Gaseous Server
Game ROM manager with a built-in web-based emulator using multiple sources to identify and provide metadata.
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Still maintained? Yes: 22 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.7.14 (Jul 2025).
At a glance
Gaseous Server quick facts
- Health score
- 70/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 954
- Last commit
- 2 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.7.14, Jul 2025
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "This is the server for the Gaseous system. It offers ROM and title management, as well as some basic in browser emulation of those ROMs."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Gaseous Server scores 70/100, #12 of 20 in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels: 22 commits in the last 90 days earn 25.7 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.7.14, 1.2 years ago) earns 12.2 of 25, 954 stars add 11.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 12.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 25.7 / 35
22 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 12.2 / 25
v1.7.14 released 1.2 years ago
- Stars 11.9 / 20
954 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 22
- Last 90 days
- 114
- Last 12 months
- 2 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #12 of 20 tools in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels by health , between SourceBans++ (#11) and PufferPanel (#13) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, .NET |
| Latest release | v1.7.14 · 1.2 years ago |
| Stars | 954 |
| Open issues | 58 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | gaseous-project/gaseous-server ↗ |
Gaseous Server vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Gaseous Server (Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine | 99 | 43k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| RomM | 97 | 14k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Pelican Panel | 94 | 2.4k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Calagopus | 92 | 860 | MIT | yesterday |
| GameVault | 90 | 328 | CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 | yesterday |
| Gaseous Server (this tool) | 70 | 954 | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
Gaseous Server: common questions
Is Gaseous Server still maintained?
Gaseous Server had 22 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.7.14, is from 1.2 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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