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Scripts for automatic sunshine virtual display on sway or hyprland with custom resolution matching moonlight client
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| # make sure sunshine is using "wlr" capture mode to see headless displays | |
| # create a new "Headless" app in sunshine for virtual display and set: | |
| # do commands | |
| sh -c "hyprctl keyword monitor HEADLESS-2,${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}x${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT}@${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS},auto,1" | |
| hyprctl keyword monitor eDP-1,disable | |
| # matching undo commands | |
| hyprctl keyword monitor HEADLESS-2,disable | |
| hyprctl reload | |
| # now you can connect to the real "Desktop" app or the "Headless" screen | |
| # that automatically matches moonlight client res and disables real display |
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| # configure your real monitor | |
| monitor = eDP-1,preferred,auto,auto | |
| # configure your virtual monitor, you probably want this to start disabled cause you can't see it | |
| monitor = HEADLESS-2,disable | |
| exec-once = hyprctl output create headless | |
| # duh | |
| exec-once = sunshine | |
| # blah blah rest of your hyprland config |
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| # make sure sunshine is using "wlr" capture mode to see headless displays | |
| # create a new "Headless" app in sunshine for virtual display and set: | |
| # do commands | |
| sh -c "swaymsg output HEADLESS-1 enable; swaymsg output HEADLESS-1 mode ${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}x${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT}@${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS}Hz" | |
| swaymsg output eDP-1 disable | |
| # matching undo commands | |
| swaymsg output HEADLESS-1 disable | |
| swaymsg output eDP-1 enable | |
| # now you can connect to the real "Desktop" app or the "Headless" screen | |
| # that automatically matches moonlight client res and disables real display |
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| # configure your real monitor | |
| output eDP-1 mode 1366x768 | |
| # configure your virtual monitor, you probably want this to start disabled cause you can't see it | |
| output HEADLESS-1 mode 1920x1080 disable | |
| exec swaymsg create_output HEADLESS-1 | |
| # duh | |
| exec sunshine | |
| # blah blah rest of your sway config |
I found this guide from this Reddit thread.
It may be worth checking your resolution if your device has a non-standard aspect ratio by using this tool in a full screen window.
Maybe someone could develop a solution to automate this for game streaming?
I'm struggling to get this working, are you copy pasting these do commands as is? It's not disabling the monitor for me unless i put the disable command also inside the shell command. Also, even with that workaround, my sunshine is connecting to a black screen, i am using wlroots as well. Not sure what I could be doing wrong here
Disable commands also dont work as is and require me putting inside sh -c itself too
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You are an absolute legend!!!