or you could get an Android TV box and put Steam link on it.

[@ThomasNosey]

@@ryanwakebradtelle8682 But again. You have to play the games on your phone, so you cant message people anything.

[@ryanwakebradtelle8682]

@@ThomasNosey I ment a second phone, or a tv box like a fire stick

[@ThomasNosey]

@@ryanwakebradtelle8682 I know, but who actually has 2 phones?

[@hariharanraghavan7567]

Hi..!! Can the same streaming be done with Rpi on Windows? How different is the procedure? Kindly do let me know

[@DoomRater]

I went with adding Steam Link to my RetroPie setup since that keeps it tidy, but I always seem to need to reconnect mouse and keyboard to ensure they work correctly. I don't have that problem with a media keyboard and mouse combo device. It also seems my LG G4 works wonders with Steam Link as well- I can control more things than with TeamViewer that way. Overall I'm really happy I have so many different locations I can stream my computer to.

[@borotes9125]

How did you add Steam Link to your Retro Pie? 😲

[@DoomRater]

@@borotes9125 It's available as an experimental package in RetroPie Setup. Make sure you are up to date before you go looking- due to it being experimental, there may be updates for it. Oh as an aside, I found out the reason why the mouse needed to be plugged back in every time- that mouse does it to EVERY computer I plug it into, including a Windows miniPC I have. I guess it's only worth using as a travel mouse.

[@borotes9125]

@@DoomRater Worked fine, thanks! Did you got rid of the black borders in Steam Link?

[@catholique1630]

Got a pop up on reboot at the end saying: 'could not download archive. aborting update' - when I click ok, steamlink boots up normally. Anyway I can remove this?

[@wannacrea]

Hello, I have a problem installing steam link, after launching it I get an error message "X11 is not supported on this version of Raspbian, You can run on the console or downgrade to rasberry Pi Buster "help, I found nothing about it on the internet

[@David_Kun02]

What command do you use to undo the auto startup of Steamlink?

[@anthonymacgregor9790]

with in home streaming becoming remote play and steam link now allowing you to stream the desktop from the advanced settings in the streaming settings you can now interact with your gaming pc as if it was there in the living room

[@orchy86]

Wake on LAN is easy to set up. You'll need to go to your BIOS and look for wake via Lan or similar. Take down the MAC address of your PC. Make sure your Network adapter has wake on LAN enabled in windows. Google app store has a few good wake on LAN apps. You just put in your MAC address and away you go. Please comment back if this helped you.

[@4h0w1e6]

Kind of wish I got another Steam Link... I got it for $5... It's perfect for backyard projector gaming nights.

[@ETAPRIME]

I bought one when they went on sale also.

[@otakunbox4150]

This work with the rasberry pi zero w?

[@geist-2111]

Do you think the Pi Zero would be able to do this job?

[@therealstanthelee2141]

do the Xbox Series X/S and Elite work too?

[@aukondk]

I've done this with Retropie to connect to Steam on my Linux desktop. You can even exit big picture mode and just access your desktop as usual, browse the web, launch non steam games etc

[@gregorydicesare4793]

@Stephen: Could you provide some details on how you did the Steamlink through RetroPie? I was thinking of doing the same thing and that would save on having to do two separate SD cards. Thanks!!

[@ner7215]

Gregory DiCesare if you already have retropie installed you can find and install Steam link from the optional software menu as if you were installing other emulators. I believe that ETA has uploaded videos on the topic if you are looking for a complete walkthrough

[@aukondk]

@@gregorydicesare4793 as long as your retropie is up to date it should be in the experimental packages in the installer.

[@Jason-oc2tf]

I would love to see more info on getting VirtualHere working with Raspberry Pi (specifically on RetroPie) and a PC, as mine keeps crashing back to EmulationStation whenever I choose any device to be shared.

[@fabianmet88]

Anyway to set it up on retro pie without using the desktop mode?

[@Benjamillion]

What if I have Retropie on it?

[@blackice3356]

Please make an instruction how to connect xbox controller to samsung tv pls

[@cazerfr]

planning on making this into a portable

[@katiepaine]

I got a steam link for $2 during a summer sale lol...along with a steam controller for like $30-35 Connected link via Ethernet cable and never have any lag issues at all, works prefectly :D PC: i5, gtx 1060 strix, 32gb ram

[@KeggGaming]

Amazing tutorial !

[@bladudemovies]

After I did "sudo apt install steamlink" it appeared to install steamlink as I can click the icon to run it, but when I do it says steam has to install libicu57:armhf and that E: Package 'libicu57' has no installation candidate. I've tried to install this manually but it still says libicu57 has no installation candidate. I've also run sudo apt-get update/upgrade several times and restarted several times as well, no changes.

[@the-gherkin1726]

I think I have found what the problem is. I'll let you know it soon

[@bladudemovies]

@@the-gherkin1726 I think I found the problem. I was running the latest version of Raspbian "Buster" and Steamlink is only supported on older "Stretch" versions of Raspbian. I downloaded an older version and it seems to be working now.

[@miragercm2]

FPS? High or low settings?

[@Scorpion_CR1]

Is there a way to do this thru retropie?

[@BirdFluJapan]

You can use steam-link by installing it from the retropie setup. Make sure you use cat6 or 7 instead of 5e... Had audio skipping issues on the 5e

[@BirdFluJapan]

@Jeroen's gaming ETA PRIME has another video on that- use the search function- it's not difficult to do btw

[@BirdFluJapan]

@Jeroen's gaming no worries

[@MuhammadD1108]

Raspbian instead Steamos because raspbian is more suitable for pi? and does Pi4 64bit 8GB RAM is gonna give better performance than 4GB RAM?

[@Wbowser32]

Hello, I love your videos, and they are the most thorough on the web. I ran into a snag though. What do you do if In-Home Streaming is not snowing in settings?

[@ericbazinga]

The "in-home streaming" tab was renamed to "remote play"

[@Sleep_now]

I have a black screen after steam logo

[@destroyermaker]

Is it possible to play emulated games this way?

[@anthonymacgregor9790]

steam link has an option in the advance part of stream settings to make it so you stream the desktop instead of big picture mode so theoretically yes

[@MiningChef]

How does the audio work. Does it travel through to the HDMI?

[@seanpatrickkinney9593]

My autostart location does not exist?

[@goodstufffromchina6236]

Unfortunatly Steam Link app is not working properly with games from other sources like Origin or Uplay . Is there any good app for them ?

[@gabrielgama2892]

Raspbian is gone, and the new Raspberry Pi OS versions don't work with X11, except for Raspberry Buster, which is not identified on their website as a version. It's like the 5th time I attempt this. Can anyone tell me where I can get an actual Raspbian image?

[@squeo678]

Can you connect headphones and mic to this. For Discord?

[@acidpunk7423]

Try twister os for rpi 4

[@noobythicc1484]

Not with Steam link

[@nicholasmutsaerts8321]

I would like to see a Steam Link video for the Raspberry Pi 4!! I am curious if it will run faster. Ideally, it would be nice to see SteamOS on the Raspberry PI 4. However, I am uncertain if it is possible.

[@SeanMather]

Hey ETA, any chance you can do a comparison video of different SD card flashers? It seems like there’s a different one each video, is there a reason for that?

[@rileyfenley522]

Sean Mather just different preferences. They take the downloaded file, if its in the zip format unzip it. It will be in the image format (.iso or .img). It will than break down the image and install the individual files & folders to make up the file system on the sd card where they belong for everything to work. I stick to Etcher, its open source, fast, and I have never had any problems with it.

[@JeanRodo]

Tried the software on my pi but I am only able to use wifi and it kind of sucks even with 5g its really choppy. Very fun experiment to try out though!

[@1powelrainbow2]

can you do this without steam? just regular games on your pc harddrive?

[@anonymousgaming5212]

Use parsec

[@LennyLacey]

How much ram was on board ?

[@CFadon]

Hey did you try steamlink on the nvidia shield? it recognizes my controllers (nvidia and xbox one s) and I can move through the menus, but the games just don't care. I can moe inside the game with the remote control but not with the controllers, I tried everything

[@tombstoner6360]

Can a raspberry pi be used as a thin client using this type of method?

[@toohighstrung]

How is this different from Parsec?

[@SuperCartoonist]

Well Parsec you can go anywhere in the world to connect to your PC. With Steam Link you can connect to your PC on your local home network and play games without having Windows 10 and a graphics card to host the PC.

[@Barjack123]

Is the SteamLink solution better than Parsec currently?

[@dpgoverride]

Can this be used to play non steam games? I would love to be able to stream Yuzu to my living room tv!

[@-coal]

Pretty sure there's a program called moonlight that does that

[@tS-gh9dj]

Mine just says returned an error code.

[@MyMorris89]

Everytime i open Steam Link under Games>Steam Link it runs a "Package install" on my Raspberry. But at the end nothing is beeing installed. And Steam Link never opens. Does some one have a solution to this? Running a raspberry pi 4.

[@guardianferretgaming7796]

just curious, have you tried to load raspbian on the le potato single board? specifically, the s905xcc model, i got one for $30 to see what i could do with it, but it seems to be limited. their site has a raspbian os download for it. ive done plenty of pi's, but this offbrand is new to me. a friend recommened i get it and now i feel lie im out 30 bucks

[@Nintendo_fanboy87]

Can android games be streamed to raspberry pi as well?

[@hariharanraghavan7567]

Hi..!! I was able to stream it using steamlink as per your video..!! Although the automation step doesn't seem to be working properly as expected When I tried executing this : - sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart, I did not see the line ""point-rpi"" But I managed to include the line "steamlink" and saved it. When I rebooted it, I get the warning pop-up that states ""Couldn't download archive, aborting update"". When I click OK, then the steamink app starts automatically. I had connected my Pi to LAN instead of Wi-Fi When I disconnected from LAN and connected to Wi-Fi and then rebooted, steamlink booted automatically. So if the Pi is connected to LAN, it won't start automatically? Kindly let me know

[@alucard971]

Any chance you can do a quick video on how to link Raspberry Pi (retropie or other) to a DropBox account or other? I now have so many emulators on so many devices. I want to link all of those to a single save file on online storage and maybe keep a backup file locally.

[@IRWPD]

Very cool. Might have to upgrade my Raspberry Pi.

[@charliebrownau]

Gday Does anyone know how to use LINUX on a chromebook (Running GALLIUMOS) to stream from my windows 7 PC to the chromebook using steam link streaming method ?

[@TylerDeBoy]

Kind of an old question, but I don't think it's possible. This platform was only developed for arm processors

[@EditKingNumber5]

I tried to get it working and I need libicu57 to make it work. How am I going to get it working when libicu57 has no installation candidate?

[@kir1sute]

sam here

[@mindmaster54]

Same let me know if anyone finds a solution

[@EpixOnYT]

Nice video man I covered a video on how to use GeForce now on Android on any Android device

[@davidoswald2155]

How about running more than one at same time? Like if I want to play one game on my PC and my Daughter wants to play another game on the pi at same time, is that possible or too much work for the PC?

[@elerileigh7926]

Why do people not just use Rufus on windows?

[@DoryanTheCritic]

What is the biggest microSD card size that one can use for this purpose? Could I use a 128GB microSD card for this?

[@wildbill23c]

Yes you can, however there are some instructions you'll need to follow in order to use an SD card 64GB or larger....instructions can be found here: www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/sdxc_formatting.md

[@hardware4all]

It's possible to run steamlink from retropie or batocera? that would be awesome!

[@ETAPRIME]

Yes it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGinfIp-osx5bas

[@st0mper121]

I am in need of a steam link. got a raspberry pi 3 b+ on the way. preping my sd card. i can no longer find raspbian stretch. will this work with the updated version? Raspbian Buster with desktop and recommended software. i think this is the updated version ? does this version work with steam link?

[@VishalSharma16]

I dont see a reason why it shouldnt. The steps performed are very basic. I think the only thing you should verify is the autostart file

[@st0mper121]

@@VishalSharma16 I ended up putting steam link on a raspberry pi 4. 4 gig ram card. I had no issues, (overkill?) I turned the raspberry pi 3 b+ into a octoprint for a 3d printer. I got the pi 4 for xmis. Im new with this PI stuff. can i add say add a PIhole to the PI running steam link? or do i need/want to just install a pihole on a entire different pi?

[@VishalSharma16]

@@st0mper121 haha congrats and welcome to the Pi world. I cannot comment on overkill because I'm yet to try it (currently trying to install on rpi3). Pi hole makes networking applications little complex, so trying to configure steam link along with that might take extra effort, if not overkill

[@alex09031992]

Hi, mi computer Is conected to VGA screen, so in the Raspberry dont stream the audio and the resolution Is wrong, how can i fix this? AMD r9 270x (the HDMI output does not work :( ) Thanks for your videos

[@zCaptainz]

Is moonlight embedded any better? I can't really tell. But I think so

[@toxiccan175]

I use Moonlight and must say it is flawless. If you have an Nvidia GPU, I would say that it is preferable.

[@skewlines4152]

Any ideas how you pair bluetooth controllers with Moonlight? (Dual Shock 3 for Playstation 3)

[@nismo411]

Does this work on the Raspberry Pi Zero w ????

[@Yami_Industries]

no it does not... if it did then I wouldn't have sold my freeplay zero

[@the-papaw]

Thanks for another cool video. 1. How does the compare to streaming with GFE (Nvidea) as far as bandwidth or an actual Steam Link box? 2. I assume it still ties up the PC that it's being streamed from as well making it unusable while streaming????

[@TheAverageNerd]

fyi people, Steam Link is literally just a Remote Control software. i was testing with it, and by minimizing Steam Big Picture you are just remoted into the computer, and can play ANY game you want, or do what ever you want on the main PC.

[@Tcan5]

When I start the steamlink with my computer, the TV screen keeps flashing the screen over and over again, what do I do?

[@brutalmethod]

I've used steam link on Mibox S (gigabit lan adapter) and the frame is drop also lag like hell. ( Not on my PC ) just want to know if it works better on Pi3 B+ ?. If that so I'll ditch mi box s . Thanks

[@adngrh]

waiting for answer too.

[@KatySei]

Can it stream 4k movie?

[@richardaltman586]

No

[@juan643960]

none of this is working prime i know its an older video i cant get it to start up on boot please help

[@joelius24]

great job, man.

[@David73977]

So what would I do if I have a child on the computer but I want to stream a game to my phone. How could I use both at the same time?

[@Litro740]

Do you need to buy the physical steam link itself or can you just follow the tutorial and get the software?

[@EnderCrypt]

get a raspberry pi install it open terminal and run: sudo apt-get install steamlink press enter and type password let it finish and start steamlink (either using menu or typing steamlink in terminal and pressing enter) thats practically all you dont need to buy anything else other than raspberry pi and the equipment it needs.. possibly a controller though, otherwise its gonna be less fun to play

[@Litro740]

@@EnderCrypt ah okay thanks

[@nathanddrews]

I've been using the Link app on my Sony Android TV. It works great!

[@papasmurfington5264]

How do you connect your controller?

[@nathanddrews]

@@papasmurfington5264 USB port.

[@gargoyled_drake]

yeah, it looks like steam is installed, but it still wont open

[@neckargaming]

Thank you worked for me

[@markdillon9588]

Is there a way to true off and on a PC using say a smart assistant that would allow you to use the steam link app without having to go up and turn on your PC every time ?

[@HepauDK]

Anything capable of sending a WOL (Wake on LAN) signal should be able to turn on the PC remotely if set up correctly. You would still need to go back and forth to enter the passcodes though.

[@markdillon9588]

@@HepauDK thank you, yes I've tried WOL before but as you say it still requires you to do things, would be great if everything just worked :(

[@parryhothead]

So could you use a usb stick instead of an SD card? I’m assuming yes just asking

[@Jan-nu6zc]

No you cant

[@avataraanga]

does it work with ps5 controller?

[@NS31]

yes

[@-lunalovegood-946]

Hey, would be really make a raspberry steamer and emulator

[@anthonymacgregor9790]

with retropie you can get steam link from the experimental packages

[@delaorden]

You should build a portable version

[@Yami_Industries]

yesss please

[@bigboybreadstick8477]

Timestamps?

[@momendo]

9:23 "I have fast enough internet.." you're streaming over your LAN. Not your ISP and not over the Internet.

[@echelon5162]

Technically, "Internet" just means a connection between two or more computers. So, he's not wrong.

[@mexvids]

anyone knows if you can install raspbian lite and use it with steam link ?

[@mexvids]

edit: it works, but i the memory configuration and waiting for network options can't figure out how to do it